2016 Democratic Party presidential candidates

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2016 Democratic Party presidential candidates
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Previous Democratic nominee

Barack Obama

Democratic nominee

Hillary Clinton

This article contains lists of candidates associated with the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.

Contents

Major candidates

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.

Nominee

CandidateMost recent positionStateAnnouncedCandidacyEstimated delegate votesContests won [a]
Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Hillary Rodham Clinton
67th U.S. Secretary of State
(2009–13)
Flag of New York.svg  New York April 12, 2015 Hillary for America 2016 logo.svg
(CampaignPositions)
FEC Filing
Pledged delegates [1]
2205 / 4051 (
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 (
Total convention votes
2,842 / 4763 (

Candidates who won one or more contests

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

CandidateMost recent positionStateAnnouncedCandidacyEstimated delegate votesContests won [d]
Bernie Sanders September 2015 cropped.jpg
Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator from Vermont
(2007–present)
Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont May 26, 2015 Bernie Sanders 2016 logo.svg
(CampaignPositions)
FEC Filing
Pledged delegates [1]
1846 / 4051 (
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 (
Total convention votes
1,865 / 4763 (

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.

CandidateMost recent positionStateAnnouncedWithdrewCandidacyPopular
vote
DelegatesRef
Governor O'Malley Portrait (cropped).jpg
Martin O'Malley
61st
Governor of Maryland
(2007–2015)
Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland May 30, 2015February 1, 2016 O'Malley for President 2016 Logo.png
(CampaignWebsite Archived January 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine )
FEC Filing
110,423 [2] Pledged delegates [1]
0 / 4051 (
Superdelegate endorsements [c]
1 / 712 (
Total convention votes
0 / 4763 (
[3] [4]

Major candidates who withdrew before the primaries

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.

CandidateMost recent positionStateAnnouncedWithdrewCandidacyWrite-in
votes
Ref
Lincoln Chafee official portrait.jpg
Lincoln Chafee
74th
Governor of Rhode Island
(2011–2015)
Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island
June 3, 2015
October 23, 2015
Chafee for President.png
(CampaignWebsite)
FEC Filing
0 [6]
Lessig (cropped).png
Lawrence Lessig
Professor of Law at
Harvard Law School (2009–present)
Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts
September 6, 2015
November 2, 2015
(considered independent run)
Lessig 2016.png
(CampaignWebsite Archived October 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine )
FEC Filing
3 [7] [8]
Jim Webb official 110th Congress photo.jpg
Jim Webb
United States Senator from Virginia
(2007–2013)
Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia
July 2, 2015
October 20, 2015
Webb 2016.png
(CampaignWebsite)
FEC Filing

Amended FEC Filing (party changed to Independent)
4 [9]

Other candidates

On the ballot in multiple states

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

CandidateMost recent positionStateAnnouncedCandidacyBallot statusVote totalRef
Roque De La Fuente (cropped).jpg
Rocky De La Fuente
BusinessmanFlag of California.svg  California
October 1, 2015
LogoRocky.png (CampaignWebsite)
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, WY67,366 [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [2]
Willie Wilson at the Scott County Democratic Party Dinner (3) (cropped).jpg
Willie Wilson

Businessman
2015 Chicago mayoral candidate
Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois
May 15, 2015
Willie Wilson 2016 logo.png
(Website)
FEC Filing
CA, IL, LA, MO, SC, TX25,796 [2] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Keith Russell Judd
CandidateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
August 16, 2014 [19] [5]
FEC filing CA, LA, MO, NH, OK, TX, WV20,305 [2] [20] [15]
Michael Steinberg (cropped).jpg

Michael Alan Steinberg
Lawyer
Flag of Florida.svg  Florida November 19, 2013AZ, CA, GA, LA, NH, OK20,126 [21] [2]
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 of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee November 9, 2015AR, CA, NH, LA, MO7,352 [2] [5] [15] [22] [23]

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

On ballot in a single state

Illinois

Sources: Illinois Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers

New Hampshire

Source: New Hampshire Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers

Rhode Island

Source: Rhode Island Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers

Texas

Source: Texas Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers

West Virginia

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:

NameBornCurrent/previous positionsStateAnnouncedCandidacyRef
Jeff Boss.jpg
Jeff Boss
May 20, 1963
New York City, New York
Perennial candidate
9/11 Truther
Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
August 18, 2014
(Website)
FEC Filing
[36] [37] [38]
HB 2013.jpg
Harry Braun
November 6, 1948
Compton, California
Energy consultant
[39] [40] [41] [42]
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
May 28, 2015
(Website)
FEC Filing
 
David Mills January 24, 1959AuthorFlag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia
May 7, 2015 [43]
FEC Filing  
Robby Wells.PNG
Robby Wells
April 10, 1968
Bartow, Georgia
Fmr. head football coach,
Savannah State University
Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina
October 7, 2013

(Website)
FEC Filing
[44] [45] [46] [47] [48]

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. [2]

Potential candidates who did not run

Speculated

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

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.

See also

Candidates
Primaries
General election polling
Democratic primary polling
Republican primary polling

Notes

  1. According to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.
  2. 1 2 Pledged delegates split evenly between Sanders and Clinton.
  3. 1 2 3 Detailed list of superdelegate endorsements
  4. According to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.
  5. Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Nebraska Democratic Primary.
  6. Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Washington Democratic Primary.

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