Vice President-elect of the United States
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The Vice President-elect of the United States is the candidate who has been elected to the office of vice president of the United States in a United States presidential election, but is awaiting inauguration to assume office. There is no explicit indication in the U.S. Constitution as to when that person actually becomes vice president-elect, although the Twentieth Amendment uses the term "vice president-elect", thus giving the term constitutional justification. The term corresponds to the term "president-elect of the United States", used for those elected president of the United States for the same period between their election and inauguration. Incumbent vice presidents, who have won re-election for a second term, are generally not referred to as the vice president-elect, as they are already in office and are to become the vice president.
Infobox
Style
The Honorable
Salary
None
Formation
No official formation
Term length
In the period between the general election on Election Day in November and Noon (Eastern Standard Time) on Inauguration Day (January 20)
Inaugural holder
John AdamsJanuary 10, 1789
Tables
· List of vice presidents-elect
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1
Vice President-elect
1
Vice President-elect
John Adams
Party
Nonpartisan
Following
Election of 1788–89
Through
George Washington's first inauguration
2
2
Vice President-elect
2
Vice President-elect
Thomas Jefferson
Party
Democratic-Republican
Following
Election of 1796
Through
John Adams's inauguration
3
3
Vice President-elect
3
Vice President-elect
Aaron Burr
Party
Election of 1800
Party
Thomas Jefferson's first inauguration
4
4
Vice President-elect
4
Vice President-elect
George Clinton
Party
Election of 1804
Party
Thomas Jefferson's second inauguration
5
5
Vice President-elect
5
Vice President-elect
Elbridge Gerry
Party
Election of 1812
Party
James Madison's second inauguration
6
6
Vice President-elect
6
Vice President-elect
Daniel D. Tompkins
Party
Election of 1816
Party
James Monroe's first inauguration
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7
Vice President-elect
7
Vice President-elect
John C. Calhoun
Party
Election of 1824
Party
John Quincy Adams's inauguration
8
8
Vice President-elect
8
Vice President-elect
Martin Van Buren
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1832
Through
Andrew Jackson's second inauguration
9
9
Vice President-elect
9
Vice President-elect
Richard Mentor Johnson
Party
Election of 1836
Party
Martin Van Buren's inauguration
10
10
Vice President-elect
10
Vice President-elect
John Tyler
Party
Whig
Following
Election of 1840
Through
William Henry Harrison's inauguration
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11
Vice President-elect
11
Vice President-elect
George M. Dallas
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1844
Through
James K. Polk's inauguration
12
12
Vice President-elect
12
Vice President-elect
Millard Fillmore
Party
Whig
Following
Election of 1848
Through
Zachary Taylor's inauguration
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13
Vice President-elect
13
Vice President-elect
William R. King
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1852
Through
Oath of office administered March 24, 1853
14
14
Vice President-elect
14
Vice President-elect
John C. Breckinridge
Party
Election of 1856
Party
James Buchanan's inauguration
15
15
Vice President-elect
15
Vice President-elect
Hannibal Hamlin
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 1860
Through
Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration
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16
Vice President-elect
16
Vice President-elect
Andrew Johnson
Party
National Union
Following
Election of 1864
Through
Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration
17
17
Vice President-elect
17
Vice President-elect
Schuyler Colfax
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 1868
Through
Ulysses S. Grant's first inauguration
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18
Vice President-elect
18
Vice President-elect
Henry Wilson
Party
Election of 1872
Party
Ulysses S. Grant's second inauguration
19
19
Vice President-elect
19
Vice President-elect
William A. Wheeler
Party
Election of 1876
Party
Rutherford B. Hayes's inauguration
20
20
Vice President-elect
20
Vice President-elect
Chester A. Arthur
Party
Election of 1880
Party
James A. Garfield's inauguration
21
21
Vice President-elect
21
Vice President-elect
Thomas A. Hendricks
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1884
Through
Grover Cleveland's first inauguration
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22
Vice President-elect
22
Vice President-elect
Levi P. Morton
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 1888
Through
Benjamin Harrison's inauguration
23
23
Vice President-elect
23
Vice President-elect
Adlai Stevenson I
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1892
Through
Grover Cleveland's second inauguration
24
24
Vice President-elect
24
Vice President-elect
Garret Hobart
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 1896
Through
William McKinley's first inauguration
25
25
Vice President-elect
25
Vice President-elect
Theodore Roosevelt
Party
Election of 1900
Party
William McKinley's second inauguration
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26
Vice President-elect
26
Vice President-elect
Charles W. Fairbanks
Party
Election of 1904
Party
Theodore Roosevelt's second inauguration
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27
Vice President-elect
27
Vice President-elect
James S. Sherman
Party
Election of 1908
Party
William Howard Taft's inauguration
28
28
Vice President-elect
28
Vice President-elect
Thomas R. Marshall
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1912
Through
Woodrow Wilson's first inauguration
29
29
Vice President-elect
29
Vice President-elect
Calvin Coolidge
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 1920
Through
Warren G. Harding's inauguration
30
30
Vice President-elect
30
Vice President-elect
Charles G. Dawes
Party
Election of 1924
Party
Calvin Coolidge's inauguration
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31
Vice President-elect
31
Vice President-elect
Charles Curtis
Party
Election of 1928
Party
Herbert Hoover's inauguration
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32
Vice President-elect
32
Vice President-elect
John Nance Garner
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1932
Through
Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inauguration
33
33
Vice President-elect
33
Vice President-elect
Henry A. Wallace
Party
Election of 1940
Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt's third inauguration
34
34
Vice President-elect
34
Vice President-elect
Harry S. Truman
Party
Election of 1944
Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt's fourth inauguration
35
35
Vice President-elect
35
Vice President-elect
Alben W. Barkley
Party
Election of 1948
Party
Harry S. Truman's second inauguration
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36
Vice President-elect
36
Vice President-elect
Richard Nixon
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 1952
Through
Dwight D. Eisenhower's first inauguration
37
37
Vice President-elect
37
Vice President-elect
Lyndon B. Johnson
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1960
Through
John F. Kennedy's inauguration
38
38
Vice President-elect
38
Vice President-elect
Hubert Humphrey
Party
Election of 1964
Party
Lyndon B. Johnson's second inauguration
39
39
Vice President-elect
39
Vice President-elect
Spiro Agnew
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 1968
Through
Richard Nixon's first inauguration
40
40
Vice President-elect
40
Vice President-elect
Walter Mondale
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1976
Through
Jimmy Carter's inauguration
41
41
Vice President-elect
41
Vice President-elect
George H. W. Bush
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 1980
Through
Ronald Reagan's first inauguration
42
42
Vice President-elect
42
Vice President-elect
Dan Quayle
Party
Election of 1988
Party
George H. W. Bush's inauguration
43
43
Vice President-elect
43
Vice President-elect
Al Gore
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 1992
Through
Bill Clinton's first inauguration
44
44
Vice President-elect
44
Vice President-elect
Dick Cheney
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 2000
Through
George W. Bush's first inauguration
45
45
Vice President-elect
45
Vice President-elect
Joe Biden
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 2008
Through
Barack Obama's first inauguration
46
46
Vice President-elect
46
Vice President-elect
Mike Pence
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 2016
Through
Donald Trump's first inauguration
47
47
Vice President-elect
47
Vice President-elect
Kamala Harris
Party
Democratic
Following
Election of 2020
Through
Joe Biden's inauguration
48
48
Vice President-elect
48
Vice President-elect
JD Vance
Party
Republican
Following
Election of 2024
Through
Donald Trump's second inauguration
| Vice President-elect | Party | Following | Through | ||
| 1 | John Adams | Nonpartisan | Election of 1788–89 | George Washington's first inauguration | |
| 2 | Thomas Jefferson | Democratic-Republican | Election of 1796 | John Adams's inauguration | |
| 3 | Aaron Burr | Election of 1800 | Thomas Jefferson's first inauguration | ||
| 4 | George Clinton | Election of 1804 | Thomas Jefferson's second inauguration | ||
| 5 | Elbridge Gerry | Election of 1812 | James Madison's second inauguration | ||
| 6 | Daniel D. Tompkins | Election of 1816 | James Monroe's first inauguration | ||
| 7 | John C. Calhoun | Election of 1824 | John Quincy Adams's inauguration | ||
| 8 | Martin Van Buren | Democratic | Election of 1832 | Andrew Jackson's second inauguration | |
| 9 | Richard Mentor Johnson | Election of 1836 | Martin Van Buren's inauguration | ||
| 10 | John Tyler | Whig | Election of 1840 | William Henry Harrison's inauguration | |
| 11 | George M. Dallas | Democratic | Election of 1844 | James K. Polk's inauguration | |
| 12 | Millard Fillmore | Whig | Election of 1848 | Zachary Taylor's inauguration | |
| 13 | William R. King | Democratic | Election of 1852 | Oath of office administered March 24, 1853 | |
| 14 | John C. Breckinridge | Election of 1856 | James Buchanan's inauguration | ||
| 15 | Hannibal Hamlin | Republican | Election of 1860 | Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration | |
| 16 | Andrew Johnson | National Union | Election of 1864 | Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration | |
| 17 | Schuyler Colfax | Republican | Election of 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant's first inauguration | |
| 18 | Henry Wilson | Election of 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant's second inauguration | ||
| 19 | William A. Wheeler | Election of 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes's inauguration | ||
| 20 | Chester A. Arthur | Election of 1880 | James A. Garfield's inauguration | ||
| 21 | Thomas A. Hendricks | Democratic | Election of 1884 | Grover Cleveland's first inauguration | |
| 22 | Levi P. Morton | Republican | Election of 1888 | Benjamin Harrison's inauguration | |
| 23 | Adlai Stevenson I | Democratic | Election of 1892 | Grover Cleveland's second inauguration | |
| 24 | Garret Hobart | Republican | Election of 1896 | William McKinley's first inauguration | |
| 25 | Theodore Roosevelt | Election of 1900 | William McKinley's second inauguration | ||
| 26 | Charles W. Fairbanks | Election of 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt's second inauguration | ||
| 27 | James S. Sherman | Election of 1908 | William Howard Taft's inauguration | ||
| 28 | Thomas R. Marshall | Democratic | Election of 1912 | Woodrow Wilson's first inauguration | |
| 29 | Calvin Coolidge | Republican | Election of 1920 | Warren G. Harding's inauguration | |
| 30 | Charles G. Dawes | Election of 1924 | Calvin Coolidge's inauguration | ||
| 31 | Charles Curtis | Election of 1928 | Herbert Hoover's inauguration | ||
| 32 | John Nance Garner | Democratic | Election of 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inauguration | |
| 33 | Henry A. Wallace | Election of 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt's third inauguration | ||
| 34 | Harry S. Truman | Election of 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt's fourth inauguration | ||
| 35 | Alben W. Barkley | Election of 1948 | Harry S. Truman's second inauguration | ||
| 36 | Richard Nixon | Republican | Election of 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower's first inauguration | |
| 37 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic | Election of 1960 | John F. Kennedy's inauguration | |
| 38 | Hubert Humphrey | Election of 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson's second inauguration | ||
| 39 | Spiro Agnew | Republican | Election of 1968 | Richard Nixon's first inauguration | |
| 40 | Walter Mondale | Democratic | Election of 1976 | Jimmy Carter's inauguration | |
| 41 | George H. W. Bush | Republican | Election of 1980 | Ronald Reagan's first inauguration | |
| 42 | Dan Quayle | Election of 1988 | George H. W. Bush's inauguration | ||
| 43 | Al Gore | Democratic | Election of 1992 | Bill Clinton's first inauguration | |
| 44 | Dick Cheney | Republican | Election of 2000 | George W. Bush's first inauguration | |
| 45 | Joe Biden | Democratic | Election of 2008 | Barack Obama's first inauguration | |
| 46 | Mike Pence | Republican | Election of 2016 | Donald Trump's first inauguration | |
| 47 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | Election of 2020 | Joe Biden's inauguration | |
| 48 | JD Vance | Republican | Election of 2024 | Donald Trump's second inauguration | |
| Notes:.mw- }.mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- Column counts number of vice president-elect. Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller are not counted because they entered office intra-term and were never elected to the vice presidency. Also after a delay in the certification of the electoral votes by Congress. Also after a contingent election in the House of Representatives. Ill with tuberculosis, William King traveled to Cuba after the 1852 election in an effort to regain his health, and was not able to be in Washington, D.C. to take his oath of office on March 4, 1853. By an Act of Congress, he was allowed to take the oath outside the United States, and was sworn in on March 24, 1853 near Matanzas, Cuba. He is the only vice president to take his oath of office in a foreign country. Also after a dispute over 20 electoral votes from four states was resolved by a special Electoral Commission established by Congress. Also after a dispute over Florida's 25 electoral votes was resolved by the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore, which halted the Florida vote recount that was under way. | |||||
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- Column counts number of vice president-elect. Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller are not counted because they entered of
- Also after a delay in the certification of the electoral votes by Congress.
- Also after a contingent election in the House of Representatives.
- Ill with tuberculosis, William King traveled to Cuba after the 1852 election in an effort to regain his health, and was
- Also after a dispute over 20 electoral votes from four states was resolved by a special Electoral Commission established
- Also after a dispute over Florida's 25 electoral votes was resolved by the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore, which halted t
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