Has a Presidential Candidate ever not won their hometown?

ME

[kerrywoodssecretwife]

Has any Presidential Candidate ever not won their hometown in either the primary or general election?

[rhombus]

Those were the days and only 24 years ago...almost a quarter of a century. ;-)

[fieldmarshaldj]

He carried the overall vote in Blanco County by 80-20% in 1964 where Johnson City is located. He did however lose 2 counties in the neighboring area to Goldwater (some of the residual Republicanism of the German Texas Hill Country) and overall lost a smattering of other counties, but carried the state fairly handily.

1964 Presidential Race (Red/Democrat; Blue/GOP)

(*note LBJ's county is the dark red county just touching the NE edge of tiny blue county on the map in central TX)

[Hoodat]

Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia

He was definitely the worst of Virginia's eight Presidents. Wilson is credited with federalizing segregation.

(btw, I grew up 10 miles from Staunton)

[Hoodat]

Algore did win his home state - Washington, D.C.

[eyedigress]

His would have been Smith County I think, No way.

[Veto!]

Gore

[eyedigress]

I didn’t see your post yet. Unreal.

[BohDaThone]

Kennedy lost his “hometown” of Hyannis/Hyannis port in 1960. See the description in Teddy White’s “making of the President 1960” I beleive he voted in Back Bay of Boston, however, which he carried.

[okie01]

Isn’t Ron Paul from LoopyLand?

Paul represents a district centered on Victoria, TX. He won't win his district or its major city in the presidential primary.