[Verginius Rufus]

The last time a Republican candidate for President selected a Democrat as his running mate was 1864, and that didn't work out too well.

The Republican ticket in 1940 consisted of Wendell Willkie for President and Charles McNary for VP. Both of them died in 1944, so they would not have lived to the end of their term if they had won.

[SunkenCiv]

The Republican ticket in 1940 consisted of Wendell Willkie for President and Charles McNary for VP. Both of them died in 1944, so they would not have lived to the end of their term if they had won.

Wow, I'd not known that one. Happen to know how did they die?