The former Governor of Illinois Adlai Stevenson ran against Dwight Eisenhower in 1956. He also had run against him 1952. Stevenson was a popular Democrat, but never made it to the White House as president.
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Dwight Eisenhower began his second term of office in 1957 following his victory in the 1956 presidential election. He ran against Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois.
When Walter Mondale ran for Vice President in 1976 and 1980, he was Jimmy Carter's running mate. When he ran for President in 1984, his running mate was Geraldine Ferraro (that was the first of two times to date that a woman was one of the major party Vice Presidential candidates).
George Washington didn't have any major opponents when he ran for president. The race was really about who would be the Vice President.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower (his campaign slogan was "We like Ike").
Lloyd Bentsen who was a Senator from Texas.
Yes, Bob Dole ran for president against Bill Clinton in 1996.