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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] | |
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![]() Hillary Rodham Clinton |
67th U.S. Secretary of State (2009–13) |
![]() New York |
April 12, 2015 | ![]() (Campaign • Positions) FEC Filing |
Pledged delegates[2] 2205 / 4051 (54%)
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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%)
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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] | |
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![]() Bernie Sanders |
U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present) |
![]() Vermont |
May 26, 2015 | ![]() (Campaign • Positions) FEC Filing |
Pledged delegates[2] 1846 / 4051 (46%)
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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%)
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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 |
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![]() Martin O'Malley |
61st Governor of Maryland (2007–2015) |
![]() Maryland |
May 30, 2015 | February 1, 2016 | ![]() (Campaign • Website Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine) FEC Filing |
110,423[3] | Pledged delegates[2] 0 / 4051 (0%)
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Superdelegate endorsements[d] 1 / 712 (0%)
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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 |
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![]() Lincoln Chafee |
74th Governor of Rhode Island (2011–2015) |
![]() Rhode Island |
![]() (Campaign • Website) FEC Filing |
0 | [7] | ||
![]() Lawrence Lessig |
Professor of Law at Harvard Law School (2009–present) |
![]() Massachusetts |
(considered independent run) |
![]() (Campaign • Website Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine) FEC Filing |
3 | [8][9] | |
![]() Jim Webb |
United States Senator from Virginia (2007–2013) |
![]() Virginia |
![]() (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 |
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![]() Rocky De La Fuente |
Businessman | ![]() California |
![]() 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 |
Businessman 2015 Chicago mayoral candidate |
![]() Illinois |
![]() (Website) FEC Filing |
CA, IL, LA, MO, SC, TX | 25,796 | [3][16][17][18][19] | |
Keith Russell Judd |
Candidate | ![]() Texas |
FEC filing | CA, LA, MO, NH, OK, TX, WV | 20,305 | [3][21][16] | |
![]() Michael Alan Steinberg |
Lawyer |
![]() Florida |
November 19, 2013 | AZ, CA, GA, LA, NH, OK | 20,126 | [22][3] | |
![]() John Wolfe, Jr. |
Attorney Democratic Party nominee for U.S. House of Representatives for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, 2002, 2004, 2010 |
![]() 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 |
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![]() Jeff Boss |
May 20, 1963 New York City, New York |
Perennial candidate 9/11 Truther |
![]() New Jersey |
(Website) FEC Filing |
[37][38][39] | |
![]() Harry Braun |
November 6, 1948 Compton, California |
Energy consultant [40][41][42][43] |
![]() Georgia |
(Website) FEC Filing |
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David Mills | January 24, 1959 | Author | ![]() West Virginia |
FEC Filing | ||
Robby Wells |
April 10, 1968 Bartow, Georgia |
Fmr. head football coach, Savannah State University |
![]() North Carolina |
(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[]
- ^ 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
- ^ According to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Pledged delegates split evenly between Sanders and Clinton.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Detailed list of superdelegate endorsements
- ^ According to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.
- ^ Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Nebraska Democratic Primary.
- ^ Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Washington Democratic Primary.
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- 2016 Democratic Party presidential candidates at Curlie
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