Perennial candidate

A perennial candidate is a political candidate who runs for elected office many times and rarely, if ever, win and election.^[2]

Former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen has been called a perennial candidate because he unsuccessfully ran for U.S. President eight times^[1]

Perennial candidates are seen where there is no limit on how many times a person can run for office or costs little to register as a candidate.^[3]

Some have called a candidate a "perennial candidate" for elected office when they have lost two to three times, and then decide to run a campaign again.^[4][5][6] However, some articles have listed a number of exceptions.^[3][7]