# “Favorite Son” Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [June 12, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757 "2024-06-12T00:24:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757/1 "2024-06-12T00:24:04Z")

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Have the Democratic and Republican candidates for the presidency ever come from the same state (in a particular race, obviously)?

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757/2 "2024-06-12T00:39:45Z")

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2016, for one.

Trump and Hillary waited out the election results blocks apart.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757/3 "2024-06-12T00:41:20Z")

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Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were both from Illinois.

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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757/4 "2024-06-12T00:59:16Z")

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1904, Roosevelt vs Parker, both from New York.

1920, Harding vs. Cox, both from Ohio.

1940, Roosevelt vs Willkie, both from New York.

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**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757/5 "2024-06-12T01:00:58Z")

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1944: Roosevelt v. Dewey, both from New York.

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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757/6 "2024-06-12T03:30:22Z")

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For what it’s worth, New York has produced by far the most presidential nominees of any state in the Democrat vs. Republican era - 27 candidates (assuming Trump officially locks down the GOP nomination again this summer).

Second-most is Illinois, with 9.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757/7 "2024-06-12T03:43:01Z")

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> [@Velocity](#):
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> For what it’s worth, New York has produced by far the most presidential nominees of any state in the Democrat vs. Republican era - 27 candidates (assuming Trump officially locks down the GOP nomination again this summer).

I believe that, in 2019, Trump changed his official primary residence to Mar-a-Lago, making him now a Florida resident.

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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-son-question/1002757/8 "2024-06-12T03:45:15Z")

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Ah, okay. 25 then.

But yes, in any same-state intra-battle for the presidency, the New York (D) vs. New York (R) would probably be the most common matchup.