Assassinations carried out against American politicians occurred as early as the 19th century, the earliest of which is believed to have been carried out against David Ramsay in 1815.
Since then, several American politicians have been assassinated while being elected or appointed to office, or were candidates for public office.
Out of these, four were president of the United States, the earliest of which being Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and the most recent being John F. Kennedy in 1963.
[1] There are 61 assassinated American politicians listed.
The most common method of homicide was with one or more gunshots.