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File:Mike Huckabee by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|[[Mike Huckabee]], [[Governor of Arkansas]] 1996–2007; presidential candidate in [[Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2008|2008]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/huckabee-leaving-fox-news-mull-2016-presidential-campaign-n279501 | title=Huckabee Leaving Fox News to Mull 2016 Presidential Campaign | publisher=[[NBCNews.com]] | date=January 4, 2015 | accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/huckabees-challenge-in-2016-growing-a-national-campaign-from-the-grass-roots/2015/01/04/173e1b08-9453-11e4-aabd-d0b93ff613d5_story.html | title=Huckabee’s challenge in 2016: Growing a national campaign from the grass roots | work=[[The Washington Post]] | date=January 5, 2015 | accessdate=5 January 2015 | author=Costa, Robert; [[Dan Balz|Balz, Dan]]}}</ref>
File:Mike Huckabee by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|[[Mike Huckabee]], [[Governor of Arkansas]] 1996–2007; presidential candidate in [[Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2008|2008]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/huckabee-leaving-fox-news-mull-2016-presidential-campaign-n279501 | title=Huckabee Leaving Fox News to Mull 2016 Presidential Campaign | publisher=[[NBCNews.com]] | date=January 4, 2015 | accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/huckabees-challenge-in-2016-growing-a-national-campaign-from-the-grass-roots/2015/01/04/173e1b08-9453-11e4-aabd-d0b93ff613d5_story.html | title=Huckabee’s challenge in 2016: Growing a national campaign from the grass roots | work=[[The Washington Post]] | date=January 5, 2015 | accessdate=5 January 2015 | author=Costa, Robert; [[Dan Balz|Balz, Dan]]}}</ref>


File:Scott Walker by Gage Skidmore.jpg|[[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]], [[Governor of Wisconsin]] since 2011. Built campaign team.<ref>Hamby, Peter (January 7, 2015) [http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/07/politics/walker-builds-2016-team-with-likely-campaign-manager/ "Walker builds 2016 team with likely campaign manager"], [[CNN]]. Retrieved January 8, 2015.</ref>
File:Scott Walker by Gage Skidmore.jpg|[[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]], [[Governor of Wisconsin]] since 2011. Built campaign team.<ref>Hamby, Peter (January 7, 2015) [http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/07/politics/walker-builds-2016-team-with-likely-campaign-manager/ "Walker builds 2016 team with likely campaign manager"], [[CNN]]. Retrieved January 8, 2015.</ref><ref>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/scott-walker-readies-2016-bid/article/2558400</ref>
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Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016
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This article contains lists of candidates associated with the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.

Candidates

The following notable individuals filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for President of the United States in 2016, or have expressed to the media that they are running. (Although these individuals are notable, that notability does not necessarily equate with viability as a candidate.)

Jack Fellure
Retired engineer and perennial candidate from West Virginia

(FEC filing)

Fellure filed with the FEC as a Republican presidential candidate in late 2012.[1]
In 2012 he was the Prohibition Party presidential nominee

Potential candidates

The individuals listed below have been identified by reliable sources as potential candidates for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. As of January 2015 they have been the focus of media speculation in reliable secondary sources within the past six months. They are listed alphabetically by surname.

Formed an exploratory committee or PAC

Publicly expressed interest

Other potential candidates

Previous

The following people have been the focus of presidential speculation in multiple media reports during the 2016 election cycle, but such speculation has ostensibly ceased for a period of six months or longer.

Declined

Individuals listed in this section have been the focus of media speculation as being possible 2016 presidential candidates and have unequivocally ruled out a presidential bid in 2016.

See also

References

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