We've had the following VP candidates (never elected) who never ran for POTUS after the presidential ticket they were on lost in a prior presidential election:
Tim Kaine - Didn't run in the Democratic primary in 2020.
Paul Ryan - Didn't run in the Republican primaries in 2016 and 2020.
Sarah Palin - Didn't run in the Republican primaries in…
We've had the following VP candidates (never elected) who never ran for POTUS after the presidential ticket they were on lost in a prior presidential election:
Tim Kaine - Didn't run in the Democratic primary in 2020.
Paul Ryan - Didn't run in the Republican primaries in 2016 and 2020.
Sarah Palin - Didn't run in the Republican primaries in 2012 and 2016.
Lloyd Bentsen - Didn't run in 1992 and ended up serving as the first Treasury Secretary under President Clinton's administration from 1993-1994.
Jack Kemp - Ran for POTUS in the Republican primary in 1988 but dropped out of the race in March 1988. Did get selected by Bob Dole as his running mate but after this ticket lost, he never ran for POTUS again.
Joe Lieberman and John Edwards ran in 2004 and again in 2008 (Edwards) but their stock as presidential candidates dropped as presidential candidates after being running mates in 2000 and 2004 respectively.
We've had the following VP candidates (never elected) who never ran for POTUS after the presidential ticket they were on lost in a prior presidential election:
Tim Kaine - Didn't run in the Democratic primary in 2020.
Paul Ryan - Didn't run in the Republican primaries in 2016 and 2020.
Sarah Palin - Didn't run in the Republican primaries in 2012 and 2016.
Lloyd Bentsen - Didn't run in 1992 and ended up serving as the first Treasury Secretary under President Clinton's administration from 1993-1994.
Jack Kemp - Ran for POTUS in the Republican primary in 1988 but dropped out of the race in March 1988. Did get selected by Bob Dole as his running mate but after this ticket lost, he never ran for POTUS again.
Joe Lieberman and John Edwards ran in 2004 and again in 2008 (Edwards) but their stock as presidential candidates dropped as presidential candidates after being running mates in 2000 and 2004 respectively.