United States presidential election, 2016 timeline

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The following is a timeline of major events leading up to the United States presidential election of 2016. The election is the 58th quadrennial United States presidential election and will be held on November 8, 2016.

2014[edit]

November[edit]

  • November 20 - Jim Webb, former US Senator from Virginia, forms an exploratory committee for a possible run for President [1]

December[edit]

2015[edit]

March[edit]

April[edit]

May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

  • August 3 - First presidential forum, featuring 14 Republican candidates, was broadcast on C-SPAN from the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Goffstown, New Hampshire[30]
  • August 4 - Fox News announced which 10 candidates were invited to the first official Republican debate[31]
  • August 6 - First official presidential debate, featuring 10 Republican candidates, is held in Cleveland, Ohio[31] Fox News includes the other seven Republican candidates in their own debate on the same day so that all Republican candidates could be heard
  • August 11 - Lawrence Lessig forms an exploratory committee for a possible run for President, stating that if he raised $1 million by Labor Day he would run [32]
  • August 16 - Andy Martin formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party
  • August 22 - Jimmy McMillan formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party

September[edit]

  • September 6 - Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University law professor, formally announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[33]
  • September 8 - John McAfee, antivirus software developer, formally announces his candidacy for president under the banner of the newly formed Cyber Party[34]
  • September 11 - Rick Perry formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[35]
  • September 16 - Second Republican debate held in Simi Valley, California[36]
  • September 21 - Scott Walker formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[37]
  • September 30 - South Carolina finalizes ballot for primary. 15 Republican candidates qualify[38]

October[edit]

  • October 13 - First Democratic debate held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Wynn Casino[39]
  • October 16 - Lawrence Lessig announces he is dropping his much-derided promise to resign after passing his signature legislation. He is now running to serve a full term as president and will flesh out his policy agenda accordingly[40]
  • October 20 - Jim Webb formally withdraws his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[41]
  • October 21 - Vice President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for president in 2016[42]
  • October 28 - Third Republican debate to be held in Boulder, Colorado at the University of Colorado[43]

November[edit]

December[edit]

2016[edit]

January[edit]

January 17 - Fourth Democratic debate to be held in Charleston, South Carolina[43]
Republican debates to be held in Iowa[43]

February[edit]

  • February 1: Iowa caucus (both parties)
  • February 9: New Hampshire primary (both parties)
  • February 20: Nevada Democratic caucuses and South Carolina Republican primary
  • February 23: Nevada Republican caucuses
  • February 27: South Carolina Democratic primary

Republican debates[43]

February 6 - New Hampshire
February 13 - North Carolina
February 26 - Houston, Texas

Democratic debate

March[edit]

  • March 1: Super Tuesday: Primaries/caucuses for both parties in several states
Republican debates
Democratic debate
Primaries

April[edit]

Primaries

May[edit]

Primaries

June[edit]

Primaries

July[edit]

August[edit]

September[edit]

First National debate

October[edit]

National debates

November[edit]

December[edit]

Electoral votes cast

2017[edit]

January[edit]

Election campaign 2016 candidate participation timeline[edit]

Candidate announcement and, if applicable, withdrawal dates are as follows:

Lawrence Lessig presidential campaign, 2016 Jim Gilmore presidential campaign, 2016 John Kasich presidential campaign, 2016 Scott Walker presidential campaign, 2016 Jim Webb presidential campaign, 2016 Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2016 Bobby Jindal presidential campaign, 2016 Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 Jeb Bush presidential campaign, 2016 Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2016 Lincoln Chafee presidential campaign, 2016 Lindsey Graham presidential campaign, 2016 Martin O'Malley presidential campaign, 2016 George Pataki presidential campaign, 2016 Rick Santorum presidential campaign, 2016 Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2016 Ben Carson presidential campaign, 2016 Carly Fiorina presidential campaign, 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016 Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016 Rand Paul presidential campaign, 2016 Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016
All data as of October 22, 2015

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/jim-webb-2016-committee-113055
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/notes/jeb-bush/a-note-from-jeb-bush/619074134888300
  3. ^ Dinan, Stephen (March 5, 2015). "Mark Everson, former Reagan & Bush aide, launches GOP White House bid on pro-amnesty platform". The Washington Times. Retrieved July 11, 2015. 
  4. ^ Mascaro, Lisa and David Lauter (March 22, 2015). "Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz Launches Presidential Bid". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  5. ^ Killough, Ashley (April 7, 2015). "Rand Paul: 'I am running for president'". CNN. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  6. ^ http://ripr.org/post/lincoln-chafee-considers-run-2016-democratic-presidential-nomination
  7. ^ Karni, Annie (July 7, 2015). "Hillary Clinton formally announces 2016 run". Politico. Retrieved April 18, 2015. 
  8. ^ Parker, Ashley (April 13, 2015). "Marco Rubio Announces 2016 Presidential Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  9. ^ Rappeport, Alan (April 30, 2015). "Bernie Sanders Announces He Is Running for President". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  10. ^ Gass, Nick (May 4, 2015). "Carly Fiorina: 'Yes, I am running for president'". Politico. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  11. ^ Rafferty , Andrew (May 4, 2015). "Ben Carson Announces 2016 Run". NBCNews.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  12. ^ Trip, Gabriel (May 5, 2015). "Mike Huckabee Joins Republican Presidential Race". New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  13. ^ Jackson, David (May 27, 2015). "Santorum officially begins 2016 presidential campaign". USA Today. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  14. ^ Fahrenthold, David A. (May 28, 2015). "George Pataki announces presidential campaign". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  15. ^ Jackson, David & Cooper, Allen (May 30, 2015). "Martin O'Malley jumps into presidential race". USA Today. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  16. ^ http://www.today.com/news/elizabeth-warren-2016-im-not-going-run-hillary-clinton-deserves-t12086
  17. ^ Jaffe, Alexandra (June 1, 2015) "Graham bets on foreign experience in White House bid announcement", CNN. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  18. ^ DelReal, Jose A. (June 3, 2015). "Lincoln Chafee announces long-shot presidential bid". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  19. ^ Beckwith , Ryan Teague; Rhodan, Maya (June 4, 2015). "Rick Perry Announces Presidential Bid". Time. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  20. ^ Rafferty, Andrew (June 15, 2015). "Jeb Bush Makes 2016 Run Official". NBC News. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  21. ^ DelReal, Jose (June 16, 2015). "Donald Trump announces presidential bid". Washington Post. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  22. ^ "Robert David Steele Seeking Libertarian Presidential Nomination, Wants to Create Coalition to End "Two Party Tyranny"". Independent Political Report. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015. 
  23. ^ "Exclusive: Green Party’s Jill Stein Announces She Is Running for President on Democracy Now!". democracynow.org. June 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  24. ^ Fahrenthold, David A.; Hohmann, James (June 24, 2015). "Bobby Jindal announces entry into 2016 presidential race". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  25. ^ Barbaro, Michael (June 30, 2015). "Chris Christie Announces Run, Pledging ‘Truth’ About Nation’s Woes". New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  26. ^ Catanese, David (July 2, 2015). "Jim Webb Announces For President". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 7, 2015. 
  27. ^ Burlij, Terence; Lee, MJ; LoBianco, Tom (July 13, 2015). "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker officially enters 2016 presidential race". CNN.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015. 
  28. ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (July 21, 2015). "John Kasich Enters Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up". The New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2015. 
  29. ^ Allen, Cooper (July 30, 2015). "Jim Gilmore formally joins GOP presidential race". USA Today. Retrieved July 30, 2015. 
  30. ^ "GOP Hopefuls Meet for Presidential Forum in N.H.". NECN.com. Associated Press. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015. 
  31. ^ a b Haberman, Maggie (August 4, 2015). "John Kasich Is In, Rick Perry Is Out in First Republican Debate". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2015. 
  32. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-lessig/why-i-want-to-run_b_7971368.html
  33. ^ Meyer, Theodoric (September 6, 2015). "Lessig: I'm running for president". Politico. Retrieved September 8, 2015. 
  34. ^ "John McAfee announces he's running for President". CNN. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015. 
  35. ^ Theodore Schleifer (September 11, 2015). "Rick Perry drops out of presidential race". CNN. Retrieved September 13, 2015. 
  36. ^ Beckwith, Ryan Teague (September 18, 2015). "Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Second Republican Debate". Time. Retrieved September 22, 2015. 
  37. ^ Holland, Steve; Stephenson, Emily (September 21, 2015). "Republican Walker exits 2016 presidential race". Reuters. Retrieved September 22, 2015. 
  38. ^ http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/30155653/republican-candidates-file-for-president-in-south-carolina
  39. ^ "Full Transcript: Democratic Presidential Debate". The New York Times. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015. 
  40. ^ Lessig, Lawrence (October 17, 2015). "Larry Lessig: I’m All In". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 17, 2015. 
  41. ^ Rappeport, Alan (October 20, 2015). "Jim Webb Withdraws From Race for Democratic Presidential Nomination". The New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2015. 
  42. ^ Collinson, Stephen (October 21, 2015). "Joe Biden won't run for president". CNN.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015. 
  43. ^ a b c d e f g h Axelson, Ben (August 3, 2015). "2016 presidential primary debates schedule: GOP, Dems vie for party nominations". Syracuse.com. Associated Press. Retrieved August 6, 2015. 
  44. ^ Koenig, Kailani (September 30, 2015). "New Hampshire Announces 2016 Filing Period". NBCNews.com. 
  45. ^ Auslen, Michael (September 25, 2015). "Florida Republicans adopt new presidential ballot rules". Tampa Bay Times. 

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