List of fictional United States presidential candidates

This is a list of fictional candidates who ran for the office of President of the United States. For successful candidates who became president, please see List of fictional U.S. Presidents.

Presidential candidates are listed in alphabetical order by the first letter in their last name.
See also

A

Alvin
*Candidate in: "Alvin and the Chipmunks" song "Alvin for President"

Benjamin K. Arthur
*Candidate in: "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962)
*Played by: Robert Riordan
*Running mate: Johnny Iselin (James Gregory)
*Party: Republican Party

B

Bill the Cat
*Candidate in: "Bloom County" comic strip in the U.S. presidential election, 1984 and 1988
*Played by: Himself
*Running mate: Opus the penguin
*Party: National Radical Meadow Party (third party).

Theodore Block
*Candidate in "The People's Choice" (novel)
*Party: Republican
*Elected by the electoral college, but resigns after feeling he did not win in the proper fashion

Chastity Bono
*Candidate in: "The Simpsons", "Bart to the Future" episode
*Bono ran against Lisa Simpson; Lenny Leonard voted for her.

Clark Braxton
*Candidate featured in "Perfect Killer", a novel by Lewis Perdue

Don Butler
*Ran for the Republican Party nomination in the U.S. presidential election, 2006 on "The West Wing".
*Lost to Arnold Vinick.
*Party: Republican
*Based on Pat Robertson.

C

Gary Candor
*Candidate in: "The Interim" (novel)
*Senate Minority Leader and senior senator from Pennsylvania
*Running Mate: Secretary of Defense George Granger
*Campaigned on behalf of a free Taiwan, the party platform
*Won by two electoral votes; beating out Senator Ricardo Hernandez of Texas
*Political Party: Democrat

Anthony Collins
*Candidate in: "The Interim" (novel)
*Junior senator from Colorado
*Maintained third place throughout the primaries
*Resigned candidacy two days before the Democratic National Convention in New York City
*Supported Gary Candor afterwards
*Became secretary of state under Candor
*Political Party: Democrat

Cthulhu
*Candidate in: Chaosium products
*Party: Elder Party
*Slogan: "Why vote for a lesser evil? Cthulhu for president"
*Website: [http://www.cthulhu.org/ Cthulhu for President]

Graydon Creed
*Candidate in: "X-Men" comic book franchise in the U.S. presidential election, 1996
*Founder of the anti-mutant hate group The Friends of Humanity
*Assassinated before the elections by Mystique, a mutant terrorist who was also Creed's mother
*Party: (third party).

D

Daffy Duck
*Candidate in: "Daffy Duck for President" (2000)
*Party: Wants to be his own party
*Was defeated by Bugs Bunny once he started making campaigns

Senator Daterape
*Candidate in "", set 34 years in the future.
*Ran against President Douchebag.
*Party: Republican

Tom Dobbs
*Candidate in "Man of the Year"
*Ran against Senator Mills and President Kelloggs.
*Party: Independent

Uncle Duke
*Candidate in: "Doonesbury" comic strip in the U.S. presidential election, 2000
*Party:

E

Etrigan (aka The Demon)
*Candidate in: DC Comics comic book in the U.S. presidential election, 1992
*Played by: Himself
*Actual demon from Hell, he pulls out of the election when tricked into banishing himself.
*Party: Republican

F

MacArthur Foyle
*Candidate in "The People's Choice" (novel)
*Party: Republican
*Dies in a horse riding accident after winning the general election but before the electoral college meets

Ben Phillips
*Cadidate in "The Scandal Plan or: How to Win the Presidency by Cheating on Your Wife" (novel)
*Party: Democratic

G

George Granger
*Candidate in: "The Interim" (novel)
*Secretary of Defense from California
*Maintained second place in the primaries
*Resigned candidacy after a deadlock during the Democratic National Convention in New York City
*Nominated as vice presidential candidate by Gary Candor
*Party: Democrat

H

Ricardo Hernandez
*Candidate in: "The Interim" (novel)
*Senate Majority Leader and senior senator from Texas
*Running Mate: Senator David Andrews of New York
*First Hispanic presidential candidate
*Endorsed by outgoing President Payne
*Campaigned on behalf of the One-China policy, the party platform
*Lost by two electoral votes to Senator Gary Candor of Pennsylvania
*Party: Republican

Clarence Hilliard
*Candidate in: "The World's Greatest Sinner" (1962).
*Played by: Timothy Carey.
*Party: The Eternal Man party (third party).

Howard The Duck
*Candidate in: "Howard The Duck" (comic book).
*Party: The All-Night Party.

Hubert Hoag
*Candidate in: "Fahrenheit 451"
*Defeated in a landslide by opponent Winston Noble.
*Party: Outs

John Hoynes
*Candidate in: "The West Wing"
*U.S. Senator from Texas
*Candidate for 1998 and 2006 Democratic nominations
*Lost 1998 nomination to Josiah Bartlet, before becoming Bartlet's Vice President
*Resign Vice Presidency in 2003 in a sex scandal, but ran for the nomination again in 2006
*Lost 2006 nomination to Texas Congressman Matt Santos

James Hilton
*Candidate in: "Presidential Diaries"
*Was successful for reelection with 52% of the popular vote in 2036
*Party: Republican

J

Smith Comma John
*Candidate in: "MADtv"
*Appears in ads denying that he is an alien trying to take over and enslave Earth.
*Party: unknown

Jimmy James
* Candidate in:NewsRadio
* Ran in race for seven minutes for women's attention (later found out by Lisa Miller)
* Party: unknown

Senator Joy
*Candidate in "Bonekickers"
*Appeared in one episode when he intended to be the first black president.
* Party: unknown

K

Kodos
*Candidate in: "The Simpsons"ndash "Treehouse of Horror VII" episode
*The hostile alien Kodos and his companion Kang competed in the 1996 election after having captured and impersonated original presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. Kang won the election.
*Party: unknown

John Keeler
*Candidate in: "24"
*In Season Three, Senator Keeler runs against incumbent David Palmer. Wins when Palmer drops out of the race
*Party: Republican

President Kelloggs
*Candidate in: "Man of the Year"
*Running for re-election
*Ran against: Tom Dobbs and Senator Mills
*Party: Democratic

L

Linda Lovelace
*Candidate in: "Linda Lovelace for President" (1976) (film)
*Played by: Herself
*Party: The Upright Party

M

Norman Mart
*Candidate in: "Tapeheads"
*Played by: Clu Gulager
*A U.S. senator, his career is ruined in a sex scandal.

Yelnick McWawa
*Predicted to be "our next president" by Cliff Clavin on the television show Cheers.
*The prediction was arrived at by mathematical deduction.

[http://MollytheDog2008.com Molly the Dog]
*Active presidential candidog for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.
*Charter member of the "BYOB" party.

Senator Mills
*Candidate in: "Man of the Year"
*Ran against: Tom Dobbs and President Kelloggs
*Party: Republican

Frank Morgan
*Candidate in
*Opposed to the legalization of human cloning in the US, a major campaign issue in-game.
*Has the support of at least one radio station and newspaper in Mississippi
*Ultimately loses the election to Tom Steward
*Party: Democratic Party

Dennis Morgenthal
*Candidate in: "Jack & Bobby"
*Played by: John Heard
*Defeated Robert McCallister in the Republican primary of 2040 but is subsequently defeated by McCallister in the general election by a narrow margin when McCallister runs as an independent.
*Party: Republican Party

Augustus Mutt
*Candidate in: "Mutt and Jeff" (comic strip) in the U.S. presidential election, 1928
*Played by: Himself
*First cartoon character to run for president.
*Party: Unknown

N

Alfred E. Neuman
*The "MAD Magazine" spokesman throws his hat into the ring in most elections.
*Runs under the slogan "You could do worse, and always have!"
*Party: Unknown

P

Charles Palantine
*Candidate in "Taxi Driver"
*Played by: Leonard Harris
*Charles Palantine was a Senator from New York who attempted to run for president in the U.S. presidential election, 1972.
*Party: Democratic PartyFact|date=June 2008

David Palmer
*Candidate in "24"
*Played by: Dennis Haysbert
*David Palmer was a Senator running for president in the California Presidential Primary in the first season. That season's storyline revolved around a plot to assassinate him. He also ran for re-election in the third season, but dropped out of the race by the end of that season.

Philippe
*Candidate in "Achewood" (webcomic)
*Party: The Finding Nemo Party [http://achewood.com/?date=02112004] .

Pigasus
*Satiric candidate at the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests, led by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin.
*Actual pig.

Pogo Possum
*Candidate in: "Pogo" 1952-1980 (comic strip) and the animated movie "Pogo for President: I Go Pogo" (1980).
*Played by: Himself
*Party: unknown.

R

Randee of the Redwoods
*Candidate in: Various MTV TV commercials (1987-90).
*Played by: Jim Turner.
*Party: Unknown (third party).

Robert Redford
*Candidate in "Watchmen" (graphic novel)
*Party: most likely Democratic Party, as he was running against Richard Nixon
*Announced candidacy in the 1988 election at the end of the fictional story, leading a newspaper editor to proclaim, "This is still America God damnit! Who wants a cowboy actor in the White House?", a thinly-veiled jab at then president Ronald Reagan

Robert Ritchie
*Candidate in "The West Wing" (television series)
*Played by James Brolin
*Ritchie attended the University of Florida and is married to Janet Ritchie. Ritchie was the Governor of Florida when he ran against incumbent president Josiah Bartlet in the 2002 presidential election. Ritchie supported oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve in Alaska and opposed affirmative action.
*President Bartlet called Governor Ritchie a ".22 caliber mind in a .357 world." In the general election, President Bartlet defeated Governor Ritchie and running mate Jeff Heston by 11 million popular votes in a landslide.
*Party: Republican Party

Barbara "Barbie" Millicent Roberts
*Candidate in: Mattel press release in the U.S. presidential election, 2004
*Played by: Herself.
*Party: Party of Girls (third party)

Snoopy
*Candidate in: "Peanuts" comic strip, 1968

Howard Stackhouse
*Candidate in "The West Wing" (television series)
*Played by: George Coe
*Stackhouse is a widowed 78 year-old five-term Senator from Minnesota who admired Hubert Humphrey. Stackhouse attempted to run for president in the 2002 presidential election as an independent candidate. He ended his candidacy and later endorsed President Bartlet.
*Party: Democratic Party

T

Jack Tanner
*Candidate in: "Tanner '88" (miniseries) in the U.S. presidential election, 1988
*Played by: Michael Murphy
*Tanner was a congressman from Michigan and is married and has one daughter. He did not win the nomination.
*Party: Democratic Party

Ted the Communist
*Candidate in: "Politics is Life, and Life is Politics" (ongoing online journal)
*Played by: himself
*Ted was an overweight, smelly software developer who fancied himself an unparalleled orator and debater who could persuade anyone of anything, going so far as to try to convince people that a knuckleball travels faster than a fastball. In reality, Ted changed people's minds about as often as he changed his underwear. Not often.
*Party: Socialist Party

V

Arnold Vinick
*Candidate in "The West Wing" (television series)
*Played by: Alan Alda
*A senator from California, Vinick is a moderate Republican who is pro-choice, opposes ethanol and is a blunt speaker. He was offered the post of ambassador to the United Nations but declined. He is a widower, a book-collector and a possible agnostic. In 2006, he defeated Reverend Don Butler and former Speaker of the House Glen Allen Walken and won the nomination. His running mate is Governor Ray Sullivan of West Virginia.
*Party: Republican Party

W

Glen Allen Walken
*Candidate in: "The West Wing" (2005) in the 2006 election.
*Played by: John Goodman
*Party: Republican, although professed a fondness for President Harry Truman, a Democrat who, like him, came from the western part of the State of Missouri.
*Walken was Speaker of the United States House of Representatives when Vice President John Hoynes resigned, making him next in the line of succession. Before President Bartlet could appoint a new Vice President, a family crisis forced him to temporarily step aside under the 25th Amendment, making Walken Acting President for three days. In order to accept this position, Walken had to resign his seat in Congress. As he left the Presidency, he told Bartlet that he hadn't decided whether to run for his old seat.
*Walken was a proponent of tax cuts and a strong military, and Bartlet's comments indicated he was a strong supporter of gun rights as well.
*Joined Bartlet and former President D. Wire Newman at the funeral of former President Owen Lassiter, who was apparently a friend and something of a role model.
*Goodman appeared as Walken in a total of three episodes, and while his character was mentioned as a candidate in the Republican primaries, he was never shown.
*During his three-day Presidency, Bartlet's staff believed that this tenure, however brief, would make Walken the front-runner for the Republican nomination in the next election. However, later episodes revealed that he lost the early primaries to Arnold Vinick.

Hal Philip Walker
*Candidate in: "Nashville" (1975) in the U.S. presidential election, 1976.
*Played by: Thomas Hal Phillips
*Party: The Replacement Party (third party).

Ralph Wiggum
*Candidate in: "The Simpsons" episode "E Pluribus Wiggum".
*Played by: Nancy Cartwright
*Party: Supported by both the Democratic and Republican parties

"'Senator William Wiley
* Candidate in: "The West Wing"
* U.S. Senator from Washington state
* Initially the second place challenger to John Hoynes in the 1998 primary
* Puts on a poorer than expected showing as Josiah Bartlet becomes more competitive

Walter Winchell
*Candidate in: "The Plot Against America" (book, 2004)
*Winchell is a historical character in real life and a fictional candidate in 1942 for the 1944 Democratic nomination.
*Party: Democratic Party

Gordon Wright
*Candidate in: "Marvel Universe"
*United States Senator who split from his party and formed his own. Wright was secretly in league with the Red Skull. After the new Captain America stopped the Red Skull's plan to assassinate the Democrat and Republican Presidential candidates Wright was forced to resign from the Senate and drop out of the race.
*Party: Third Wing (third party).

Z

General Zod
*Superman's nemesis from "Superman II" and DC Comics has a [http://www.zod2008.com/ website] for his candidacy in 2008.
*Played by: Terence Stamp

ee also

*Animals as electoral candidates
*Fiction regarding United States presidential succession
*Fictional characters
*List of fictional political parties
*List of fictional U.S. Presidents
**List of fictional U.S. Vice Presidents
*List of fictional British Prime Ministers
*List of fictional British monarchs
*List of fictional politicians