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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.
Individuals included in this section had 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 five 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.
Candidate | Most recent position | State | Announced | Candidacy | Estimated delegate votes | Contests won [a] | |
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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 [1] 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, [b] TN, TX, VA, VI | |
Superdelegate endorsements [c] 570½ / 712 (80%) | |||||||
Total convention votes 2,842 / 4763 (60%) | |||||||
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 [d] | |
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Bernie Sanders | U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present) | Vermont | May 26, 2015 | (Campaign • Positions) FEC Filing | Pledged delegates [1] 1846 / 4051 (46%) | 23 AK, CO, DA, HI, ID, IN, KS, ME, MI, MN, MT, NE, [e] NH, ND, OK, OR, RI, UT, VT, WA, [f] WI, WV, WY [b] | |
Superdelegate endorsements [c] 43½ / 712 (6%) | |||||||
Total convention votes 1,865 / 4763 (39%) |
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 January 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine ) FEC Filing | 110,423 [2] | Pledged delegates [1] 0 / 4051 (0%) | |
Superdelegate endorsements [c] 1 / 712 (0%) | ||||||||
Total convention votes 0 / 4763 (0%) | [3] [4] |
The following individuals were recognized by the media as major candidates for president but withdrew from the race after the first debate. Some received write-in votes. [5] 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 | June 3, 2015 | October 23, 2015 | (Campaign • Website) FEC Filing | 0 | [6] |
Lawrence Lessig | Professor of Law at Harvard Law School (2009–present) | Massachusetts | September 6, 2015 | November 2, 2015 (considered independent run) | (Campaign • Website Archived October 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine ) FEC Filing | 3 | [7] [8] |
Jim Webb | United States Senator from Virginia (2007–2013) | Virginia | July 2, 2015 | October 20, 2015 | (Campaign • Website) FEC Filing Amended FEC Filing (party changed to Independent) | 4 | [9] |
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 | October 1, 2015 | (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 | [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [2] |
Willie Wilson | Businessman 2015 Chicago mayoral candidate | Illinois | May 15, 2015 | (Website) FEC Filing | CA, IL, LA, MO, SC, TX | 25,796 | [2] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
Keith Russell Judd | Candidate | Texas | FEC filing | CA, LA, MO, NH, OK, TX, WV | 20,305 | [2] [20] [15] | |
Michael Alan Steinberg | Lawyer | Florida | November 19, 2013 | AZ, CA, GA, LA, NH, OK | 20,126 | [21] [2] | |
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 | [2] [5] [15] [22] [23] |
In addition, the following other candidates were on the ballot in more than one state:
Sources: Illinois Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers
Source: New Hampshire Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers
Source: Rhode Island Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers
Source: Texas Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers
Source: West Virginia Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers
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 | August 18, 2014 | (Website) FEC Filing | [36] [37] [38] |
Harry Braun | November 6, 1948 Compton, California | Energy consultant [39] [40] [41] [42] | Georgia | May 28, 2015 | (Website) FEC Filing | |
David Mills | January 24, 1959 | Author | West Virginia | May 7, 2015 [43] | FEC Filing | |
Robby Wells | April 10, 1968 Bartow, Georgia | Fmr. head football coach, Savannah State University | North Carolina | October 7, 2013 | (Website) FEC Filing | [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] |
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. [2]
The following people were the focus of presidential speculation in multiple media reports during the 2016 election cycle.
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.
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