A different political question

[Paully_44]

What happens to the losers during a Presidential campaign run? Do they by default get their Senate seat or Govenors office back, or are they out of office until the next election when they can run again?

[Pastorbps]

They retain their positions. Sarah Palin never stopped being governor. John McCain was not up for re-election so he remains senator. Joe Biden could have (theoretically) lost his senate seat because he was up for re-election but he was re-elected to the senate. He and Barack Obama will be replaced by someone appointed by the governor of their states.