| Election(s) lost | President |
| 1796 Presidential Election | |
| 1820 Ohio Gubernatorial Election, 1822 U.S. House Election in Ohio, 1836 Presidential Election | |
| 1966 Georgia Gubernatorial Election, 1980 Presidential Election | |
| 1941 Special U.S. Senatorial Election in Texas, 1960 Democratic Presidential Nomination | |
| 1824 Presidential Election | |
| 1872 Republican Indiana Gubernatorial Nomination, 1876 Indiana Gubernatorial Election, 1878 and 1886 U.S. Senatorial Elections in Indiana, 1892 Presidential Election | |
| 1880 Republican Presidential Nomination | |
| 1840 and 1848 Presidential Elections, 1844 Democratic Presidential Nomination | |
| 1964 and 1970 U.S. Senatorial Elections in Texas, 1980 Republican Presidential Nomination, 1992 Presidential Election | |
| 1886 New York Mayoral Election, 1912 Presidential Election | |
| 1932 U.S. Presidential Election | |
| 1956 Democratic Vice Presidential Nomination | |
| 1800 Presidential Election | |
| 1976 Presidential Election | |
| 1836 Presidential Election (as a Vice Presidential Candidate) | |
| 1837 Tennessee State House Election, 1868 U.S. Senatorial Election in Tennessee, 1872 U.S. House Election in Tennessee | |
| | Election(s) lost | President |
| 1865 Erie County, New York District Attorney Election, 1888 Presidential Election | |
| 1968 and 1976 Republican Presidential Nominations | |
| 1960 Presidential Election, 1962 California Gubernatorial Election | |
| 1802 U.S. House Election in Massachusetts, 1828 Presidential Election, 1834 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election | |
| 1912 Presidential Election | |
| 1890 U.S. House Election in Ohio | |
| 1978 U.S. House Election in Texas | |
| 1789 U.S. House Election in Virginia | |
| 1872 U.S. Congressional Election in Ohio | |
| 1832 Illinois House Election, 1858 U.S. Senatorial Election in Illinois | |
| 1844 Whig Gubernatorial Nomination in New York, 1852 Whig Presidential Nomination, 1856 Presidential Election | |
| 1856 Democratic Presidential Nomination | |
| 1974 U.S. House Election in Arkansas, 1980 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election | |
| 2000 Democratic Nomation for U.S. House Election in Illinois | |
| 1844, 1848, 1852 Democratic Presidential Nominations | |
| 1920 Presidential Election (as a Vice Presidential candidate) | |
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