List of United States vice presidents who ran for president

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Joe Biden, the most recent U.S. vice president to run for president

Eighteen of the 49 vice presidents of the United States have attempted a run for the presidency after being elected vice president.[1] Six have been elected to the presidency, or over a third of running vice-presidents, while seven have lost the presidential election. Eleven have earned the primary nomination in their party, with most of them winning the presidency. Six unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination of their party. Additionally, twelve vice presidents ran while they were in office. This list does not include incumbent and former presidents who were former vice presidents.

Current vice president Kamala Harris had run for president in the 2020 Democratic primaries but did not receive the nomination. She was later nominated by nominee Joe Biden to become his running mate; they ultimately won the election.

List of vice presidents who ran for president[]

Vice presidents with their numbers in bold won the presidency.

Year Vice President Popular vote (%) Electoral college Party President
1796 John Adams 35,726 (53.4%) 71/138 Federalist George Washington
1800 Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg Thomas Jefferson 41,330 (61.4%) 73/138 Democratic-Republican John Adams
1808 George Clinton (did not receive nomination) (did not receive nomination) Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson
1836 Martin Van Buren 764,176 (50.8%) 170/294 Democratic Andrew Jackson
1860 John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg John C. Breckinridge 848,019 (18.1%) 72/303 Southern Democratic James Buchanan
 

1908

 

Charles W. Fairbanks (did not receive nomination) (did not receive nomination) Republican Theodore Roosevelt
 

1916

 

1920 Thomas Riley Marshall headshot.jpg Thomas R. Marshall (did not receive nomination) (did not receive nomination) Democratic Woodrow Wilson
1940 John Nance Garner (did not receive nomination) (did not receive nomination) Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948 Henry A. Wallace 1,157,328 (2.37%) 0/531 Progressive
1952 Alben W. Barkley (did not receive nomination) (did not receive nomination) Democratic Harry S. Truman
1960 Richard Nixon official portrait as Vice President.tiff Richard Nixon 34,108,157 (49.5%) 219/537 Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower
1968 Hubert Humphrey crop.jpg Hubert Humphrey 31,271,839 (42.7%) 191/538 Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon official portrait as Vice President.tiff Richard Nixon 31,783,783 (43.4%) 301/538 Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower
1972 Hubert Humphrey crop.jpg Hubert Humphrey (did not receive nomination) (did not receive nomination) Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson
1984 Walter Mondale 37,577,352 (40.6%) 13/538 Democratic Jimmy Carter
1988 George H. W. Bush 48,886,597 (53.4%) 426/538 Republican Ronald Reagan
2000 Dan Quayle (did not receive nomination) (did not receive nomination) Republican George H. W. Bush
Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg Al Gore 50,999,897 (48.4%) 266/538 Democratic Bill Clinton
2020 Joe Biden 81,282,376 (51.3%) 306/538 Democratic Barack Obama

References[]

  1. ^ Chang, Alvin (October 21, 2015). "A brief history of vice presidents trying to be president". Vox. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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