This is a list of American electoral candidates for the offices of

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...

and

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice ...

of the modern Democratic Party, either duly preselected and nominated, or the

presumptive nominee In United States politics and government, the term presidential nominee has two different meanings: # A candidate for president of the United States who has been selected by the delegates of a political party at the party's national convention ( ...

s of a future preselection and election. Opponents who received over one percent of the popular vote or ran an official campaign that received Electoral College votes are listed. Offices held prior to Election Day are included, and those held on Election Day have an italicized end date.

19th century

1828, 1832

1836, 1840

1844

1848

1852

1856

1860

1864

1868

1872

1876

1880

1884, 1888, 1892

1896, 1900

20th century

1904

1908

1912, 1916

1920

1924

1928

1932, 1936, 1940, 1944

1948

1952, 1956

1960

1964

1968

1972

1976, 1980

1984

1988

1992, 1996

21st century

2000

2004

2008, 2012

2016

2020

Notes

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