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What year was the last election in which the US did not have an incumbent President or Vice President running for President?
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In the 2008 US Presidential Election, none of the candidates was an incumbent President or Vice-President. President George W. Bush completed his second term of office, and Vice-President Cheney didn't seek nomination.
The Republican candidates were John McCain, US Senator (R-AZ), and Sarah Palin, (R) then-Governor of Alaska.
The Democratic candidates were Barack Obama, US Senator (D-IL), and Joseph Biden, US Senator, (D-DE).
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