| Party & Year | Losing Candidate | Winner |
| Democratic-Republican, 1796 | |
| Federalist, 1800 | |
| Federalist, 1804 | |
| Federalist, 1808 | |
| Anti-War Republican, 1812 | |
| Federalist, 1816 | |
| Democratic, 1824 (lost by vote of U.S. House) | |
| National Republican, 1828 | |
| National Republican, 1832 | |
| Whig, 1836 | |
| Democratic, 1840 | |
| Whig, 1844 | |
| Democratic, 1848 | |
| Whig, 1852 | |
| Republican, 1856 | |
| National Democratic, 1860 (2nd in Electoral Vote) | |
| Democratic, 1860 (2nd in Popular Vote) | |
| Democratic, 1864 | |
| Democratic, 1868 | |
| Liberal Republican, 1872 | |
| Democratic, 1876 | |
| Democratic, 1880 | |
| Republican, 1884 | |
| Democratic, 1888 | |
| Republican, 1892 | |
| Democratic, 1896 | |
| Democratic, 1900 | |
| | Party & Year | Losing Candidate | Winner |
| Democratic, 1904 | |
| Democratic, 1908 | |
| Progressive, 1912 | |
| Republican, 1916 | |
| Democratic, 1920 | |
| Democratic, 1924 | |
| Democratic, 1928 | |
| Republican, 1932 | |
| Republican, 1936 | |
| Republican, 1940 | |
| Republican, 1944 | |
| Republican, 1948 | |
| Democratic, 1952 | |
| Democratic, 1956 | |
| Republican, 1960 | |
| Republican, 1964 | |
| Democratic, 1968 | |
| Democratic, 1972 | |
| Republican, 1976 | |
| Democratic, 1980 | |
| Democratic, 1984 | |
| Democratic, 1988 | |
| Republican, 1992 | |
| Republican, 1996 | |
| Democratic, 2000 | |
| Democratic, 2004 | |
| Republican, 2008 | |
|