This is a list of the candidates for the offices of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States of the Republican Party, either duly preselected and nominated, or the presumptive nominees 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.
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John C. Frémont of CA (1813–1890) | width=350 |
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| William L. Dayton of NJ (1807–1864) |
Opponent(s) James Buchanan (Democratic) Millard Fillmore (Know Nothing) |
| Opponent(s) John C. Breckinridge (Democratic) Andrew Jackson Donelson (Know Nothing) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1860 (won), 1864 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Abraham Lincoln of IL (1809–1865) |
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| Hannibal Hamlin of ME (1809–1891) (1860) | |
| Andrew Johnson of TN (1808–1875) (1864) | ||||
Opponent(s) Stephen A. Douglas (Democratic) John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrats) John Bell (Constitutional Union) |
| Opponent(s) Herschel Vespasian Johnson (Democratic) Joseph Lane (Southern Democrats) Edward Everett (Constitutional Union) | |||
Opponent(s) George B. McClellan (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) George H. Pendleton (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1868 (won), 1872 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Ulysses S. Grant of IL (1822–1885) |
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| Schuyler Colfax of IN (1823–1885) (1868) | |
| Henry Wilson of MA (1812–1875) (1872) | ||||
Opponent(s) Horatio Seymour (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Francis Preston Blair Jr. (Democratic) | |||
Opponent(s) Horace Greeley (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Benjamin Gratz Brown (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1876 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Rutherford B. Hayes of OH (1822–1893) | width=350 |
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| William A. Wheeler of NY (1819–1887) |
Opponent(s) Samuel J. Tilden (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Thomas A. Hendricks (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1880 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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James A. Garfield of OH (1831–1881) | width=350 |
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| Chester A. Arthur of NY (1829–1886) |
Opponent(s) Winfield Scott Hancock (Democratic) James B. Weaver (Greenback) |
| Opponent(s) William Hayden English (Democratic) Barzillai J. Chambers (Greenback) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1884 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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James G. Blaine of ME (1830–1893) | width=350 |
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| John A. Logan of IL (1826–1886) |
Opponent(s) Grover Cleveland (Democratic) John St. John (Prohibition) Benjamin Butler (Greenback) |
| Opponent(s) Thomas A. Hendricks (Democratic) William Daniel (Prohibition) Absolom M. West (Greenback) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1888 (won), 1892 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Benjamin Harrison of IN (1833–1901) |
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| Levi Morton of NY (1824–1920) (1888) | |
| Whitelaw Reid of NY (1837–1912) (1892) | ||||
Opponent(s) Grover Cleveland (Democratic) Clinton Fisk (Prohibition) Alson Streeter (Union Labor) |
| Opponent(s) Allen Thurman (Democratic) John Brooks (Prohibition) Charles Cunningham (Union Labor) | |||
Opponent(s) Grover Cleveland (Democratic) James Weaver (Populist) John Bidwell (Prohibition) |
| Opponent(s) Adlai Stevenson (Democratic) James Field (Populist) James Cranfill (Prohibition) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1896 (won), 1900 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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William McKinley of OH (1843–1901) |
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| Garret Hobart of NJ (1844–1899) (1896) | |
| Theodore Roosevelt of NY (1858–1919) (1900) | ||||
Opponent(s) William Jennings Bryan (Democratic, Populist) |
| Opponent(s) Arthur Sewall (Democratic) Tom Watson (Populist) | |||
Opponent(s) William Jennings Bryan (Democratic, Populist) John Woolley (Prohibition) |
| Opponent(s) Adlai Stevenson (Democratic) Henry Metcalf (Prohibition) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1904 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Theodore Roosevelt of NY (1858–1919) | width=350 |
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| Charles Fairbanks of IN (1852–1918) |
Opponent(s) Alton Parker (Democratic) Gene Debs (Socialist) Silas Swallow (Prohibition) |
| Opponent(s) Henry Davis (Democratic) Ben Hanford (Socialist) George Carroll (Prohibition) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1908 (won), 1912 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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William Taft of OH (1857–1930) |
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| James S. Sherman of NY (1855–1912) (1908, 1912)[6] | |
| Nicholas Butler of NY (1862–1947) (1912) | ||||
Opponent(s) William Jennings Bryan (Democratic) Gene Debs (Socialist) Eugene Chafin (Prohibition) |
| Opponent(s) John Kern (Democratic) Ben Hanford (Socialist) Aaron Watkins (Prohibition) | |||
Opponent(s) Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) Eugene Debs (Socialist) Eugene Chafin (Prohibition) |
| Opponent(s) Thomas Marshall (Democratic) Hiram Johnson (Progressive) Emil Seidel (Socialist) Aaron Watkins (Prohibition) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1916 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Charles Hughes of NY (1862–1948) | width=350 |
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| Charles Fairbanks of IN (1852–1918) |
Opponent(s) Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) Allan Benson (Socialist) Frank Hanly (Prohibition) |
| Opponent(s) Thomas Marshall (Democratic) Kirk Kirkpatrick (Socialist) Ira Landrith (Prohibition) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1920 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Warren G. Harding of OH (1865–1923) | width=350 |
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| Calvin Coolidge of MA (1872–1933) |
Opponent(s) James Cox (Democratic) Gene Debs (Socialist) Parley Christensen (Farmer-Labor) |
| Opponent(s) Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) Stedy Stedman (Socialist) Max Hayes (Farmer-Labor) |
width=175 | Presidential nominee | 1924 (won) | width=175 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Calvin Coolidge of MA (1872–1933) | width=350 |
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| Charles Dawes of IL (1865–1951) |
Opponent(s) John Davis (Democratic) Bob La Follette (Progressive) |
| Opponent(s) Charles Bryan (Democratic) Burton Wheeler (Progressive) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1928 (won), 1932 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Herbert Hoover of CA (1874–1964) | width=350 |
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| Charles Curtis of KS (1860–1936) |
Opponent(s) Al Smith (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Joe Robinson (Democratic) | |||
Opponent(s) Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) Norman Thomas (Socialist) |
| Opponent(s) Jack Garner (Democratic) James Maurer (Socialist) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1936 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Alf Landon of KS (1887–1987) | width=350 |
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| Frank Knox of IL (1874–1944) |
Opponent(s) Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) William Lemke (Union) |
| Opponent(s) Jack Garner (Democratic) Thomas O'Brien (Union) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1940 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Wendell Willkie of NY (1892–1944) | width=350 |
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| Charles McNary of OR (1874–1944) |
Opponent(s) Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Henry Wallace (Democratic) |
width=175 | Presidential nominee | 1944 (lost), 1948 (lost) | width=175 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Thomas E. Dewey of NY (1902–1971) |
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| John W. Bricker of OH (1893–1986) (1944) | |
| Earl Warren of CA (1891–1974) (1948) | ||||
Opponent(s) Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Harry S. Truman (Democratic) | |||
Opponent(s) Harry S. Truman (Democratic) Strom Thurmond (Dixiecrat) Henry Wallace (Progressive) |
| Opponent(s) Alben Barkley (Democratic) Fielding Wright (Dixiecrat) Glen Taylor (Progressive) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1952 (won), 1956 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower of NY (1952), PA (1956) (1890–1969) | width=350 |
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| Richard Nixon of CA (1913–1994) |
Opponent(s) Adlai Stevenson (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) John Sparkman (Democratic) | |||
| Opponent(s) Estes Kefauver (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1960 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Richard Nixon of CA (1913–1994) | width=350 |
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| Henry Cabot Lodge of MA (1902–1985) |
Opponent(s) John F. Kennedy (Democratic) Harry Byrd (Southern Democrats) |
1 (0.2%)
| Opponent(s) Lyndon Johnson (Democratic) Strom Thurmond (Southern Democrats) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1964 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Barry Goldwater of AZ (1909–1998) | width=350 |
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| William Miller of NY (1914–1983) |
Opponent(s) Lyndon Johnson (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Hubert Humphrey (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1968 (won), 1972 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Richard Nixon of NY (1968), CA (1972) (1913–1994) | width=350 |
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| Spiro Agnew of MD (1918–1996) |
Opponent(s) Hubert Humphrey (Democratic) George Wallace (American Independent) |
| Opponent(s) Ed Muskie (Democratic) Curtis LeMay (American Independent) | |||
Opponent(s) George McGovern (Democratic) John Schmitz (American Independent) |
| Opponent(s) Sargent Shriver (Democratic) Thomas Anderson (American Independent) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1976 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Gerald Ford of MI (1913–2006) | width=350 |
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| Bob Dole of KS (1923–2021) |
Opponent(s) Jimmy Carter (Democratic) |
1 (0.2%)
| Opponent(s) Walter Mondale (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1980 (won), 1984 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Ronald Reagan of CA (1911–2004) | width=350 |
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| George H. W. Bush of TX (1924–2018) |
Opponent(s) Jimmy Carter (Democratic) John Anderson (Independent) Ed Clark (Libertarian) |
| Opponent(s) Walter Mondale (Democratic) Patrick Lucey (Independent) David Koch (Libertarian) | |||
Opponent(s) Walter Mondale (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Geraldine Ferraro (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1988 (won), 1992 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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George H. W. Bush of TX (1924–2018) | width=350 |
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| Dan Quayle of IN (born 1947) |
Opponent(s) Michael Dukakis (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic) | |||
Opponent(s) Bill Clinton (Democratic) Ross Perot (Independent) |
| Opponent(s) Al Gore (Democratic) James Stockdale (Independent) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 1996 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Bob Dole of KS (1923–2021) | width=350 |
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| Jack Kemp of NY (1935–2009) |
Opponent(s) Bill Clinton (Democratic) Ross Perot (Reform) |
| Opponent(s) Al Gore (Democratic) Pat Choate (Reform) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 2000 (won), 2004 (won) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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George W. Bush of TX (born 1946) | width=350 |
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| Dick Cheney of WY (born 1941) |
Opponent(s) Al Gore (Democratic) Ralph Nader (Green) |
| Opponent(s) Joe Lieberman (Democratic) Winona LaDuke (Green) | |||
Opponent(s) John Kerry (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) John Edwards (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 2008 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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John McCain of AZ (1936–2018) | width=350 |
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| Sarah Palin of AK (born 1964) |
Opponent(s) Barack Obama (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Joe Biden (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 2012 (lost) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Mitt Romney of MA (born 1947) | width=350 |
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| Paul Ryan of WI (born 1970) |
Opponent(s) Barack Obama (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Joe Biden (Democratic) |
width=190 | Presidential nominee | 2016 (won), 2020 (lost), 2024 (pending) | width=190 | Vice presidential nominee | |
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Donald Trump of NY (2016), FL (2020, 2024) (born 1946) |
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| Mike Pence of IN (born 1959) (2016, 2020) | |
| JD Vance of OH (born 1984) (2024) | ||||
Opponent(s) Hillary Clinton (Democratic) Gary Johnson (Libertarian) Jill Stein (Green) |
3 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%)
2 (0.4%) 1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%)
| Opponent(s) Tim Kaine (Democratic) Bill Weld (Libertarian) Ajamu Baraka (Green) | |||
Opponent(s) Joe Biden (Democratic) Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian) |
| Opponent(s) Kamala Harris (Democratic) Spike Cohen (Libertarian) | |||
Opponent(s) Kamala Harris (Democratic) |
| Opponent(s) Tim Walz (Democratic) |