On November 7, Vice President Al Gore wins the majority of the popular vote but Texas Governor George W. Bush wins the Electoral College to become the forty-third President of the U.S.
On November 8, Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush of Texas defeats Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts to become the forty-first President of the United States.
On November 4, former California Governor Ronald Reagan defeats incumbent President Jimmy Carter to become the fortieth President of the United States.
On July 12, Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale (Minnesota) chooses New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his vice presidential running mate. Ferraro becomes the first woman and the first Italian American to appear on a major party ticket.
