The nominee himself (herself) once sure of the party ticket. If after the party has chosen he/she will need party approval.
The Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1864 presidential elections was George Pendelton. He was the running mate of the Party's presidential nominee George B. McClellan.
Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate was Senator Joe Biden.
The Democratic Party's nominee for the U.S. Presidential Election of 1988 was Michael Dukakis, and his running mate was Geraldine Ferraro. The Democrats' nominee in 2000 was Vice President Al Gore, and his running mate was Joe Lieberman.
The VP candidate is chosen by a vote of the delegates after they choose the presidential candidates. In recent years the presidential nominee has told the convention whom he wants and the convention has acceded to his choice. However this was not always the case and may not be the case in future.
The vice presidential candidate is often referred to as the running mate of the presidential candidate during the campaign.
Jimmy Carter ran against Gerald Ford in 1976 for president, with Carter winning the presidency.
The two men who ran for Vice President were Joseph Biden (Democrat) and Paul Ryan (Republican). Since President Obama won re-election in 2012, and Joe Biden was his running-mate, Mr. Biden won a second term as Vice President.
Al Smith's running mate in the 1928 US presidential/vice-presidential election was Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas.
Andrew Johnson was Abraham Lincoln's vice-presidential running mate in the 1864 presidential election. He succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865.
The election is now over. Hillary Clinton was nominated and chose Senator and former governor, Tim Kaine, of Virginia as her running mate. They lost to Trump and Pence.
Yes, and it has happened before. In the 1972 presidential election, Democratic candidate George McGovern had chosen Misssouri Senator Thomas Eagleton as his running mate for vice-president. During the campaign it was learned that Eagleton had undergone electric shock thereapy and had been hospitalized for mental conditions. McGovern, initially supportive of Eagleton, later agreed that he should not remain as the vice-presidential candidate because of these issues. Eagleton dropped out and McGovern changed his vice-presidentail running mate to R. Sargent Shriver.
In the 1968 presidential, Spiro Agnew was Nixon's running mate.