Pat Buchanan 1996 presidential campaign

Pat Buchanan 1996 presidential campaign
Candidate	Pat Buchanan
Affiliation	Republican
Announced	February 1995
Suspended	August 1996

In 1996, Pat Buchanan, an American author and political commentator, sought the Republican Party (GOP) nomination for the 1996 United States presidential election. He lost the nomination to Bob Dole, who lost the general election.

Buchanan had ran for the nomination in 1992, but lost to George H.W. Bush. After the 1996 election, Buchanan associated with the Reform Party, and successfully became that party's nomination for the 2000 presidential election, but he again lost the general election.