John Hancock1768
Elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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Elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Elected after the Federal Convention is created for organizing the Union of States
Wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination
Wins 21.9 million to Roosevelts 25.6 million votes & loses his own state of New York
Defeats Gerald Ford by 297 electoral votes to 240
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