How would you have voted? Either candidate on a presidential ticket

[Lechasseur]

How would you have voted if you were allowed to vote for either the Presidential Candidate or the running mate for president? I'll do mine since 1952:

1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: George H. W. Bush
1984: George H. W. Bush
1988: George H. W. Bush
1992: George H. W. Bush
1996: Ross Perot
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: Joe Biden
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: Donald Trump (ugh)

I'll also add my second choice (optional):
1952: Adlai Stevenson
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1960: Lyndon Johnson
1964: Hubert Humphrey
1968: Spiro Agnew
1972: Spiro Agnew
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: Lloyd Bentsen
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: John McCain
2012: Joe Biden
2016: Mike Pence

[OSR stands with Israel]

Ill do mine since 1920(All without Hindsight):


1920: Calvin Coolidge
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Charles Curtis
1932: FDR
1936: FDR
1940: FDR
1944: FDR
1948: Harry Truman
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Hubert Humphrey
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Bob Dole
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George HW Bush
1992: George HW Bush
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: George W Bush
2004: George W Bush
2008: Joe Biden
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: Bill Weld


2nd Choice(Again without Hindsight):

1920: Warren Harding
1924: Charles Dawes
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Abstain
1936: Abstain
1940: Charles McNary
1944: Thomas Dewey
1948: Thomas Dewey
1952: Richard Nixon
1956: Richard Nixon
1960: Henry Cabot Lodge
1964: LBJ
1968: Spiro Agnew
1972: Spiro Agnew
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: George HW Bush
1984: George HW Bush
1988: Lloyd Bentsen
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Jack Kemp
2000: Joe Lieberman
2004: Abstain
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Paul Ryan
2016: Evan McMullin


With Hindsight:
1928: First Choice - Al Smith , Second Choice : Abstain
1960: First Choice- Henry Cabot Lodge , Second Choice: Richard Nixon
1964: First Choice - Barry Goldwater , Second Choice : Hubert Humphrey
1976: First Choice - Bob Dole , Second Choice : Gerald Ford
1992: First Choice- Bill Clinton , Second Choice: George HW Bush
2004: First Choice- Abstain , Second Choice : Abstain
2008: First Choice - John McCain , Second Choice : Joe Biden

[Young Conservative]

1976: Bob Dole
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H. W. Bush

1992: George H. W. Bush
1996: Bob Dole
2000: George W. Bush

2004: George W. Bush
2008: Sarah Palin
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: Mike Pence

Bolded are the only times I was/would have been excited to vote.

[Dr. MB]

1952: Adlai Stevenson
1956: Estes Kefauver
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Hubert Humphrey
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Patrick Lucey
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Ross Perot
1996: Ross Perot
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Joe Biden
2016: Bill Weld

[TPIG]

1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George Bush
1992: George Bush
1996: Jack Kemp
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John McCain
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: Mike Pence

Votes different than actual nominee in bold.

[RFayette]

1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George Bush
1992: George Bush
1996: Jack Kemp
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: John McCain
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: Mike Pence

Votes different than actual nominee in bold.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

1804     Thomas Jefferson (R)
1808     Rufus King (F)
1812     DeWitt Clinton (R)
1816     James Monroe (R)
1820     James Monroe (R)
1824     Henry Clay (R)
1828     John Quincy Adams (NR)
1832     Henry Clay (NR)
1836     Francis Granger (W)
1840     Richard Mentor Johnson (D, write-in)
1844     Theodore Frelinghuysen (W)
1848     Charles Francis Adams (FS)
1852     George Washington Julian (FS)
1856     William Lewis Dayton (R)
1860     Abraham Lincoln (R)
1864     Abraham Lincoln (R)
1868     Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1872     Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1876     Rutherford Birchard Hayes (R)
1880     James Abram Garfield (R)
1884     Stephen Grover Cleveland (D)
1888     Benjamin Harrison (R)
1892     Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (D)
1896     William Jennings Bryan (D)
1900     William Jennings Bryan (D)
1904     Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1908     William Jennings Bryan (D)
1912     Thomas Riley Marshall (D)
1916     Thomas Riley Marshall (D)
1920     Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
1924     Robert Marion LaFollette Sr. (P)
1928     Alfred Emmanuel Smith (D)
1932     Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
1936     Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
1940     Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
1944     Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)
1948     Harry S. Truman (D)
1952     Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (D)
1956     Carey Estes Kefauver (D)
1960     John Fitzgerald Kennedy (D)
1964     Hubert Horatio Humphrey (D)
1968     Hubert Horatio Humphrey (D)
1972     Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (D)
1976     Walter Frederick Mondale (D)
1980     Patrick Joseph Lucey (I)
1984     Walter Frederick Mondale (D)
1988     Michael Stanley Dukakis (D)
1992     Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (D)
1996     Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (D)
2000     Albert Arnold Gore J. (D)
2004     John Fitzgerald Kerry (D)
2008     Barrack Hussein Obama II (D)
2012     Barrack Hussein Obama II (D)
2016     Hillary Dianne Rodham Clinton (D)

[Kingpoleon]

1916: Charles Evan Hughes
1920: James Cox
1924: Charles W. Bryan
1928: Charles Curtis
1932: Charles Curtis
1936: Alfred Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Thomas Dewey
1948: Thomas Dewey
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
1964: Hubert Humphrey
1968: Spiro Agnew(without hindsight); Ed Muskie(with hindsight)
1972: Sargent Shriver
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: George H. W. Bush
1984: George H. W. Bush
1988: Lloyd Bentsen
1992: James Stockdale
1996: Pat Choate
2000: Joe Lieberman
2004: George W. Bush(major parties only; otherwise Camejo)
2008: John McCain
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: Tim Kaine

Tried to restrict myself to major parties only.

[dw93]

Post WWII with no Hindsight:

1948: Truman
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Mondale
1980: Mondale
1984: Mondale
1988: Bentsen
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Biden
2012: Biden
2016: Clinton

Second Choice with no Hindsight:

1948: Dewey
1952: Nixon
1956: Nixon
1960: Johnson
1964: Humphrey
1968: Humphrey
1972: Shriver
1976: Carter
1980: Anderson
1984: Bush
1988: Dukakis
1992: Gore
1996: Gore
2000: Lieberman (sigh...)
2004: Edwards
2008: McCain
2012: Obama
2016: Kaine

With Hindsight:
1956: First Choice: Still Eisenhower. Second Choice: Kefauver
1972: First Choice: Shriver. Second Choice: Nixon
1976: First Choice: Ford. Second Choice: Mondale
1988: First Choice: Still Bentsen. Second Choice: Tie between Dukakis and Bush.
1992: First Choice: Gore. Second Choice: Tie between Bush and Clinton.
1996: First Choice: Gore. Second Choice: Clinton.
2008: First Choice: Still Biden. Second Choice: Obama.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

1916: Charles Evan Hughes
1920: James Cox
1924: Charles W. Bryan
1928: Charles Curtis
1932: Charles Curtis
1936: Alfred Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Thomas Dewey
1948: Thomas Dewey
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1960: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
1964: Hubert Humphrey
1968: Spiro Agnew(without hindsight); Ed Muskie(with hindsight)
1972: Sargent Shriver
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: George H. W. Bush
1984: George H. W. Bush
1988: Lloyd Bentsen
1992: James Stockdale
1996: Pat Choate
2000: Joe Lieberman
2004: George W. Bush(major parties only; otherwise Camejo)
2008: John McCain
2012: Mitt Romney
2016: Tim Kaine

Tried to restrict myself to major parties only.

This would be mine, except I would've voted for FDR the first 3 times and Harry Truman the 4th time.

[MAINEiac4434]

1796: John Adams
1800: John Adams
1804: Rufus King
1808: Rufus King
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: Rufus King
1820: James Monroe
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: John Quincy Adams
1832: John Sergeant
1836: Richard M. Johnson
1840: Martin Van Buren
1844: James G. Birney
1848: Martin Van Buren
1852: John Hale
1856: John C. Frémont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: James A. Garfield
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1892: Whitelaw Reid
1896: William McKinley
1900: Theodore Roosevelt
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William Jennings Bryan
1912: Theodore Roosevelt
1916: Charles E. Hughes
1920: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1924: Robert La Follette
1928: Al Smith
1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1936: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1940: Norman Thomas
1944: Franklin Roosevelt
1948: Earl Warren
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1956: Estes Kefauver
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Edmund Muskie
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Geraldine Ferraro
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Al Gore
1896: Al Gore
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Rodham Clinton

[Wikipedia delenda est]

1952: Adlai Stevenson
1956: Estes Kefauver
1960: Lyndon Johnson
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Walter Mondale
1980: Walter Mondale
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Al Gore
1996: Al Gore
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Clinton