The two major candidates that ran for president in 1788 were George Washington and John Adams. George Washington won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1792 were George Washington and John Adams. George Washington won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1796 were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. John Adams won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1800 were Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Thomas Jefferson won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1804 were Thomas Jefferson and Charles Pinckney. Thomas Jefferson won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1808 were James Madison and Charles Pinckney. James Madison won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1812 were James Madison and DeWitt Clinton. James Madison won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1816 were James Monroe and Rufus King. James Monroe won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1820 were James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. James Monroe won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1824 were John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. John Quincy Adams won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1828 were Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1832 were Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay. Andrew Jackson won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1836 were Martin Van Buren and William Harrison. Martin Van Buren won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1840 were William Henry Harrison and Martin Van Buren. William Henry Harrison won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1844 were James K. Polk and Henry Clay. James K. Polk won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1848 were Zachary Taylor and Lewis Cass. Zachary Taylor won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1852 were Franklin Pierce and Winfield Scott. Franklin Pierce won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1856 were James Buchanan and John C Fremont. James Buchanan won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1860 were Abraham Lincoln and John C. Breckinridge. Abraham Lincoln won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1864 were Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan. Abraham Lincoln won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1868 were Ulysses S. Grant and Horatio Seymour. Ulysses S. Grant won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1872 were Ulysses S. Grant and Thomas A. Hendricks. Ulysses S. Grant won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1876 were Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden. Rutherford B. Hayes won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1880 were James A. Garfield and Winfield Scott Hancock. James A. Garfield won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1884 were Grover Cleveland and James G. Blaine. Grover Cleveland won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1888 were Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland. Benjamin Harrison won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1892 were Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison. Grover Cleveland won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1896 were William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan. William McKinley won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1900 were William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan. William McKinley won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1904 were Theodore Roosevelt and Alton B. Parker. Theodore Roosevelt won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1908 were William Howard Taft and William Jennings Bryan. William Howard Taft won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1912 were Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt. Woodrow Wilson won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1916 were Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes. Woodrow Wilson won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1920 were Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox. Warren G. Harding won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1924 were Calvin Coolidge and John W. Davis. Calvin Coolidge won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1928 were Herbert Hoover and Al Smith. Herbert Hoover won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1932 were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover. Franklin D. Roosevelt won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1936 were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alf Landon. Franklin D. Roosevelt won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1940 were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie. Franklin D. Roosevelt won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1944 were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey. Franklin D. Roosevelt won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1948 were Harry S. Truman and Thomas E. Dewey. Harry S. Truman won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1952 were Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson. Dwight D. Eisenhower won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1956 were Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson. Dwight D. Eisenhower won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1960 were John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. John F. Kennedy won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1964 were Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater. Lyndon B. Johnson won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1968 were Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey. Richard Nixon won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1972 were Richard Nixon and George McGovern. Richard Nixon won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1976 were Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. Jimmy Carter won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1980 were Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. Ronald Reagan won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1984 were Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale. Ronald Reagan won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1988 were George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis. George H. W. Bush won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1992 were Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush. Bill Clinton won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 1996 were Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. Bill Clinton won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 2000 were George W. Bush and Al Gore. George W. Bush won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 2004 were George W. Bush and John Kerry. George W. Bush won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 2008 were Barack Obama and John McCain. Barack Obama won the election.

The two major candidates that ran for president in 2012 were Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Barack Obama won the election.