Editing George H. Pendleton (section)

===National politics===
Pendleton, a nationally prominent [[Copperhead (politics)|Extreme Peace Democrat]], was nominated as the vice presidential running mate of [[George McClellan]], a [[War Democrat]], in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|1864 presidential election]]. McClellan, age 37 at the time of the convention, and Pendleton, age 39, are the youngest major party presidential ticket ever nominated in the United States. Their [[National Union Party (United States)|National Union]] opponents were President Lincoln and [[Andrew Johnson]]. McClellan and Pendleton lost, receiving about 45% of the popular vote and less than 10% of the electoral vote.

Since Pendleton was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, he was not a candidate for re-election to the [[Thirty-ninth United States Congress|Thirty-ninth Congress]]. [[George E. Pugh]], the Democrat nominated to run for Pendleton's seat, lost to Republican [[Benjamin Eggleston]].