8.6/1018 votesLoading...#1 - Reagan v. Carter
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2020
The 1980 race sees President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan having to fight off fierce challenges from within, as both parties struggle to re-invent themselves and use the global media spotlight to their advantage.
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8.5/1016 votesLoading...#2 - Obama v. McCain
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2020
The 2008 race sees freshman Senator Barack Obama go up against “maverick” Republican Senator John McCain.
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8.2/1014 votesLoading...#3 - LBJ v. Goldwater
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2020
The 1964 race was held in a country still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and pits incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater.
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8.1/1010 votesLoading...#4 - Wilson vs Roosevelt vs Taft
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/2020
The 1912 race is an election between four remarkable candidates - former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt, his anointed heir President William Howard Taft, scholarly and religious Democrat Woodrow Wilson, and Socialist Eugene Debs.
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7.6/1078 votesLoading...#5 - George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2016
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7.6/1061 votesLoading...#6 - Clinton v. Bush
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2016
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7.5/1095 votesLoading...#7 - John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2016
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon have the first televised presidential debate; one where presentation made as much of an impact as message, and may have cost Nixon the election.
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7.4/108 votesLoading...#8 - Carter vs. Ford
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/15/2020
The presidential election of 1976 pits the political establishment, personified by Republican President Gerald Ford, against the untainted idealism of Democrat Jimmy Carter, the relatively unknown governor of Georgia.
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7.2/1056 votesLoading...#9 - Jackson v. Adams
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/3/2016
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7.1/1050 votesLoading...#10 - Truman v. Dewey
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2016
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6.9/1075 votesLoading...#11 - Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen A. Douglas
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2016
Lincoln's oratory and underhanded tactics gave him the chance to beat Stephen Douglas, one of the most formidable politicians of his generation.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Eisenhower vs. Stevenson
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/2020
Republican General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai Stevenson both were persuaded to run for the White House, but as the gloves come off this becomes a fierce battle for hearts and minds.
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The Best Episodes of Race for the White House
Every episode of Race for the White House ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Race for the White House!
From executive producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti, CNN Original Series "Race for the White House" captures the drama of how a high-stakes presidential election...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Reagan v. Carter" is the best rated episode of "Race for the White House". It scored 8.6/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/23/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Obama v. McCain".