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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Harrison | 1892 | Republican | Won Ohio | Lost Indiana |
| James B. Weaver | 1892 | Populist | Lost Ohio | Lost Iowa |
| William Jennings Bryan | 1896 | Democrat-Populist | Lost Illinois | Won Nebraska |
| William Jennings Bryan | 1900 | Democrat-Populist | Lost Illinois | Lost Nebraska |
| Alton B. Parker | 1904 | Democrat | Lost New York | Lost New York |
| William Jennings Bryan | 1908 | Democrat | Lost Illinois | Won Nebraska |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 1912 | Progressive | Lost New York | Lost New York |
| William Howard Taft | 1912 | Republican | Lost Ohio | Lost Ohio |
| James M. Cox | 1920 | Democrat | Lost Ohio | Lost Ohio |
| John W. Davis | 1924 | Democrat | Lost West Virginia | Lost New York |
| Al Smith | 1928 | Democrat | Lost New York | Lost New York |