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This article contains evolving lists of candidates associated with the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.

Candidates

Individuals included in this section have taken one or more of the following actions: formally announced their candidacy; filed as a candidate with Federal Election Commission (FEC) (for other than exploratory purposes). They are listed alphabetically by surname.

Candidates featured in major polls

The following candidates have been listed in five or more major independent nationwide polls. The top ten candidates, including those presently listed in the Formally exploring a candidacy section, in said polls will qualify for inclusion in the first two debates which will take place in the summer of 2015.

Photo Name Current/previous positions Links Announced candidacy Notes
Jeb Bush

(Campaign, Political positions)

Governor of Florida (1999-2007)
(Website)
(FEC filing)
June 15, 2015[1]
As of mid-June, qualified for inclusion in first two debates.
Ben Carson

(Campaign, Political positions)

Author, Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery for Johns Hopkins Hospital
(Website)
(FEC filing)
May 4, 2015[2][3]
As of mid-June, qualifies for inclusion in August 2015 debates.
Ted Cruz

(Campaign, Political positions)

U.S. Senator from Texas
(2013–present)
Solicitor General of Texas
(2003–2008)
(Website)
(FEC filing)
March 23, 2015[4][5]
As of mid-June, qualifies for inclusion in August 2015 debates.
Carly Fiorina

(Campaign)

CEO of Hewlett-Packard
(1999-2005)
Nominee for U.S. Senate
in California, 2010
(Website)
(FEC filing)
May 4, 2015[6]
Lindsey Graham

(Campaign)

U.S. Senator
from South Carolina
(2003–present)
U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
(1995–2003)
(Website)
(FEC filing)
June 1, 2015[7]
Mike Huckabee

(Campaign, Political positions)

Governor of Arkansas
(1996–2007)
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
(1993-1996)
Presidential candidate in 2008
(Website)
(FEC filing)
May 5, 2015[8]
Won six states in the 2008 primary.
George Pataki

(Campaign)

Governor of New York
(1995-2006)
(Website)
(FEC filing)
May 28, 2015[9]
Rand Paul

(Campaign, Political positions)

U.S. Senator from Kentucky
(2011–present)
(Website)
(FEC filing)
April 7, 2015[10][11]
As of mid-June, qualifies for inclusion in August 2015 debates.
Rick Perry

(Campaign, Political positions)

Governor of Texas
(2000–2015)
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
(1999–2000)
Presidential candidate in 2012
(Website)
June 4, 2015[12]
Marco Rubio

(Campaign, Political positions)

U.S. Senator from Florida
(2011–present)
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
(2007–2009)
(Website)
(FEC filing)
April 13, 2015[13][14]
As of mid-June, qualifies for inclusion in August 2015 debates.
Rick Santorum

(Campaign, Political positions)

U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
(1995-2007)
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
(1991-1995)
Presidential candidate in 2012
(Website)
(FEC filing)
May 27, 2015[15]
Won 9 states in the 2012 primary.
Donald Trump

(Campaign)

Industrialist and television personality from New York
(Website)
June 16, 2015[16][17]
As of mid-June, qualified for inclusion in first two debates

Other candidates

The following notable individuals have taken one or both of the following actions: formally announced their candidacy; filed as a candidate with FEC.

Potential candidates

The individuals listed below have been identified by reliable media sources as potential candidates for president in 2016. They are listed alphabetically by surname.

Announcements impending

The individual listed below has scheduled an event during which he is expected to make an announcement regarding a potential presidential bid.

Photo Name Current/previous positions Links Announcement expected Notes
Bobby Jindal Governor of Louisiana (2008–present) June 24[22] As of mid-June, qualified for inclusion in section A of the second debate
Scott Walker Governor of Wisconsin (2011-present) July 13 [23][24] As of mid-June, qualified for inclusion debates

Formally exploring a candidacy

Those following potential candidates have taken formal action(s) - such as the formation of an exploratory committee, political action committee (PAC), or a 527 organization - to build the groundwork for a possible presidential campaign. Each has been listed in five or more major independent nationwide polls.

Publicly expressed interest

As of June 2015, the following potential candidates have expressed interest in running for president within the past three months.

Withdrew

The following individual announced a candidacy for president but has since withdrawn from the race.

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 three months or longer.

Declined

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

See also

References

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External links

Campaign websites of candidates featured in major polls:

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