2016 United States presidential election
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The United States presidential election of 2016 will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, which will be the 58th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United States, will be chosen.
Possible candidates
Democratic Party
After serving his consecutive second term, President Barack Obama will be term-limited out-of-office due to the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution. The following have been mentioned as possible candidates:
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Mike Beebe, Governor of Arkansas since 2007[3]
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Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States since 2009, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1973-2009[4][2]
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Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of State since 2009, U.S. Senator from New York 2001-2009, First Lady of the United States 1993-2001[8][4][6]
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Al Franken, U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2009[3]
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Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York since 2009, U.S. Representative from New York 2007-2009[4][11]
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Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington since 2005, Attorney General of Washington 1993-2005[11][12]
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Janet Napolitano, United States Secretary of Homeland Security since 2009, Governor of Arizona 2003-2009[11]
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Kathleen Sebelius, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2009, Governor of Kansas 2003-2009[11][17]
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz, U.S. Representative from Florida since 2005[11]
Republican Party
As former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was not elected in 2012, possible candidates include:
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Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire since 2011, Attorney General of New Hampshire 2004-2009[19][20]
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Tom Corbett, Governor of Pennsylvania since 2011, Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1995-1997 & 2005-2011[27][28]
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Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia since 2010[25]
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Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana since 2005, Director of the Office of Management and Budget 2001-2003[29][30]
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Sam Graves, U.S. Representative from Missouri since 2001[8]
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Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana since 2008, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2005-2008[25][13]
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Rob Portman, U.S. Senator from Ohio since 2011, Director of the Office of Management and Budget 2006-2007[25][19]
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Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State 2005-2009, National Security Advisor 2001-2005[36]
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Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada since 2011, Judge of the District Court for the District of Nevada 2005-2009[31]
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Rick Santorum, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1995-2007, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1991-1995[25][26]
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John Thune, U.S. Senator from South Dakota since 2005, U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1997-2003[31][19]
Libertarian Party
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, the Libertarian nominee in 2012, has stated that he would run again in 2016 if he was not elected in the 2012 election.[41]
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Gary Johnson, Governor of New Mexico 1995-2003, 2012 presidential nominee
Independent candidates
Former professional wrestler and Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura has stated that, if a grassroots effort can secure him ballot access in all 50 states, as well as participation in the presidential debates, he would run in 2016.[42]
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Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota 1999-2003
See also
- Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2016 presidential primaries
- Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2016 presidential primaries
- Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
References
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