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A '''running mate''' is a person who, in a political campaign, enters the [[ticket]] of a "senior runner" to assist or round out the chances of that ticket.

A '''running mate''' is a person who, in a political campaign, enters the [[ticket]] of a "senior runner" to assist or round out the chances of that ticket.

The most notable example of a running mate is in the United States presidential election; after a disaster in the 1800 election (where, under the prior law, the President and Vice President - [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[Aaron Burr]] - were bitter political rivals), the 12th Amendment required the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidate to run jointly.

* [[Walter Mondale]] as Vice-Presidential running mate to [[Jimmy Carter]]

 

* [[Jusuf Kalla]] as vice-presidential candidate beside [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] for the 2004 [[Indonesia]]n Presidential election

Some states' gubernatorial elections have the Governor and Lieutenant Governor running together ([[Florida]] is an example), but more commonly, the two run separately and can be from different parties {this happened in [[Texas]] on a few occasions during the time when voter preferences were changing from Democrat to Republican).

* [[John Edwards]] was running mate to [[John Kerry]] for the 2004 US Presidential election

[[Category:Election Terms]]

[[Category:Election Terms]]