Biden is one of few presidents to end a reelection campaign: Who were the others?

(NEXSTAR) – With President Biden dropping out of the 2024 race, he becomes one of only a few past presidents who decided to end their campaign for reelection.

Biden’s withdrawal, though, comes later than any previous incumbent candidate’s.

In recent weeks, Biden had insisted he would continue his campaign despite concerns over his age and mental acuity. But after calls from former supporters and high-ranking Democrats, the president dropped out on Sunday, July 21 — less than four months from the election.

No other president seeking reelection has dropped out so late. President Harry S. Truman, after serving the better part of two terms (and being eligible for another), pulled out of the 1952 race in late March, after failing to win over a majority of voters at the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary earlier that month. President Lyndon B. Johnson later dropped out of the 1968 election also in late March, amid low approval ratings.