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

Nineteen of the 49 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 seven 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.
| Year | Vice President (dates of service as Vice President) | Popular vote (%) | Electoral college | Party | President |
| 1796 | John Adams (Apr 21 1789 − Mar 4 1797) | 35,726 (53.4%) | 71/138 | Federalist | George Washington |
| 1800 | Thomas Jefferson (Mar 4 1797 − Mar 4 1801) | 41,330 (61.4%) | 73/138 | Democratic-Republican | John Adams |
| 1808 | George Clinton (Mar 4 1805 − Apr 20 1812) | Did not receive nomination | Did not receive nomination | Democratic-Republican | Thomas Jefferson |
| 1836 | Martin Van Buren (Mar 4 1833 − Mar 4 1837) | 764,176 (50.8%) | 170/294 | Democratic | Andrew Jackson |
| 1860 | John C. Breckinridge (Mar 4 1857 − Mar 4 1861) | 848,019 (18.1%) | 72/303 | Southern Democratic | James Buchanan |
| 1908 | Charles W. Fairbanks (Mar 4 1905 − Mar 4 1909) | Did not receive nomination | Did not receive nomination | Republican | Theodore Roosevelt |
| 1916 | Charles W. Fairbanks (Mar 4 1905 − Mar 4 1909) | Did not receive nomination | Did not receive nomination | Republican | Theodore Roosevelt |
| 1920 | Thomas R. Marshall (Mar 4 1913 − Mar 4 1921) | Did not receive nomination | Did not receive nomination | Democratic | Woodrow Wilson |
| 1940 | John Nance Garner (Mar 4 1933 − Jan 20 1941) | Did not receive nomination | Did not receive nomination | Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1948 | Henry A. Wallace (Jan 20 1941 − Jan 20 1945) | 1,157,328 (2.37%) | 0/531 | Progressive | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1952 | Alben W. Barkley (Jan 20 1949 − Jan 20 1953) | Did not receive nomination | Did not receive nomination | Democratic | Harry S. Truman |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (Jan 20 1953 − Jan 20 1961) | 34,108,157 (49.5%) | 219/537 | Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey (Jan 20 1965 − Jan 20 1969) | 31,271,839 (42.7%) | 191/538 | Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (Jan 20 1953 − Jan 20 1961) | 31,783,783 (43.4%) | 301/538 | Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1972 | Hubert Humphrey (Jan 20 1965 − Jan 20 1969) | Did not receive nomination | Did not receive nomination | Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1984 | Walter Mondale (Jan 20 1977 − Jan 20 1981) | 37,577,352 (40.6%) | 13/538 | Democratic | Jimmy Carter |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (Jan 20 1981 − Jan 20 1989) | 48,886,597 (53.4%) | 426/538 | Republican | Ronald Reagan |
| 2000 | Dan Quayle (Jan 20 1989 − Jan 20 1993) | Did not receive nomination | Did not receive nomination | Republican | George H. W. Bush |
| 2000 | Al Gore (Jan 20 1993 − Jan 20 2001) | 50,999,897 (48.4%) | 266/538 | Democratic | Bill Clinton |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (Jan 20 2009 − Jan 20 2017) | 81,283,501 (51.3%) | 306/538 | Democratic | Barack Obama |
| 2024 | Mike Pence (Jan 20 2017 − Jan 20 2021) | Did not receive nomination | Did not receive nomination | Republican | Donald Trump |
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (Jan 20 2021 − Jan 20 2025) | 75,017,613 (48.4%) | 226/538 | Democratic | Joe Biden |