A running mate is a person running on a joint ticket in an election.

Running Mate(s) or The Running Mate may also refer to: "Running Mates" (Family Guy), an episode "Running Mates" (The West Wing episode) Running Mates (1992 film), a film starring Diane Keaton and Ed Harris Running Mates (2000 film), a television film starring Tom Selleck and Laura Linney Running Mates (2011 film), a film produced by Nicholas Tabarrok The Running Mate, an Irish miniseries, winner of a 2008 Irish Film & Television Award Running Mate (TV series), a South Korean TV series The Running Mate, a novel by Joe Klein