kennedy ultimately decided Deciding to enter Becoming_a_member the 1980 democratic party Participation presidential primaries , but earned Earnings_and_losses only 37.6 % of the vote and lost Earnings_and_losses the nomination to incumbent president jimmy carter .

Following dual victories in the California and South Dakota primary elections Choosing for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States , Senator Kennedy spoke Expressing_publicly to journalists and campaign workers at a live televised Communication celebration from the stage of his headquarters at the Ambassador Hotel .

Vice President Hubert Humphrey was also a presidential candidate ; he went on to win Getting the Democratic nomination but ultimately lost Earnings_and_losses the election Change_of_leadership to Republican candidate Richard Nixon .

Miller sought the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Begich in 2014 , but was defeated Conquering by Dan Sullivan in the Republican primary .

Cean Stevens , the Libertarian party primary winner , stepped aside to allow Miller to receive the Libertarian nomination , so that Miller could run Motion in the crowded 2016 Senate election Choosing .

On February 1 , 2017 , her nomination was approved Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on an 18–1 vote Choosing and confirmed Check by the full Senate on February 14 , 2017 by a vote Choosing of 81–19 .