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The following is a list of female U.S. [[President of the United States|presidential]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice-presidential]] nominees. Nominees are candidates [[nominate]]d or otherwise selected by [[political parties]] for particular offices. Listed are those women who achieved [[ballot access]] in at least one [[U.S. state|state]]. They may have won the [[nomination]] of one of the [[List of political parties in the United States|US political parties]] (either one of the major parties, or one of the [[Third party (United States)|third parties]]), or made the [[ballot]] as an [[Independent (politician)|Independent]], and in either case must have [[voting|votes]] in the [[election]] to qualify for this list. Exception is made for those few candidates whose parties lost ballot status for additional runs. |
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Not included in the first two tables are women who lost a [[United States presidential nominating convention|nominating convention]] or [[primary election]] for their party's nomination (or who have not yet completed that process), [[write-in candidates]], potential candidates (suggested by media, objects of [[Draft (politics)|draft movements]], etc.), or [[List of fictional U.S. Presidential candidates|fictional candidates]]. The third table excludes all but the foremost. |
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Two women have won the nomination of a [[major party]], both as vice-presidential candidates: [[Geraldine Ferraro]] for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1984|1984 election]] and [[Sarah Palin]] for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 election]]. |
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==U.S. Presidential candidates: Party Nominees== |
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Revision as of 16:34, 29 January 2009
U.S. Vice-Presidential candidates: Party Nominees
U.S. President: Unsuccessful candidates for party nomination
Candidates who failed to receive their parties' nomination. Candidates who won the nomination belong in the above tables only.
| Year | Name | Party | Details | Nomination winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Anna Milburn[30] | National Greenback Party | Declined nomination | John Zahnd |
| 1964 | Margaret Chase Smith[31] | Republican Party | Barry Goldwater | |
| Fay T. Carpenter Swain | Democratic Party | 7,140 votes in Indiana primary[32] | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| 1972 | Shirley Chisholm[31] | Democratic Party | 152 votes at National convention | George McGovern |
| Patsy Takamoto Mink[31] | ||||
| Bella Savitzky Abzug[31] | ||||
| 1976 | Barbara Jordan | Democratic Party | 1 vote at National convention | Jimmy Carter |
| Ellen McCormack[31] | ||||
| 1980 | Koryne Kaneski Horbal | Democratic Party | 5 votes at National convention | Jimmy Carter |
| Alice Tripp | 2 votes at National convention | |||
| 1984 | Martha Kirkland | Democratic Party | 1 vote at National convention | Walter Mondale |
| 1988 | Patricia Schroeder | Democratic Party | Michael Dukakis | |
| 1992 | Georgiana Doerschuck | Republican Party | 58 votes in New Hampshire primary[33] | George H.W. Bush |
| Caroline Killeen | Democratic Party | 96 votes in New Hampshire primary[34] | Bill Clinton | |
| Tennie Rogers | Republican Party | 754 votes in Texas primary[35] | George H.W. Bush | |
| Patricia Schroeder | Republican Party | 152 votes (12th place) in New Hampshire primary | ||
| 1996 | Georgiana Doerschuck | Republican Party | 140 votes in New Hampshire primary[33] | Bob Dole |
| Susan Gail Ducey | Republican Party | 539 votes in (9th place) at Arizona primary;[36] 152 votes ((12th place) at New Hampshire primary;[37] 1,092 votes (8th place) at Texas primary[35] | " | |
| Elvena E. Lloyd-Duffie | Democratic Party | 13,025 votes in Arkansas primary;[36] 10,876 votes (6th place) in Texas primary;[35] 40,758 in Oklahoma primary (3rd place);[38] 11,620 votes (3rd place) in Louisiana primary;[39] 15,650 votes (2nd place) in Illinois primary[40] | Bill Clinton | |
| Dr. Heather Anne Harder | Democratic Party | 28,772 votes (3rd place) in Texas primary;[35] 376 votes in New Hampshire primary[41] and two write-in votes as a Republican; 6 votes in Illinois primary[36] | " | |
| Caroline Killeen | Democratic Party | 118 votes in New Hampshire primary[42] | " | |
| Mary "France" LeTulle | Republican Party | 650 votes (9th place) at Texas primary;[35] 290 votes in Nevada primary[43] | Bob Dole | |
| Isabell Masters | Republican Party | 1052 votes (7th place) at Oklahoma primary[44] | " | |
| Tennie Rogers | Republican Party | 35 votes at Mississippi primary; 12 votes inNew Hampshire primary[36] | " | |
| 2000 | Elizabeth Dole | Republican Party | 231 write-in votes in NH primary[45] | George W. Bush |
| Dr. Heather Anne Harder | Democratic Party | 1,358 votes in AZ primary; 192 votes (8th place) in New Hampshire primary, 1 Republican write-in vote [46] [47] | Al Gore | |
| Angel Joy Chavis Rocker[48] | Republican Party | 6 votes in Alabama straw poll [49] | George W. Bush | |
| Dorian Yeager | Republican Party | 98 votes (10th place) in New Hampshire primary[50] | " | |
| 2004 | Katherine Bateman | Democratic Party | 68 votes (14th place) in New Hampshire primary[51] | John Kerry |
| JoAnne Bier Beeman | Green Party | 14 votes at National convention | David Cobb | |
| Sheila Bilyeu | Green Party | 2 votes at National convention | " | |
| Carol Moseley Braun | Democratic Party | " | ||
| Jeanne Chebib | Democratic Party | 43 votes (12th place) in the Washington, D.C. primary[51] | " | |
| Mildred T. Glover | Democratic Party | 11 votes (22nd place) in New Hampshire primary; 4,039 votes (8th place) in Maryland primary[51] | " | |
| Caroline Killeen | Democratic Party | 31 votes (19th place) in New Hampshire primary[51] | " | |
| Millie Howard | Republican Party | 239 votes (13th place) in New Hampshire primary | George W. Bush | |
| Carol A. Miller | Green Party | 10 votes at National convention | David Cobb | |
| Lorna Salzman | Green Party | 40 votes at National convention | David Cobb | |
| Florence Walker | Democratic Party | 246 votes (6th place) in Washington, D.C. primary[51] | John Kerry | |
| 2008 | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Democratic Party | Reached second place in Democratic Primaries, winning 1,726½ Delegate votes and won more primaries than any other women in history, with 21 states won and more than 18 million votes, the race between Clinton and Obama was among the closest in history with her winning 48.03% of the popular vote to his 47.43%. | Barack Obama |
| Susan Gail Ducey | Republican Party | 2 votes (3-way tie for 8th place) in Tulsa, Oklahoma straw poll | John McCain | |
| Caroline Killeen | Democratic Party | 11 votes in New Hampshire primary | Barack Obama | |
| Elaine Brown | Green Party | 9 pledged delegates; withdrew | Cynthia McKinney | |
| Nan Garrett | Withdrew in February, 2007[52] | |||
| Kat Swift | ||||
| Mary Ruwart | Libertarian Party | Bob Barr | ||
| Christine Smith |
U.S. Vice-Presidential candidates for nomination
Notes
- ^ Victoria Woodhull did not appear on the ballot, but is notable as the first woman to run for President of the United States.
- ^ Victoria Woodhull's votes don't appear to have been counted. See, e.g. Victoria Woodhull, the Spirit to Run the White House for more information.
- ^ a b Belva Ann Lockwood’s 1884 running mate’s name is variously given as Marietta Stow, Marietta L. B. Stow, Marietta Lizzie Bell Stow, Marietta Snow, Marietta Snowman, and Harriet Stow.
- ^ Belva Ann Lockwood won an unspecified number of votes in 1888 that was fewer than her 1884 total of 4,149. See Belva Ann Lockwood: For Peace, Justice, and President By Frances A. Cook
- ^ The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1952, page 583.
- ^ In 1972 in Arizona, Pima and Yavapai counties had a ballot malfunction that counted many votes for both a major party candidate and Linda Jenness of the Socialist Workers Party. A court ordered that the ballots be counted for both. As a consequence, Jenness received 16% and 8% of the vote in Pima and Yavapai, respectively. 30,579 of her 30,945 Arizona votes are from those two counties. Some sources don't count these votes for Jenness.
- ^ Naomi Cohen appeared on the ballot in Ohio in place of Deirdre Griswold's running mate Gavrielle Holmes
- ^ Gavrielle Holmes was an alternate candidate for Larry Holmes.
- ^ Milton Vera was an alternate candidate for Gloria La Riva in some states, including Iowa and Ohio.
- ^ The vote total is for the Gavrielle Holmes ticket only.
- ^ Robert Moses will be on the ballot in some states.
- ^ Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd was Cleaver's running mate in some states, and Jerry Rubin had also been nominated. http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/home/index.php/about-us/historical-information/presidential-candidates
- ^ The vote total is for the Griswold-Cohen ticket in Ohio only."General Election, November 4, 1980" Ohio Secretary of State
- ^ Wretha Hanson appeared on a ballot line in Ohio in place of Barry Commoner's official running mate La Donna Harris.
- ^ The vote total is for the Commoner-Hanson ticket in Ohio only."General Election, November 4, 1980" Ohio Secretary of State
- ^ Richard H. Congress or Clifton DeBerry were the Socialist Workers Party's Presidential candidate in some states, but Zimmerman was on all three tickets as the Vice-Presidential candidate.
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20060323091807/http://www.thirdpartywatch.com/encyclopedia/index.php?title=Socialist_Equality_Party
- ^ Matilde Zimmerman was an alternate candidate for Andrea Gonzales in some states, including Ohio.
- ^ Edward Bergonzi was an alternate candidate for Helen Halyard in some states, including Ohio.
- ^ Milton Vera was an alternate candidate for Gloria La Riva in some states, including Iowa and Ohio.
- ^ Anne Goeke appeared on a ballot line in at least Pennsylvania in place of Ralph Nader's official running mate Winona LaDuke.
- ^ Madelyn Hoffman appeared on a ballot line in New Jersey in place of Ralph Nader's official running mate Winona LaDuke.
- ^ Krista Paradise appeared on a ballot line in Colorado in place of Ralph Nader's official running mate Winona LaDuke.
- ^ Muriel Tillinghast appeared on a ballot line in New York in place of Ralph Nader's official running mate Winona LaDuke.
- ^ The vote total is for the Nader-Tillinghast ticket for the Presidential election in New York, 1996 only.
- ^ Karen Sanchirico appeared on a ballot line in Montana in place of Ralph Nader's official running mate Peter Camejo.
- ^ The vote total is for the Nader-Sanchirico ticket only.
- ^ Margaret Trowe was an alternate for Arrin Hawkins
- ^ Rubacky was McEnulty's running mate in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine, though the party had no ballot access in any state except Colorado. McEnulty had nine other running mates.[1]
- ^ Facts about the States By Joseph Nathan Kane
- ^ a b c d e "Female presidential candidates 1870-1990", Guide To Women Leaders. Retrieved 1/11/08.
- ^ http://www.tribstar.com/opinion_columns/local_story_117191351.html
- ^ a b http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/personal.html#doerschuck
- ^ http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/personal.html#killeen
- ^ a b c d e http://www.texasalmanac.com/politics/prez.pdf
- ^ a b c d http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe1996/presprim.htm
- ^ http://politics1.com/p2008-gop.htm
- ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectID=11&articleID=20080107_1_A13_BIELW23647
- ^ http://www.ballot-access.org/1996/0403.html
- ^ http://www.ballot-access.org/1996/0403.html
- ^ http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/personal.html#harder
- ^ http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/personal.html#killeen
- ^ http://www.ballot-access.org/1996/0403.html
- ^ http://www.ok.gov/~elections/96rpres.html
- ^ http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2000/2000presprim.htm
- ^ http://www.politics1.com/otherdem2k.htm
- ^ http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2000/2000presprim.htm
- ^ "White House bid wants serious attention", St. Petersburg Times, March 24, 1999. Accessed 07/08/08.
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990830/ai_n14247867
- ^ http://www.politics1.com/othergop2k.htm
- ^ a b c d e http://politics1.com/dems04.htm
- ^ http://www.nangarrett.org/index.php
- ^ "Proceedings of the National Liberty Convention, held at Buffalo, N.Y.", Retrieved June 13, 2008.
See also
- List of fictional United States Presidents
- List of women heads of state
- Category:Female heads of government
- Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (sometimes nicknamed "the first female president of the United States.")