The 1824 presidential election is very similar to the 2016 contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump. Just like now, in 1824, the winner of the popular vote did not have enough electoral votes to win the election.
The Electoral College actually votes for the US President. The Popular Vote only 'elects' the members of the Electoral College.
The candidate for vice-president is nominated at the same national convention that nominates the presidential candidate.
The candidate for vice-president is nominated at the same national convention that nominates the presidential candidate.
The final choice is made by the electoral college, just as the choice for president is made. In every state, the vice presidential candidate appears on the ballot along with the presidential candidate; they run as a team. This is a huge change from the original method in the Constitution, wherein the vice president was the presidential candidate with the second most votes.
VICE PRESIDENT.
Presidential Candidate
The individual was the Vice-President not a candidate. It was Dan Quayle.
They are called the party's presidential ticket. Also the party's presidential nominees.
Attract more voters for the presidential candidate
Abraham Lincoln ran for president with Andrew Johnson as the Vice Presidential candidate. This would be Lincoln's second term as president, having chosen a new vice-presidential candidate.
The VP candidate is chosen soon after the presidential nomination is made.
Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party candidate for President, in 2016
Mitt Romney is the Republican candidate running for president in 2012.