
Past presidential candidates —
In 1944, Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey lost his birth state of Michigan and his home state of New York to incumbent President Franklin Roosevelt.

Past presidential candidates —
Democrat Adlai Stevenson lost his birth state of California and his home state of Illinois to Dwight Eisenhower in both 1952 and 1956.

Past presidential candidates —
Then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey lost his birth state of South Dakota in a losing campaign against Republican nominee Richard Nixon in 1968. Humphrey won both his home state of Minnesota and Nixon's home state of New York.

Past presidential candidates —
In 1972, George McGovern lost his birth and home state of South Dakota to incumbent Richard Nixon.

Past presidential candidates —
In 1992, President George H.W. Bush won his home state of Texas and lost his birth state of Massachusetts in his losing campaign against Democratic nominee Bill Clinton.

Past presidential candidates —
In 2000, Vice President Al Gore won his birthplace of Washington, D.C., but lost his home state of Tennessee, in a losing campaign against Republican nominee George W. Bush.

Past presidential candidates —
Democratic nominee John Kerry lost his birth state of Colorado to then-President George W. Bush. Bush won his home state of Texas, but lost his birth state of Connecticut in 2004 to defeat Kerry.


