1996 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1996 election. Former Kansas Senator Bob Dole won the 1996 Republican nomination for President of the United States, and chose former New York Representative Jack Kemp as his running mate. Dole chose Kemp as his running mate in order to solidify support among the conservative wing of the Republican Party, despite the mutual personal distaste the two candidates had for each other.[1][2] The Dole-Kemp ticket would lose the 1996 election to the Clinton-Gore ticket.
Possible running mates
Final candidates
- Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp[2]
- Arizona Senator John McCain[2]
- Florida Senator Connie Mack III[2]
- Michigan Governor John Engler[2]
- Former South Carolina Governor Carroll Campbell[2]
Other potential candidates
- California Attorney General Dan Lungren[3]
- Former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney[3]
- General Colin Powell[2]
- Illinois Governor Jim Edgar[3]
- Indiana Senator Richard Lugar[3]
- New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman[4]
- Ohio Representative John Kasich[3]
- Ohio Governor George Voinovich[4]
- Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge[4]
- Former Secretary of State James Baker[3]
- Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison[3]
- Former White House Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld[3]
- Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson[3]
See also
References
- ^ Rudin, Ken (11 August 2012). "Running Mate Scorecard: Ups And Downs Since 1964". NPR. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Berke, Richard L. (9 August 1996). "A Final Round In Dole's Dance To Pick a No. 2". New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Pittman, David (19 July 1996). "Dole's VP `short list' includes McCain". Tucson Citizen. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Ferry, Joseph (25 July 1996). "Dole, Ridge Stump, Dodge Veep Question * Neither The Gop Hopeful Nor The Governor Appeared Anxious To Address It During A Montgomery County Stop". Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved 4 October 2015.