Ruler · 1946 – present

George W. Bush

Born 1946, living; statesperson, painter, politician, military officer. President of the United States (United States), 2001 – 2009.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1946; living
In office: 8 years; one reign
Lines: 1; United States
Left it: lost an election; the ruler's own article

President of the United States

United States · the 44th of 48 dated reigns · 1789 – 2025

40 before

Ronald Reagan1981 – 1989

George H. W. Bush1989 – 1993

Bill Clinton1993 – 2001

George W. Bush2001 – 2009

Barack Obama2009 – 2017

Donald Trump2017 – 2021

Joe Biden2021 – 2025

1 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 2001 – 2009 · 8 years · came to it aged 55

Came to it: elected
Left it: lost an electionread from the ruler's own article

the article also: resigned

In 2004, Bush was re-elected president in a close race, beating Democratic opponent John Kerry and winning the popular vote.

Bush's opponent, Kent Hance, portrayed him as out of touch with rural Texans, and Bush lost the election, receiving 46.8 percent of the vote to Hance's 53.2 percent.

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