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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.
Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date | Bound delegates | Contests won | Popular vote | Running mate | Ref. | |
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Donald Trump | June 14, 1946 (age 77) Queens, New York | President of the United States (2017–2021) Chairman of The Trump Organization (1971–2017) | Florida [lower-alpha 1] | Campaign November 15, 2022 FEC filing [2] [3] [4] Website Secured nomination: March 12, 2024 | 1,963 (94.7%) | 45 (AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE [lower-alpha 2] , FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI (C, P), MN, MO, MP, MS, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD [lower-alpha 3] , TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, WA, WI, WY) | 14,920,014 (75.4%) | TBD | [7] |
Name | Bound delegates | Popular vote | |
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No preference/ None of the above/ Uncommitted | 0 (0%) | 127,188 (0.6%) |
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.
Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Campaign | Bound delegates | Contests won | Popular vote | Ref. | |
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Nikki Haley | January 20, 1972 (age 52) Bamberg, South Carolina | Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017) South Carolina State Representative (2005–2011) | South Carolina | February 14, 2023 | March 6, 2024 | Campaign FEC filing [8] Website | 97 (4.7%) | 2 (DC, VT) | 4,093,989 (20.7%) | [9] [10] | |
Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 (age 45) Jacksonville, Florida | Governor of Florida (2019–present) U.S. Representative from FL-06 (2013–2018) | Florida | May 24, 2023 | January 21, 2024 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [11] [12] [13] Website | 9 (0.4%) | None | 344,652 (1.7%) | [14] [15] | |
Asa Hutchinson | December 3, 1950 (age 73) Bentonville, Arkansas | Governor of Arkansas (2015–2023) Under Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–2005) Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (2001–2003) | Arkansas | April 26, 2023 | January 16, 2024 (endorsed Haley) | Campaign FEC filing [16] Website | 0 (0.0%) | None | 21,943 (0.1%) | [17] [18] [19] | |
Vivek Ramaswamy | August 9, 1985 (age 38) Cincinnati, Ohio | Executive chairman of Strive Asset Management (2022–2023) CEO of Roivant Sciences (2014–2021) | Ohio | February 21, 2023 | January 15, 2024 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [20] [21] Website | 3 (0.1%) | None | 93,926 (0.5%) | [22] [23] [24] [25] |
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.
Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Campaign | Popular vote total | Ref. |
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Chris Christie | September 6, 1962 (age 61) Newark, New Jersey | Governor of New Jersey (2010–2018) Candidate for president in 2016 U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (2002–2008) | New Jersey | June 6, 2023 | January 10, 2024 | Campaign FEC filing [26] Website | 134,385 (0.7%) | [27] [28] |
Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 (age 67) Arthur, North Dakota | Governor of North Dakota (2016–present) Senior VP of Microsoft Business Solutions Group (2002–2007) President of Great Plains Software (1984–2001) | North Dakota | June 7, 2023 | December 4, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [29] Website | 502 (nil%) | [30] [31] [32] |
Tim Scott | September 19, 1965 (age 58) North Charleston, South Carolina | U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2013–present) U.S. Representative from SC-01 (2011–2013) South Carolina State Representative (2009–2011) | South Carolina | May 19, 2023 Exploratory committee: April 12, 2023 | November 12, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [33] [34] Website | 1,598 (nil%) | [35] [36] [37] |
Mike Pence | June 7, 1959 (age 64) Columbus, Indiana | Vice President of the United States (2017–2021) Governor of Indiana (2013–2017) U.S. Representative from Indiana (2001–2013) | Indiana | June 5, 2023 | October 28, 2023 | Campaign FEC filing [38] Website | 404 (nil%) | [39] [40] |
Larry Elder | April 27, 1952 (age 71) Los Angeles, California | Host of The Larry Elder Show (1993–2022) Candidate for Governor of California in the 2021 recall election | California | April 20, 2023 | October 26, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [41] Website | [42] [43] | |
Perry Johnson | January 23, 1948 (age 75) Dolton, Illinois | Founder of Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. (1994–present) Disqualified candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2022 | Michigan | March 2, 2023 | October 20, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [44] Website | 163 (nil%) | [45] [46] [47] |
Will Hurd | August 19, 1977 (age 46) San Antonio, Texas | U.S. Representative from TX-23 (2015–2021) | Texas | June 22, 2023 | October 9, 2023 (endorsed Haley) | Campaign FEC filing [48] Website | [49] [50] | |
Francis Suarez | October 6, 1977 (age 45) Miami, Florida | Mayor of Miami (2017–present) Member of the Miami City Commission (2009–2017) | Florida | June 14, 2023 | August 29, 2023 (endorsed Trump) | Campaign FEC filing [51] Website [lower-alpha 4] | [52] [53] [54] |
The following notable individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy but have publicly denied interest in running.
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The following is a table for which candidates have received ballot access in which states. If a state does not appear in the table, the filing deadline in the state has not passed.
indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest
indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate
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.
Candidates listed in italics have suspended their campaigns.
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