List of Alternate Presidents 2.0.

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Every Election of my lifetime going the other way Part I:

Dole, by some miracle, wins 1996:

43. Bob Dole¹ / Jack Kemp (Republican):1997-2001
44. Jack Kemp² / George W. Bush (Republican): 2001-2007
45. George W. Bush / Elizabeth Dole (Republican): 2007-2009
46. Hillary Clinton / Russ Feingold (Democratic): 2009-2017
47. Russ Feingold / Jay Inslee (Democratic): 2017-Incumbent

Defeated Tickets:
1996: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (Democratic), Ross Perot / Pat Choate (Reform)
2000: Al Gore / Bill Bradley (Democratic)
2004: Dick Gephardt / John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: George W. Bush / Elizabeth Dole (Republican)
2012: Mitt Romney / George Allen (Republican)
2016: Ted Cruz / John Kasich (Republican)

¹Declined to Seek a Second Term at age 77
²Resigned due to Health Issues January 3rd, 2007. Died November 20th, 2008.

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Every Election of my lifetime going the other way Part II:

Al Gore wins in 2000:

43. Al Gore / Joe Lieberman¹ (Democratic): 2001-2005
44. John McCain / Tommy Thompson (Republican): 2005-2013
45. Barack Obama / Mark Warner (Democratic): 2013- Present

Defeated Tickets:
2000: George W. Bush / Dick Cheney (Republican)
2004: Al Gore / Bob Graham (Democratic)
2008: Hillary Clinton / Evan Bayh (Democratic)
2012: Tommy Thompson / Bobby Jindal (Republican)

¹Declined to Seek a Second Term as Vice President.

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Every Election of my lifetime going the other way Part III:

John Kerry wins in 2004:

44. John Kerry / John Edwards ¹(Democratic): 2005-2009
45. George Allen / Mitt Romney (Republican): 2009-2013
46. Russ Feingold / Ted Strickland (Democratic): 2013-Present

Defeated Tickets:
2004: George W. Bush / Dick Cheney (Republican)
2008: John Kerry / Dick Gephardt (Democratic)
2012: George Allen / Mitt Romney (Republican)
2016: Jeb Bush / John Kasich (Republican

¹Forced off the Ticket in 2008 due to Scandal.

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Every Election of my lifetime going the other way Part III:

McCain wins in 2008:

44. John McCain¹ / Sarah Palin (Republican): 2009-2013
45. Hillary Clinton / Ted Strickland (Democratic): 2013-2021
46. Barack Obama / Martin O'Malley (Democratic): 2021-Incumbent

Defeated Tickets:
2008: Barack Obama / Joe Biden (Democratic)
2012: Sarah Palin / Lindsey Graham (Republican)
2016: Mitt Romney / Norm Coleman (Republican)
2020: Paul Ryan / Tom Cotton (Republican)

¹=Declined to seek a Second Term as President

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Every Election of my lifetime going the other way Part IV:

Mitt Romney wins in 2012:

45.Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan (Republican): 2013-2021
46.Al Franken / Joaquin Castro (Democratic):2021-Incumbent

Defeated Tickets:
2012: Barack Obama / Joe Biden (Democratic)
2016: Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine (Democratic)
2020: Paul Ryan / John Kasich (Republican)

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Every Election of my lifetime going the other way Part V:

Hillary Clinton wins in 2016:

45. Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine (Democratic): 2017-2021
46. John Kasich / Tom Cotton (Republican): 2021-Imcumbent

Defeated Tickets:
2016: Donald Trump / Mike Pence (Republican)
2020: Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine (Democratic)

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The Dukakis Years and Beyond:

41. Michael Dukakis / Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic):1989-1993
Def. 1988: George Bush / Dan Quayle (Republican)

42. Pete Wilson / Kit Bond (Republican): 1993-2001
Def. 1992: Michael Dukakis / Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic)
Def. 1996: Bill Clinton / Bob Kerrey (Democratic)

43. Joe Biden / Paul Wellstone (Democratic): 2001-2009
Def. 2000: Kit Bond / Dick Luger (Republican)
Def. 2004: John McCain / Jeb Bush (Republican)

44. Sam Brownback / Rob Portman (Republican): 2009-2013
Def. 2008: Hillary Clinton / Evan Bayh (Democratic)

45. Barack Obama / Mark Warner (Democratic); 2013-Incumbent
Def. 2012:Sam Brownback / Rob Portman (Republican)
Def. 2016:Norm Coleman / Jeff Flake (Republican)

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"I shall not Seek and Will not Accept the Republican Nomination for another Term as Your President in 1956":

34. Dwight Eisenhower (Republican): 1953-1957

35. Richard Nixon (Republican): 1957-1965

36. John F. Kennedy(Democratic): 1965-1973

37. Terry Sanford (Democratic): 1973-1977

38. Howard Baker (Republican): 1977-1981

39. Walter Mondale (Democratic): 1981-1985

40. Jack Kemp (Republican): 1985-1993

41. Lamar Alexander (Republican): 1993-1997

42. Mario Cuomo (Democratic): 1997-2003*

43. Al Gore (Democratic): 2003-2009

44. Jeb Bush (Republican): 2009-2017

45. Russ Feingold (Democratic): 2017-Incumbent

*= Assassinated in the March 2003 Terrorist Attack in Chicago.

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"Wallace stays on the ticket in '44:

32. Franklin Roosevelt⁺ (Democratic): 1933-1945 / John Garner (Democratic): 1933-1941, Henry Wallace (Democratic): 1941-1945

33. Henry Wallace (Democratic): 1945-1949 / Vacant: 1945-1949

34. Thomas Dewey (Republican): 1949-1957 / Earl Warren (Republican): 1949-1957

35. Earl Warren (Republican): 1957-1961 / Thurston Morton (Republican): 1957-1961

36. Lyndon Johnson (Democratic): 1961-1969 / Hubert Humphrey (Democratic): 1961-1969

37. Hubert Humphrey (Democratic): 1969-1973 / Stuart Symington (Democratic): 1969-1973

38. George Romney (Republican): 1973-1981 / John Tower (Republican): 1973-1981

39. Walter Mondale (Democratic): 1981-1985 / John Glenn (Democratic): 1981-1985

40. George Bush (Republican): 1985-1993 / Kit Bond (Republican): 1985-1993

41. Al Gore (Democratic): 1993-2001 / Douglas Wilder (Democratic): 1993-2001

42. Mitt Romney (Republican): 2001-2009 / Tommy Thompson (Republican): 2001-2009

43. Tim Kaine (Democratic): 2009-2017 / Russ Feingold (Democratic): 2009-2017

44. Ted Cruz (Republican): 2017-2021 / John Kasich (Republican): 2017-2021

45. Al Franken (Democratic): 2021-Present / Kirsten Gillibrand (Democratic): 2021-Present

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The Great Upset of '76:

38. Gerald Ford (REP.):1974-1981 / Nelson Rockefeller (REP.):1974-1977, Bob Dole (REP.): 1977-1981
39. Hugh Carey (DEM.):1981-1989 / Henry "Scoop" Jackson¹ (DEM.): 1981-1983, Gary Hart (DEM.): 1983-1989
40. Tom Kean (REP.): 1989-1997 / Paul Laxalt (REP.): 1989-1997
41. Jack Kemp (REP.): 1997-2001 / Jim Edgar (REP.): 1997-2001
42. Ann Richards (DEM.):² 2001-2005 / Dick Gephardt (DEM.): 2001-2005
43. Dick Gephardt (DEM.): 2005-2009 / Blanche Lincoln (DEM.): 2005-2009
44. Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP.): 2009-2017 / Kay Bailey Hutchison (REP.): 2009-2017
45. Sherrod Brown (DEM.): 2017-2025 / Barack Obama (DEM.): 2017-2025

¹= Died of an aortic aneurysm March 2nd, 1983

²= Declined to seek a Second Term as President for Health Reasons

Defeated Tickets:
1976: Jimmy Carter (DEM.) / Walter Mondale (DEM.)
1980: Ronald Reagan (REP.) / Howard Baker (REP.)
1984: Bob Dole (REP.) / John Chafee (REP.)
1988: Gary Hart (DEM.) / Lloyd Bentsen (DEM.)
1992: Bill Bradley (DEM.) / Bob Kerrey (DEM.)
1996: Douglas Wilder (DEM.) / John Kerry (DEM.)
2000: Jack Kemp (REP.) / Jim Edgar (REP.)
2004: Jeb Bush (REP.) / Gary Johnson (REP.)
2008: Dick Gephardt (DEM.) / Blanche Lincoln (DEM.)
2012: Andrew Cuomo (DEM.) / Mark Warner (DEM.)
2016: Mitch Daniels (REP.) / Lindsey Graham (REP.)
2020: Ted Cruz (REP.) / Rick Scott (REP.)

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President Clinton 2.0:

44. Hillary Clinton (DEM.) 2009-2013 / Evan Bayh (DEM.) 2009-2013
45. Mitt Romney (REP).) 2013-2021 /Rob Portman (REP.) 2013-2021
46. Barack Obama (DEM.) 2021-Incumbent / Steve Bullock (DEM.) 2021-Incumbent

Defeated Tickets:

2008: John McCain (REP.) / Sarah Palin (REP.)
2012: Hillary Clinton (DEM.) / Evan Bayh (DEM.)¹
2016: Martin O'Malley (DEM.) / Tim Kaine (DEM.)
2020: Rob Portman (REP.) / Ted Cruz (REP.)

¹= The Clinton/Bayh ticket Won the National Popular Vote despite losing the election.

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President Cuomo and Beyond:
41. George Bush | Dan Quayle (Republican) 1989-1993
Def. 1988: Michael Dukakis | Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic)

42. Mario Cuomo | Dick Gephardt (Democratic) 1993-2001
Def. 1992: George Bush | Dan Quayle (Republican), Ross Perot | James Stockdale (Independent)
Def. 1996: Newt Gingrich | Pete Wilson (Republican), Ross Perot | Pat Choate (Reform)

43. Dick Gephardt | John Kerry (Democratic) 2001-2005
Def. 2000: George Pataki | Elizabeth Dole (Republican)

44. Jeb Bush | Rob Portman (Republican) 2005-2013
Def. 2004: Dick Gephardt | John Kerry (Democratic)
Def. 2008: John Kerry | Howard Dean (Democratic)

45. Russ Feingold | Martin O'Malley (Democratic) 2013-Incumbent
Def. 2012: Rob Portman | Mike Huckabee (Republican)
Def. 2016: Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan (Republican)

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A New Democrat for President in 1988:

Presidents of the United States:

41. Al Gore (Democratic) 1989-1997
42. John McCain (Republican) 1997-2005
43. John Edwards (Democratic) 2005-2009
44. Mike Huckabee (Republican) 2009-2013
45. Joe Biden (Democratic) 2013-Incumbent

Vice Presidents of the United States:
44. Paul Tsongas (Democratic) 1989-1997
45. Dick Lugar (Republican) 1997-2005
46. Tom Daschle (Democratic) 2005-2009
47. Mitt Romney (Republican) 2009-2013
48. Russ Feingold (Republican) 2013-Incumbent

Defeated Tickets:

1988: George Bush / Dan Quayle (Republican)
1992: Bob Dole / Carroll Campbell (Republican)
1996: Bill Clinton / Dick Gephardt (Democratic)
2000: Paul Wellstone / Bob Graham (Democratic)
2004: Dick Lugar / George Pataki (Republican)
2008: John Edwards / Tom Daschle (Democratic)
2012: Mike Huckabee / Mitt Romney (Republican)
2016: Bobby Jindal / Norm Coleman (Republican)

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"Read My Lips. I won a Second Term:"

41. George HW Bush | Dan Quayle (Republican) 1989-1997
42. Dick Gephardt | Ann Richards (Democratic) 1997-2005
43. Jeb Bush | Jon Kyl (Republican) 2005-2013
44. Mark Warner | Barack Obama (Democratic) 2013-2021
45. Barack Obama | Martin Heinrich (Democratic): 2021-Incumbent

Defeated Tickets:
1988: Michael Dukakis | Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic)
1992: Jerry Brown | Paul Tsongas (Democratic), Ross Perot | James Stockdale (Independent)
1996: Bob Dole | Jack Kemp (Republican)
2000: Dan Quayle | Tom Ridge (Republican)
2004: Joe Liebermann | Howard Dean (Democratic)
2008: Howard Dean | Ted Strickland (Democratic)
2012: John Huntsman | Eric Cantor (Republican)
2016: Mitch Daniels | Jeff Flake (Republican)
2020: Ted Cruz | John Kasich (Republican)

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Dole beats Bush in the '88 Primary:

41. Bob Dole / Lamar Alexander (Republican) 1989-1993
42. Joe Biden / Dick Gephardt (Democratic) 1993-2001
43. Dick Gephardt / John Kerry (Democratic) 2001-2005
44. Elizabeth Dole / Tom Ridge (Republican) 2005-2009
45. Howard Dean / Blanche Lincoln (Democratic) 2009-2017
46. John Kasich / Rick Scott (Republican): 2017-Incumbent

Defeated Tickets:
1988: Michael Dukakis / Bill Clinton (Democratic)
1992: Bob Dole / Lamar Alexander (Republican)
1996: Lamar Alexander / Phil Graham (Republican)
2000: Jack Kemp / Dan Quayle (Republican)
2004: Dick Gephardt / John Kerry (Democratic)
2008: Elizabeth Dole / Tom Ridge (Republican)
2012: Tim Pawlenty / John Cornyn (Republican)
2016: Blanche Lincoln / Martin O'Malley (Democratic)

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Nixon the Cleveland:

35. Richard Nixon / Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 1961-1965
36. Lyndon Johnson / Eugene McCarthy (Democratic) 1965-1969
37. Richard Nixon / Nelson Rockefeller (Republican) 1969-1973
38. Nelson Rockefeller / Ronald Reagan (Republican) 1973-1981
39. Edmund Muskie / Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic) 1981-1989
40. Lloyd Bentsen / Michael Dukakis (Democratic) 1989-1993
41. George HW Bush / Jack Kemp (Republican) 1993-2001
42. Jack Kemp / Jim Edgar (Republican) 2001-2005
43. Bill Clinton / Mark Warner (Democratic) 2005-2013
44. Mitt Romney / Eric Cantor (Republican) 2013-2017
45. Jeff Merkley  / Julian Castro (Democratic) 2017-Incumbent

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The Unthinkable Has Happened:

40. Ronald Reagan / George HW Bush (Republican) 1981-1985
41. Walter Mondale / Geraldine Ferraro (Democratic) 1985-1989
      Walter Mondale / Michael Dukakis (Democratic) 1989-1993
42. Bob Dole / Jack Kemp (Republican) 1993-2001
43. Jack Kemp / John McCain (Republican) 2001-2005
44. Joe Biden / Bill Richardson (Democratic) 2005-2013
45. Tim Pawlenty / Sam Brownback (Republican) 2013-Incumbent

Defeated Tickets:

1984: Ronald Reagan / George HW Bush (Republican)
1988: George HW Bush / Carroll Campbell (Republican)
1992: Michael Dukakis / Bill Clinton (Democratic)
1996: Al Gore / Douglas Wilder (Democratic)
2000: Paul Wellstone / Bob Graham (Democratic)
2004: Jack Kemp / John McCain (Republican)
2008: John McCain / George Allen (Republican)
2012: Bill Richardson / Evan Bayh (Democratic)
2016: Martin O'Malley / Patty Murray (Democratic)

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Another Californian is elected President in 1968:

37. Ronald Reagan / John Volpe (Republican) 1969-1973
38. Edmund Muskie / Stuart Symington (Democratic) 1973-1981
39. Howard Baker / Donald Rumsfeld (Republican) 1981-1989
40. Donald Rumsfeld / Paul Laxalt (Republican) 1989-1993
41. Jerry Brown / Paul Tsongas (Democratic) 1993-1997
42. John McCain / Tom Ridge (Republican) 1997-2005
43. Howard Dean / Bob Graham (Democratic) 2005-2013
44. John Huntsman / Lindsey Graham (Republican) 2013-2021
45. Sherrod Brown / Deval Patrick (Democratic) 2021-2029

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32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) 1933-1944 [1]
33. Henry A. Wallace (Democratic) 1944-1945
34. Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) 1945-1953
35. Carey Estes Kefauver (Democratic) 1953-1961
36. Richard M. Nixon (Republican) 1961-1969
37. John F. Kennedy (Democratic) 1969-1974  [2]
38. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (Democratic) 1974-1977
39. John B. Anderson(Republican) 1977-1981
40. Robert F. Kennedy (Democratic) 1981-1989
41. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown (Democratic) 1989-1993
42. Robert J. Dole (Republican) 1993-2001
43. John S. McCain III (Republican) 2001-2005
44. James G. Janos (Known as Jesse Ventura) (Independent) 2005-2009
45. Johnny R. "John" Edwards (Democratic) 2009-2013
46. Willard Mitt Romney (Republican) 2013-2021
47. Jeffery A. "Jeff" Merkley (Democratic) 2021-Incumbent

[1]= Died of a Cerebral Hemorrhage January 1944
[2]= Died from Complications from Addison's Disease February 1974

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The Tippecanoe Curse is Broken by JFK:

35. John F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 1961-1969
36. Lyndon B. Johnson / Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic) 1969-1973
37. Nelson A. Rockefeller / Robert J. Dole (Republican) 1973-1981
38. Robert F. Kennedy / Birch E. Bayh Jr.(Democratic) 1981-1985
39. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. / Donald Rumsfeld (Republican) 1985-1993
40. Joseph R. Biden Jr. / Dale L. Bumpers (Democratic) 1993-2001
41. John S. McCain III / John R. Kasich (Republican) 2001-2009
42. John F. Kennedy Jr. / Bill Nelson (Democratic) 2009-2017
43. Marco A. Rubio / Robert J. Portman (Republican) 2017-Incumbent

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Another Unthinkable Has Happened:

37. Richard Nixon / Spiro Agnew (Republican) 1969-1973
38. George McGovern / Sargent Shriver (Democratic) 1973-1977
39. Ronald Reagan / Gerald Ford (Republican) 1977-1981
40. Walter Mondale / Reubin Askew (Democratic) 1981-1989
41. Reubin Askew / Gary Hart (Democratic) 1989-1993
42. Pete Wilson / Jim Thompson (Republican) 1993-2001
43. John McCain / Newt Gingrich (Republican) 2001-2005
44. Bill Clinton / Dick Gephardt (Democratic) 2005-2009
45. John Huntsman / Rob Portman (Republican) 2009-2017
46. Sherrod Brown / Deval Patrick (Democratic) 2017-2025
47. Deval Patrick / Steve Bullock (Democratic): 2025-2029
48. Rand Paul / Paul Ryan (Republican) 2029-Incumbent

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The Unthinkable of the '60s:

36. Lyndon Johnson / Vacant (Democratic) 1963-1965
37. Barry Goldwater / William Miller (Republican) 1965-1969
38. Robert  Kennedy / Terry Sanford (Democratic) 1969-1977
39. Terry Sanford / Frank Church (Democratic) 1977-1981
40. Richard Nixon / Donald Rumsfeld (Republican) 1981-1989
41. Donald Rumsfeld / Bob Dole (Republican) 1989-1993
42. Mario Cuomo / Al Gore (Democratic) 1993-2001
43. Al Gore / Joe Biden (Democratic) 2001-2005
44. Fred Thompson / George Pataki (Republican) 2005-2013
45. Andrew Cuomo / Ted Strickland (Democratic) 2013-2021
46. Nikki Haley / John Kasich (Republican) 2021-2029
47. Tim Ryan / Joaquin Castro (Democratic): 2029-Incumbent

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Third Parties in the Loop:

42. Ross Perot (Independent/Reform) 1993-2001 VP: James Stockdale: 1993-1995, Jack Kemp: 1995-2001

43. Dick Gephardt (Democratic) 2001-2009 VP: Howard Dean: 2001-2009

44. Donald Trump (Reform) 2009-2013 VP: Jesse Ventura: 2009-2013

45. Mitt Romney (Republican) 2013-2021 VP: Lindsey Graham: 2013-2021

46. Bernie Sanders (Progressive) 2021-2025 VP: Jeff Merkley: 2021-2025

47. Rand Paul (Republican Reform Alliance) 2025-2033 VP: Mike Lee: 2025-2033

48. Gavin Newsom (Democratic Progressive Alliance) 2033-Incumbent VP: Keith Ellison: 2033-Incumbent

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The Vice Presidents are Presidents in this Universe:

35. Richard Nixon / Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 1961-1969
36. Lyndon Johnson+ / Hubert Humphrey (Democratic) 1969-1971
37. Hubert Humphrey / Vacant (Democratic) 1971-1973
37. Hubert Humphrey / Edmund Muskie (Democratic) 1973-1977
38. Spiro Agnew * / Gerald Ford (Republican) 1977-1978
39. Gerald Ford / Vacant (Republican) 1978-1978
39. Gerald Ford / Bob Dole (Republican) 1978-1981
40. Walter Mondale / Jimmy Carter (Democratic): 1981-1989
41. George Bush / Dan Quayle (Republican) 1989-1997
42. Dan Quayle / John McCain (Republican) 1997-2001
43. Al Gore / Paul Wellstone (Democratic) 2001-2009
44. Dick Cheney / George Allen (Republican) 2009-2013
45. Joe Biden / Barack Obama (Democratic) 2013-2021
46. Mike Pence / Brain Sandoval (Republican) 2021-Incumbent

+= Died of a Heart Attack November 23rd, 1971
*= Resigned in Disgrace August 9th, 1978. First President Ever to Resign

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An Earlier Trump Presidency:

43. Donald Trump / Jesse Ventura ¹ (Reform) 2001-2005
44. John McCain / Mike Huckabee (Republican) 2005-2009
45. Hillary Clinton / Evan Bayh (Democratic) 2009-2017
46. John Kasich / Marco Rubio (Republican) 2017-2021
47. Bernie Sanders² / Sherrod Brown (Democratic) 2021-2025
43. Sherrod Brown / Joaquin Castro (Democratic) 2025-2033

Defeated Tickets:

2000: Al Gore / Joe Lieberman (Democratic), George W. Bush / Dick Cheney (Republican)
2004: Joe Lieberman / Wesley Clark, Donald Trump / Patrick Buchanan (Reform)
2008: John McCain / Mike Huckabee (Republican), Jesse Ventura / Ron Paul (Reform)³
2012: Mike Huckabee / Mitt Romney (Republican)
2016: Barack Obama⁴  / Andrew Cuomo (Democratic)
2020: John Kasich / Marco Rubio (Republican)
2024: Marco Rubio / Scott Walker (Republican)
2028: Ted Cruz / Rick Scott (Republican)

Speakers of the House:

Dennis Hastert (Republican) 1999-2003
Dick Gephardt (Democratic) 2003-2009
Nancy Pelosi (Democratic) 2009-2011
John Boehner (Republican) 2011-2019
Nancy Pelosi (Democratic) 2019-2021
Tim Ryan (Democratic) 2021-2027
Paul Ryan (Republican) 2027-2035

¹= Was dropped from the ticket in 2004 over disagreements with President Trump. Replaced with Pat Buchanan.
²= Declined to seek another term as President in 2024 due to age and health. Vice President Brown would be the first Vice President since George HW Bush in 1988 to be elected to succeed his boss.
³= Reform party would officially dissolve after a very poor performance in 2008. It's support would divide among the two main parties as well as various other third parties.
⁴= Won the national popular vote despite losing the electoral vote and the Presidency.