How many times can someone run for President?

Answer 1

As many time as they want - provided they haven't won twice! However, it is rare for a major party to nominate the same person more than twice, and even twice is fairly unusual. The "perennial" candidates run to make a point and do not hope to win.

Answer 2

I believe it would be three times. According to Amendment XXII, "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice" but the question is asking how many times can a person be president, not how many times can a person be elected to the office of the President. According to the same Amendment no person who has held the office of the President for "more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once." It seems obvious then that if a person serves less than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President, the one election restriction above does not apply, and the person can be elected to the office of the President twice. These three periods in office do not have to be contiguous. This answer considers the full and legitimate holding of the office of the President, and doesn't take into account the situations where someone could be "Acting President" during another president's term. There is no specified limit to the number of times that could happen.

Answer 3

There is no legal limit on how many can run. However, it is expensive and requires a lot of effort to get on the ballot in every state and then to run a national campaign. There are only two major parties who always field a candidate. In some years a third national party has appeared and there are three major candidates. There are several minor parties that have candidates in some of the states, but never come close to electing a president. Considerably more people can run in the primaries in the hope of becoming a major party nominee. However, even running in primaries is expensive and time-consuming, so most losing candidates drop out after 2 or 3 losses.

Answer 4

There is no limit to the number of times a candidate can run and lose. If they win, they can serve at most 2 consecutive terms.

Answer 5

In the US you can only hold office for 2 terms each term is four years for a total of 8 years. Unless caught in declared war a president can stay in office longer.

Answer 6

As many times as you are up to, but only until you win two times.

Answer 7

two terms. four years each.

Answer 8

TWICE

Answer 9

2