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Oppo - Jerry Wins In 1976
1977-1981: Gerald Ford/Bob Dole (Republican) [1]
1976: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (Democrat) [2]
1981-1983: Henry Jackson/Donald Stewart (Democrat) [3]
1980: Bob Dole/Arch A. Moore (Republican), Wally Hickel/Silvio Conte (Independent), Eugene McCarthy/Dick Randolph (Libertarian) [4]
1983: Donald Stewart/Vacant (Democrat) [5]
1983-1989: Donald Stewart/Dick Clark (Democrat) [6]
1984: Dan Quayle/John Chafee (Republican), Johnny L. Ford/Terry Bouricius (Citizens) [7]
1989-1997: Carlos Moorhead/Al D'Amato (Republican) [8]
1988: Donald Stewart/Dick Clark (Democrat), H. Ross Perot/Marcy Kaptur (Independent) [9]
1992: Daniel Patrick Moynihan/James Robert Jones (Democrat), Steve Jobs/David Orme-Johnson (Natural Law) [10]
1997: Vacant/Jerry Brown (Natural Law) [11]
1996: William Scranton III/Jerry Brown (Natural Law), Al D'Amato/Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican), Thomas M. Fogiletta/David Boren (Democrat), L. Neil Smith/Ted Brown (Libertarian) [12]
1997-2005: William Scranton III/Jerry Brown (Natural Law) [13]
2000: Fife Symington/Sumner Lipman (Republican), Jim Guy Tucker/Alan Wheat (Democrat) [14]
2005-2013: Paul Hardy/Jim Justice (Republican) [15]
2004: Jerry Brown/Harold H. Bloomfield (Natural Law), Chris Matthews/Alex Penelas (Democrat) [16]
2008: Nat Goldhaber/John McAfee (Natural Law), Harvey Gantt/Rahm Emanuel (Democrat) [17]
2013-2021: Doug Dern/Rocky Anderson (Natural Law) [18]
2012: Jim Justice/Norm Coleman (Republican), Joe Biden/Jim Matheson (Democrat), Alex Jones/D.W. Perry (Libertarian) [19]
2016: Norm Coleman/Nikki Haley (Republican), James Mattis/Jeff Merkley (Democratic Alternative), Alex Jones/D.W. Perry (Libertarian) [20]
2021-2022: James Mattis/Jeff Merkley (Democratic Alternative) [21]
2020: Rocky Anderson/Alan Grayson (Natural Law), Ron Johnson/Various (replacing David Vitter) (Republican), Michael T. Flynn/Stephen K. Bannon (True American League) [22]
2022: Jeff Merkley/Vacant (Democratic Alternative) [23]
2022-2025: Jeff Merkley/Dan Boren (Democratic Alternative) [24]
2025-2027: Jeff Merkley/Kirsten Gillibrand (Democratic Alternative/Republican) [25]
2024: Jeff Merkley/Dan Boren (Democratic Alternative), Ron Johnson/Kirsten Gillibrand (Republican), Tim Canova/Gavin Newsom (Natural Law), Michael T. Flynn/Stephen K. Bannon (True American League) [26]
2027: Kirsten Gillibrand/Vacant (Republican) [27]
2027-2029: Kirsten Gillibrand/Patrick McHenry (Republican) [28]
2029-2033: Brian Schatz/Mark Cuban (Natural Law) [29]
2028: Kirsten Gillibrand/Patrick McHenry (Republican), Richard Spencer/Brittany Pettibone (True American League), Marc Lamont Hill/Deborah Ross (Democratic Alternative) [30]
2033-Present: Richard Spencer/Brittany Pettibone (True American League) [31]
2032: Liz Cheney/Cory Gardner (Republican), Brian Schatz/Mark Cuban (Natural Law), Tim Ashe/Various (Vermont Progressive), Andrew Gillum/Cedric Richmond (Democratic Alternative) [32]
[1] Ford's second term would navigate America through an economic recession, giving the Democrats big gains in the mid-terms.
[2] Once New York came in, it was clear the President had done the impossible and won re-election (McCarthy getting on the ballot didn't help Carter).
[3] Jackson's hawkish foreign policies would be set by Defense Secretary Charlie Wilson.
[4] Bob Dole was too conservative, and 1980 was not a Republican year.
[5] Unfortunately, Jackson's old age would put Donald Stewart in the White House.
[6] The 43-year-old Stewart would moderate from Henry Jackson's New Deal domestic policy.
[7] Dan Quayle's youth and conservatism would lead him to be labeled "Bob Dole 2.0" by former White House Cheif of Staff Paul Wolfowitz.
[8] Moorhead's signature accomplishment would be balancing the budget, but his administration hadn't been the most successful, with the Republicans losing their majorities in 1992.
[9] President Stewart's campaign was overshadowed by the Texas billionaire, who's success influenced Moorhead's economic policies.
[10] Pat Moynihan wanted "a return to the days of Jackson", but the people were satisfied by the incumbent leadership. Another businessman, NeXT CEO Steve Jobs, ran on the pro-TM Natural Law ticket.
[11] The NLP worked out a deal with the Democrats who preferred the progressive conservative Scranton over the conservative D'Amato.
[12] Despite their association with TM, the country was in the mood for change, and the popular Governor and Senator gave that.
[13] Avoiding the controversial aspects of the party, Scranton worked with moderates and reformists from both parties.
[14] While Scranton's approval ratings were down, the major party nominees were unpopular as well.
[15] Hardy promised that he would be "a real conservative," being much more right-wing than Moorhead or Ford.
[16] Brown's much more left-wing views than Scranton lead some 2000 NLP voters to vote for Hardy.
[17] Goldhaber, Scranton's successor as Governor, didn't try to hide his pro-TM views, a move that some say cost him the election.
[18] Dern would move the NLP's ideology away from TM, a move that made the party more of a centrist party.
[19] The billionaire Justice was the wrong candidate to run during an economic recession.
[20] The Democrats actually made a strong performance in the election by working with the Alternative Party's nominee, James Mattis.
[21] Mattis would run similarly as to Henry Jackson, with a hawkish foreign policy and liberal domestic policy.
[22] For the first time since 1984, a candidate who wasn't a Republican or a Natural Lawist won. This was a result of Mattis' popularity along with Anderson's far-left views and Vitter's scandal.
[23] Mattis would be killed in a plane crash, leaving the liberal Merkley to take the baton.
[24] Without being a military hero like Mattis and not having many members of Congress, Merkley struggled to get his legislation passed.
[25] Merkley's peace talks in the Congo led him to win the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously.
[26] 2024 would provide no electoral majority, leading to a split party President and Vice President.
[27] Merkley would be killed by a terrorist while negotiating at a UN building.
[28] Gillibrand's presidency would be much more centrist than most Republicans, leaving many DAP members to switch parties.
[29] Schatz would fail to prevent a war along with an economic collapse.
[30] Gillibrand would win the popular vote while losing the electoral vote, cited by some as a result of Hill's campaign.
[31] The new President has been...., let's just say controversial.
[32] Spencer would take a narrow plurality in the electoral vote with the support of the West and the South.
1976: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (Democrat) [2]
1981-1983: Henry Jackson/Donald Stewart (Democrat) [3]
1980: Bob Dole/Arch A. Moore (Republican), Wally Hickel/Silvio Conte (Independent), Eugene McCarthy/Dick Randolph (Libertarian) [4]
1983: Donald Stewart/Vacant (Democrat) [5]
1983-1989: Donald Stewart/Dick Clark (Democrat) [6]
1984: Dan Quayle/John Chafee (Republican), Johnny L. Ford/Terry Bouricius (Citizens) [7]
1989-1997: Carlos Moorhead/Al D'Amato (Republican) [8]
1988: Donald Stewart/Dick Clark (Democrat), H. Ross Perot/Marcy Kaptur (Independent) [9]
1992: Daniel Patrick Moynihan/James Robert Jones (Democrat), Steve Jobs/David Orme-Johnson (Natural Law) [10]
1997: Vacant/Jerry Brown (Natural Law) [11]
1996: William Scranton III/Jerry Brown (Natural Law), Al D'Amato/Barry Goldwater Jr. (Republican), Thomas M. Fogiletta/David Boren (Democrat), L. Neil Smith/Ted Brown (Libertarian) [12]
1997-2005: William Scranton III/Jerry Brown (Natural Law) [13]
2000: Fife Symington/Sumner Lipman (Republican), Jim Guy Tucker/Alan Wheat (Democrat) [14]
2005-2013: Paul Hardy/Jim Justice (Republican) [15]
2004: Jerry Brown/Harold H. Bloomfield (Natural Law), Chris Matthews/Alex Penelas (Democrat) [16]
2008: Nat Goldhaber/John McAfee (Natural Law), Harvey Gantt/Rahm Emanuel (Democrat) [17]
2013-2021: Doug Dern/Rocky Anderson (Natural Law) [18]
2012: Jim Justice/Norm Coleman (Republican), Joe Biden/Jim Matheson (Democrat), Alex Jones/D.W. Perry (Libertarian) [19]
2016: Norm Coleman/Nikki Haley (Republican), James Mattis/Jeff Merkley (Democratic Alternative), Alex Jones/D.W. Perry (Libertarian) [20]
2021-2022: James Mattis/Jeff Merkley (Democratic Alternative) [21]
2020: Rocky Anderson/Alan Grayson (Natural Law), Ron Johnson/Various (replacing David Vitter) (Republican), Michael T. Flynn/Stephen K. Bannon (True American League) [22]
2022: Jeff Merkley/Vacant (Democratic Alternative) [23]
2022-2025: Jeff Merkley/Dan Boren (Democratic Alternative) [24]
2025-2027: Jeff Merkley/Kirsten Gillibrand (Democratic Alternative/Republican) [25]
2024: Jeff Merkley/Dan Boren (Democratic Alternative), Ron Johnson/Kirsten Gillibrand (Republican), Tim Canova/Gavin Newsom (Natural Law), Michael T. Flynn/Stephen K. Bannon (True American League) [26]
2027: Kirsten Gillibrand/Vacant (Republican) [27]
2027-2029: Kirsten Gillibrand/Patrick McHenry (Republican) [28]
2029-2033: Brian Schatz/Mark Cuban (Natural Law) [29]
2028: Kirsten Gillibrand/Patrick McHenry (Republican), Richard Spencer/Brittany Pettibone (True American League), Marc Lamont Hill/Deborah Ross (Democratic Alternative) [30]
2033-Present: Richard Spencer/Brittany Pettibone (True American League) [31]
2032: Liz Cheney/Cory Gardner (Republican), Brian Schatz/Mark Cuban (Natural Law), Tim Ashe/Various (Vermont Progressive), Andrew Gillum/Cedric Richmond (Democratic Alternative) [32]
[1] Ford's second term would navigate America through an economic recession, giving the Democrats big gains in the mid-terms.
[2] Once New York came in, it was clear the President had done the impossible and won re-election (McCarthy getting on the ballot didn't help Carter).
[3] Jackson's hawkish foreign policies would be set by Defense Secretary Charlie Wilson.
[4] Bob Dole was too conservative, and 1980 was not a Republican year.
[5] Unfortunately, Jackson's old age would put Donald Stewart in the White House.
[6] The 43-year-old Stewart would moderate from Henry Jackson's New Deal domestic policy.
[7] Dan Quayle's youth and conservatism would lead him to be labeled "Bob Dole 2.0" by former White House Cheif of Staff Paul Wolfowitz.
[8] Moorhead's signature accomplishment would be balancing the budget, but his administration hadn't been the most successful, with the Republicans losing their majorities in 1992.
[9] President Stewart's campaign was overshadowed by the Texas billionaire, who's success influenced Moorhead's economic policies.
[10] Pat Moynihan wanted "a return to the days of Jackson", but the people were satisfied by the incumbent leadership. Another businessman, NeXT CEO Steve Jobs, ran on the pro-TM Natural Law ticket.
[11] The NLP worked out a deal with the Democrats who preferred the progressive conservative Scranton over the conservative D'Amato.
[12] Despite their association with TM, the country was in the mood for change, and the popular Governor and Senator gave that.
[13] Avoiding the controversial aspects of the party, Scranton worked with moderates and reformists from both parties.
[14] While Scranton's approval ratings were down, the major party nominees were unpopular as well.
[15] Hardy promised that he would be "a real conservative," being much more right-wing than Moorhead or Ford.
[16] Brown's much more left-wing views than Scranton lead some 2000 NLP voters to vote for Hardy.
[17] Goldhaber, Scranton's successor as Governor, didn't try to hide his pro-TM views, a move that some say cost him the election.
[18] Dern would move the NLP's ideology away from TM, a move that made the party more of a centrist party.
[19] The billionaire Justice was the wrong candidate to run during an economic recession.
[20] The Democrats actually made a strong performance in the election by working with the Alternative Party's nominee, James Mattis.
[21] Mattis would run similarly as to Henry Jackson, with a hawkish foreign policy and liberal domestic policy.
[22] For the first time since 1984, a candidate who wasn't a Republican or a Natural Lawist won. This was a result of Mattis' popularity along with Anderson's far-left views and Vitter's scandal.
[23] Mattis would be killed in a plane crash, leaving the liberal Merkley to take the baton.
[24] Without being a military hero like Mattis and not having many members of Congress, Merkley struggled to get his legislation passed.
[25] Merkley's peace talks in the Congo led him to win the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously.
[26] 2024 would provide no electoral majority, leading to a split party President and Vice President.
[27] Merkley would be killed by a terrorist while negotiating at a UN building.
[28] Gillibrand's presidency would be much more centrist than most Republicans, leaving many DAP members to switch parties.
[29] Schatz would fail to prevent a war along with an economic collapse.
[30] Gillibrand would win the popular vote while losing the electoral vote, cited by some as a result of Hill's campaign.
[31] The new President has been...., let's just say controversial.
[32] Spencer would take a narrow plurality in the electoral vote with the support of the West and the South.
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