A criminal record does not automatically preclude someone from running for the office of President, however it may prevent that person from running for State office or even voting for themselves.
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candidate with most votes, president runner up candidate, vice president
No, the president did not go to jail (except perhaps to visit inmates when he was working as an advocate). The president has a distant uncle (on his father's side), Onyango Obama, who was arrested for drunk driving in a suburb of Boston and spent several weeks in jail; but the president himself has a clean record and has never served any prison time.
The incumbent president, John Adams, was the Federalist candidate in 1800.
John McCain, Republican Presidential Candidate in 2008, did not go to jail.
He was the Republican candidate for President.
Technically he is both, but it is usual to refer to him as a president or the incumbent, since referring to him as a candidate makes it sound as though he isn't already a president.
No. He unsuccessful president candidate.
When a candidate runs for office, he picks a running mate. When that candidate wins, his/her running mate becomes vice president.
A candidate for president must be 35 years old
President John Adams
Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska , was the candidate.