Until 1824, all the Presidents were founding fathers. Nominees were chosen by state legislatures or by member of Congress or by some combination thereof. From 1828 on, the parties have held national nomination conventions for the purpose of choosing a candidates. Most states give their delegates instructions on how to vote on the first ballot. These instructions come from (1) primary elections, (2) caucuses throughout the state or (3) the state convention. In some states and parties, some "super"-delegates are not given instructions, but can vote as they choose.
Political parties began nominating presidential candidates in the early 19th century, with the Democratic-Republican Party being one of the first to establish a formal nomination process. The practice became more organized with the advent of national conventions in the 1830s, where delegates would gather to select their party's nominee. The modern primary system evolved later in the 20th century, allowing party members to vote directly for their preferred candidates. Today, nominations are a key aspect of the electoral process, reflecting party ideology and voter preferences.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the candidates in the first contested presidential election.
Each party's Presidential nominee (or incumbent) selects a running mate for an election. If a Vice President leaves office, the sitting President can nominate a replacement to be confirmed by the Congress.
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It's a little different: the political parties used to nominate vice presidents by separate voting procedures during the Parties' national conventions in the election years. Gradually and starting in the 20th century, Presidential candidates (who had always had some influence on the earlier vice-presidential election processes) became the major players in deciding who should be voted vice-President. The first to simply name a running mate even before the Party Convention started was Ronald Reagan in his (then unsuccesful) bid for the Republican nomination in 1976.
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1960 between JFK and Nixon. These debated were widely regarded as having a decisive impact on the result.
The national convention system for nominating presidential candidates was developed by the Democratic Party in the early 19th century. This system was established to provide a more formal and inclusive process for selecting candidates, allowing party members from different states to come together and choose their nominee. The convention system has since been adopted by other political parties in the United States.
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presidential primary elections and caucuses is one of the first steps in the process of electing the President of the United States of America. The primary elections are run by state and local governments, while caucuses are private events run by the political parties
The first televised debate between two Presidential candidates was between Nixon and Kennedy.