List of vice presidents of the United States who ran for president

22 of the 50 vice presidents of the United States have attempted a run for the presidency after being elected vice president. Six have been elected to the presidency, or almost a third of running vice-presidents, while eight have lost the presidential election, and one (Mike Pence) has dropped out. Eleven have earned the primary nomination in their party, with most of them winning the presidency. Seven unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination of their party. Additionally, fourteen vice presidents ran while they were in office.

The list excludes the nine vice presidents who ascended to the presidency due to a vacancy, and then sought an additional full term for president.

List of vice presidents who ran for president Vice presidents with their numbers in bold won the presidency. YearVice President(dates of service as Vice President)Popular vote (%)Electoral collegePartyPresident1796John Adams(Apr 21 1789 − Mar 4 1797)35,726 (53.4%)71/138FederalistGeorge Washington1800Thomas Jefferson(Mar 4 1797 − Mar 4 1801)41,330 (61.4%)73/138Democratic-RepublicanJohn Adams1808George Clinton(Mar 4 1805 − Apr 20 1812)Did not receive nominationDemocratic-RepublicanThomas Jefferson1836Martin Van Buren(Mar 4 1833 − Mar 4 1837)764,176 (50.8%)170/294DemocraticAndrew Jackson(Democratic)1848Martin Van Buren (Mar 4 1833 − Mar 4 1837)291,475 (10.1%)0/290Free Soil PartyAndrew Jackson(Democratic)1860John C. Breckinridge(Mar 4 1857 − Mar 4 1861)848,019 (18.1%)72/303Southern DemocraticJames Buchanan1908 Charles W. Fairbanks(Mar 4 1905 − Mar 4 1909)Did not receive nominationRepublicanTheodore Roosevelt1916 Charles W. Fairbanks(Mar 4 1905 − Mar 4 1909)1920Thomas R. Marshall(Mar 4 1913 − Mar 4 1921)Did not receive nominationDemocraticWoodrow Wilson1940John Nance Garner(Mar 4 1933 − Jan 20 1941)Did not receive nominationDemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt1948Henry A. Wallace(Jan 20 1941 − Jan 20 1945)1,157,328 (2.37%)0/531Progressive1952Alben W. Barkley(Jan 20 1949 − Jan 20 1953)Did not receive nominationDemocraticHarry S. Truman1960Richard Nixon(Jan 20 1953 − Jan 20 1961)34,108,157 (49.5%)219/537RepublicanDwight D. Eisenhower1968Hubert Humphrey(Jan 20 1965 − Jan 20 1969)31,271,839 (42.7%)191/538DemocraticLyndon B. JohnsonRichard Nixon(Jan 20 1953 − Jan 20 1961)31,783,783 (43.4%)301/538RepublicanDwight D. Eisenhower1972Hubert Humphrey(Jan 20 1965 − Jan 20 1969)Did not receive nominationDemocraticLyndon B. Johnson1984Walter Mondale(Jan 20 1977 − Jan 20 1981)37,577,352 (40.6%)13/538DemocraticJimmy Carter1988George H. W. Bush(Jan 20 1981 − Jan 20 1989)48,886,597 (53.4%)426/538RepublicanRonald Reagan2000Dan Quayle(Jan 20 1989 − Jan 20 1993)Did not receive nominationRepublicanGeorge H. W. BushAl Gore(Jan 20 1993 − Jan 20 2001)50,999,897 (48.4%)266/538DemocraticBill Clinton2020Joe Biden(Jan 20 2009 − Jan 20 2017)81,283,501 (51.3%)306/538DemocraticBarack Obama2024Mike Pence(Jan 20 2017 − Jan 20 2021)Did not receive nominationRepublicanDonald TrumpKamala Harris(Jan 20 2021 − Jan 20 2025)75,017,613 (48.4%)226/538DemocraticJoe Biden

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