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The United States presidential election of 2016 will be the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election and is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Presidential electors who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen. The incumbent president, Barack Obama, is ineligible to be elected to a third term due to term limits in the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Electoral map [edit]
The electoral map for the 2012, 2016, and 2020 elections, based on the 2010 census, showing the number of
electoral votes allocated to each state or federal district.
Potential candidates [edit]
The individuals listed below have been the focus of media speculation as being possible candidates in the 2016 presidential election.[1][2] They have been identified as potential candidates in at least two reliable media sources within the last six months.
Democratic Party [edit]
Publicly expressed interest [edit]
Other potential candidates [edit]
- Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey since 2006[8][9]
- Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas since 2009[10][11]
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State 2009–2013; U.S. Senator from New York 2001–2009[12][13][5]
- Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York since 2011; Attorney General of New York 2007–2010[14][5][7]
- Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago since 2011; White House Chief of Staff 2009–2010[15][16][17]
- Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York since 2009; U.S. Representative from New York 2007–2009[18][19][5]
- John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado since 2011, mayor of Denver, Colorado 2003–2011[20][21][5]
- John Kerry, United States Secretary of State since 2013; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1985–2013; 2004 presidential nominee[22][23]
- Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2007[24][25]
- Jack Markell, Governor of Delaware since 2009; Treasurer of Delaware 1993–2009[26][27]
- Janet Napolitano, United States Secretary of Homeland Security since 2009; Governor of Arizona 2003–2009[28][29][30]
- Jay Nixon, Governor of Missouri since 2009; Attorney General of Missouri 1993–2009[31][32]
- Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts since 2007[33][5]
- Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana 2005–2013[34][5]
- Kathleen Sebelius, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2009; Governor of Kansas 2003–2009[35][36]
- Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles since 2005[37][38]
- Mark Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2009; Governor of Virginia 2002–2006[39][40][5]
- Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 2013[41][42][5]
Republican Party [edit]
Publicly expressed interest [edit]
Other potential candidates [edit]
- Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire since 2011; Attorney General of New Hampshire 2004–2009[64][35][65]
- Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas since 2011; U.S. Senator from Kansas 1996–2011[66][67][68]
- Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia since 2010[69][70][71]
- Mitch Daniels, President of Purdue University since 2013; Governor of Indiana, 2005–2013[72][73]
- Jim DeMint, President of the Heritage Foundation, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 2005–2013; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1999–2005[74][75][76]
- Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma since 2011; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 2007–2011[77][35]
- Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House of Representatives 1995–1999; House Minority Whip 1989–1995; presidential candidate in 2012 election[78][79][80]
- Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina since 2011[81][82]
- Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana since 2008; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2005–2008[83][59][84]
- John Kasich, Governor of Ohio since 2011; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1983–2001[85][86][45]
- Susana Martinez, Governor of New Mexico since 2011[87][88][89]
- Bob McDonnell, Governor of Virginia since 2010; Attorney General of Virginia 2006–2009[39][90][65]
- Sarah Palin, 2008 vice-presidential nominee; Governor of Alaska 2006–2009[73][91]
- Mike Pence, Governor of Indiana since 2013; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2001–2013[92][93][45]
- Rick Perry, Governor of Texas since 2000, Lieutenant Governor of Texas 1999–2000; presidential candidate in 2012 election[94][95][65]
- Rob Portman, U.S. Senator from Ohio since 2011; Director of the Office of Management and Budget 2006–2007[96][97]
- Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State 2005–2009; National Security Advisor 2001–2005[98][99][100]
- Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida since 2011, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives 2007 – 2009[101][102][103]
- Paul Ryan, 2012 vice-presidential nominee, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin since 1999[45][104][105]
- Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada since 2011; Judge of the District Court for the District of Nevada 2005–2009[106][87]
- John Thune, U.S. Senator from South Dakota since 2005, U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1997–2003[96][107]
- Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin since 2011[108][109][110]
See also [edit]
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