Who was the democratic nominee?

Answer 1

Democratic Party Nominees for U.S. President:

• 1836 : incumbent Vice President Martin Van Buren of New York (won)
• 1840 : incumbent President Martin Van Buren of New York (lost)
• 1844 : former Tennessee Governor James K. Polk (won)
• 1848 : U.S. Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan (lost)
• 1852 : former U.S. Senator Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire (won)
• 1856 : Foreign Minister James Buchanan of Pennsylvania (won)
• 1860 : U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois (North) and incumbent Vice President John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky (South) (both lost)
• 1864 : Major General George McClellan of New Jersey (lost)
• 1868 : former New York Governor Horatio Seymour (lost)
• 1872 : former U.S. Representative Horace Greeley of New York (died before electoral votes were cast)
• 1876 : New York Governor Samuel J. Tilden (lost)
• 1880 : Major General Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania (lost)
• 1884 : New York Governor Grover Cleveland (won)
• 1888 : incumbent President Grover Cleveland of New York (lost)
• 1892 : former President Grover Cleveland of New York (won)
• 1896 : former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska (lost)
• 1900 : former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska (lost)
• 1904 : Chief Judge Alton B. Parker of New York (lost)
• 1908 : former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska (lost)
• 1912 : New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson (won)
• 1916 : incumbent President Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey (won)
• 1920 : Ohio Governor James M. Cox (lost)
• 1924 : former Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia (lost)
• 1928 : New York Governor Al Smith (lost)
• 1932 : New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (won)
• 1936 : incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (won)
• 1940 : incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (won)
• 1944 : incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (won)
• 1948 : incumbent President Harry S. Truman of Missouri (won)
• 1952 : Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson (lost)
• 1956 : former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson (lost)
• 1960 : U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts (won)
• 1964 : incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas (won)
• 1968 : incumbent Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (lost)
• 1972 : U.S. Senator George McGovern of South Dakota (lost)
• 1976 : former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter (won)
• 1980 : incumbent President Jimmy Carter of Georgia (lost)
• 1984 : former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota (lost)
• 1988 : Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis (lost)
• 1992 : Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton (won)
• 1996 : incumbent President Bill Clinton of Arkansas (won)
• 2000 : incumbent Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee (lost)
• 2004 : U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts (lost)
• 2008 : U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois (won)
• 2012 : incumbent President Barack Obama of Illinois (won)

Answer 2

The Democratic nominee for what? Could you please provide more context or specify which election cycle you are referring to?