McCoy lost the nomination, only receiving 35% of the vote.

He then lost the Republican nomination for governor in 1960 and retired from politics.

Ronald Reagan started his winning 1980 campaign shortly after he lost the nomination in 1976.

No candidate in modern times has passed so many early tests and lost the nomination.

However, he lost the nomination for the seat, ending his time in the legislature.

Goode ran for the seat, but lost the nomination, getting just 8% of the vote.

He was re-elected to this office six times (1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906 and 1908) before losing the nomination for the 1910 election.

He left the firm after losing the Congressional nomination to become a prosecutor.

He served until 1913, when he lost the Democratic nomination.

Having lost the Republican nomination, he ran as an independent candidate, but he had a little problem.