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This article contains lists of official and potential third party and independent candidates associated with the 2016 United States presidential election.
"Third party" is a term commonly used in the United States to refer to political parties other than the two major parties, the Democratic Party and Republican Party. An independent candidate is one who runs for office with no formal party affiliation.
Parties with ballot access in states holding 270 or more electoral votes are listed first in this article because 270 electoral votes represent a majority of the 538 electoral votes in the Electoral College. The number of electoral votes for which a party or independent candidate has secured ballot access may increase as those parties or candidates complete their petitions for ballot access, until September 2016 when the last petition deadlines occur.[1]
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Ballot access to 270 or more electoral votes[edit]
Green Party[edit]
Ballot Access: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Washington D.C., Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin (296 electoral votes)[2][3]
Declared candidate[edit]
| Name | Prior positions | State | Announced candidacy | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jill Stein |
Physician 2012 presidential nominee Two-time candidate for Governor of Massachusetts |
June 22, 2015[4][5] |
Formally exploring a candidacy[edit]
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Darryl Cherney, musician and environmental activist from California; formed an exploratory committee[6]
Previous[edit]
The following individual has been the focus of presidential speculation as an independent candidate in multiple media reports during the 2016 election cycle, but such speculation has ostensibly ceased for a period of three months or longer.
- Rosa Clemente, activist, journalist, and 2008 Green Party vice presidential nominee from New York[7]
Libertarian Party[edit]
Ballot Access: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming (325 electoral votes)[8]
Declared candidates[edit]
| Name | Prior positions | State | Announced candidacy | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert David Steele |
Activist and author | June 16, 2015[9][10] |
Publicly expressed interest[edit]
As of October 2015[update], the following potential candidates have, within the past three months, expressed interest in running for president.
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Gary Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, 1995–2003; presidential nominee in 2012[11][12][13]
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Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota 1999-2003[14][13]
Declined[edit]
The following person has been the focus of presidential speculation as a Libertarian candidate in multiple media reports during the 2016 election cycle, but such speculation has either ruled out a run for president or announced a bid for another party.
- Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky since 2011 (has announced his candidacy as a Republican candidate)[15][16]
Ballot access to fewer than 270, but more than 50 electoral votes[edit]
Constitution Party[edit]
Ballot Access: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming (129 electoral votes)[17][18]
Publicly expressed interest[edit]
As of October 2015[update], the following potential candidate has, within the past three months, expressed interest in running for president.
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John Hostettler, U.S. Representative 1995-2007 from Indiana[19][20]
Previous[edit]
The following individual has been the focus of presidential speculation as a Constitution Party candidate in multiple media reports during the 2016 election cycle, but such speculation has ostensibly ceased for a period of three months or longer.
- Steve Stockman, U.S. Representative from Texas, 1995-1997, 2013-2015; candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[21][22]
Peace and Freedom Party[edit]
Ballot Access: California, Florida (84 electoral votes)[23][24]
Declared candidate[edit]
| Name | Prior positions | State | Announced candidacy | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Roseanne Barr |
Entertainer and writer | March 2015[25] |
Ballot access to fewer than 50 electoral votes[edit]
American Freedom Party[edit]
Ballot Access: Mississippi (6 electoral votes)[26]
Nominee[edit]
| Name | Prior positions | State | Nominated | Vice presidential nominee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Whitaker | Political activist | July 2015[27] | Tom Bowie of Maryland[28] |
Party for Socialism and Liberation[edit]
Ballot Access: Florida (29 electoral votes)[29]
Nominee[edit]
| Name | Prior positions | State | Nominated | Vice presidential nominee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gloria La Riva |
Newspaper printer and activist | July 2015[30] | Eugene Puryear of Washington, D.C.[30] |
Prohibition Party[edit]
Ballot Access: Arkansas (6 electoral votes)[31]
Nominee[edit]
| Name | Prior positions | State | Announced candidacy | Nominated | Vice-presidential nominee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Hedges |
Tax Assessor Thompson Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania (2002-2007) |
July 2015[32] | July 31, 2015[32] | Bill Bayes of Mississippi |
Veterans Party of America[edit]
Ballot Access: Mississippi (6 electoral votes)[33]
Nominee[edit]
| Name | Prior positions | State | Nominated | Vice presidential nominee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Keniston | Reliability Engineer | Deacon Taylor of Florida |
No ballot access[edit]
Socialist Party USA[edit]
Nominee[edit]
| Name | Prior positions | State | Nominated | Vice presidential nominee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mimi Soltysik | Co-Chair, Socialist Party USA |
Oct. 17, 2015[35] | Angela Walker of Wisconsin |
Independent candidates[edit]
Declared candidates[edit]
| Name | Prior positions | State | Announced candidacy | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bilzerian | Professional poker player | June 2015[36] | ||
Zoltan Istvan |
Futurist, writer, transhumanist philosopher | October 2014[37][38][39] | Founder of proposed Transhumanist Party | |
Terry Jones |
Pastor for Dove World Outreach Center | July 2013[40][41] | ||
| John McAfee | Antivirus software developer | September 2015[42] | Founder of proposed Cyber Party | |
| Deez Nuts | High school student | July 2015 | (Constitutionally ineligible – under age 35) | |
| Guy Schwartz | Musician | August 2015[45] | ||
Vermin Supreme |
Performance artist and perennial candidate | May 2014[46][47] | Supreme had initially announced his intention to run in 2016 during his 2012 presidential campaign.[48] | |
Waka Flocka Flame |
Rap artist | April 2015[49] | (Constitutionally ineligible – under age 35) |
Publicly expressed interest[edit]
As of October 2015[update], the following potential candidates have, within the past three months, expressed interest in running for president as an independent candidate.
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Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School (campaign)[50] (Although currently seeking the Democratic Party presidential nomination, Lessig has expressed interest in the possibility of instead running as an independent candidate at a future time during the 2016 election cycle)
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Jim Webb, U.S. Senator from Virginia (2007–2013) (campaign)[51]
Previous[edit]
The following individual has been the focus of presidential speculation as an independent candidate in multiple media reports during the 2016 election cycle, but such speculation has ostensibly ceased for a period of three months or longer.
- Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota 1999–2003, Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 1991–1995 (has publicly expressed interest in a Libertarian Party candidacy instead)[52]
Withdrew[edit]
- Ted Williams, voice actor from Ohio[53]
Declined[edit]
Individuals listed in this section have been the focus of media speculation as being possible 2016 presidential candidates but have unequivocally ruled out an independent presidential bid in 2016.
- Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City 2002–2013[54]
- Jon Huntsman, Jr., United States Ambassador to China 2009–2011; Governor of Utah 2005–2009; presidential candidate in 2012[55]
- Dennis Michael Lynch, businessman, documentary film maker and conservative commentator from New York (formed an exploratory committee for a potential bid as an independent before electing to instead explore a potential bid for the Republican nomination)[56][57]
- Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2007; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1991–2007 (expressed interest in a possible independent presidential bid before declaring his candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination)[58][59][60]
- Donald Trump (campaign), business magnate; Chairman of The Trump Organization since 1971[61]
- Robby Wells, former Savannah State University head football coach, from North Carolina; Reform Party and Constitution Party presidential candidate in 2012 (initially filed with the FEC as an independent candidate but later amended the filing to run as a Democratic candidate)[62][63]
See also[edit]
- Democratic Party presidential candidates, 2016
- Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016
- United States presidential election, 2016 timeline
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