He was running against Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan
Garret A. Hobart, from New Jersey, was the vice president for most of McKinley's first term. He died in office and so had to be replaced on the ticket for the second term. Theodore Roosevelt, a hero for his exploits in Cuba, was his choice for his successful bid for re-election. When McKinley was assassinated on September 14, 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th US President.William McKinley's running mate in the 1896 presidential election was Garret A. Hobart. However, Vice President Hobart died in office during McKinley's first term, so a new running mate had to be selected when President McKinley ran for reelection in 1900. The Republican Party chose Theodore Roosevelt, who became President when McKinley was assassinated in 1901.William McKinley's Vice Presidents were Garret Hobart (1897-1899) none (1899-1901), and Theodore Roosevelt (1901)
President McKinley, thought he was a brash young man, but neverless nominated him to be assisstant secretary.
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.
William Henry Harrison and his running mate, John Tyler, were the Whig candidates in 1840.
Senator John Edwards from North Carolina ran for vice-president in 2004.
He didn't have one.
William R. King
charisma and war fame
No one. Tyler was William Harrison's running mate.
John Tyler, who served most of the term as president.
Johnson took over as President after Kennedy was assassinated. Then in 1964 the Democratic Party's Johnson and running mate Humphrey beat Goldwater and his running mate William Miller who were the Republican nominees.
James S. Sherman of New York was his vice-president and running mate in 1908 and 1912.However, Sherman died just before the election and was replaced with Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University.
Congressman William A. Wheeler from New York was the running mate of Rutherford Hayes.
In the office of the President of the United States, a running mate is the person that the candidate who receives the nomination selects to be their vice president.
When a candidate runs for office, he picks a running mate. When that candidate wins, his/her running mate becomes vice president.
Tippecanoe was William Henry Harrison. He ran as a Whig for President, and his vice president running mate was John Tyler. Harrison died from pneumonia about a month after his inauguration, so Tyler took over the Presidency. This was the first time a vice president took over after a president's death.
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