Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016

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Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This article contains the list of candidates associated with the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.

Candidates

Individuals included in this section have their own Wikipedia page and either formally announced their candidacy or filed as a candidate with Federal Election Commission (FEC) (for other than exploratory purposes).

Nominee

Name Born Current/previous positions State Announced Candidate Logo and campaign link Ref
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Donald Trump
June 14, 1946
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Queens, New York
Chairman & President of The Trump Organization
(1971–present)

Reform Party presidential candidate in 2000
Flag-map of New York.svg
New York
June 16, 2015 165px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
[1][2][3]

Withdrew or discarded during the primaries

The following individuals announced a major candidacy for president but withdrew or suspended their campaigns at some point after the Iowa caucuses on February 1, 2016. They are listed in order of exit, starting with the most recent.

Name Born Current/recent State Announced Withdrew Candidacy Endorsed Ref
Kasich
John Kasich
May 13, 1952
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McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
69th
Governor of Ohio
(2011–present)
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Ohio
July 21, 2015 May 4, 2016 115px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
No endorsement [4][5]
90px
Ted Cruz
December 22, 1970
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
United States Senator from Texas
(2013–present)
70px
Texas
March 23, 2015 May 3, 2016 150px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Donald Trump [6][7]
Marco Rubio, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Marco Rubio
May 28, 1971
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Miami, Florida
United States Senator from Florida
(2011–present)
Flag-map of Florida.svg
Florida
April 13, 2015 March 15, 2016 210px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Donald Trump [8][9]
Ben Carson September 18, 1951
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Detroit, Michigan
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery,
Johns Hopkins Hospital
(1984–2013)
Flag-map of Florida.svg
Florida
May 4, 2015 March 2, 2016 150px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Donald Trump [10][11]
Bush
Jeb Bush
February 11, 1953
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Midland, Texas
43rd
Governor of Florida
(1999–2007)
Flag-map of Florida.svg
Florida
June 15, 2015 February 20, 2016 Jeb Bush presidential campaign, 2016
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Ted Cruz, then no endorsement [12][13]
Gilmore
Jim Gilmore
October 6, 1949
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Richmond, Virginia
68th
Governor of Virginia
(1998–2002)
File:Flag-map of Virginia.svg
Virginia
July 30, 2015 February 12, 2016 150px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Donald Trump [14][15]
Christie
Chris Christie
September 6, 1962
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Newark, New Jersey
55th
Governor of New Jersey
(2010–present)
Flag-map of New Jersey.svg
New Jersey
June 30, 2015 February 10, 2016 150px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Donald Trump [16][17]
90px
Carly Fiorina
September 6, 1954
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Austin, Texas
CEO of Hewlett-Packard
(1999–2005)
File:Flag-map of Virginia.svg
Virginia
May 4, 2015 February 10, 2016 150px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Ted Cruz, then Donald Trump (later rescinded endorsement) [18][19]
Santorum
Rick Santorum
May 10, 1958
(age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)
Winchester, Virginia
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
(1995–2007)
Flag-map of Pennsylvania.svg
Pennsylvania
May 27, 2015 February 3, 2016 150px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Marco Rubio, then Donald Trump [20][21]
90px
Rand Paul
January 7, 1963
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States Senator from Kentucky
(2011–present)
Flag-map of Kentucky.svg
Kentucky
April 7, 2015 February 3, 2016 110px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Donald Trump [22][23]
Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
August 24, 1955
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Hope, Arkansas
44th
Governor of Arkansas
(1996–2007)
Flag-map of Arkansas.svg
Arkansas
May 5, 2015 February 1, 2016 170px
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Donald Trump [24][25]

The following individuals announced a major candidacy for president but withdrew from the race before the Iowa caucuses on February 1, 2016. They are listed in order of exit, starting with the most recent.

Name Born Current/recent State Announced Withdrew Candidacy Endorsed Ref
Pataki
George Pataki
June 24, 1945
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Peekskill, New York
53rd
Governor of New York
(1995–2006)
Flag-map of New York.svg
New York
May 28, 2015 December 29, 2015
Pataki for President Campaign Logo.png
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Marco Rubio, then John Kasich [26][27]
90px
Lindsey Graham
July 9, 1955
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Central, South Carolina
  United States Senator from South Carolina  
(2003–present)
Flag-map of South Carolina.svg
South Carolina
June 1, 2015 December 21, 2015 Graham 2k16.png
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Jeb Bush, then Ted Cruz [28][29]
Jindal
Bobby Jindal
June 10, 1971
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
55th
Governor of Louisiana
(2008–2016)
Flag-map of Louisiana.svg
Louisiana
June 24, 2015 November 17, 2015 Jindal 2016 (Vertical).png
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC filing
Marco Rubio, then Donald Trump [30][31]
90px
Scott Walker
November 2, 1967
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
45th
Governor of Wisconsin
(2011–present)
Flag map of Wisconsin.svg
Wisconsin
July 13, 2015 September 21, 2015 Walker 2k16.png
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC Filing
Ted Cruz, then Donald Trump [32][33]
Gov. Perry CPAC February 2015.jpg
Rick Perry
March 4, 1950
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Haskell, Texas
47th
Governor of Texas
(2000–2015)

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Texas
June 4, 2015 September 11, 2015
(CampaignPositionsWebsite)
FEC Filing
Ted Cruz, then Donald Trump [34][35]

Other candidates

The following notable individuals filed as a candidate with FEC. As of November 2015.

Name Born Current/previous positions State Announced Candidacy Ballot
status
Ref
Jack Fellure (cropped).jpg
Jack Fellure
October 3, 1931
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Midkiff, West Virginia
Perennial candidate
Prohibition Party nominee in 2012
Flag-map of West Virginia.svg
West Virginia
November 7, 2012 FEC Filing none
AndyMartin.jpg
Andy Martin
October 31, 1945
(age 70)
Middletown, Connecticut
Perennial candidate
Birther activist
vexatious litigant.[36]
Flag-map of New York.svg
New York
August 16, 2015 (Website)
FEC Filing
162 votes
NH
[37]

Additionally, Peter Messina is on the ballot in Louisiana,[38] New Hampshire, and Idaho.[39] Tim Cook is on the ballot in Louisiana, New Hampshire and Arizona. Walter Iwachiw is on the ballot in Florida and New Hampshire.

Other withdrawn candidates

Individuals in this section formally announced a bid for the nomination of the Republican Party, and filed with the FEC to be a candidate, but were not featured in any major opinion polls, and were not invited to any televised presidential primary debates.

Name Born Current/previous positions State Announced Withdrew Candidacy Ref
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Dennis Michael Lynch
August 28, 1969
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Businessman
Documentary film maker
Conservative commentator
Flag-map of New York.svg
New York
April 22, 2015[40] May 3, 2015[41] FEC filing
MarkEverson.jpg
Mark Everson
September 10, 1954
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New York City, New York
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
(2003–2007)
Flag-map of Mississippi.svg
Mississippi
March 5, 2015 November 5, 2015[42] Mark Everson 2016.jpg
(Website)
FEC Filing
[43][44]
Jimmy McMillan Blue 2 2011 Shankbone.jpg
Jimmy McMillan
December 1, 1946
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New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Chairman and leader of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party

(2005–2015)

Flag-map of New York.svg
New York
August 22, 2015 December 9, 2015[45] (Website)
FEC Filing

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 but did not enter the race.

Declined

Individuals listed in this section were the focus of media speculation as being possible 2016 presidential candidates but publicly, and unequivocally, ruled out presidential bids in 2016.

See also

Candidates
Primaries
General election polling
Democratic primary polling
Republican primary polling
Republican primary debates
Democratic primary debates

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