Throughout the 20th century, Republicans have done which of the following? Select all that apply. lost to Jimmy Carter and won with Ronald Reagan elected Dwight D Eisenhower - twice had their strongest showing with Ronald Reagan who won all but one state mostly lost to Democrats in landslide defeats won majorities in both the House, Senate, and presidency during the middle of the century

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Throughout the 20th century, Republicans have done which of the following? Select all that apply. lost to Jimmy Carter and won with Ronald Reagan elected Dwight D Eisenhower - twice had their strongest showing with Ronald Reagan who won all but one state mostly lost to Democrats in landslide defeats won majorities in both the House, Senate, and presidency during the middle of the century

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Lost to Jimmy Carter and won with Ronald Reagan

In 1977. Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter won the elections over the Republican candidate Gerald Ford, who was the president at the time. However, in 1981. Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, succeeded Carter as the 40th president of the United States.

His Vice President was George H. W. Bush, who succeeded him in 1989.

Elected Dwight D Eisenhower - twice

Dwight D Eisenhower was republican who served as the 34th president of the United States, from 1953 to 1961. He has first won the elections in 1952. over Democrat Adlai Stevenson, and was later reelected in 1956.

His reputation as "do-nothing" president, as well as the poor economy and Sputnik 1 launch, has affected the majority of people to vote for Democratic candidate, John F. Kennedy, during the next election.

Won majorities in both the House, Senate, and presidency during the middle of the century

With the first election of Dwight D Eisenhower, Republicans won the majority in the House (by eight votes) and in the Senate for the first time since the beginning of the century. The majority was last in 1954.