Firsts in Presidential Runs

Who was the first African-American man to run for president?

• George Edwin Taylor

• Booker T. Washington

• Barack Obama

• Frederick Douglass

In what year did Victoria Woodhull run for president?

• 1968

• 1920

• 1872

• 1904

Which political party nominated Victoria Woodhull for president?

• Republican Party

• Libertarian Party

• Democratic Party

• Equal Rights Party

Who was the first African-American woman to run for president?

• Shirley Chisholm

• Kamala Harris

• Charlene Mitchell

• Condoleezza Rice

Who was the first Catholic to run for president?

• Al Smith

• Joe Biden

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

Who was the first Jewish candidate for president?

• Barry Goldwater

• Joe Lieberman

• Henry Kissinger

• Bernie Sanders

Who was the first Native American to become vice president?

• Will Rogers

• John Herrington

• Ben Nighthorse Campbell

• Charles Curtis

Who was the first Hispanic to run for president?

• Marco Rubio

• Ted Cruz

• Ben Fernandez

• Julian Castro

Who was the first openly gay man to run for president?

• Pete Buttigieg

• Fred Carer

• Harvey Milk

• Barney Frank

Who was the first white man to run for president?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Adams