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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.

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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

CandidateMost recent positionStateAnnouncedCandidacyEstimated delegate votesContests won [lower-alpha 1]
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 [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, [lower-alpha 2]
TN, TX, VA, VI
Superdelegate endorsements [lower-alpha 3]
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 [lower-alpha 4]
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 [1]
1846 / 4051 (		23
AK, CO, DA, HI,
ID, IN, KS, ME,
MI, MN, MT, NE, [lower-alpha 5]
NH, ND, OK, OR,
RI, UT, VT, WA, [lower-alpha 6]
WI, WV, WY [lower-alpha 2]
Superdelegate endorsements [lower-alpha 3]
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-map of Maryland.svg
Maryland 		May 30, 2015February 1, 2016 O'Malley for President 2016 Logo.png
(Campaign • Website Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine )
FEC Filing 		110,423 [2] Pledged delegates [1]
0 / 4051 (
Superdelegate endorsements [lower-alpha 3]
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-map of Rhode Island.svg
Rhode Island
June 3, 2015
October 23, 2015
 Chafee for President.png
(Campaign • Website)
FEC Filing 		0 [6]
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 [7] [8]
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 [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 		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, 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 map 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 		Candidate Flag-map 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-map 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-map 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-map 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-map of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
Georgia
May 28, 2015
(Website)
FEC Filing 		 
David Mills January 24, 1959Author Flag-map 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-map 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

Previous

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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