He is elected in conjunction with the person running as president .
vice president
The vice president is elected with the president
The vice president is selected by the canidates and if they win the vice president they chose becomes vice president.
John Adams was the 1st vice president elected.
Thomas A. Hendricks, Democrat from Indiana, was elected vice-president in 1884.
Adams was elected in 1787 to be the first US vice president.
vice president
The President & Vice-President are elected by the ballots cast by citizens called electors.
Bill is not eligible to be elected vice president .
George Washington was not the Vice President; he was the President of the United States. His Vice President was John Adams, later 2nd President of the United States.
William McKinley was elected President in 1900.
The current vice president is Joe Biden.