# Mike Pence - have any losing vice-presidents gone on to win the presidency later?

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**Created:** [November 8, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-have-any-losing-vice-presidents-gone-on-to-win-the-presidency-later/925031 "2020-11-08T03:11:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-have-any-losing-vice-presidents-gone-on-to-win-the-presidency-later/925031/24 "2020-11-08T12:39:00Z")

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See also for more on the history of Veeps in general and the prospects for Pence in particular:

> [@Mike Pence in 2024-- please tell me it's not happening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-in-2024-please-tell-me-its-not-happening/924826):
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> Now the it is looking like Biden is going to win (happy dance), this means that Mike Pence will not be the outgoing VP in 2024, and therefore is not likely to be nominated for president. As someone who has lived under him as governor, in Indiana, this is a very nice side effect of Trump losing (assuming he does, but I’m leaning hard toward assuming right now). Am I right in thinking this? There isn’t any real possibility that the Republican party could try to resurrect Pence’s career in 2024, …

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