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The following is a list of candidates associated with the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election. As of December 2023, more than 400 candidates have filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for the Republican nomination in 2024. [1]
The following candidates have received substantial major media coverage; are or have been elected to major public office such as president, vice president, governor, U.S. senator or U.S. representative; or have been included in at least five national polls.
| Candidate | Born | Most recent position | Home state | Campaign Announcement date | Bound delegates (hard count; then floor) | Popular vote | Contests won | Running mate | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | June 14, 1946 (age 78) Queens, New York | President of the United States (2017–2021) | Campaign November 15, 2022 FEC filing [2] [3] [4] Website Secured nomination: March 12, 2024 | 2,320 (95.5%) (floor 2,388) | 17,015,756 (76.4%) | 54 AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, [b] FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MP, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, [c] TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, WA, WI, WV, WY | | [7] [8] [9] | ||
| Name | Bound delegates | Popular vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No preference/ None of the above/ Uncommitted | 0 (0%) | 154,815 (0.7%) | |
The candidate in this section have suspended their campaigns, or have otherwise ceased campaigning and ended their bids for the nomination during the primary season.
| Candidate | Born | Most recent position | Home state | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Campaign | Bound delegates (hard count; then floor) | Contests won | Popular vote | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Haley | January 20, 1972 (age 52) Bamberg, South Carolina | U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) | February 14, 2023 | March 6, 2024 (endorsed Trump) [10] | Campaign FEC filing [11] Website | 97 (4.0%) (floor 41) | 2 DC, VT | 4,381,799 (19.7%) | [12] [13] | ||
| Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 (age 45) Jacksonville, Florida | Governor of Florida (2019–present) | May 24, 2023 | January 21, 2024 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [14] [15] [16] Website | 9 (0.4%) (floor 0) | None | 353,615 (1.6%) | [17] [18] | ||
| Asa Hutchinson | December 3, 1950 (age 73) Bentonville, Arkansas | Governor of Arkansas (2015–2023) | April 26, 2023 | January 16, 2024 (endorsed Haley, then no endorsement) | Campaign FEC filing [19] Website | 0 (0.0%) (floor 0) | None | 22,044 (0.1%) | [20] [21] [22] | ||
| Vivek Ramaswamy | August 9, 1985 (age 38) Cincinnati, Ohio | Executive chairman of Strive Asset Management (2022–2023) | February 21, 2023 | January 15, 2024 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [23] [24] Website | 3 (0.1%) (floor 0) | None | 96,954 (0.4%) | [25] [26] [27] [26] | ||
The candidates in this section have suspended their campaigns, or have otherwise ceased campaigning and ended their bids for the nomination before any primary contests were held, however a few did so after securing ballot spots in a small number of states.
| Candidate | Born | Most recent position | Home state | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Campaign | Bound delegates (hard count) | Popular vote | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Christie | September 6, 1962 (age 61) Newark, New Jersey | Governor of New Jersey (2010–2018) | June 6, 2023 | January 10, 2024 | Campaign FEC filing [28] Website | None | 139,541 (0.6%) | [29] [30] | |
| Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 (age 67) Arthur, North Dakota | Governor of North Dakota (2016–2024) | June 7, 2023 | December 4, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [31] Website | None | 502 (nil%) | [32] [33] [34] | |
| Tim Scott | September 19, 1965 (age 58) North Charleston, South Carolina | U.S. senator from South Carolina (2013–present) | May 19, 2023 Exploratory committee: April 12, 2023 | November 12, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [35] [36] Website | None | 1,598 (nil%) | [37] [38] [39] | |
| Mike Pence | June 7, 1959 (age 64) Columbus, Indiana | Vice President of the United States (2017–2021) | June 5, 2023 | October 28, 2023 | Campaign FEC filing [40] Website | None | 404 (nil%) | [41] [42] | |
| Larry Elder | April 27, 1952 (age 71) Los Angeles, California | Host of The Larry Elder Show (1993–2022) | April 20, 2023 | October 26, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [43] Website | None | [44] [45] | ||
| Perry Johnson | January 23, 1948 (age 75) Dolton, Illinois | Founder of Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. (1994–present) | March 2, 2023 | October 20, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [46] Website | None | 4,051 (nil%) | [47] [48] [49] | |
| Will Hurd | August 19, 1977 (age 46) San Antonio, Texas | U.S. Representative from TX-23 (2015–2021) | June 22, 2023 | October 9, 2023 (endorsed Haley, then no endorsement) | Campaign FEC filing [50] Website | None | [51] [52] | ||
| Francis Suarez | October 6, 1977 (age 45) Miami, Florida | Mayor of Miami (2017–present) | June 14, 2023 | August 29, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [53] Website [d] | None | [54] [55] [56] |
The following notable individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy but have publicly denied interest in running.

| Active campaign | Exploratory committee | Withdrawn candidate | Republican National Convention | ||||
| Midterm elections | Debates | Primaries |
The following is a table of which candidates have received ballot access in which states.
indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest.
indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest.
indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot.
| Contest | Date | Trump | Haley | Binkley | DeSantis | Hutchinson | Ramaswamy | Others | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Jan 15 | [127] | ||||||||
| New Hampshire | Jan 23 | [58] [128] | ||||||||
| Nevada primary [e] | Feb 6 | [129] | ||||||||
| Nevada caucus | Feb 8 | [130] | ||||||||
| Virgin Islands | [131] [132] | |||||||||
| South Carolina | Feb 24 | [133] [134] | ||||||||
| Michigan primary | Feb 27 | [135] | ||||||||
| Idaho | Mar 2 | [136] | ||||||||
| Michigan caucus | [137] | |||||||||
| Missouri | [138] [139] | |||||||||
| District of Columbia | Mar 3 | [140] | ||||||||
| North Dakota | Mar 4 | [141] | ||||||||
| Alabama | Mar 5 | [142] | ||||||||
| Alaska | [143] | |||||||||
| Arkansas | [144] | |||||||||
| California | [145] [146] | |||||||||
| Colorado | [147] | |||||||||
| Maine | [148] | |||||||||
| Massachusetts | [149] | |||||||||
| Minnesota | [150] | |||||||||
| North Carolina | [151] | |||||||||
| Oklahoma | [152] | |||||||||
| Tennessee | [153] | |||||||||
| Texas | [154] | |||||||||
| Utah | [155] [156] | |||||||||
| Vermont | [157] | |||||||||
| Virginia | [158] | |||||||||
| American Samoa | Mar 8 | [159] | ||||||||
| Georgia | Mar 12 | [160] | ||||||||
| Hawaii | [161] | |||||||||
| Mississippi | [162] | |||||||||
| Washington | [163] | |||||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | Mar 15 | [164] | ||||||||
| Guam | Mar 16 | [165] | ||||||||
| Arizona | Mar 19 | [166] | ||||||||
| Florida | [167] [168] | |||||||||
| Kansas | [169] | |||||||||
| Illinois | [170] | |||||||||
| Ohio | [171] | |||||||||
| Louisiana | Mar 23 | [172] | ||||||||
| Connecticut | April 2 | [173] | ||||||||
| New York | [174] | |||||||||
| Rhode Island | [175] | |||||||||
| Wisconsin | [176] | |||||||||
| Wyoming | Apr 20 | [177] | ||||||||
| Puerto Rico | Apr 21 | [178] | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | Apr 23 | [179] | ||||||||
| Indiana | May 7 | [180] | ||||||||
| Maryland | May 14 | [181] | ||||||||
| Nebraska | [182] | |||||||||
| West Virginia | [183] | |||||||||
| Kentucky | May 21 | [184] | ||||||||
| Oregon | [185] | |||||||||
| New Jersey | Jun 4 | [186] | ||||||||
| Montana | [187] | |||||||||
| New Mexico | [188] | |||||||||
| Delaware | NA [g] | [189] [190] | ||||||||
| South Dakota | [191] | |||||||||
| Total possible delegates | 2,429 | 2,232 | 1,533 | 1,707 | 1,014 | 1,718 | Chris Christie: 1,653 David Stuckenberg: 895 Uncommitted: [h] 634 | |||
Candidates listed in italics have suspended their campaigns.