Actually, Hitler wasn't elected - at least not in the sense we use the term.

In two elections held in 1932, Hitler was soundly defeated in his run for president by Hindenburg.

In the third 1932 election, this time because the Reichstag had been dissolved, his party received a plurality - about 31% of the votes. So, the president, Hindenburg, named Hitler Chancellor. When Hindenburg died in 1934, Hitler assumed the presidency without an election.

So Hitler became president without ever getting a majority of the popular vote. Sound familiar?

Bev and Jerry