United States Presidential election, 1984 (Napoleon's World)

The 1980 United States Presidential election was a contest between incumbent President Elizabeth Shannon of the National Party, and Texas Senator Joseph Randall Clausen of the Democratic Party. Shannon was narrowly elected over Clausen despite not carrying a majority of the popular vote. It marked the first incumbent to be reelected since 1972 and the first time since 1940 when a candidate won an election without a majority of the popular vote.