List of United States Democratic Party presidential tickets

This is a list of the candidates for the offices of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States of the modern Democratic Party of the United States.

(1828 to 2012)

1828, 1832

Presidential Nominee	1828 (won), 1832 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Andrew Jackson (President 1829-1837)^[1] State: Tennessee Born: March 15, 1767, Waxhaws, The Carolinas Died: June 8, 1845, Nashville, Tennessee Alma mater: none Career: United States Senate (1823-1825);(1797-1798) Military Governor of Florida (1821) U.S. House of Representatives (1796-1797)	John C. Calhoun (Vice President 1825-1832)^[1]^[2] State: South Carolina Born: March 18, 1782, Abbeville, South Carolina Died: March 31, 1850, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: Yale University Career: United States Secretary of War (1817-1825) U.S. House of Representatives(1811-1817)
		Martin Van Buren (Vice President 1833-1837) State: New York Born: December 5, 1782, Kinderhook, New York Died: July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York Alma mater: none Career: U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom (1831-1832) United States Secretary of State (1829-1831) Governor of New York (1829) United States Senator (1821-1828)
Opponent John Q. Adams (W-MA)	1828 United States presidential election Popular vote: Jackson/Calhoun 642,553(55.9%) - Adams/Rush 500,897 (43.7%) Electoral vote: Jackson/Calhoun 178 - Adams/Rush 83		Opponent Richard Rush (W-PA)
Opponent Henry Clay (R-KY) William Wirt (Anti-Masonic-MD)	1832 United States presidential election Popular vote: Jackson/Van Buren 701,780 (54.7%) - Clay/Sargent 484,205 (36.9%) - Wirt/Ellmaker 100,715 (7.8%) Electoral vote: Jackson/Van Buren 219 - Clay/Sargent 49 - Wirt/Ellmaker 7		Opponent John Sergeant (R-PA) Amos Ellmaker (Anti-Masonic-PA)

1836, 1840

Presidential Nominee	1836 (won), 1840 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Martin Van Buren (President 1837-1841) State: New York Born: December 5, 1782, Kinderhook, New York Died: July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York Alma mater: none Career: Vice President 1829-1833 U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom (1831-1832) U.S. Secretary of State (1829-1831) Governor of New York (1829) United States Senator (1821-1828)	Richard Mentor Johnson (Vice President 1837-1841)^[3] State: Kentucky Born: October 17, 1780, Beargrass, Virginia Died: November 19, 1850, Frankfort, Kentucky Alma mater: Transylvania University Career: United States Senate (1819-1829) U.S. House of Representatives (1807-1819); (1829-1837)
Opponent William H. Harrison (W-OH) Hugh Lawson White (W-TN) Daniel Webster (W-MA)	1836 United States presidential election Popular vote: Van Buren/Johnson 764,176 (50.8%) - Harrison/Granger 550,816 (36.6%) - White/Tyler 146,109 (9.7%) - Webster/Granger 41,201 (2.7%) Electoral vote: Van Buren/Johnson 170 - Harrison/Granger 73 - White/Tyler 26 - Webster/Granger 14		Opponent Francis Granger (W-NY) John Tyler (W-VA)
Opponent William H. Harrison (W-OH)	1840 United States presidential election Popular vote: Van Buren 1,128,854 (46.8%) - Harrison/Tyler 1,275,390 (52.9%) Electoral vote: Van Buren/Johnson 60 Harrison/Tyler 234		Opponent John Tyler (W-VA)

1844

Presidential Nominee	1844 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	James K. Polk (President 1845-1849) State: Tennessee Born: November 2, 1795, Pineville, North Carolina Died: June 15, 1849, Nashville, Tennessee Alma mater: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Career: Governor of Tennessee (1839-1841) Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1835-1839) U.S. House of Representatives (1825-1839)	George M. Dallas (Vice President 1845-1849) State: Pennsylvania Born: July 10, 1792, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: December 31, 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alma mater: College of New Jersey Career: United States Senate (1839-1841) United States Minister to Russia (1837-1839) Mayor of Philadelphia (1828-1829)
Opponent Henry Clay (W-KY)	1844 United States presidential election Popular vote: Polk/Dallas 1,339,494 (49.5%) - Clay/Frelinghuysen 1,300,004 (49.1%) Electoral vote: Polk/Dallas 170 - Clay/Frelinghuysen 105		Opponent Theodore Frelinghuysen (W-NJ)

1848

Presidential Nominee	1848 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Lewis Cass State: Michigan Born: October 9, 1782, Exeter, New Hampshire Died: June 17, 1866, Detroit, Michigan Alma mater: none Career: United States Secretary of War (1831-1836) Territorial Governor of Michigan (1813-1831)	William O. Butler State: Kentucky Born: April 19, 1791, Jessamine County, Kentucky Died: August 6, 1880, Carrollton, Kentucky Alma mater: Transylvania University Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1839-1843)
Opponent Zachary Taylor (W-LA) Martin Van Buren (F-NY)	1848 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cass/Butler 1,223,460 (42.5%) Taylor/Fillmore 1,361,393 (47.1%) - Van Buren/Adams 291,501 (10.1%) Electoral vote: Cass/Butler Taylor/Fillmore - Van Buren/Adams		Opponent Millard Fillmore (W-NY) Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (F-MA)

1852

Presidential Nominee	1852 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Franklin Pierce (President 1853-1857) State: New Hampshire Born: November 23, 1804, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Died: October 8, 1869, Concord, New Hampshire Alma mater: Bowdoin College Career: United States Senate (1837-1842) U.S. House of Representatives (1833-1837)	William R. King (Vice President March–April 1853)^[4] State: Alabama Born: April 7, 1786, Sampson County, North Carolina Died: April 18, 1853, Selma, Alabama Alma mater: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Career: President of the U.S. Senate (1850-1852); (1836-1841) United States Senate (1819-1844); (1848-1852) U.S. House of Representatives (1811-1816)
Opponent Winfield Scott (W-NJ) John P. Hale (F-NH)	1852 United States presidential election Popular vote: Pierce/King 1,607,510 (50.8%) - Scott/Graham 1,386,942 (43.9%) - Hale/Julian 155,210 (4.9%) Electoral vote: Pierce/King 254 - Scott/Graham - Hale/Julian 0		Opponent William Alexander Graham (W-NC) George Washington Julian (F-IN)

1856

Presidential Nominee	1856 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	James Buchanan (President 1857-1861) State: Pennsylvania Born: April 23, 1791, Cove Gap, Pennsylvania Died: June 1, 1868, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Alma mater: Dickinson College Career: U.S. Secretary of State (1845-1849) United States Senate (1834-1845) U.S. House of Representatives (1821-1831)	John C. Breckinridge (Vice President 1857-1861) State: Kentucky Born: January 16, 1821, Lexington, Kentucky Died: May 17, 1875, Lexington, Kentucky Alma mater: Transylvania University Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1851-1855)
Opponent John C. Frémont (R-CA) Millard Fillmore (A-NY)	1856 United States presidential election Popular vote: Buchanan/Breckinridge 1,836,072 (45.3%) - Frémont/Dayton 1,342,345 (33.1%) - Fillmore/Donelson 873,053 (21.5%) Electoral vote: Buchanan/Breckinridge 174 - Frémont/Dayton 114 - Fillmore/Donelson 8		Opponent William L. Dayton (R-NJ) Andrew Jackson Donelson (A-TN)

1860

Presidential Nominee	1860 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Stephen A. Douglas^[5] State: Illinois Born: April 23, 1813, Brandon, Vermont Died: June 3, 1861, Chicago, Illinois Alma mater: Bowdoin College Career: United States Senate (1847-1861) U.S. House of Representatives (1843-1847)	Herschel Vespasian Johnson^[5] State: Georgia Born: September 18, 1812, Burke County, Georgia, Died: August 16, 1880, Louisville, Georgia Alma mater: University of Georgia Career: Governor of Georgia (1853-1857) United States Senate (1848-1849)
Opponent Abraham Lincoln (R-IL) John Breckinridge (SD-KY) John Bell (CU-TN)	1860 United States presidential election Popular vote: Douglas/Johnson 1,380,202 (29.5%) - Lincoln/Hamlin 1,865,908 (39.7%) - Breckinridge/Lane 848,019 (18.2%) - Bell/Everett 590,901 (12.7%) Electoral vote: Douglas/Johnson 12 - Lincoln/Hamlin 180 - Breckinridge/Lane 72 - Bell/Everett 39		Opponent Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) Joseph Lane (SD-TN) Edward Everett (CU-MA)

1864

Presidential Nominee	1864 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	George B. McClellan State: New Jersey Born: December 3, 1826, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: October 29, 1885, Orange, New Jersey Alma mater: United States Military Academy Career: General-in-Chief Union Army (1861-1862)	George H. Pendleton State: Ohio Born: July 19, 1825, Cincinnati, Ohio Died: November 24, 1889, Brussels, Belgium Alma mater: University of Heidelberg Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1857-1865)
Opponent Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)	1864 United States presidential election Popular vote: McClellan/Pendleton 1,812,807 (45.0%) - Lincoln/Johnson 2,218,388 (55.0%) Electoral vote: McClellan/Pendleton 21 - Lincoln/Johnson 212		Opponent Andrew Johnson (R-TN)

1868

Presidential Nominee	1868 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Horatio Seymour State: New York Born: May 31, 1810, Pompey, New York Died: February 12, 1886, New York City, New York Alma mater: Norwich University Career: Governor of New York (1853-1854); (1863-1864)	Francis Preston Blair, Jr. State: Missouri Born: February 19, 1821, Lexington, Kentucky Died: July 8, 1875, St. Louis, Missouri Alma mater: Princeton University Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1861-1864); (1860); (1857-1859)
Opponent Ulysses S. Grant (R-OH)	1868 United States presidential election Popular vote: Seymour/Blair - 2,706,829 (47.3%) Grant/Colfax 3,013,421 (52.7%) Electoral vote: Seymour/Blair 80 Grant/Colfax 214		Opponent Schuyler Colfax (R-IN)

1872

Presidential Nominee	1872 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Horace Greeley^[6] State: New York Born: February 3, 1811, Amherst, New Hampshire Died: November 29, 1872, Pleasantville, New York Alma mater: none Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1848-1849)	Benjamin Gratz Brown State: Missouri Born: May 28, 1826, Frankfort, Kentucky Died: December 13, 1885, Kirkwood, Missouri Alma mater: Yale College Career: Governor of Missouri (1871-1873) United States Senate (1863-1867)
Opponent Ulysses S. Grant (R-IL)	1872 United States presidential election Popular vote: Greely/Brown 2,834,761 (43.8%) - Grant/Wilson 3,598,235 (55.6%) Electoral vote: (due to Greely's death, the ticket's 66 electoral votes were scattered) - Grant/Wilson 286		Opponent Henry Wilson (R-MA)

1876

Presidential Nominee	1876 (lost)^[7]		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Samuel J. Tilden State: New York Born: February 9, 1814, New Lebanon, New York Died: August 4, 1886, Yonkers, New York Alma mater: New York University Career: Governor of New York (1875-1876)	Thomas A. Hendricks State: Indiana Born: September 7, 1819, Fultonham, Ohio Died: November 25, 1885, Indianapolis, Indiana Alma mater: Hanover College Career: Governor of Indiana (1873-1877) United States Senate (1863-1869) U.S. House of Representatives (1851-1855)
Opponent Rutherford B. Hayes (R-OH)	1876 United States presidential election Popular vote: Tilden/Hendricks 4,288,546 (50.9%) - Hayes/Wheeler 4,034,311(47.9%) Electoral vote: Tilden/Hendricks 184 Hayes/Wheeler 185		Opponent William A. Wheeler (R-NY)

1880

Presidential Nominee	1880 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Winfield S. Hancock State: Pennsylvania Born: February 14, 1824, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania Died: February 9, 1886, Governors Island, New York Alma mater: United States Military Academy Career: Commander, Fifth Military District (1867-1868)	William Hayden English State: Indiana Born: August 27, 1822, Lexington, Indiana Died: February 7, 1896, Indianapolis, Indiana Alma mater: Hanover College Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1853-1861)
Opponent James A. Garfield (R-OH)	1880 United States presidential election Popular vote: Hancock/English 4,444,260 (48.2%) - Garfield/Arthur 4,446,158 (48.3%) Electoral vote: Hancock/English 155 - Garfield/Arthur 214		Opponent Chester A. Arthur (R-NY)

1884, 1888, 1892

Presidential Nominee	1884 (won), 1888 (lost),^[7] 1892 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Grover Cleveland (President 1885-1889; 1893-1897) State: New York Born: March 18, 1837, Caldwell, New Jersey Died: June 24, 1908, Princeton, New Jersey Alma mater: none Career: Governor of New York (1883-1885) Mayor of Buffalo (1882)	Thomas A. Hendricks (Vice President March–November 1885) State: Indiana Born: September 7, 1819, Fultonham, Ohio Died: November 25, 1885, Indianapolis, Indiana Alma mater: Hanover College Career: Governor of Indiana (1873-1877) United States Senate (1863-1869) U.S. House of Representatives (1851-1855)
		Allen G. Thurman State: Ohio Born: November 13, 1813, Lynchburg, Virginia Died: December 12, 1895, Columbus, Ohio Alma mater: none Career: United States Senate (1869-1881) President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate (1879-1880)
		Adlai Stevenson I (Vice President 1893-1897) State: Illinois Born: October 23, 1835, Christian County, Kentucky Died: June 14, 1914, Chicago, Illinois Alma mater: Centre College Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1879-1881); (1875-1877)
Opponent James G. Blaine (R-ME)	1884 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cleveland/Hendricks 4,914,482 (48.9%) - Blaine/Logan 4,856,905 (48.3%) Electoral vote: Cleveland/Hendricks 219 - Blaine/Logan 182		Opponent John A. Logan (R-IL)
Opponent Benjamin Harrison (R-IN)	1888 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cleveland/Thurman 5,534,488 (48.6%) - Harrison/Morton 5,443,892 (47.8%)' Electoral vote: Cleveland/Thurman 168- Harrison/Morton 233		Opponent Levi P. Morton (R-NY)
Opponent' Benjamin Harrison (R-IN) James B. Weaver (P-IA)	1892 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cleveland/Stevenson 5,556,918 (46.0%) - Harrison/Reid 5,176,108 (43.0%) - Weaver/Field 1,041,028 (8.5%) Electoral vote: Cleveland/Steveson 277 - Harrison/Reid 145- Weaver/Field 22		Opponent Whitelaw Reid (R-NY) James G. Field (P-VA)

1896, 1900

Presidential Nominee	1896 (lost), 1900 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	William Jennings Bryan State: Nebraska Born: March 19, 1860, Salem, Illinois Died: July 26, 1925, Dayton, Tennessee Alma mater: Union College of Law Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1891-1895)	Arthur Sewall State: Maine Born: November 25, 1835, Bath, Maine Died: September 5, 1900, Small Point, Maine Alma mater: none Career: Member, Democratic National Committee (1888-1896)
		Adlai Stevenson I State: Illinois Born: October 23, 1835, Christian County, Kentucky Died: June 14, 1914, Chicago, Illinois Alma mater: Centre College Career: Vice President (1893-1897) U.S. House of Representatives (1879-1881); (1875-1877)
Opponent William McKinley (R-OH)	1896 United States presidential election Popular vote: Bryan/Sewall 6,492,559 (46.7%) - McKinley/Hobart 7,102,246 (51.0%) Electoral vote:President: Bryan 176 - McKinley 271 Vice President: Sewall 149 -Watson 27 - Hobart 271		Opponent Garret Hobart (R-NJ)
Opponent William McKinley (R-OH)	1900 United States presidential election Popular vote: Bryan/Stevenson 6,370,932 (45.5%) - McKinley/Roosevelt 7,228,864 (51.6%) Electoral vote: Bryan/ Stevenson 155 - McKinley/Roosevelt 292		Opponent Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)

1904

Presidential Nominee	1904 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Alton B. Parker State: New York Born: May 14, 1852, Cortland, New York Died: May 10, 1926, New York City, New York Alma mater: Albany Law School Career: Chief Justice, New York Court of Appeals (1898-1904) New York Supreme Court (1885-1898)	Henry G. Davis State: West Virginia Born: November 16, 1823, Woodstock, Maryland Died: March 11, 1916, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: none Career: United States Senate (1871-1883)
Opponent Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)	1904 United States presidential election Popular vote: Parker/Davis 5,083,880 (37.6%) - Roosevelt/Fairbanks 7,630,457 (56.4%) Electoral vote: Parker/Davis 140 Roosevelt/Fairbanks 336		Opponent Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN)

1908

Presidential Nominee	1908 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	William Jennings Bryan State: Nebraska Born: March 19, 1860, Salem, Illinois Died: July 26, 1925, Dayton, Tennessee Alma mater: Union College of Law Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1891-1895)	John W. Kern State: Indiana Born: December 20, 1849, Alto, Indiana Died: August 17, 1917, Asheville, North Carolina Alma mater: University of Michigan Career: U.S. Attorney for Indiana (1897-1901) Indiana State Senate (1893-1897)
Opponent William Howard Taft (R-OH)	1908 United States presidential election Popular vote: Bryan/Kern 6,408,984 (43.0%) - Taft/Sherman 7,678,395 (51.5%) Electoral vote: Bryan/Kern 162 - Taft/Sherman 321		Opponent James S. Sherman (R-NY)

1912, 1916

Presidential Nominee	1912 (won), 1916 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Woodrow Wilson (President 1913-1921) State: New Jersey Born: December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia Died: February 3, 1924 Washington, D.C Alma mater: Princeton University Career: Governor of New Jersey (1911-1913)	Thomas R. Marshall (Vice President 1913-1921) State: Indiana Born: March 14, 1854, North Manchester, Indiana Died: June 1, 1925, Washington D.C. Alma mater: Wabash College Career: Governor of Indiana (1909-1913)
Opponent Theodore Roosevelt(P-NY) William Howard Taft (R-OH) Eugene V. Debs (S-IN)	1912 United States presidential election Popular vote: Wilson/Marshall 6,296,284 (41.8%) - Roosevelt/Johnson 4,122,721 (24.7%) - Taft/Sherman 3,486,242 (23.2%) - Debs/Seidel 901,551 (6.0%) Electoral vote: Wilson/Marshall 435 - Roosevelt/Johnson 88 - Taft/Butler 8		Opponent Hiram Johnson (P-CA) Nicholas M. Butler (R-NY) Emil Seidel (S-WI)
Opponent Charles E. Hughes (R-NY)	1916 United States presidential election Popular vote: Wilson/Marshall (49.2%) - Hughes/Fairbanks 8,548,728 (46.1%) Electoral vote: Wilson/Marshall 277 - Hughes/Fairbanks 254		Opponent Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN)

1920

Presidential Nominee	1920 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	James M. Cox State: Ohio Born: March 31, 1870, Jacksonburg, Ohio Died: July 15, 1957 Kettering, Ohio Alma mater: none Career: Governor of Ohio (1917-1921); (1913-1915) U.S. House of Representatives (1909-1913)	Franklin D. Roosevelt State: New York Born: January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, New York Died: April 12, 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia Alma mater: Columbia Law School Career: Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-1920) New York State Senate (1911-1913)
Opponent Warren G. Harding (R-OH)	1920 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cox/Roosevelt 9,139,661 (34.2%) - Harding/Coolidge 16,144,093 (60.3%) Electoral vote: Cox/Roosevelt 127 - Harding/Coolidge 404		Opponent Calvin Coolidge (R-MA)

1924

Presidential Nominee	1924 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	John W. Davis State: West Virginia Born: April 13, 1873, Clarksburg, West Virginia Died: March 24, 1955, Charleston, South Carolina Alma mater: Washington and Lee University Career: U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1918-1921) United States Solicitor General (1913-1918) U.S. House of Representatives (1911-1913)	Charles W. Bryan State: Nebraska Born: February 10, 1867, Salem, Illinois Died: March 4, 1945, Lincoln, Nebraska Alma mater: Illinois College Career: Governor of Nebraska (1923-1925) Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (1915-1917)
Opponent Calvin Coolidge (R-MA) Robert M. La Follette (P-WI)	1924 United States presidential election Popular vote: Davis/Bryan 8,386,242 (28.8%) - Coolidge/Dawes 15,723,789 (54.0%) - La Follette/Wheeler 4,831,706 (16.6%) Electoral vote: Davis/Bryan 136 - Coolidge/Dawes 382 - La Follette/Wheeler 13		Opponent Charles G. Dawes (R-IL) Burton K. Wheeler (P-MT)

1928

Presidential Nominee	1928 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Al Smith State: New York Born: December 30, 1873, Manhattan, New York City Died: October 4, 1944, New York City, New York Alma mater: none Career: Governor of New York (1923-1928); (1919-1920)	Joseph Taylor Robinson State: Arkansas Born: August 26, 1872, Lonoke, Arkansas Died: July 14, 1937, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: University of Virginia Career: Senate Minority Leader (1923-1933) United States Senate (1913-1937) Governor of Arkansas (1913) U.S. House of Representatives (1903-1912)
Opponent Herbert Hoover (R-CA)	1928 United States presidential election Popular vote: Smith/Robinson 15,015,464 (40.8%) - Hoover/Curtis 21,427,123 (58.2%) Electoral vote: Smith/Robinson 87 - Hoover/Curtis 444		Opponent Charles Curtis (R-KA)

1932, 1936, 1940, 1944

Presidential Nominee	1932 (won), 1936 (won), 1940 (won), 1944 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Franklin Delano Roosevelt (President 1933-1945)^[8] State: New York Born: January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, New York Died: April 12, 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia Alma mater: Columbia Law School Career:Governor of New York (1929-1932) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-1920) New York State Senate (1911-1913)	John Nance Garner (Vice President 1933-1941) State: Texas Born: November 22, 1868, Detroit, Texas Died: November 7, 1967, Uvalde, Texas Alma mater: Vanderbilt University (attended) Career: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1933-1935) U.S. House of Representatives (1903-1933)
		Henry A. Wallace (Vice President 1941-1945) State: Iowa Born: October 7, 1888, Orient, Iowa Died: November 18, 1965, Danbury, Connecticut Alma mater: Iowa State University Career: United States Secretary of Agriculture (1933-1940)
		Harry S. Truman (Vice President January–April 1945) State: Missouri Born: May 8, 1884, Lamar, Missouri Died: December 26, 1972, Kansas City, Missouri Alma mater: University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law (attended) Career: United States Senate (1935-1945)
Opponent Herbert Hoover (R-CA)	1932 United States presidential election Popular vote: Roosevelt/Garner 22,821,277 (57.4%) - Hoover/Curtis 15,761,254 (39.7%) Electoral vote: Roosevelt/Garner 472 - Hoover/Curtis 59		Opponent Charles Curtis (R-KS)
Opponent Alf Landon (R-KS)	1936 United States presidential election Popular vote: Roosevelt/Garner 27,752,648 (60.8%) - Landon/Knox 16,681,862 (36.5%) Electoral vote: Roosevelt/Garner 523 - Landon/Knox 8		Opponent Frank Knox (R-IL)
Opponent Wendell Willkie (R-NY)	1940 United States presidential election Popular vote: Roosevelt/Wallace 27,313,945 (54.7%) - Willkie/McNary (44.8%) Electoral vote: Roosevelt/Wallace 449 - Charles L. McNary 82		Opponent Charles L. McNary (R-OR)
Opponent Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY)	1944 United States presidential election Popular vote: Roosevelt/Truman 25,612,916 (53.4%) - Dewey/Bicker 22,017,929 (45.3%) Electoral vote: Roosevelt/Truman 432 - Dewey/Bicker 99		Opponent John W. Bricker (R-OH)

1948

Presidential Nominee	1948 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Harry S. Truman (President 1945-1953) State: Missouri Born: May 8, 1884, Lamar, Missouri Died: December 26, 1972, Kansas City, Missouri Alma mater:University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law (attended) Career: Vice President (1945) United States Senate (1935-1945)	Alben W. Barkley (Vice President 1949-1953) State: Kentucky Born: November 24, 1877, Lowes, Kentucky Died: April 30, 1956, Lexington, Virginia Alma mater: University of Virginia School of Law Career: Senate Majority Leader (1937-1947) United States Senate (1927-1949) U.S. House of Representatives (1913-1927)
Opponent Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY) Strom Thurmond (SRD-SC) Henry A. Wallace (P-IA)	1948 United States presidential election Popular vote: Truman/Barkley 24,179,347 (49.6%) - Dewey/Warren 21,991,292 (45.1%) - Thurmond/Wright 1,175,930 (2.4%) - Wallace/Taylor 1,157,328 (2.3%) Electoral vote: Truman/Barkley 303 - Dewey/Warren 189 - Thurmond/Wright 39		Opponent Earl Warren (R-CA) Fielding L. Wright (SRD-MS) Glen H. Taylor (P-ID)

1952, 1956

Presidential Nominee	1952 (lost), 1956 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Adlai Stevenson II State: Illinois Born: February 5, 1900, Los Angeles, California Died: July 14, 1965, London, England, U.K. Alma mater: Northwestern University Law School Career: Governor of Illinois (1949-1953)	John Sparkman State: Alabama Born: December 20, 1899, Hartselle, Alabama Died: November 16, 1985, Huntsville, Alabama Alma mater: University of Alabama School of Law Career: United States Senate (1946-1979) U.S. House of Representatives (1937-1946)
		Estes Kefauver State: Tennessee Born: July 26, 1903, Madisonville, Tennessee Died: August 10, 1963, Bethesda, Maryland Alma mater: Yale Law School Career: United States Senate (1949-1963) U.S. House of Representatives (1939-1949)
Opponent Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-NY)	1952 United States presidential election Popular vote: Stevenson/Sparkman 27,375,090 (44.2%) - Eisenhower/Nixon 34,075,529 (55.2%) Electoral vote: Stevenson/Sparkman 82- Eisenhower/Nixon 442		Opponent Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)
Opponent Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-NY)	1956 United States presidential election Popular vote: Stevenson/Kefauver 26,028,028 (42.0%) - Eisenhower/Nixon 35,579,180 (57.4%) Electoral vote: Stevenson/Kefauver 73 - Eisenhower/Nixon 457		Opponent Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)

1960

Presidential Nominee	1960 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	John F. Kennedy (President 1961-1963)^[9] State: Massachusetts Born: May 29, 1917, Brookline, Massachusetts Died: November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas Alma mater: London School of Economics Career: United States Senate (1953-1960) U.S. House of Representatives (1947-1953)	Lyndon B. Johnson (Vice President 1961-1963) State: Texas Born: August 27, 1908, Stonewall, Texas Died: January 22, 1973, Stonewall, Texas Alma mater: Southwest Texas State Teachers College Career: Senate Majority Leader (1955-1961) United States Senate (1949-1961) U.S. House of Representatives (1937-1949)
Opponent Richard Nixon (R-CA)	1960 United States presidential election Popular vote: Kennedy/Johnson 34,220,984 (49.7%) - Nixon/Lodge 34,108,157 (49.6%) Electoral vote:President: Kennedy 303 - Nixon 219 - Byrd 15 Vice President:Johnson 303 -Lodge 219 - Thurmond 14 -Goldwater 1		Opponent Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R-MA)

1964

Presidential Nominee	1964 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Lyndon B. Johnson (President 1963-1969) State: Texas Born: August 27, 1908, Stonewall, Texas Died: January 22, 1973, Stonewall, Texas Alma mater: Southwest Texas State Teachers College Career: Vice President (1961-1963) Senate Majority Leader (1955-1961) United States Senate (1949-1961) U.S. House of Representatives (1937-1949)	Hubert Humphrey (Vice President 1965-1969) State: Minnesota Born: May 27, 1911, Wallace, South Dakota Died: January 13, 1978, Waverly, Minnesota Alma mater: Louisiana State University Career: Senate Majority Whip (1961-1964) United States Senate (1949-1964) Mayor of Minneapolis (1945-1948)
Opponent Barry Goldwater (R-AZ)	1964 United States presidential election Popular vote: Johnson/Humphrey 43,127,041 (61.1%) - Goldwater/Miller 27,175,754 (38.5%) Electoral vote: Johnson/Humphrey 486 - Goldwater/Miller 52		Opponent William E. Miller (R-NY)

1968

Presidential Nominee	1968 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Hubert Humphrey State: Minnesota Born: May 27, 1911, Wallace, South Dakota Died: January 13, 1978, Waverly, Minnesota Alma mater: Louisiana State University Career: Vice President (1965-1969) Senate Majority Whip (1961-1964) United States Senate (1949-1964) Mayor of Minneapolis (1945-1948)	Edmund Muskie State: Maine Born: March 28, 1914, Rumford, Maine Died: March 26, 1996, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: Bates College Career: United States Senate (1959-1980) Governor of Maine (1955-1959)
Opponent Richard Nixon (R-CA) George Wallace (A-AL)	1968 United States presidential election Popular vote: Humphrey/Muskie 31,271,839 (42.7%) - Nixon/Agnew 31,783,783 (43.4%) - Wallace/LeMay 9,901,118 (14.5%) Electoral vote: Humphrey/Muskie 191 - Nixon/Agnew 301 - Wallace/LeMay 47		Opponent Spiro T. Agnew (R-MD) Curtis LeMay (A-CA)

1972

Presidential Nominee	1972 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	George McGovern State: South Dakota Born: July 19, 1922, Avon, South Dakota Died: October 21, 2012, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Alma mater: Northwestern University Career: United States Senate (1963-1981) Director of Food for Peace (1961-1962) U.S. House of Representatives (1957-1961)	Thomas Eagleton State: Missouri Born: September 4, 1929, St. Louis, Missouri Died: March 4, 2007, St. Louis, Missouri Alma mater: Harvard Law School Career: United States Senate (1968-1987) Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1965-1968) Attorney General of Missouri(1961-1965)
		Sargent Shriver^[10] State: Maryland Born: November 9, 1915, Westminster, Maryland Died: January 18, 2011, Bethesda, Maryland Alma mater: Yale Law School Career: U.S Ambassador to France (1968-1970) Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1964-1968) Director of the Peace Corps (1961-1966)
Opponent Richard Nixon (R-CA)	1972 United States presidential election Popular vote: McGovern/Shriver 29,173,222 (37.5%) - Nixon/Agnew 47,168,710 (60.6%) Electoral vote: McGovern/Shriver 17 Nixon/Agnew 520		Opponent Spiro T. Agnew (R-MD)

1976, 1980

Presidential Nominee	1976 (won), 1980 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Jimmy Carter (President 1977-1981) State: Georgia Born: October 1, 1924, Plains, Georgia Alma mater: United States Naval Academy Career: Governor of Georgia (1971-1975) Georgia State Senate (1963-1967)	Walter Mondale (Vice President 1977-1981) State: Minnesota Born: January 5, 1928, Ceylon, Minnesota Alma mater: University of Minnesota Career: United States Senate (1964-1976) Attorney General of Minnesota (1960-1964)
Opponent Gerald Ford (R-MI)	1976 United States presidential election Popular vote: Carter/Mondale 40,831,881 (50.1%) - Ford/Dole 39,148,634 (48.0%) Electoral vote: President;Carter 290 - Ford 240 -Reagan 1 Vice President: Mondale 290 -Dole 241		Opponent Bob Dole (R-KA)
Opponents Ronald Reagan (R-CA) John B. Anderson (I-IL)	1980 United States presidential election Popular vote: Carter/Mondale 35,480,115 (41.0%) - Reagan/Bush 43,903,230 (50.8%) - Anderson/Lucey (6.6%) Electoral vote: Carter/Mondale 49 - Reagan/Bush 489		Opponents George H.W. Bush (R-TX) Patrick Lucey (I-WI)

1984

Presidential Nominee	1984 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Walter Mondale State: Minnesota Born: January 5, 1928, Ceylon, Minnesota Alma mater: University of Minnesota Career: Vice President (1977-1981) United States Senate (1964-1976) Attorney General of Minnesota (1960-1964)	Geraldine Ferraro State: New York Born: August 26, 1935, Newburgh, New York Died: March 26, 2011, Boston, Massachusetts Alma mater: Fordham University School of Law Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1979-1985)
Opponent Ronald Reagan (R-CA)	1984 United States presidential election Popular vote: Mondale/Ferraro 37,577,352 (40.6%) - Reagan/Bush 54,455,472 (58.8%) Electoral vote: Mondale/Ferraro 13 - Reagan/Bush 523		Opponent George H.W. Bush (R-TX)

1988

Presidential Nominee	1988 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Michael Dukakis State: Massachusetts Born: November 3, 1933, Brookline, Massachusetts Alma mater: Harvard Law School Career: Governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991); (1975-1979)	Lloyd Bentsen State: Texas Born: February 11, 1921, Mission, Texas Died: May 23, 2006, Houston, Texas Alma mater: University of Texas Law School Career: United States Senate (1971-1993) U.S. House of Representatives (1948-1955)
Opponent George H.W. Bush (R-TX)	1988 United States presidential election Popular vote: Dukakis/Bentsen 41,809,074 (45.7%) - Bush/Quayle 48,886,097 (53.4%) Electoral vote: Dukakis/Bentsen 111 - Bush/Quayle 426		Opponent Dan Quayle (R-IN)

1992, 1996

Presidential Nominee	1992 (won), 1996 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Bill Clinton (President 1993-2001) State: Arkansas Born: August 19, 1946, Hope, Arkansas Alma mater: Yale Law School Career: Governor of Arkansas (1983-1992); (1979-1981) Attorney General of Arkansas (1977-1979)	Al Gore (Vice President 1993-2001) State: Tennessee Born: March 31, 1948, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: Harvard College Career: United States Senate (1985-1993) U.S. House of Representatives (1977-1985)
Opponents George H.W. Bush (R-TX) Ross Perot (Reform-TX)	1992 United States presidential election Popular vote: Clinton/Gore 44,909,806 (43.0%) - Bush/Quayle 39,104,550 (37.5%) - Perot/Stockdale 19,743,821 (18.9%) Electoral vote: Clinton/Gore 370 - Bush/Quayle 168		Opponents Dan Quayle (R-IN) James Stockdale (Reform-CA)
Opponents Bob Dole (R-KS) Ross Perot (Reform-TX)	1996 United States presidential election Popular vote: Clinton/Gore 47,401,185 (49.2%) - Dole/Kemp 39,197,469 (40.7%) - Perot/Choate 8,085,294 (8.4%) Electoral vote: Clinton/Gore 379 - Dole/Kemp 159		Opponents Jack Kemp (R-NY) Pat Choate (Reform-CA)

2000

Presidential Nominee	2000 (lost)^[7]		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Al Gore State: Tennessee Born: March 31, 1948, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: Harvard College Career: Vice President (1993-2001) United States Senate (1985-1993) U.S. House of Representatives (1977-1985)	Joe Lieberman State: Connecticut Born: February 24, 1942, Stamford, Connecticut Alma mater: Yale Law School Career: United States Senate (1989-2013) Attorney General of Connecticut (1983-1989)
Opponent George W. Bush (R-TX)	2000 United States presidential election Popular vote: Gore/Lieberman 50,999,897 (48.4%) - Bush/Cheney 50,456,002 (47.9%) Electoral vote: Gore/Lieberman 266 - Bush/Cheney 271		Opponent Dick Cheney (R-WY)

2004

Presidential Nominee	2004 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	John Kerry State: Massachusetts Born: December 11, 1943, Aurora, Colorado Alma mater: Boston College Career: United States Senate (1985-2013) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1983-1985)	John Edwards State: North Carolina Born: June 10, 1953, Seneca, South Carolina Alma mater: University of North Carolina School of Law Career: United States Senate (1999-2005)
Opponent George W. Bush (R-TX)	2004 United States presidential election Popular vote: Kerry/Edwards 59,028,444 (48.3%) - Bush/Cheney 62,040,610 (50.7%) Electoral vote: Kerry/Edwards 251 - Bush/Cheney 286		Opponent Dick Cheney (R-WY)

2008, 2012

Presidential Nominee	2008 (won), 2012 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Barack Obama (President 2009–present) State: Illinois Born: August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii Alma mater: Harvard Law School Career: United States Senate (2005-2008) Illinois Senate (1997-2004)	Joe Biden (Vice President 2009–present) State: Delaware Born: November 20, 1942, Scranton, Pennsylvania Alma mater: Syracuse University Career: United States Senate (1973-2009) Chair Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (2007-2009); (2001-2003) Chair Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1987-1995)
Opponent John McCain (R-AZ)	2008 United States presidential election Popular vote: Obama/Biden 69,498,516 (52.9%) - McCain/Palin 59,948,323 (45.7%) Electoral vote: Obama/Biden 365 - McCain/Palin 173		Opponent Sarah Palin (R-AK)
Opponent Mitt Romney (R-MA)	2012 United States presidential election Popular vote: Obama/Biden 65,915,796 (51.1%) - Romney/Ryan 60,933,500 (47.2%) Electoral vote: Obama/Biden 332 - Romney/Ryan 206		Opponent Paul Ryan (R-WI)

Notes

1 2 No national nominating convention was held by the party until 1832; the candidates were nominated by state legislatures and state conventions for the election of 1828.
↑ Resigned from office.
↑ The national nominating convention made no nomination in 1840. Most Van Buren electors voted for the incumbent Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky for the vice presidency; others voted for Littleton Waller Tazewell of Virginia and James K. Polk of Tennessee in the election of 1840.
↑ Died in office (tuberculosis)
1 2 Douglas and Herschel Vespasian Johnson were chosen as the candidates of the national nominating convention after most of the Southern delegations walked out. The convention bolters soon formed their own separate national nominating convention where Breckinridge and Lane were nominated.
↑ The Greeley/Brown ticket was nominated by the Liberal Republican Party and then by the Democrats. Greeley died shortly after the election, before the electoral vote was cast.
1 2 3 Lost the election in the electoral college, but had the most popular votes.
↑ Died in office (stroke)
↑ Died in office (assassinated)
↑ Thomas Eagleton was nominated by the national convention but withdrew his candidacy shortly afterwards.

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