Since we’ve been talking about Bush family prospects, including the Jeb for Veep option, let’s have a statistical framework of candidate dynasties.

The Bush family has racked up six runs for President or Vice-President (GHWB, 2 VP, 2 P; GWB, 2 P), which ties them with the Adamses (JA, 2 VP, 2 P; JQA, 2 P).

This puts them ahead of the Pinckneys (Thomas, 1 VP, Charles Coatesworth, 1 VP, 2 P), the Harrisons (William Henry, 2 P, Benjamin, 2 P) and the Stevensons (Adlai, 2 VP, Adlai III, 2 P).

Still in front, the Roosevelts (TR, 1 VP, 2 P; FDR, 1 VP, 4 P).

Richard Nixon all by himself scored 5 (2 VP, 3 P).

Note: I’m not counting rogue electors (JQA got one electoral vote in 1820). I know about the 12th Amendment, but I’m assigning P and VP in early races in the rough-and-ready, not technical sense. Only actual nominations of major parties count.

Should the Adamses get an extra score because Charles Francis was Veep on the Free Soil ticket in 1848? Close call–the ticket got no electoral votes, but it was not a minor third party (it was headed by an ex-P, Van Buren, and probably decided the election by keeping the Democrat from winning New York). Am I missing any family?