He married his wife, Geraldine Ferraro, in 1960; she was Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale’s running mate in 1984. She also sat in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a result of the campaign, Zaccaro came under fire over his personal finances and tax returns. Mondale and Ferraro lost to incumbent President Ronald Reagan. A year later, Zaccaro was charged with and pled guilty to fraud related to bank financing for a real estate deal. A year after that, he was charged with allegedly bribery. Zaccaro and Ferraro had three children together before her 2011 death at the age of 75.