Presidential Candidates

1896-2000

This alphabetical listing identifies more than 300 presidential candidates. In addition to the Democratic and Republican nominees, the listing also features third party candidates. Also included are "hopeful" candidates who tried but failed to win their party's nomination.

Our philosophy about whom to include on this listing.

Agran, Larry: Presidential hopeful in the Democratic primaries of 1992.
Aiken, John W.: Presidential candidate of the Socialist Labor Party in 1936 and 1940.
Alexander, Lamar: Sought the Republican nomination for president, 1996 and 2000.
Allott, Gordon: Presidential hopeful (favorite son) in 1964, Republican Party.
Anderson, John B.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1980. Independent candidate for president in 1980, who ran a "National Unity Campaign." In 1984 Anderson won votes on the National Unity Party of Kentucky ballot line.
Anderson, Thomas J.: American Party Presidential candidate in 1976.
Andrews, T. Coleman: Constitution Party Candidate for president in 1956.
Ashbrook, John M.: Republican Presidential hopeful in 1972.
Askew, Reuben: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1984.
Babbitt, Bruce: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988.
Babson, Roger W.: Presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party in 1940.
Baker, Gerald: Big Deal candidate for president in 1984.
Baker, Howard: Presidential hopeful in 1980, Republican Party.
Barker, Wharton: People's Party (Populist) presidential nominee in 1900.
Bauer, Gary: Republican presidential hopeful in the 2000 election.
Bayh, Birch: A 1976 Democratic presidential hopeful.
Benson, Allan: Socialist Party presidential nominee in 1916.
Bentley, Charles E.: National Prohibition nominee for president in 1896. Note that this was a splinter group of the Prohibition Party.
Bentsen, Lloyd: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1976.
Bergland, David: Libertarian presidential nominee in 1984.
Biden, Joe: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988.
Bland, Richard P.: Democratic presidential hopeful of 1896.
Blomen, Henning A.: Socialist Labor Party presidential nominee in 1968.
Boren, Jim: Apathy Party nominee in 1992.
Bradford, Drew: Candidate for president as an independent in 1992.
Bradley, William "Bill": Democratic presidential hopeful in 2000.
Brisben, J. Quinn: Socialist Party nominee for president in 1992.
Browder, Earl: Presidential nominee of the Communist Party in 1936 and 1940.
Brown, Jerry: Presidential hopeful in 1976, 1980, and 1992, Democratic Party.
Browne, Harry: Libertarian presidential nominee in 1996 and 2000.
Bryan, William Jennings: Democratic nominee for president in 1896, 1900, and 1908.
Bubar, Benjamin C.: Prohibition Party (National Statesman) presidential nominee in 1976 and 1980.
Buchanan, Pat: Republican presidential hopeful in 1996 and 2000. Early in the 2000 campaign Buchanan switched to the Reform Party. He won the nomination of that party, although a party schism followed.
Buckley, William F.: Presidential hopeful in 1976, Republican Party.
Bush, George: Presidential hopeful in 1980, Republican Party. Republican president elected in 1988, and defeated in 1992.
Bush, George W.: Republican presidential hopeful in 2000.
Byrd, Harry F.: Recipient of the electoral votes won by the Unpledged Elector slates of states rights Democrats in 1960. Four years earlier Byrd won popular votes for president in Kentucky, on the states' rights line.
Byrd, Robert: Presidential hopeful in 1976, Democratic Party.
Byrnes, John: Presidential hopeful in 1964, Republican Party.
Camejo, Peter: The 1972 presidential nominee of the Socialist Workers Party.
Carter, Jimmy: Democratic president elected in 1976. Defeated in his 1980 bid for reelection.
Chafin, Eugene W.: Prohibition Party nominee for president in 1908 and 1912.
Chavez, Ventura: People's Constitution Party nominee for president in 1968.
Chisholm, Shirley: A presidential hopeful in the Democratic Party, 1972.
Christiansen, Parley P.: Farmer-Labor Party nominee for president in 1920.
Church, Frank: Presidential hopeful in 1976, Democratic Party.
Clark, Champ: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1912.
Clark, Ed: Libertarian Party nominee for president in 1980.
Cleaver, Eldridge: Peace and Freedom Party nominee for president in 1968.
Clegg, Billy Joe: A 1976 independent candidate for president.
Clinton, Bill: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988. Democratic president elected in 1992 and 1996.
Coiner, C. Benton: Virginia Conservative Party candidate for president in 1960.
Colvin, D. Leigh: Presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party in 1936. The party had also nominated Colvin in 1932, but he had declined the nomination.
Commoner, Barry: The 1980 presidential nominee of the Citizens Party.
Congress, Richard: In Ohio, Richard Congress was on the ballot as the Socialist Workers Party presidential nominee in 1980. Andrew Pulley was the regular SWP nominee that year.
Connally, John: Presidential hopeful in 1980, Republican Party.
Coolidge, Calvin: Republican vice-president who assumed the presidency on the death of Harding. Re-elected in 1924.
Corregan, Charles H.: Socialist Labor Party presidential nominee in 1904.
Cox, James M.: Democratic nominee for president in 1920.
Cox, James R.: Jobless Party candidate for president in 1932.
Cox, William W.: Socialist Labor Party nominee for president in 1920.
Coxey, Jacob S.: Farmer-Labor Party presidential candidate in 1932.
Crane, Phil: Presidential hopeful in 1980, Republican Party.
Cranston, Alan: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1984.
Cuomo, Mario: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988, and spoken of as "presidential timber" in several other campaigns.
Cummins, Albert B.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1916.
Curtis, Merritt B.: Constitution Party candidate for president in 1960.
Daly, Lar: Tax Cut Party nominee for president in 1960.
Daniels, Ron: Peace and Freedom Party candidate for president in 1992.
Davis, John W.: Democratic presidential nominee in 1924.
DeBerry, Clifton: Socialist Workers Party presidential nominee in 1964 and in 1980.
Debs, Eugene V.: Socialist Party nominee for president in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920.
Decker, Rutherford: Prohibition Party's 1960 nominee for president.
Dennis, Delmar: American Party nominee for president in 1984 and 1988.
Dewey, Thomas E.: Republican party presidential hopeful in 1940, and the party's nominee in 1944 and 1948.
Dobbs, Farrell: Socialist Workers Party's presidential nominee in 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960.
Dodge, Earl F.: Prohibition Party nominee for president in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000.
Dole, Robert: Presidential hopeful in 1980 and 1988, Republican Party. Republican presidential nominee in 1996.
Dole, Elizabeth: Republican presidential hopeful in 2000.
Dukakis, Michael: Democratic presidential nominee in 1988.
Duke, David E.: Populist Party candidate for president in 1988.
DuPont, Pete: Republican presidential hopeful in 1988.
Ehlers, Delbert L.: Independent candidate for president, 1992.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. "Ike": Republican president elected in 1952 and 1956.
Ellis, Seth H.: Union Reform Party presidential nominee in 1900.
Faris, Herman P.: Prohibition Party presidential nominee in 1924.
Faubus, Orval: National States' Rights Party nominee for president in 1960.
Ferguson, James Edward: American Party presidential candidate in 1920.
Fisher, Louis: Socialist Labor Party's presidential nominee of 1972.
Fong, Hiram: Republican presidential hopeful, 1964.
Forbes, Steve: Republican presidential hopeful in 1996 and 2000.
Ford, Gerald R.: Republican vice-president who replaced Spiro T. Agnew when the latter resigned. Ford became president on the resignation of President Nixon. Defeated in his 1976 bid to retain the presidency.
Foster, William Z.: Communist Party (Workers Party) presidential nominee in 1924, 1928, and 1932.
Fulani, Lenora B.: New Alliance nominee for president in 1988 and 1992.
Gahres, Bill: Down With Lawyers candidate for president in 1980.
Garfield, George L.: American Independent Party presidential hopeful in 1972.
Garner, John N.: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1932.
Gephardt, Dick: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988, 1992, and 2000.
Gillhaus, August: Socialist Labor Party 1908 presidential nominee.
Glenn, John: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1984.
Goldwater, Barry M.: Republican presidential nominee in 1964.
Gore, Albert, Jr.: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988, 1992, and 2000.
Gouttey, A. P.: Prohibition Party presidential hopeful in 1924.
Gray, George: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1908.
Greaves, Percy: American Party presidential nominee in 1980.
Green, Gabriel: Universal Party presidential candidate in 1972.
Gregory, Dick: Peace and Freedom Party hopeful in 1968. Freedom and Peace Party candidate for president, 1968.
Griffin, James C.: American Independent Party candidate for president in 1988.
Griswold, Deirdre: Workers World Party nominee for President, 1980.
Gritz, James "Bo": Populist Party nominee for president, 1992.
Hagelin, John: Natural Law Party nominee for president in 1992, 1996, and 2000.
Haig, Alexander: Republican presidential hopeful in 1988.
Hall, Gus: Communist Party nominee for president in 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984.
Hallinan, Vincent: Progressive Party nominee for president in 1952.
Halstead, Fred: Socialist Workers Party 1968 presidential nominee.
Halyard, Helen: The 1992 presidential candidate of the Workers League.
Hamblen, Stuart: Prohibition Party presidential nominee in 1952.
Hanly, J. Frank: Prohibition Party presidential nominee in 1916.
Harding, Warren G.: Republican president elected in 1920.
Harmon, Judson: Democratic presidential hopeful of 1912.
Harriman, William Averell: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1952 and 1956.
Harris, Fred: Presidential hopeful in 1976, Democratic Party.
Harris, James: Socialist Workers party presidential nominee in 2000.
Hart, Gary: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1984 and 1988.
Harvey, William H.: Liberty Party presidential nominee in 1932.
Hass, Eric: Socialist Labor Party nominee for president in 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1964.
Hatch, Orrin: Republican presidential hopeful in 2000.
Hearst, William Randolph: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1904.
Hem, Eugene A.: Third party presidential candidate, 1992.
Hensley, James: Universal Party candidate for president in 1964 and 1968.
Herer, Jack E.: Grassroots Party presidential nominee in 1988 and 1992.
Hisgen, Thomas L.: Independence Party candidate for president in 1908.
Holcomb, Austin: Continental Party presidential candidate in 1904.
Hollings, Ernest: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1984.
Holmes, Gavrielle: In Ohio and Rhode Island Gavrielle Holmes received Workers World votes for president in 1984. Larry Holmes was the regular Workers World nominee that year.
Holmes, Larry: Workers World candidate for president in 1984 and 1988.
Holtwick, Enoch A.: Prohibition Party presidential nominee in 1956.
Hoopes, Darlington: Socialist Party nominee for president in 1952 and 1956.
Hoover, Herbert: Republican president elected in 1928. Hoover was defeated in his 1932 bid for reelection. In 1928 Hoover placed a strong second as the Prohibition Party nominated its presidential candidate.
Hospers, John: Libertarian Party presidential nominee in 1972.
Howard, Milford W.: Populist Party presidential hopeful in 1900. Independence Party presidential hopeful in 1908.
Hughes, Charles Evans: Republican presidential hopeful in 1908. The GOP nominee for president in 1916.
Humphrey, Hubert H.: Democratic Party nominee for president in 1968. Democratic presidential hopeful in 1976.
Iacocca, Lee: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988.
Jackson, Henry M. "Scoop": Democratic hopeful for president in 1972 and 1976.
Jackson, Jesse: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1984, 1988, and 1992.
Jenness, Linda: Socialist Worker's Party presidential nominee in 1972.
Johns, Frank T.: Socialist Labor Party presidential nominee in 1924. Johns was also nominated in 1928, but lost his life during the campaign as he tried to rescue someone.
Johnson, Hiram: A 1920 Republican presidential hopeful.
Johnson, Lyndon B.: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1956 and 1960. Democratic vice-president who became president on the death of President Kennedy. Reelected in 1964.
Johnson, Sonia: Citizens Party nominee for president in 1984.
Kasich, John: Republican presidential hopeful in 2000.
Kasper, John: National States' Rights Party nominee for president in 1964.
Kefauver, Estes: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1952.
Kemp, Jack: Republican presidential hopeful in 1988, 1992, and 1996.
Kennedy, Edward M. "Ted": Presidential hopeful in 1976 and 1980, Democratic Party.
Kennedy, John F.: Democratic president elected in 1960.
Kennedy, Robert F.: Democratic presidential hopeful, 1968.
Kenoyer, Willa: Socialist Party presidential nominee in 1988.
Kerr, Robert S.: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1952.
Kerrey, Bob: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1992.
King, Clennon: Independent Afro-American Unity Party candidate for president in 1960.
Kirkpatrick, Jeane: Republican presidential hopeful in 1988.
Knox, Philander C.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1908.
Knutson, Alfred: Independent candidate for president in 1940.
Krajewski, Henry: Poor Man's candidate for president in 1952. American Third Party candidate for president in 1956.
LaFollette, Robert M.: Progressive Party and Socialist Party nominee for president in 1924.
Landon, Alfred M.: Presidential nominee of the Republican Party in 1936.
Lane, Dennis: Presidential nominee of the Grassroots Party in the 2000 election.
Langer, William: Pioneer Party's 1956 presidential nominee.
LaRiva, Gloria: Workers World Party 1992 presidential candidate.
LaRouche, Lyndon H.: U.S. Labor Party candidate for president in 1976. Presidential hopeful in 1980, Democratic Party. Independent candidate for president in 1984. National Economic Recovery Party candidate for president in 1988 and 1992.
Laughlin, Tom: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1992.
Laxalt, Paul: Republican presidential hopeful in 1988.
Lee, J. Bracken: Conservative Party nominee for president in 1960.
Lemke, William: Union Party presidential nominee in 1936.
Leonard, Jonah Fitz Randolph: United Christian nominee of 1900.
Levering, Joshua: Prohibition Party candidate for president in 1896.
Levin, Jules: Socialist Labor Party presidential candidate in 1976.
Lewin, Herbert: Peace and Freedom Party's 1988 presidential nominee.
Lightburn, Joseph B.: Constitution Party candidate for president in 1964.
Lowden, Frank: A 1920 and 1928 Republican presidential hopeful.
Lowery, Arthur J.: United Sovereign Citizens nominee for president in 1984.
Lugar, Richard: Republican presidential hopeful in 1996.
Lynen, Kurt: Middle Class Party candidate for president in 1980.
MacArthur, Douglas: Constitution Party nominee for president in 1952.
Macauley, Robert C.: Single Tax candidate for president in 1920.
MacBride, Roger: Libertarian Party nominee for president in 1976.
Maddox, Lester: American Independent Party presidential nominee in 1972.
Mahalchik, John V.: America First Party presidential nominee in 1972.
Malloney, Joseph P.: Socialist Labor Party presidential nominee in 1900.
Malone, Dudley Field: A 1920 Farmer-Labor Party presidential hopeful.
Marra, William A.: Presidential candidate of the Right to Life Party in 1988.
Marrou, Andre V.: Libertarian Party nominee for president in 1992.
Martin, John G.: Third World Assembly candidate for president, 1988.
Mason, Mel: The 1984 presidential candidate of the Socialist Workers Party.
Masters, Isabell: Looking Back candidate for president in 1992.
Matchett, Charles H.: Socialist Labor Party presidential nominee in 1896.
Maurer, James H.: Socialist presidential hopeful in 1916.
Maxwell, John: Vegetarian Party nominee for president in 1948. Maxwell was ineligible to serve as president because of his English birth.
McAdoo, William Gibbs: A 1920 and 1924 Democratic presidential hopeful.
McCain, John: Republican presidential hopeful in 2000.
McCarthy, Eugene: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1968. McCarthy did receive some popular votes for president in the general election. Independent candidate for president in 1976. Consumer Party nominee for president in 1988.
McCloskey, Paul: Republican presidential hopeful in 1972.
McCormack, Ellen: Independent presidential candidate in 1976. Presidential nominee of the Right to Life Party in 1980.
McGovern, George: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1968 and 1984. Democratic Party presidential nominee in 1972.
McKinley, William: Republican president elected in 1896 and 1900.
McLain, Harley: Natural Peoples League candidate for president in 1980.
McReynolds, David: The 1980 and 2000 Socialist Party presidential nominee.
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Meyner, Robert B.: Democratic presidential hopeful, 1960.
Miller, Ernest L.: Restoration Party presidential candidate in 1976.
Mitchell, Charlene: Communist Party presidential nominee in 1968.
Mondale, Walter F.: Democratic presidential nominee in 1984.
Moorehead, Monica: Presidential nominee of the Workers World Party, 2000.
Morse, Wayne.: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1960.
Morton, Levi P.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1896.
Munn, E. Harold: Prohibition Party's presidential nominee in 1964, 1968, and 1972.
Muskie, Edmund S.: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1972, 1976, and 1980.
Nader, Ralph: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1992. Presidential nominee of the Green Party in 1996 and 2000.
Nations, Gilbert Owen: American Party presidential nominee in 1924.
Nixon, Richard M.: Republican nominee for president in 1960. Elected president in 1968 and 1972.
Norton, Seymour F.: Populist Party presidential hopeful in 1896.
Nunn, Sam: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988.
Palmer, Alexander M.: A 1920 Democratic presidential hopeful.
Palmer, John M.: National Democrat candidate for president in 1896. This party consisted of Democrats who favored the gold standard.
Palmer, William B.: Prohibition party presidential hopeful in 1908.
Parker, Alton B.: Democratic Party nominee for president in 1904.
Pattison, Robert E.: Democratic presidential hopeful of 1896.
Paul, Ron: Libertarian Party nominee for president in 1988.
Pelley, William D.: Christian Party candidate for president in 1936.
Percy, Charles: Presidential hopeful in 1976, Republican Party.
Perot, H. Ross: Candidate for president in 1992 and 1996, using labels including Independent, United We Stand, and Reform Party.
Phillips, Channing Emery: Democratic presidential hopeful, 1968.
Phillips, Howard: Presidential nominee of the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992, and of the Constitution Party in 1996 and 2000.
Preston, Martin R.: Original presidential nominee of the Socialist Labor Party in 1908, but was replaced by August Gillhaus. Preston was under the Constitutional minimum age for president.
Proehl, Frederick C.: Greenback Party presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956.
Pulley, Andrew: Socialist Workers Party presidential nominee in 1980.
Roden, George: Presidential hopeful in 1976, Democratic Party.
Quay, Matthew S.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1896.
Quayle, Dan: Republican presidential hopeful in 1996 and in 2000.
Rarick, John R.: American Independent Party presidential nominee in 1980.
Reagan, Ronald: Republican presidential hopeful in 1968 and 1976. Republican president elected in 1980 and 1984.
Reed, Evelyn: Though not the regular nominee of the Socialist Workers Party in 1972, Reed did receive votes some Socialist Workers votes in three states.
Reed, Thomas B.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1896.
Reimer, Arthur E.: Socialist Labor Party's 1912 nominee for president.
Reynolds, Verne L.: Socialist Labor Party presidential nominee in 1928 and 1932.
Rhodes, James A.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1968.
Richards, Bob: Populist Party candidate for president in 1984.
Robertson, Pat: Republican presidential hopeful in 1988.
Rockefeller, Nelson A.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1960, 1964, and 1968.
Rogers, William R. "Bill": Theocratic Party presidential nominee in 1968.
Romney, George W.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1964 and 1968.
Roosevelt, Franklin D.: Democratic president elected in 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944.
Roosevelt, Theodore: Republican vice-president who assumed the presidency on the death of McKinley. Re-elected in 1904. Unsuccessful Progressive ("Bull Moose") presidential candidate in 1912.
Root, Elihu: Republican presidential hopeful in 1916.
Russell, Charles E.: Socialist presidential hopeful in 1912.
Rumsfeld, Donald: Explored the idea of a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1988.
Russell, Richard B.: Democratic presidential hopeful of 1948 and 1952.
Schmitz, John G.: American Party nominee for president in 1972.
Schroeder, Pat: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988.
Scranton, Bill.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1964.
Seidel, Emil: Socialist Party presidential hopeful, 1912.
Serrette, Dennis L.: Independent Alliance candidate for president in 1984.
Shapp, Milton: Presidential hopeful in 1976, Democratic Party.
Shelton, Frank W.: American Party nominee for president, 1980.
Shelton, Herbert M.: Vegetarian Party's 1956 presidential nominee.
Shriver, Sargent: Presidential hopeful in 1976, Democratic Party.
Simon, Paul: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1988.
Slocomb, Whitney H.: Greenback Party presidential nominee in 1960.
Smathers, George.: A 1960 Democratic presidential hopeful.
Smith, Alfred E.: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1920, 1924 and 1932. Democratic nominee for president in 1928.
Smith, Bob: Republican presidential hopeful in 2000.
Smith, Gerald L.K.: "America First" candidate for president in 1940. Christian Nationalist Party nominee for president in 1956.
Smith, Margaret Chase: Republican presidential hopeful in 1964.
Smith, Maureen: Peace and Freedom Party presidential nominee in 1980.
Smith, Robert J.: American Party candidate for president in 1992.
Soeters, Kent M.: Berkeley Defense Group's candidate for president in 1968.
Specter, Arlen: Republican presidential hopeful in 1996.
Spock, Benjamin: People's Party nominee for president in 1972.
Stassen, Harold: Republican presidential hopeful in 1948. Quadrennial hopeful in the decades that followed.
Stevenson, Adlai E.: Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956, and a hopeful candidate in 1960.
Sullivan, Charles L.: Constitutional Party nominee for president in 1960.
Swallow, Silas C.: Prohibition Party hopeful candidate in 1900. Prohibition Party nominee for president in 1904.
Symington, W. Stuart: Democratic presidential hopeful in 1956 and 1960.
Taft, Robert: Republican Party presidential hopeful in 1940, 1948, and 1952.
Taft, William Howard: Republican president elected in 1908, and defeated in his 1912 reelection bid.
Taylor, Frank: United American candidate for president in 1976.
Teichert, Edward A.: Socialist Labor Party's 1940 and 1944 presidential standard-bearer.
Thomas, Norman: Socialist Party presidential nominee in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, and 1948.
Thurmond, J. Strom: States' Rights Democrat nominee for president in 1948.
Tomlinson, Homer A.: Church of God Party (Theocratic Party) nominee in 1952, 1960, and 1964.
Troxell, Richard K.: Constitution Party nominee for president in 1968.
Truman, Harry S: Democratic vice-president who became president on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Re-elected in 1948.
Trump, Donald: Reform Party presidential hopeful in 2000.
Turney, Daniel Braxton: United Christian Party presidential nominee of 1908.
Udall, Morris "Mo": Presidential hopeful in 1976, Democratic Party.
Underwood, Oscar: A 1912 presidential hopeful in the Democratic Party.
Upshaw, William David: Prohibition Party's 1932 presidential standard-bearer.
Vandenberg, Arthur H.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1948.
Varney, William Frederick: Prohibition Party presidential nominee in 1928.
Ventura, Jesse: Reform Party presidential hopeful in 2000.
Wallace, George C.: Presidential nominee of the American Independent Party in 1968. Democratic presidential hopeful in 1972 and 1976.
Wallace, Henry A.: Progressive Party nominee for president in 1948.
Wallace, William J.: Commonwealth Land Party nominee for president in 1924.
Warren, Earl: Republican presidential hopeful in 1948 and 1952.
Warren, James: Socialist Workers Party presidential nominee in 1988 and 1992.
Watkins, Aaron S.: Prohibition Party's 1920 presidential standard-bearer.
Watson, Claude A.: Prohibition party presidential nominee in 1944 and 1948.
Watson, Thomas E.: People's Party (Populist) presidential nominee in 1904 and 1908.
Webb, Frank Elbridge: Farmer-Labor Party nominee for president in 1928. Webb was also nominated in 1932, but party leaders replaced him with Jacob S. Coxey.
Weeks, John W.: Republican presidential hopeful in 1916.
Wendelken, Martin E.: Independent candidate for president, 1980.
Willkie, Wendell: Presidential nominee of the Republican Party in 1940.
Wilson, Woodrow: Democratic president elected in 1912 and 1916.
Winn, Ed: Workers League candidate for president in 1984 and 1988.
Wood, Leonard: A 1920 Republican presidential hopeful.
Woolley, John G.: Prohibition Party nominee for president in 1900.
Wright, Margaret: People's Party 1976 presidential nominee.
Yiamouyiannas, John: Take Back America candidate for president in 1992.
Youngkeit, Louie G.: Independent candidate for president in 1988.
Zahnd, John: National Greenback (National Independent) Party presidential candidate in 1932 and 1936.
Zeidler, Frank P.: Socialist Party's 1976 presidential candidate.

Our Philosophy About Whom to Include

A listing of this kind necessarily involves some value judgments. Should we include every American who ever claimed to be a presidential candidate? Should we include "joke" candidates like Archie Bunker, Snoopy, or the nominee of the Car and Driver Party? Do we include persons who never announced their candidacy, but who were seriously considered by the political leaders of their own party?

Our general philosophy has been, first, to list all Democratic and Republican party nominees, as well as third party candidates who won at least 500 votes. For good measure we added just a few third party candidates who won few or no votes, if they issued political buttons that collectors enjoy collecting. The nominees of the Theocratic party are an example of this latter category.

As far as "hopeful" candidates go, our basic philosophy was to include credible candidates who sought their party's nomination. We also added a few candidates whose names were boosted by serious political leaders.

We welcome feedback regarding which other candidates should be included here. Also, please point out any errors we have made.

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