The United States Does Not Have One National Presidential Election Left: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pa., November 4, 2024.

TENTERDEN STEEPLE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; ... Dec. 17, 1860. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 17, 1860, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

We are studying the most-contested U.S. presidential elections: 1800, 1824, 1860, 1876, 2000 and 2020. Candidates failed to win a majority of electoral votes in 1800 and 1824.