Democratic Party
| Year |
date announced |
VP nominee |
convention dates |
# days |
| 2024 |
August 6 |
Tim Walz |
August 19-22 |
13 |
| 2020 |
August 11 |
Kamala Harris |
August 17-20** |
6 |
| 2016 |
July 22 |
Tim Kaine |
July 25-28 |
3 |
| 2012 |
incumbent |
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. |
September 3-6 |
n/a |
| 2008 |
August 23 |
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. |
August 25-28 |
2 |
| 2004 |
July 6 |
John Edwards |
July 26-29 |
20 |
| 2000 |
August 8 |
Joseph Lieberman |
August 14-17 |
6 |
| 1996 |
incumbent |
Albert Gore, Jr. |
August 26-29 |
n/a |
| 1992 |
July 9 |
Albert Gore, Jr. |
July 13-16 |
4 |
| 1988 |
July 13 |
Lloyd Bentsen |
July 18-21 |
5 |
| 1984 |
July 12 |
Geraldine Ferraro |
July 16-19 |
4 |
| 1980 |
incumbent |
Walter Mondale |
August 11-14 |
n/a |
| 1976 |
July 15 |
Walter Mondale |
July 12-15 |
-3 |
| 1972 |
July 13 |
Thomas Eagleton* |
July 10-13 |
-3 |
| 1968 |
August 29 |
Edmund Muskie |
August 26-29 |
-3 |
* Thomas Eagleton withdrew on August 1, 1972 and was replaced by Sargent Shriver.
** The 2020 Democratic National Convention was originally scheduled for July 13-16 but was changed to August 17-20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Republican Party
| Year |
date announced |
VP nominee |
convention dates |
# days |
| 2024 |
July 15 |
J.D. Vance |
July 15-18 |
0 |
| 2020 |
incumbent |
Mike Pence |
August 24-27 |
n/a |
| 2016 |
July 15 |
Mike Pence |
July 18-21 |
3 |
| 2012 |
August 11 |
Paul Ryan |
August 27-30 |
16 |
| 2008 |
August 29 |
Sarah Palin |
September 1-4 |
3 |
| 2004 |
incumbent |
Richard B. Cheney |
Aug 30-Sep 2 |
n/a |
| 2000 |
July 25 |
Richard B. Cheney |
July 31-Aug 3 |
6 |
| 1996 |
August 11 |
Jack Kemp |
August 12-15 |
1 |
| 1992 |
incumbent |
Dan Quayle |
August 17-20 |
n/a |
| 1988 |
August 17 |
Dan Quayle |
August 15-18 |
-2 |
| 1984 |
incumbent |
George Bush |
August 20-23 |
n/a |
| 1980 |
July 17 |
George Bush |
July 14-17 |
-3 |
| 1976 |
August 19 |
Robert Dole |
August 16-19 |
-3 |
| 1972 |
incumbent |
Spiro Agnew |
August 21-23 |
n/a |
| 1968 |
August 8 |
Spiro Agnew |
August 5-8 |
-3 |
Gerhard Peters. "Days Before or After the First Day of Convention Vice-Presidential Nominees Were Selected." The American Presidency Project. Ed. John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters. Santa Barbara, CA: University of California. 1999-2025.
