List of Alternate Presidents

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Vive Les Bourbons

Grover Cleveland 1885-1889
Walter Q. Gresham 1889-1893
Grover Cleveland 1893-1897
David B. Hill 1897-1905
George Gray 1905-1913
Robert LaFollette 1913-1921
John W. Davis 1921-1929
Herbert Hoover 1929-1933
Albert Ritchie 1933-1941
Arthur Vandenburg 1941-1949
Harold Stassen 1949-1953
Douglas MacArthur 1953-1961
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963
Barry Goldwater 1963-1969
George Romney 1969-1977
James Carter 1977-1981
Howard Baker 1981-1989
Al Gore 1989-1993

Losing candidates:
1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Walter Q. Gresham
1896: William B. Allison
1900: Thomas B. Reed
1904: Charles Fairbanks
1908: Charles Hughes
1912: Judson Harmon
1916: Oscar Underwood
1920: Hiram Johnson
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Al Smith
1932: Herbert Hoover
1936: William Borah
1940: John Nance Garner
1944: David Walsh
1948: Richard Russell
1952: Harold Stassen
1956: Earl Warren
1960: Wayne Morse
1964: George Romney
1968: Barry Goldwater
1972: Ronald Reagan
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: James Carter
1984: Gary Hart
1988: Bob Dole

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Kennedy Lives

John Kennedy / Lyndon Johnson 1961-1965
Richard Nixon / Gerald Ford 1965-1969
Hubert Humphrey / Ed Muskie 1969-1973
George Romney / George Bush 1973-1981
George Bush / Bob Dole 1981-1985
Gary Hart / Reuben Askew 1985-1989
Bob Dole / Jack Kemp 1989-1993
Al Gore / Harris Wofford 1993-2001
John Danforth / J.C. Watts 2001-2009
J.C. Watts / Mitt Romney 2009-2017

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Hillary Clinton¹ 2017-2022 / Terry McAuliffe 2017-2021
Paul Ryan² 2022-2025 / Jeb Bush 2022-2025
Jason Carter³ 2025-2029 / Amy Klobuchar 2025-2029
Dave Brat⁴ 2029-2037 / George P. Bush 2029-2037

¹Longtime political veteran prevails over a favorite of organized labor and an unconventional candidate frustrated with political correctness, eight years after her close loss to a minority Senator with comparatively little political experience.
²After the indictment and resignation of the Vice-President for bribery charges, and the impeachment of the President for a political cover-up, the Speaker of the House ascends to the Presidency, picking a failed centrist candidate from a prominent political family as a caretaker Vice-President.
³ The failed 2014 Georgia gubernatorial nominee against all odds wins a longshot bid for the Democratic nomination, then rides a poor economy, frustration with Washington, and Ryan and Bush's gaffes into the White House.
⁴ After four years of malaise, the nation turns to a professor-turned-politician, who after a nasty primary battle picks a George Bush to be Vice-President.

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Donald Trump / Chris Christie 2017-2025¹
Chris Christie / Carlos Lopez-Cantera 2025-2029³
Gina Raimondo / Stefany Shaheen 2029-2037⁴
Ivanka Trump / Ben Sasse 2037-2045⁶


Failed tickets:
2016: Hillary Clinton / Amy Klobuchar
2020: Amy Klobuchar / Kamala Harris²
2024: Tammy Duckworth / Chris Coons
2028: Chris Christie / Carlos Lopez-Cantera
         Ivanka Trump / Matt Bevin
2032: Paul Ryan / Ted Cruz⁵
2036: Stefany Shaheen / Baron Trump

¹ The charismatic, unconventional candidate picks an experienced moderate to balance the ticket, and they exploit the economic malaise and foreign policy crises to obtain a larger than expected victory over the uninspired Democratic ticket
² Ethical problems surrounding ethnic freshman Senator Harris combined with a recovery ensure another catastrophic defeat for the Democratic ticket, winning only DC and Minnesota, a state that never responded warmly toward the often confrontational Trump.
³ Christie strongly embraced Trump's policies to win a primary challenge from business-friendly Speaker Paul Ryan, then won another decisive victory over the underwhelming Tammy Duckworth.
⁴ Christie's perceived betrayal of Trump's policies leads to the former President's daughter running a third-party candidacy, which combined with the strong centrist appeal of the Democratic ticket and a gaffe-prone Vice-President leads to the Democratic recapture of the White House.
⁵ The Republican ticket after the disastrous 2028 election sought to mend the rift between the two factions by nominating a figure from each wing of the party. However, a series of unforced errors by the Ryan campaign leads to a narrow reelection victory for President Raimondo.
⁶ In the wake of racial strife and the breakout of major conflict in the Pacific, the nation turns to the daughter of a former President to restore normalcy and a humble foreign policy.

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Donald Trump / Marco Rubio 2017-2021
Bernie Sanders / Terry McAuliffe 2021-2029
Terry McAuliffe / Julian Castro 2029-2033
Justin Amash / Thomas Massie 2033-2041

Losing tickets:
2016: Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine
2020: Donald Trump / Marco Rubio
2024: Marco Rubio / Mia Love
2028: George P. Bush / Liz Cheney
2032: Terry McAuliffe / Julian Castro
2036: Tim Kaine / Patrick Murphy

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Based off a game of President Infinity I played. H.W. Bush declines to run for reelection, Gerald Ford steps in and unites the party and wins against a strong Perot and weak Douglas Wilder.

George H.W. Bush (R-TX)/Dan Quayle (R-IN) 1989-1993
Fmr. Pres. Gerald Ford (R-MI)/Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) 1993-2001
Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA)[1]/Gov. Howard Dean (D-VT), Vacant, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) 2001-2009
Sen. Gary Johnson[2] (R-NM)/Sen. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 2009-2017
VP.Mitt Romney (R-MA)/Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) 2017-2021
Gov. Maggie Hassan (D-NH)/Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) 2021-2025
Fmr. SoS. Rand Paul (R-KY)/Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) 2025-20??

[1] Zell Miller's presidency looks very similar to OTL Bush, but with a similar act to the ACA passing in 2002. This causes even more debt due to both the wars and expanded medicare. This leads the Republicans to be the anti-war, more libertarian party, in part also due to Ford's more moderate influence, as well as less of a conservative revolution in the 90's. During this time, Howard Dean resigns in protest of the war, and Evan Bayh is appointed to replace him.
[2] After giving the keynote address at the 2004 RNC and running for senate, Gary Johnson is seen as the party's best chance to take the White House, and wins in a landslide against unpopular appointed VP Evan Bayh, after Bayh won a contested and scandalous primary against Fmr. VP Howard Dean.

Wouldn't Ford be constitutionally barred from seeking re-election at 1996, even if he weren't 83 years old?

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45. Donald Trump    January 20-23, 2017¹
46. Mike Pence        January 23-April 8, 2017²
47. Eric Holcomb     April 8-August 22, 2017³
48. Paul Ryan          August 22, 2017-January 20, 2021

¹Term cut short after being mauled by a pack of rabid dogs.
²Appointed Governor Eric Holcomb (R-IN) Vice-President; shortly thereafter resigned as President to serve as Provost of the University of Phoenix.
³Appointed Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) Vice-President; made first contact with aliens from Zeldar, a small planet in the vicinity of Alpha Centauri; shortly thereafter resigned as President to serve as Supreme Emperor of the Galaxy.

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Hillary Clinton 2017-2019¹
Paul Ryan 2019-2021²
Ted Cruz 2021-2025<sup>3

1</sup>After Republican gains in the 2018 midterms give them a veto-proof majority in the Senate, Clinton and Vice-President Kaine are impeached and removed for office for Benghazi, emails, and Vince Foster.
²Caretaker President Ryan is successfully primaried by Ted Cruz.
³Cruz would ordinarily have been DOA in the general election, if not for the fact that a dearth of young Democratic talent led Kayne West to become the Democratic nominee on the backs of a coalition of millenials and black voters.

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44. Howard Dean / Tom Vilsack 2005-2009
45. Rick Santorum / Ken Blackwell 2009-2013
46. Barack Obama / Evan Bayh 2013-2021

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35. Richard M. Nixon 1961-1969 (VP: Henry Cabot Lodge)
36. Henry Cabot Lodge 1969-1973 (VP: Spiro T. Agnew)
37. Henry M. Jackson 1973-1981 (VP: Walter F. Mondale)
38. Jack F. Kemp 1981-1989 (VP: Richard S. Schweiker)
39. Richard S. Schweiker 1989-1993 (VP: John S. McCain)
40. Mario M. Cuomo 1993-1997 (VP: William J. Clinton)
41. Colin L. Powell 1997-2005 (VP: John S. McCain)
42. John R. Edwards 2005-2013 (VP: William B. Richardson)
43. Christopher J. Christie 2013-present (VP: Mitch Daniels)

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John F. Kennedy 1961-1969
Ronald Reagan 1969-1977
Sam Walton 1977-1981
Gerald Ford 1981-1989
Jack Kemp 1989-1993
Bill Clinton 1993-2001
George W. Bush 2001-2003
Dick Cheney 2003-2009
Al Gore 2009-2014
Joe Biden 2014-2017
Paul LePage 2017-present

Vice-Presidents
Lyndon Johnson 1961-1969
Gerald Ford 1969-1977
Walter Mondale 1977-1981
Jack Kemp 1981-1989
Dan Quayle 1989-1993
Al Gore 1993-2001
Dick Cheney 2001-2003
John McCain 2005-2009
Rod Blagojevich 2009-2013
Joe Biden 2013-2014
Hillary Clinton 2014-2017
Mike Pence 2017-present

Failed Tickets
1960: Richard Nixon / Henry Cabot Lodge
1964: George Romney / John Tower
1968: Hubert Humphrey / Patsy Mink
1972: Ed Muskie / Tip O'Neill
1976: Nelson Rockefeller / Bob Dole
1980: Sam Walton / Walter Mondale
1984: Mario Cuomo / Gary Hart
1988: Mario Cuomo / Lloyd Bentsen
1992: Jack Kemp / Dan Quayle
1996: Jack Kemp / Lamar Alexander
2000: Al Gore / Joe Lieberman
2004: Howard Dean / Paul Kirk
2008: John McCain / Mitt Romney
2012: Rick Santorum / Todd Akin Marvin Bush
2016: Joe Biden / Tim Kaine