Electoral history of Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice President of the United States (1989–1993), has run for public office several times, beginning in 1976. He is a member of the Republican Party, one of two major parties in the United States. Quayle represented Indiana's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1981 to 1989.

Quayle began his political career in 1976 by unseating incumbent Democratic Representative J. Edward Roush. He won a second term against John D. Walda. After serving two terms in the House, Quayle upset three-term incumbent Democratic Senator Birch Bayh as part of a Republican landslide. In 1986, he won a second term in a landslide victory against Jill Long.

In 1988, Quayle was chosen by then-Vice President George H. W. Bush to serve as his running mate in the 1988 presidential election. Quayle and Bush won the election, defeating Democrats Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis and Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen, taking office on January 20, 1989. He and Bush ran for reelection but were defeated in the 1992 presidential election by Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee Senator Al Gore. Quayle considered a presidential bid in 1996 before unsuccessfully seeking the Republican nomination in 2000.