List of major-party United States presidential candidates who lost their home or resident state Candidates who lost the election Candidates who lost the election

| Name_ | Election_Year | Party | Birth_State | Resident_State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hoover | 1932 | Republican | Lost Iowa | Lost California |
| Alf Landon | 1936 | Republican | Lost Pennsylvania | Lost Kansas |
| Thomas E. Dewey | 1944 | Republican | Lost Michigan | Lost New York |
| Adlai Stevenson | 1952 | Democrat | Lost California | Lost Illinois |
| Adlai Stevenson | 1956 | Democrat | Lost California | Lost Illinois |
| Hubert Humphrey | 1968 | Democrat | Lost South Dakota | Won Minnesota |
| George McGovern | 1972 | Democrat | Lost South Dakota | Lost South Dakota |
| Gerald Ford | 1976 | Republican | Won Nebraska | Won Michigan |
| George H. W. Bush | 1992 | Republican | Lost Massachusetts | Won Texas |
| Al Gore | 2000 | Democrat | Won District of Columbia | Lost Tennessee |
| John Kerry | 2004 | Democrat | Lost Colorado | Won Massachusetts |
| John McCain | 2008 | Republican | N/A | Won Arizona |
| Mitt Romney | 2012 | Republican | Lost Michigan | Lost Massachusetts |