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Norton, Kansas: Gallery of Presidential Also-Rans

They're all here, a democratic nation's noble losers, from Aaron Burr to Mitt Romney. On display in First State Bank. None of its members has ever visited.

First State Bank

Address:
105 W. Main St., Norton, KS
Directions:
First State Bank. South side of downtown, at the corner of US 283/State St. and Main St.
Phone:
785-877-3341
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Gallery of Presidential Also-Rans.

Gallery of Presidential Also-Rans

On Jan. 20th, every four years when the president is being inaugurated in D.C., the runner up will be installed at a ceremony here (Losers are not anticipated to join in for the milk and cookies event).

The gallery is upstairs and a bank employee has taken on the role of historian about the history of the collection and the people who are included. There is a short bio about every also-ran.

[John Francis, 06/24/2016]
Gallery of Presidential Also-Rans

There is a picture gallery in the First State Bank, with pictures of all the men who have run for president and lost.

[Dick Wertz, 12/03/1998]

That's the Gallery of Presidential Also-Rans, at First State Bank, 105 W. Main St.

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