U.S. President: Other Candidates For Party Nomination
Candidates who failed to receive their party's nomination (or who are currently campaigning for their party's nomination). Candidates who won the nomination belong in the above tables only.
| Year | Name | Party | Details | Nomination winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Douglass, FrederickFrederick Douglass | Liberty Party | 1 vote at national convention | Smith, GerritGerrit Smith |
| 1888 | Douglass, FrederickFrederick Douglass | Republican Party | 1 vote at national convention | Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison |
| 1968 | Phillips, Channing E.Channing E. Phillips | Democratic Party | 67.5 votes at national convention | Humphrey, HubertHubert Humphrey |
| 1972 | Chisholm, ShirleyShirley Chisholm | Democratic Party | 152 votes at national convention | McGovern, GeorgeGeorge McGovern |
| 1972 | Fauntroy, WalterWalter Fauntroy | Democratic Party | 1 vote at national convention; 21,217 votes (71.78%) and winner of Washington, D.C. primary | McGovern, GeorgeGeorge McGovern |
| 1976 | Jordan, BarbaraBarbara Jordan | Democratic Party | 1 vote at national convention | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter |
| 1976 | Fauntroy, WalterWalter Fauntroy | Democratic Party | 10,149 votes (30.49%) (2nd place) in Washington, D.C. primary | Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter |
| 1984 | Jackson, JesseJesse Jackson | Democratic Party | 466 votes at national convention | Mondale, WalterWalter Mondale |
| 1988 | Jackson, JesseJesse Jackson | Democratic Party | 1218.5 votes at national convention | Dukakis, MichaelMichael Dukakis |
| 1992 | Wilder, DouglasDouglas Wilder | Democratic Party | Withdrew before Iowa caucuses | Clinton, BillBill Clinton |
| 1992 | Keyes, AlanAlan Keyes | Republican Party | 1 vote at national convention. Keyes was the Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate election in Maryland at the time, and was not actively seeking the presidency in 1992. | Bush, George H.W.George H.W. Bush |
| 1996 | Keyes, AlanAlan Keyes | Republican Party | 1 vote at national convention | Dole, BobBob Dole |
| 1996 | Masters, IsabellIsabell Masters | Republican Party | 1052 votes (7th place) in Oklahoma primary | Dole, BobBob Dole |
| 2000 | Keyes, AlanAlan Keyes | Republican Party | 6 votes at national convention | Bush, George W.George W. Bush |
| 2000 | Rocker, Angel JoyAngel Joy Rocker | Republican Party | 6 votes in Alabama straw poll | Bush, George W.George W. Bush |
| 2004 | Braun, Carol MoseleyCarol Moseley Braun | Democratic Party | Withdrew before Iowa caucuses | Kerry, JohnJohn Kerry |
| 2004 | Sharpton, AlAl Sharpton | Democratic Party | Earned 26 delegates in 5 primaries and caucuses | Kerry, JohnJohn Kerry |
| 2008 | Keyes, AlanAlan Keyes | Republican Party | Keyes withdrew from Republican Party on April 15, 2008, but remained on the Republican ballot in several states. | McCain, JohnJohn McCain |
| 2008 | Keyes, AlanAlan Keyes | Constitution Party | 125.7 votes (24.36%) (2nd place) at national convention. | Baldwin, ChuckChuck Baldwin |
| 2012 | Cain, HermanHerman Cain | Republican Party | Withdrew on December 3, 2011. |
Romney, MittMitt Romney |
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