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 linkRef Donald Trump (age 70)Queens, New YorkChairman & President of The Trump Organization(1971–2017) Reform Party presidential candidate in 2000 June 16, 2015(Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filing
Withdrew during the primaries The following individuals participated in at least two presidential debates. They 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 EndorsedRef John Kasich(age )McKees Rocks, PennsylvaniaGovernor of Ohio (2011–2019)July 21, 2015May 4, 2016(Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filingNo endorsement (wrote in John McCain) Ted Cruz (age )Calgary, Alberta, CanadaUnited States Senator from Texas (2013–present) March 23, 2015 May 3, 2016 (Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filingDonald Trump Marco Rubio (age ) Miami, Florida United States Senator from Florida (2011–2025) April 13, 2015 March 15, 2016 (Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filingDonald TrumpBen Carson (age ) Detroit, Michigan Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery,Johns Hopkins Hospital(1984–2013) May 4, 2015 March 2, 2016 (Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filingDonald Trump Jeb Bush (age ) Midland, Texas43rdGovernor of Florida (1999–2007) June 15, 2015 February 20, 2016 (Campaign • Positions • Website) FEC filingTed Cruz, then no endorsement Jim Gilmore (age )Richmond, Virginia 68thGovernor of Virginia (1998–2002) July 30, 2015 February 12, 2016(Campaign • Positions • Website) FEC filing Donald Trump Chris Christie (age )Newark, New JerseyGovernor of New Jersey (2010–2018) June 30, 2015 February 10, 2016(Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filingDonald Trump Carly Fiorina(age )Austin, Texas CEO of Hewlett-Packard (1999–2005) May 4, 2015February 10, 2016(Campaign • Positions • Website )FEC filingTed Cruz, then Donald Trump, later rescinded endorsement Rick Santorum (age )Winchester, Virginia United States Senator from Pennsylvania (1995–2007) May 27, 2015 February 3, 2016(Campaign • Positions • Website) FEC filingMarco Rubio, then Donald Trump Rand Paul (age ) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States Senator from Kentucky (2011–present) April 7, 2015 February 3, 2016 (Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filing Donald Trump Mike Huckabee (age )Hope, Arkansas Governor of Arkansas (1996–2007) May 5, 2015 February 1, 2016 (Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filingDonald Trump
Withdrew before the primaries The following individuals participated in at least one authorized presidential debate 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 EndorsedRef George Pataki (age ) Peekskill, New York 53rdGovernor of New York (1995–2006)(Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filingMarco Rubio, then John Kasich, then no endorsement Lindsey Graham (age ) Central, South Carolina United States Senator from South Carolina (2003–2026)(Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filingJeb Bush, then Ted Cruz, then Evan McMullinJaffe, Alexandra (June 1, 2015) "Graham bets on foreign experience in White House bid announcement", CNN. Retrieved June 1, 2015. Bobby Jindal(age )Baton Rouge, Louisiana 55thGovernor of Louisiana (2008–2016) (Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC filingMarco Rubio, then Donald Trump Scott Walker (age )Colorado Springs, Colorado Governor of Wisconsin (2011–2019) (Campaign • Positions • Website)FEC FilingTed Cruz, then Donald Trump Rick Perry (age ) Haskell, Texas Governor of Texas (2000–2015) (Campaign • Positions • Website) FEC Filing Ted Cruz, then Donald Trump
Other candidates
The following notable individuals filed as candidates with FEC by November 2015. Name Born Current/previous positions State AnnouncedCandidacy BallotstatusRef Jack Fellure (age ) Midkiff, West Virginia Perennial candidateProhibition Party nominee in 2012November 7, 2012FEC Filingnone Andy Martin (age ) Middletown, ConnecticutPerennial candidateBirther activist vexatious litigant.August 16, 2015(Website)FEC Filing169 votesNH Additionally, Peter Messina was on the ballot in Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Idaho. Tim Cook was on the ballot in Louisiana, New Hampshire and Arizona. Walter Iwachiw was 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 CandidacyRefDennis Michael Lynch(age )Businessman Documentary film maker Conservative commentatorFEC filing Mark Everson (age ) New York City, New YorkCommissioner of Internal Revenue (2003–2007)(Website)FEC FilingLarson, Leslie (March 5, 2015) "Long shot 2016 candidate launches campaign with emotional 16-page letter", Business Insider. Retrieved March 9, 2015. Jimmy McMillan (age ) New Smyrna Beach, FloridaChairman and leader of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party (2005–2015)August 22, 2015(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 2016 United States presidential election timeline
Candidates Democratic Party presidential candidates, 2016 United States third party and independent presidential candidates, 2016
Primaries Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
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Democratic primary polling Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2016 presidential primaries
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Republican primary debates Republican Party presidential debates, 2016
Democratic primary debates Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016
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References
External links 2016 Presidential Form 2 Filers at the Federal Election Commission (FEC)