<Li> Mohsen Rezaee (see Electoral history of Mohsen Rezaee) ran for president 3 times, in 2005, 2009 and 2013 . He was defeated twice and withdrew once . Rezaee ran for an Iranian Parliament seat once in 2000 . </Li> <Li> Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (see Electoral history of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf) ran for president 3 times, in 2005, 2013 and 2017 . He was defeated twice and withdrew once . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus, a longtime member of Dublin City Council (1974--1999), stood in 14 elections for Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament, between 1961 and 1997 . He was only elected once, in 1981, and served as a TD for just 8 months . He also stood unsuccessfully in two elections to the European Parliament . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus, a longtime member of Dublin City Council (1974--1999), stood in 14 elections for Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament, between 1961 and 1997 . He was only elected once, in 1981, and served as a TD for just 8 months . He also stood unsuccessfully in two elections to the European Parliament . </Li>

Who has run unsuccessfully for president of the united states the most number of times