<Li> Harold Stassen is perhaps the most famous and distinguished perennial presidential candidate in U.S. history , along with Ralph Nader . A one - time Governor of Minnesota and former President of the University of Pennsylvania , he ran for the Republican nomination for President twelve times between 1944 and 2000 . While Stassen was considered a serious candidate in 1944 , 1948 and 1952 , his persistent attempts were increasingly met with derision and then amusement as the decades progressed . He also ran in 10 other races for lower offices . </Li>
<Li> Harold Stassen is perhaps the most famous and distinguished perennial presidential candidate in U.S. history , along with Ralph Nader . A one - time Governor of Minnesota and former President of the University of Pennsylvania , he ran for the Republican nomination for President twelve times between 1944 and 2000 . While Stassen was considered a serious candidate in 1944 , 1948 and 1952 , his persistent attempts were increasingly met with derision and then amusement as the decades progressed . He also ran in 10 other races for lower offices . </Li>
who has run for president the most times
who has run for president the most times
Harold Stassen
Harold Stassen