| 2021-01-05 | One who didn't make it to the office |
| 2019-06-23 | Nonwinner |
| 2019-05-31 | Thomas Dewey or Hubert Humphrey, notably |
| 2019-04-23 | Race loser |
| 2019-03-24 | One who didn't even show? |
| 2018-04-08 | Second, or worse |
| 2017-12-17 | One who's in it but doesn't win it |
| 2015-03-08 | Race loser |
| 2014-10-18 | One who didn't make it to the office? |
| 2013-12-13 | Consolation prize recipient |
| 2013-04-28 | Late finisher |
| 2013-04-09 | The hare, e.g., in "The Tortoise and the Hare" |
| 2013-01-27 | The hare, notably |
| 2012-07-21 | #2 or #3, say |
| 2011-12-11 | #2 or #3 |
| 2010-08-13 | One not seated? |
| 2007-06-04 | Ross Perot, in 1992 and 1996 |
| 2006-02-19 | Loser |
| 2005-07-29 | #3 or #4, say |
| 2005-05-28 | Loser |
| 2004-02-10 | Election loser |
| 2003-12-09 | Election loser |
| 2003-06-24 | Third-place finisher, e.g. |
| 2003-05-23 | Miss Congeniality, e.g. |
| 2003-05-11 | Defeatee |
| 2001-11-08 | One who's back in the pack |
| 2001-10-13 | Unsuccessful person |
| 2000-02-10 | Loser |
| 2000-01-10 | Election loser |
| 1997-12-20 | Loser |
| 1997-12-14 | Minor-party candidate |
| 1997-11-16 | Loser |
| 1996-12-07 | One who can't get a seat |
| 1994-09-11 | Slowpoke |
| 1994-09-04 | Another finisher |
| 1994-06-15 | Not a winner |