One Term Presidents Voted Out

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This list of presidents, who served only one term, DOES NOT include those who left office for a reason other than losing the election.

1. John Adams, 1797-1801
2. John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829
3. Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841
4. Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857
5. Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893
6. William Howard Taft, 1909-1913
7. Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933
8. Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981
9. George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993
10. Donald J. Trump, 2017-2021