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nominate one candidate each for

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and for

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. These candidates attempt to win

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by taking a majority of the electoral vote. The two candidates together are known as a ticket. Many states did not hold popular votes for the presidential election prior to the advent of

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in the 1820s. Prior to the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, electors cast two votes for president rather than one vote for president and one vote for vice president. Under the pre-12th Amendment Constitution, the candidate with the most votes became president and the candidate with the second most votes became vice president; hence, all candidates were technically running against each other. The listed ages are as of

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; for races prior to 1845, December 1st is considered election day for the purposes of the list.

Major tickets

Included below are all of the

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(

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, Democratic,

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, Whig, and Republican) presidential tickets in U.S. history, along with the nonpartisan candidacy of

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. Also included are

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and

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tickets that won at least ten percent of the popular or electoral vote. An asterisk (*) denotes elections held before the ratification of the 12th Amendment, which made significant changes to the presidential election process. An asterisk or caret (^) denotes elections held before 1832; before 1832, many states did not hold a popular vote for president. and The

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legislature continued to choose presidential electors until 1868, but, with only a small number of exceptions, all other states held popular votes after the 1828 election. Between 1848 and 1872, four newly-admitted (or re-admitted) states used legislative choice for a single election.

Other significant tickets

The following post-1800 tickets won less than 10% of the popular vote and less than 10% of the electoral vote, but won more than 1% of the popular vote or at least one electoral vote from an elector who had pledged to vote for the ticket. A caret (^) denotes elections held before 1832; before 1832, many states did not hold a popular vote for president.

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* * * Source for year of birth, age, and home state. * Source for popular and electoral vote. * Source for popular and electoral vote. {{United States political parties Presidential elections in the United States Lists of candidates for President of the United States

Major tickets

Other significant tickets

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