2016 Democratic Party presidential candidates

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2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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4,763 delegate votes to the Democratic National Convention
2,382 delegate votes needed to win
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Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count 2,842 1,865
Contests won 34 23
Popular vote 16,917,853[a][1] 13,210,550[a][1]
Percentage 55.23%[a] 43.13%[a]
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This article contains lists of candidates associated with the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.

Major candidates[]

Individuals included in this section have taken one or more of the following actions: formally announced their candidacy, or filed as a candidate with Federal Election Commission (FEC) (for other than exploratory purposes), and were included in at least 5 independent national polls.

Five of the major candidates were invited to participate in at least one Democratic Party-sanctioned debate: Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders, and Jim Webb.

Nominee[]

Candidate Most recent position State Announced Candidacy Estimated delegate votes Contests won[b]
Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Hillary Rodham Clinton 		67th U.S. Secretary of State
(2009–13) 		Flag-map of New York.svg
New York 		April 12, 2015 Hillary for America 2016 logo.svg
(Campaign • Positions)
FEC Filing 		Pledged delegates[2]
2205 / 4051 (54%)





34
AL, AR, AS, AZ,
CA, CT, DE, DC, FL,
GA, GU, IA, IL, KY,
LA, MA, MD, MO,
MP, MS, NC, NJ,
NM, NV, NY, OH,
PA, PR, SC, SD,[c]
TN, TX, VA, VI
Superdelegate endorsements[d]
570½ / 712 (80%)





Total convention votes
2,842 / 4763 (60%)

Candidates who won one or more contests[]

The following candidate won primaries and received delegates in most or all state primaries and caucuses.

Candidate Most recent position State Announced Candidacy Estimated delegate votes Contests won[e]
Bernie Sanders September 2015 cropped.jpg
Bernie Sanders 		U.S. Senator from Vermont
(2007–present) 		Flag-map of Vermont.svg
Vermont 		May 26, 2015 Bernie Sanders 2016 logo.svg
(Campaign • Positions)
FEC Filing 		Pledged delegates[2]
1846 / 4051 (46%)





23
AK, CO, DA, HI,
ID, IN, KS, ME,
MI, MN, MT, NE,[f]
NH, ND, OK, OR,
RI, UT, VT, WA,[g]
WI, WV, WY[c]
Superdelegate endorsements[d]
43½ / 712 (6%)





Total convention votes
1,865 / 4763 (39%)

Major candidates who withdrew during the primaries[]

The following individual announced a major candidacy for president but withdrew at some point after the Iowa Caucuses.

Candidate Most recent position State Announced Withdrew Candidacy Popular
vote 		Delegates Ref
Governor O'Malley Portrait (cropped).jpg
Martin O'Malley 		61st
Governor of Maryland
(2007–2015) 		Flag-map of Maryland.svg
Maryland 		May 30, 2015 February 1, 2016 O'Malley for President 2016 Logo.png
(Campaign • Website Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine)
FEC Filing 		110,423[3] Pledged delegates[2]
0 / 4051 (0%)





Superdelegate endorsements[d]
1 / 712 (0%)





Total convention votes
0 / 4763 (0%) 		[4][5]

Major candidates who withdrew before the primaries[]

The following individuals announced what were recognized by the media as major candidacies for president but withdrew from the race after the first debate. Some received write-in votes.[6] They are listed alphabetically.

Candidate Most recent position State Announced Withdrew Candidacy Write-in
votes 		Ref
Lincoln Chafee official portrait.jpg
Lincoln Chafee 		74th
Governor of Rhode Island
(2011–2015) 		Flag-map of Rhode Island.svg
Rhode Island
June 3, 2015
October 23, 2015
 Chafee for President.png
(Campaign • Website)
FEC Filing 		0 [7]
Lessig (cropped).png
Lawrence Lessig 		Professor of Law at
Harvard Law School (2009–present) 		Flag-map of Massachusetts.svg
Massachusetts
September 6, 2015
November 2, 2015
(considered independent run)
 Lessig 2016.png
(Campaign • Website Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine)
FEC Filing		 3 [8][9]
Jim Webb official 110th Congress photo.jpg
Jim Webb 		United States Senator from Virginia
(2007–2013) 		Flag-map of Virginia.svg
Virginia
July 2, 2015
October 20, 2015
 Webb 2016.png
(Campaign • Website)
FEC Filing
Amended FEC Filing (party changed to Independent) 		4 [10]

Other candidates[]

On the ballot in multiple states[]

The following notable individuals were on the ballot in at least five states.

Candidate Most recent position State Announced Candidacy Ballot status Vote total Ref
Rocky De La Fuente1 (2) (cropped).jpg
Rocky De La Fuente 		Businessman Flag-map of California.svg
California
October 1, 2015
 LogoRocky.png(Campaign • Website)
FEC filing		 AL, AK, AS, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DA, DE, GU, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, TX, UT, VT, WV, WI, WY 67,366 [11][12][13][14][15][3]
Willie Wilson at the Scott County Democratic Party Dinner (3) (cropped).jpg
Willie Wilson
Businessman
2015 Chicago mayoral candidate 		Flag map of Illinois.svg
Illinois
May 15, 2015
 Willie Wilson 2016 logo.png
(Website)
FEC Filing 		CA, IL, LA, MO, SC, TX 25,796 [3][16][17][18][19]

Keith Russell Judd 		Candidate Flag-map of Texas.svg
Texas
August 16, 2014[20][6]
 FEC filing CA, LA, MO, NH, OK, TX, WV 20,305 [3][21][16]
Michael Steinberg (cropped).jpg

Michael Alan Steinberg 		Lawyer
 Flag-map of Florida.svg
Florida 		November 19, 2013 AZ, CA, GA, LA, NH, OK 20,126 [22][3]
John Wolfe on Lesser-Known Presidential Candidates Forum crop.jpg
John Wolfe, Jr. 		Attorney
Democratic Party nominee for U.S. House of Representatives for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, 2002, 2004, 2010 		Flag-map of Tennessee.svg
Tennessee 		November 9, 2015 AR, CA, NH, LA, MO 7,352 [3][6][16][23][24]

In addition, the following other candidates were on the ballot in more than one state:

  • Star Locke of Texas, on the ballot in New Hampshire, Texas, and Oklahoma.[25] received a total of 5,201 votes[3]
  • Steve Burke of New York, on the ballot in New Hampshire and Louisiana,[3][16][26] received 4,892 votes.
  • Henry Hewes of New York, on the ballot in Louisiana,[16] New Hampshire, Arizona, and Missouri,[3][27][28][29] received 3,319 votes
  • Jon Adams of New York[30] is on the ballot in Missouri and New Hampshire, received 486 votes.[3][31][32]
  • James Valentine of Miami Beach, Florida, on the ballot in both Arkansas[24] and New Hampshire.[6] received 1,710 votes.[3]
  • Mark Stewart Greenstein of Connecticut[33] was on the ballot in New Hampshire and Utah. He received 41 votes.[3][32][34]

On ballot in a single state[]

Illinois
  • Lawrence "Larry Joe" Cohen of Illinois[35] (2,407 votes)
  • David Formhals of Illinois (25 votes)
  • Brian James O'Neill of Illinois (2 votes)

Sources: Illinois Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers

New Hampshire
  • Vermin Supreme of Maryland; performance artist and perennial candidate (265 votes)
  • David John Thistle of New Hampshire (223 votes)
  • Graham Schwass of Massachusetts (142 votes)
  • Lloyd Kelso of North Carolina (46 votes)
  • Eric Elbot of Massachusetts (36 votes)
  • William D. French of Pennsylvania (29 votes)
  • Raymond Michael Moroz of New York (27 votes)
  • Edward T. O’Donnell, Jr. of Pennsylvania (26 votes)
  • Robert Lovitt of Kentucky (21 votes)
  • William H. McGaughey, Jr. of Minnesota (19 votes)
  • Edward Sonnino of New York (17 votes)
  • Sam Sloan of New York; former chess administrator and 2012 Libertarian Party candidate (15 votes)
  • Brock C. Hutton of Maryland (14 votes)
  • Steven Roy Lipscomb of New Mexico (14 votes)
  • Richard Lyons Weil of Colorado (8 votes)

Source: New Hampshire Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers

Rhode Island
  • Mark Stewart of New Hampshire (236 votes)

Source: Rhode Island Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers

Texas
  • Calvis L. Hawes of Texas (2,017 votes)

Source: Texas Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers

West Virginia
  • Paul T. Farrell Jr. of West Virginia; an attorney (21,694 votes)[36]

Source: West Virginia Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers

Candidates not on any primary ballot[]

Over a thousand people sent the requisite paperwork to the Federal Election Commission declaring themselves candidates for President.

Among them were the following notable people:

Name Born Current/previous positions State Announced Candidacy Ref
Jeff Boss.jpg
Jeff Boss		 May 20, 1963
New York City, New York		 Perennial candidate
9/11 Truther		 Flag-map of New Jersey.svg
New Jersey
August 18, 2014
 (Website)
FEC Filing		 [37][38][39]
HB 2013.jpg
Harry Braun		 November 6, 1948
Compton, California		 Energy consultant
[40][41][42][43]		 Flag-map of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
Georgia
May 28, 2015
 (Website)
FEC Filing		  
David Mills January 24, 1959 Author Flag-map of West Virginia.svg
West Virginia
May 7, 2015[44]
 FEC Filing  
Robby Wells.PNG
Robby Wells		 April 10, 1968
Bartow, Georgia		 Fmr. head football coach,
Savannah State University		 Flag-map of North Carolina.svg
North Carolina
October 7, 2013
(Website)
FEC Filing		 [45][46][47][48][49]

Alternate ballot options[]

Several primaries provided ballot options to voters to cast votes for "no preference" and/or "uncommitted". "No preference" received 45,331 votes (0.27% of the popular vote), and 'uncommitted' received 40,548 votes (0.24% of the popular vote), respectively placing them 4th and 5th in the popular vote.[3]

Potential candidates who did not run[]

Previous[]

The following people were the focus of presidential speculation in multiple media reports during the 2016 election cycle.

  • Mike Beebe, Governor of Arkansas 2007–2015; Attorney General of Arkansas 2003–2007[50][51]
  • Steve Beshear, Governor of Kentucky 2007–2015; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1983–1987; Attorney General of Kentucky 1980–1983[52][53]
  • Jerry Brown, Governor of California 2011–2019 and 1975–1983; presidential candidate in 1976, 1980, and 1992[54]
  • Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana since 2013; Attorney General of Montana 2009–2013[55][56][57]
  • Russ Feingold, Nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016; U.S. Special Representative for the African Great Lakes region 2013–2015; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1993–2011[55][58]
  • Al Gore, Vice President of the United States 1993–2001; Democratic Party presidential nominee in 2000; U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1985–1993[59][60][61]
  • Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington 2005–2013; Attorney General of Washington 1993–2005[62][63]
  • Luis Gutiérrez, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1993–2019; Member of the Chicago City Council 1986–1992[64][65]
  • Kamala Harris, Nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016, Attorney General of California 2011–2017[66][67]
  • Maggie Hassan, Nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016, Governor of New Hampshire 2013–2017[56][68]
  • Gary Locke, United States Ambassador to China 2011–2014; United States Secretary of Commerce 2009–2011; Governor of Washington 1997–2005[69][70]
  • Jack Markell, Governor of Delaware 2009–2017; Treasurer of Delaware 1993–2009[71][72]
  • William H. McRaven, retired Admiral and former Commander of the United States Special Operations Command[73][74]
  • Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California since 2013; U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security 2009–2013; Governor of Arizona 2003–2009[75]
  • Jay Nixon, Governor of Missouri 2009–2017; Attorney General of Missouri 1993–2009[56][76]
  • George Noory. Radio talk show host[77]
  • Ed Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania 2003–2011; Mayor of Philadelphia 1992–2000[78]
  • Kathleen Sebelius, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services 2009–2014; Governor of Kansas 2003–2009[55][62]
  • Paul Strauss, Shadow Senator from the District of Columbia since 1997[79][80]
  • Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles 2005–2013[55][81]
  • Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania since 2015; Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania 2007–2008[52][53]

Declined[]

Individuals listed in this section were the focus of media speculation as being possible 2016 presidential candidates but publicly, and unequivocally, ruled out a presidential bid in 2016.

  • Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin since 2013; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1999–2013 [82]
  • Evan Bayh, U.S. Senator from Indiana 1999–2011; Governor of Indiana 1989–1997 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[83]
  • Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator from Colorado since 2009; Superintendent of Denver Public Schools 2005–2009 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[84]
  • Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States 2009–2017, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1973–2009; Democratic presidential candidate in 1988 and 2008[85]
  • Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City (2002–2013) and founder of Bloomberg L.P.[86]
  • Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey since 2013, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey 2006–2013 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[87]
  • Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio since 2007; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1993–2007; Secretary of State of Ohio 1983–1991 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[88]
  • Joaquín Castro, U.S. Representative from Texas since 2013 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[89]
  • Julian Castro, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 2014–2017; Mayor of San Antonio, Texas 2009–2014[90][91]
  • George Clooney, actor and filmmaker from California[92]
  • Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York 2011-2021; Attorney General of New York 2007–2010; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1997–2001[93]
  • Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 2005–2009; Governor of Vermont 1991–2003; presidential candidate in 2004 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[94]
  • Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City since 2014; New York City Public Advocate 2010–2013; New York City Councilman 2002–2009[95][96] (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[97]
  • Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago 2011–2019; White House Chief of Staff 2009–2010; U.S. Representative from Illinois 2003–2009 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[98]
  • Al Franken, U.S. Senator from Minnesota 2009–2018 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[82]
  • Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York since 2009; U.S. Representative from New York 2007–2009 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[99]
  • Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator from New Mexico since 2013; U.S. Representative from New Mexico 2009–2013 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[82]
  • John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado 2011–2019; Mayor of Denver, Colorado 2003–2011[100]
  • Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2013; Governor of Virginia 2006–2010 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton and eventual Vice Presidential Nominee)[82]
  • John Kerry, United States Secretary of State 2013–2017; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1985–2013; presidential nominee in 2004[101]
  • Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2007 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[82]
  • Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1997–2013; presidential candidate in 2004, and 2008; Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio 1977–1979[102]
  • Dannel Malloy, Governor of Connecticut 2011–2019; Mayor of Stamford 1995–2011[103]
  • Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator from West Virginia since 2010, Governor of West Virginia 2005–2010 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[104]
  • Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator from Missouri 2007–2019; Auditor of Missouri 1999–2007 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[82]
  • Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator from Connecticut since 2013; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2007–2013 [105] (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)
  • Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States 2009–2017[106][107]
  • Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts 2007–2015[108][109]
  • Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia 2010–2018[110]
  • Robert Reich, United States Secretary of Labor 1993–1997 (Endorsed Bernie Sanders)[111][112][113]
  • Howard Schultz, Chairman and CEO of Starbucks 1988–2018 [114]
  • Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana 2005–2013 (Endorsed Martin O'Malley)[115]
  • Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire since 2009; Governor of New Hampshire 1997–2003 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[116]
  • Mark Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2009; Governor of Virginia 2002–2006 (Endorsed Hillary Clinton)[116]
  • Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 2013; Special Advisor to the President 2010–2011[117][118]

See also[]

  • Political positions of the Democratic Party presidential primary candidates, 2016
  • 2016 United States presidential election timeline
  • 2016 Democratic National Convention
Candidates
  • Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016
  • United States third party and independent presidential candidates, 2016
Primaries
  • Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
  • Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
General election polling
  • Nationwide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2016
  • Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2016
Democratic primary polling
  • Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
  • Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2016 presidential primaries
  • Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016
Republican primary polling
  • Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
  • Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2016 presidential primaries
  • Republican Party presidential debates, 2016

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Does not include popular vote totals from Iowa, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, or non-binding primaries
  2. ^ According to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Pledged delegates split evenly between Sanders and Clinton.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Detailed list of superdelegate endorsements
  5. ^ According to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.
  6. ^ Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Nebraska Democratic Primary.
  7. ^ Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Washington Democratic Primary.

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