of Donald Trump electoral victory made history in more ways than one, even as his defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris prevented other firsts. She would have been the nation’s first black and South Asian woman to serve as president.

He is the oldest to be elected

At 78, Trump is the oldest person elected to the US presidency. When he is sworn in on January 20, 2025, he will be several months older than Joe Biden was when he was inaugurated in 2020. Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, 40, will be the third younger vice president.

It is the second time that someone has won two non-consecutive mandates

Several US presidents have served more than one term, and Trump joins the group. He was the 45th president and will now be the 47th. But only one other president has done it the way Trump will — with a gap between terms. That was it Grover Clevelandwho served as the 22nd president after the 1884 election and as the 24th president after the 1892 campaign.

He was convicted of crimes

Trump is about to become the first American president with a conviction for misdemeanor. In May, a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 counts in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election by a quiet cash payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex.

He was impeached (twice)

Trump is already the only president in US history to face it prosecution procedure twice during the mandate. In each case, he was acquitted by the Senate on all counts.