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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Van Buren | 1840 | Democrat | Lost New York | Lost New York |
| Henry Clay | 1844 | Whig | Lost Virginia | Won Kentucky |
| Winfield Scott | 1852 | Whig | Lost Virginia | Lost New Jersey |
| John C. Frémont | 1856 | Republican | Lost Georgia | Lost California |
| Millard Fillmore | 1856 | Know-Nothing | Lost New York | Lost New York |
| Stephen A. Douglas | 1860 | Democrat | Lost Vermont | Lost Illinois |
| John C. Breckinridge | 1860 | Southern Democrat | Lost Kentucky | Lost Kentucky |
| George B. McClellan | 1864 | Democrat | Lost Pennsylvania | Won New Jersey |
| Horace Greeley | 1872 | Liberal Republican Democrat | Lost New Hampshire | Lost New York |
| Winfield Scott Hancock | 1880 | Democrat | Lost Pennsylvania | Lost Pennsylvania |
| Grover Cleveland | 1888 | Democrat | Won New Jersey | Lost New York |