List of United States Democratic Party presidential tickets
This is a list of American electoral candidates for the offices of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States of the modern Democratic Party , either duly preselected and nominated, or the presumptive nominees of a future preselection and election. Opponents who received over one percent of the popular vote or ran an official campaign that received Electoral College votes are listed. Offices held prior to Election Day are included, and those held on Election Day have an italicized end date.
19th century
1828, 1832
1836, 1840
Presidential nominee
1836 (won), 1840 (lost)
Vice presidential nominee
Martin Van Buren of NY (1782–1862)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Richard Johnson of KY (1780–1850)
Opponent(s) William Harrison (Northern Whig )Hugh White (Southern Whig )
Electoral vote (President)[ 3]
Van Buren: 170 (57.8%)
Harrison: 73 (24.8%)
White: 26 (8.8%)
Webster: 14 (4.8%)
Magnum: 11 (3.7%)
Contingent vote (Vice President)
Johnson 33 (63.5%)
Granger: 16 (30.8%)
Blank: 3 (5.8%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
Johnson 147 (50.0%)
Granger: 77 (26.2%)
Tyler: 47 (16.0%)
Smith : 23 (7.8%)
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%)
Opponent(s) Francis Granger (Northern Whig )John Tyler (Southern Whig )
Opponent(s) William Harrison (Whig )
Electoral vote (President)
Harrison: 234 (79.6%)
Van Buren: 60 (20.4%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
Tyler: 234 (79.6%)
Johnson: 48 (16.3%)
Tazewell : 11 (3.7%)
Polk : 1 (0.3%)
Popular vote
Harrison/Tyler: 1,275,390 (52.9%)
Van Buren/Johnson: 1,128,854 (46.8%)
Opponent(s) John Tyler (Whig )
1844
1848
1852
1856
1860
1864
1868
1872
1876
1880
1884, 1888, 1892
Presidential nominee
1884 (won), 1888 (lost), 1892 (won)
Vice presidential nominee
Grover Cleveland of NY (1837–1908)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Thomas Hendricks of IN (1819–1885) (1884)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Allen Thurman of OH (1813–1895) (1888)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Adlai Stevenson of IL (1835–1914) (1892)
Opponent(s) James Blaine (Republican )St. John (Prohibition )Benjamin Butler (Greenback )
Electoral vote
Cleveland/Hendricks: 219 (54.6%)
Blaine/Logan: 182 (45.4%)
Popular vote
Cleveland/Hendricks: 4,914,482 (48.9%)
Blaine/Logan: 4,856,905 (48.3%)
St. John/Daniel: 147,482 (1.5%)
Butler/West: 134,294 (1.3%)
Opponent(s) John Logan (Republican )William Daniel (Prohibition )Absolom West (Greenback )
Opponent(s) Benjamin Harrison (Republican )Clinton Fisk (Prohibition )Alson Streeter (Union Labor )
Electoral vote
Harrison/Morton: 233 (58.1%)
Cleveland/Thurman: 168 (41.9%)
Popular vote
Cleveland/Thurman: 5,534,488 (48.6%)
Harrison/Morton: 5,443,892 (47.8%)
Fisk/Brooks: 249,819 (2.2%)
Streeter/Cunningham: 146,602 (1.3%)
Opponent(s) Levi Morton (Republican )John Brooks (Prohibition )Charles Cunningham (Union Labor )
Opponent(s) Benjamin Harrison (Republican )James Weaver (Populist )John Bidwell (Prohibition )
Electoral vote
Cleveland/Stevenson: 277 (62.4%)
Harrison/Reid: 145 (32.7%)
Weaver/Field: 22 (5.0%)
Popular vote
Cleveland/Stevenson: 5,556,918 (46.0%)
Harrison/Reid: 5,176,108 (43.0%)
Weaver/Field: 1,041,028 (8.5%)
Bidwell/Cranfill: 270,879 (2.2%)
Opponent(s) Whitelaw Reid (Republican )James Field (Populist )James Cranfill (Prohibition )
1896, 1900
Presidential nominee
1896 (lost), 1900 (lost)
Vice presidential nominee
William Jennings Bryan of NE (1860–1925)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Arthur Sewall of ME (1835–1900) (1896)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Adlai Stevenson of IL (1835–1914) (1900)
Opponent(s) William McKinley (Republican )
Electoral vote (President)
McKinley: 271 (60.6%)
Bryan: 176 (39.4%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
Hobart: 271 (60.6%)
Sewall: 149 (33.3%)
Watson: 27 (6.0%)
Popular vote
McKinley/Hobart: 7,102,246 (51.0%)
Bryan/Sewall-Watson: 6,492,559 (46.7%)
Opponent(s) Garret Hobart (Republican )Thomas E. Watson (Populist )
Opponent(s) William McKinley (Republican )John Woolley (Prohibition )
Electoral vote
McKinley/Roosevelt: 292 (65.3%)
Bryan/Stevenson: 155 (34.7%)
Popular vote
McKinley/Roosevelt: 7,228,864 (51.6%)
Bryan/Stevenson: 6,370,932 (45.5%)
Woolley/Metcalf: 210,864 (1.5%)
Opponent(s) Theodore Roosevelt (Republican )Henry Metcalf (Prohibition )
20th century
1904
1908
1912, 1916
Presidential nominee
1912 (won), 1916 (won)
Vice presidential nominee
Woodrow Wilson of NJ (1856–1924)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Thomas Marshall of IN (1854–1925)
Opponent(s) William Taft (Republican )Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive )Gene Debs (Socialist )Eugene Chafin (Prohibition )
Electoral vote
Wilson/Marshall: 435 (81.9%)
Roosevelt/Johnson: 88 (16.6%)
Taft/Butler: 8 (1.5%)
Popular vote
Wilson/Marshall: 6,296,284 (41.8%)
Roosevelt/Johnson: 4,122,721 (24.7%)
Taft/Butler: 3,486,242 (23.2%)
Debs/Seidel: 901,551 (6.0%)
Chafin/Watkins: 208,156 (1.7%)
Opponent(s) Nicholas Butler (Republican )Hiram Johnson (Progressive )Emil Seidel (Socialist )Aaron Watkins (Prohibition )
Opponent(s) Charles Hughes (Republican )Allan Benson (Socialist )Frank Hanly (Prohibition )
Electoral vote
Wilson/Marshall: 277 (52.2%)
Hughes/Fairbanks: 254 (47.8%)
Popular vote
Wilson/Marshall: (49.2%)
Hughes/Fairbanks: 8,548,728 (46.1%)
Benson/Kirkpatrick: 590,524 (3.2%)
Hanly/Landrith: 221,302 (1.2%)
Opponent(s) Charles Fairbanks (Republican )Kirk Kirkpatrick (Socialist )Ira Landrith (Prohibition )
1920
1924
1928
Presidential nominee
1928 (lost)
Vice presidential nominee
Al Smith of NY (1873–1944)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Joe Robinson of AR (1872–1937)
Opponent(s) Herbert Hoover (Republican )
Electoral vote
Hoover/Curtis: 444 (83.6%)
Smith/Robinson: 87 (16.4%)
Popular vote
Hoover/Curtis: 21,427,123: (58.2%)
Smith/Robinson: 15,015,464 (40.8%)
Opponent(s) Charles Curtis (Republican )
1932, 1936, 1940, 1944
Presidential nominee
1932 (won), 1936 (won), 1940 (won), 1944 (won)
Vice presidential nominee
Franklin D. Roosevelt of NY (1882–1945)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Jack Garner of TX (1868–1967) (1932, 1936)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Henry Wallace of IA (1888–1965) (1940)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Harry S. Truman of MO (1884–1972) (1944)
Opponent(s) Herbert Hoover (Republican )Norman Thomas (Socialist )
Electoral vote
Roosevelt/Garner: 472 (88.9%)
Hoover/Curtis: 59 (11.1%)
Popular vote
Roosevelt/Garner: 22,821,277 (57.4%)
Hoover/Curtis: 15,761,254 (39.7%)
Thomas/Maurer: 884,885 (2.2%)
Opponent(s) Charles Curtis (Republican )James Maurer (Socialist )
Opponent(s) Alf Landon (Republican )William Lemke (Union )
Electoral vote
Roosevelt/Garner: 523 (98.5%)
Landon/Knox: 8 (1.5%)
Popular vote
Roosevelt/Garner: 27,752,648 (60.8%)
Landon/Knox: 16,681,862 (36.5%)
Lemke/O'Brien: 892,378 (2.0%)
Opponent(s) Frank Knox (Republican )Thomas O'Brien (Union )
Opponent(s) Wendell Willkie (Republican )
Electoral vote
Roosevelt/Wallace: 449 (84.6%)
Willkie/McNary: 82 (15.4%)
Popular vote
Roosevelt/Wallace 27,313,945: (54.7%)
Willkie/McNary: (44.8%)
Opponent(s) Charles L. McNary (Republican )
Opponent(s) Thomas Dewey (Republican )
Electoral vote
Roosevelt/Truman: 432 (81.4%)
Dewey/Bicker: 99 (18.6%)
Popular vote
Roosevelt/Truman: 25,612,916 (53.4%)
Dewey/Bicker: 22,017,929 (45.3%)
Opponent(s) John Bricker (Republican )
1948
1952, 1956
Presidential nominee
1952 (lost), 1956 (lost)
Vice presidential nominee
Adlai Stevenson II of IL (1900–1965)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
John Sparkman of AL (1899–1985) (1952)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Estes Kefauver of TN (1903–1963) (1956)
Opponent(s) Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican )
Electoral vote
Eisenhower/Nixon: 442 (83.2%)
Stevenson/Sparkman: 89 (16.8%)
Popular vote
Eisenhower/Nixon: 34,075,529 (55.2%)
Stevenson/Sparkman: 27,375,090 (44.2%)
Opponent(s) Richard Nixon (Republican )
Electoral vote
Eisenhower/Nixon: 457 (86.1%) [ 11]
Stevenson/Kefauver: 73 (13.7%)
Jones /Talmadge : 1 (0.2%)
Popular vote
Eisenhower/Nixon: 35,579,180 (57.4%)
Stevenson/Kefauver: 26,028,028 (42.0%)
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976, 1980
Presidential nominee
1976 (won), 1980 (lost)
Vice presidential nominee
Jimmy Carter of GA (1924–2024)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Walter Mondale of MN (1928–2021)
Opponent(s) Gerald Ford (Republican )
Electoral vote (President)
Carter: 297 (55.2%)
Ford: 240 (44.6%)[ 14]
Reagan : 1 (0.2%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
Mondale: 297 (55.2%)
Dole: 241 (44.8%)
Popular vote
Carter/Mondale: 40,831,881 (50.1%)
Ford/Dole: 39,148,634 (48.0%)
Opponent(s) Bob Dole (Republican )
Opponent(s) Ronald Reagan (Republican )John B. Anderson (Independent )Ed Clark (Libertarian )
Electoral vote
Reagan/Bush: 489 (90.9%)
Carter/Mondale: 49 (9.1%)
Popular vote
Reagan/Bush: 43,903,230 (50.8%)
Carter/Mondale: 35,480,115 (41.0%)
Anderson/Lucey: 5,719,850 (6.6%)
Clark/Koch: 921,128 (1.1%)
Opponent(s) George H. W. Bush (Republican )Patrick Lucey (Independent )David Koch (Libertarian )
1984
1988
Presidential nominee
1988 (lost)
Vice presidential nominee
Michael Dukakis of MA (born 1933)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Lloyd Bentsen of TX (1921–2006)
Opponent(s) George H. W. Bush (Republican )
Electoral vote (President)
Bush: 426 (79.2%)
Dukakis: 111 (20.6%)[ 15]
Bentsen: 1 (0.2%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
Quayle: 426 (79.2%)
Bentsen: 111 (20.6%)[ 15]
Dukakis: 1 (0.2%)
Popular vote
Bush/Quayle: 48,886,097 (53.4%)
Dukakis/Bentsen: 41,809,074 (45.7%)
Opponent(s) Dan Quayle (Republican )
1992, 1996
Presidential nominee
1992 (won), 1996 (won)
Vice presidential nominee
Bill Clinton of AR (born 1946)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Al Gore of TN (born 1948)
Opponent(s) George H. W. Bush (Republican )Ross Perot (Independent )
Electoral vote
Clinton/Gore: 370 (68.8%)
Bush/Quayle: 168 (31.2%)
Popular vote
Clinton/Gore: 44,909,806 (43.0%)
Bush/Quayle: 39,104,550 (37.5%)
Perot/Stockdale: 19,743,821 (18.9%)
Opponent(s) Dan Quayle (Republican )James Stockdale (Independent )
Opponent(s) Bob Dole (Republican )Ross Perot (Reform )
Electoral vote
Clinton/Gore: 379 (70.4%)
Dole/Kemp: 159 (29.6%)
Popular vote
Clinton/Gore: 47,401,185 (49.2%)
Dole/Kemp: 39,197,469 (40.7%)
Perot/Choate: 8,085,294 (8.4%)
Opponent(s) Jack Kemp (Republican )Pat Choate (Reform )
21st century
2000
2004
Presidential nominee
2004 (lost)
Vice presidential nominee
John Kerry of MA (born 1943)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
John Edwards of NC (born 1953)
Opponent(s) George W. Bush (Republican )
Electoral vote (President)
Bush: 286 (53.2%)
Kerry: 251 (46.7%)[ 17]
Edwards: 1 (0.2%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
Cheney: 286 (53.2%)
Edwards: 252 (46.8%)
Popular vote
Bush/Cheney: 62,040,610 (50.7%)
Kerry/Edwards: 59,028,444 (48.3%)
Opponent(s) Dick Cheney (Republican )
2008, 2012
Presidential nominee
2008 (won), 2012 (won)
Vice presidential nominee
Barack Obama of IL (born 1961)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Joe Biden of DE (born 1942)
Opponent(s) John McCain (Republican )
Electoral vote
Obama/Biden: 365 (67.8%)
McCain/Palin: 173 (32.2%)
Popular vote
Obama/Biden: 69,498,516 (52.9%)
McCain/Palin: 59,948,323 (45.7%)
Opponent(s) Sarah Palin (Republican )
Opponent(s) Mitt Romney (Republican )
Electoral vote
Obama/Biden: 332 (61.7%)
Romney/Ryan: 206 (38.3%)
Popular vote
Obama/Biden: 65,915,795 (51.1%)
Romney/Ryan: 60,933,504 (47.2%)
Johnson/Gray: 1,275,971 (1.0%)
Opponent(s) Paul Ryan (Republican )
2016
2020
2024
Presidential nominee
2024 (lost)
Vice presidential nominee
Kamala Harris of CA (born 1964)
Prior public experience
Higher education
Prior public experience
Higher education
Tim Walz of MN (born 1964)
Opponent(s) Donald Trump (Republican )
Electoral vote
Trump/Vance: 312 (58.0%)
Harris/Walz: 226 (42.0%)
Popular vote
Trump/Vance: 77,303,573 (49.9%)
Harris/Walz: 75,019,257 (48.4%)
Opponent(s) JD Vance (Republican )
See also
Notes
^ If not for unpledged electors , Rush would have won 178 (68.2%) votes.
^ South Carolina's delegates were selected by the state legislature and not by popular vote, which went to the Nullifier ticket of Floyd/Lee, which did not campaign, while 30 Pennsylvania delegates voted Wilkins for vice president. Two Maryland delegates did not cast votes.
^ The Whig Party ran regional candidates in 1836. William H. Harrison and Francis Granger ran in Northern states, while Hugh Lawson White and John Tyler ran in Southern states. Daniel Webster was on the ballot in Massachusetts and Willie Person Mangum received votes from the Electoral College without being on the ballot.
^ Wright declined after being nominated by the convention.
^ Douglas and Johnson were chosen at the national nominating convention after most of the Southern delegations walked out, who held a separate national nominating convention to nominate Breckinridge and Lane.
^ If not for 17 invalidated electors from Union-occupied Louisiana and Tennessee, Lincoln and Johnson would have won 229 (91.6%) votes.
^ If not for 17 invalidated electors from Union-occupied Louisiana and Tennessee, McClellan and Pendleton would have won 8.4% of the votes.
^ If not for the 14 invalidated electors from voting irregularities in Arkansas and Louisiana, Grant and Wilson would have won 300 (82.0%) votes.
^ Greeley died after the election but before the Electoral College convened, and was not replaced for the vote. The ticket's intended delegates were scattered.
^ If not for the 14 invalidated electors for Grant and Wilson from voting irregularities in Arkansas and Louisiana, Greeley and Brown's 66 votes would have been 18.0%.
^ If not for a faithless elector , Eisenhower and Nixon would have won 458 (86.3%) in 1956.
^ Eagleton withdrew from the ticket and was replaced by Shriver.
^ a b If not for a faithless elector , Nixon and Agnew would have won 521 (96.8%) Electoral College votes.
^ If not for a faithless elector , Ford would have won 241 (44.8%) votes.
^ a b A faithless elector swapped their votes for president and vice president in the Electoral College, otherwise the Dukakis/Bentsen ticket would have won 112 (20.8%) votes.
^ An elector from the District of Columbia abstained from casting a vote for the Gore/Lieberman ticket, otherwise Gore would have won 267 (49.6%) votes.
^ A faithless elector voted Edwards for president and vice president in the Electoral College, otherwise Kerry would have won 252 (46.8%) votes.
^ If not for faithless electors , Trump and Pence would have won 306 (56.9%) Electoral College votes each, while Clinton and Kaine would have won 232 (43.1%) votes.
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