Democratic_Party_presidential_candidates,_2020

2020 Democratic Party presidential candidates

2020 Democratic Party presidential candidates

Candidates for the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2020

Candidates associated with the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 United States presidential election:

Quick Facts

Major candidates

Candidates who are on the ballot in a minimum of fifteen states. As of June 8, 2020, former Vice President Joe Biden became the presumptive presidential nominee by amassing enough delegates to secure the nomination. The nomination was made official at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Nominee

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Withdrew during the primaries

Candidates who were major candidates who withdrew or suspended their campaigns after the Iowa caucuses or succeeding primary elections.

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Withdrew before Iowa caucuses but remained on ballots

Candidates who withdrew too late to remove their names from several state ballots and remained on at least two:[34][35]

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Withdrew without appearing on primary ballots

Candidates who were major candidates who withdrew or suspended their campaigns before the 2020 Democratic primary elections began and were not on the ballot for the presidential primaries anywhere.

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Other candidates

On the ballot in at least one state

Over 1,200 people filed with the FEC declaring that they were candidates; however, very few actually made the effort to get their names on the ballot anywhere.[34] The following persons were listed on at least one primary ballot:

  • Mosie Boyd, Arkansas
    Total votes: 2,062
  • Steve Burke, New York
    Total votes: 252
  • Nathan Bloxham, Utah
    Total votes: 69
  • Jason Evritte Dunlap, Maryland
    Total votes: 12
  • Michael A. Ellinger, California
    Total votes: 3,634
  • Roque De La Fuente III‡, California
    Total votes: 13,584
  • Ben Gleib, California
    Total votes: 31
  • Mark Stewart Greenstein, Connecticut
    Total votes: 3,330
  • Henry Hewes, New York
    Total votes: 315
  • Tom Koos, California
    Total votes: 72
  • Lorenz Kraus, New York
    Total votes: 52
  • Rita Krichevsky, New Jersey
    Total votes: 468
  • Raymond Michael Moroz, New York
    Total votes: 8
  • David Lee Rice, West Virginia
    Total votes: 15,470
  • Sam Sloan, New York
    Total votes: 34
  • David John Thistle, Massachusetts
    Total votes: 53
  • Thomas James Torgesen, New York
    Total votes: 30
  • Robby Wells, Georgia
    Total votes: 1,960

‡Roque De La Fuente III is the son of perennial candidate Rocky De La Fuente and is not the same individual.

Not on the ballot anywhere

The following individuals who did not meet the criteria to become major candidates either formally terminated their campaigns or did not attempt to get on the ballot in a single contest:

Declined to be candidates

These individuals had been the subject of presidential speculation, but publicly denied or recanted interest in running for president.

See also

Notes

  1. This individual is not a member of the Democratic Party, but has been the subject of speculation or expressed interest in running under this party.
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    This individual is not registered to the political party of this section, but has been the subject of speculation and/or expressed interest in running under this party.

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