Has a candidate ever been elected president while losing his home state? [edited title]

Politics & Elections
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I didn’t see a thread on this specifically, and this might be more appropriate in GQ.

Most current polls show Mitt Romney well behind Obama in his home state of Massachusetts. Has any candidate ever won the presidency without carrying his home state? I think the answer is “no” based on this site.

The only possible exception I can see is Zachary Taylor in 1848. I know he was born in Virginia, but I’m not sure if it was his home state at the time he was elected.

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It’s happened three times if you count the state of the candidate’s residence as his home state. Six if you count the state of birth. James Polk lost both.

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FDR lost his home county all 4 times

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I’ve changed the thread title for clarity. It was originally “Has this ever happened?”

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That’s 'cos he was a class traitor.

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Odd. Apparently, what is popularly considered a candidate’s (or president’s) “home state” may be either, or neither, depending on the individual. I’ve never heard anyone refer to New York as Nixon’s home state, it’s always California. But, George W. Bush’s home state was clearly Texas. And, I recall George H.W. Bush’s home state often stated as Connecticut, which is apparently neither.

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Al Gore, technically