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Candidates associated with the2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the2020 United States presidential election:
Candidates who are on the ballot in a minimum of fifteen states. As of June 8, 2020,[update] former Vice PresidentJoe Biden became the presumptive presidential nominee by amassing enough delegates to secure the nomination. The nomination was made official at the2020 Democratic National Convention inMilwaukee, Wisconsin.
| Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced | Article | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Biden | November 20, 1942 (age77) Scranton, Pennsylvania | Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) U.S. senator fromDelaware (1973–2009) Candidate for President in1988 and2008 | April 25, 2019 | Campaign FEC filing[1] | [2] |
Candidates who were major candidates who withdrew or suspended their campaigns after theIowa caucuses or succeeding primary elections.
| Candidate | Born | Experience | State | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Article | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernie Sanders | September 8, 1941 (age79) Brooklyn, New York | U.S. senator fromVermont (2007–present) U.S. representative fromVT-AL (1991–2007) Mayor ofBurlington,Vermont (1981–1989) Candidate for president in2016 | February 19, 2019 | April 8, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[3] | [4][5] | |
Tulsi Gabbard | April 12, 1981 (age39) Leloaloa, American Samoa | U.S. representative fromHI-02 (2013–2021) Member of theHonolulu City Council (2011–2012) | January 11, 2019 | March 19, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[6] | [7][8] | |
Elizabeth Warren | June 22, 1949 (age71) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | U.S. senator fromMassachusetts (2013–present) | February 9, 2019 Exploratory Committee:December 31, 2018 | March 5, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[9] | [10][11] | |
Michael Bloomberg | February 14, 1942 (age78) Boston, Massachusetts | Mayor ofNew York City,New York (2002–2013) CEO ofBloomberg L.P. | November 24, 2019 Exploratory committee:November 21, 2019 | March 4, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[12] | [13][14] | |
Amy Klobuchar | May 25, 1960 (age60) Plymouth, Minnesota | U.S. senator fromMinnesota (2007–present) | February 10, 2019 | March 2, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[15] | [16][17] | |
Pete Buttigieg | January 19, 1982 (age38) South Bend, Indiana | Mayor ofSouth Bend,Indiana (2012–2020) | April 14, 2019 | March 1, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[18] | [19][20] | |
Tom Steyer | June 27, 1957 (age63) Manhattan, New York | Hedge fund manager Founder ofFarallon Capital,Beneficial State Bank, andNextGen America | July 9, 2019 | February 29, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[21] | [22][23] | |
Deval Patrick | July 31, 1956 (age64) Chicago, Illinois | Governor of Massachusetts (2007–2015) | November 14, 2019 | February 12, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[24] | [25][26] | |
Michael Bennet | November 28, 1964 (age55) New Delhi, India | U.S. senator fromColorado (2009–present) | May 2, 2019 | February 11, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[27] | [28][29] | |
Andrew Yang | January 13, 1975 (age45) Schenectady, New York | Entrepreneur Founder ofVenture for America Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (2015–2017) | November 6, 2017 | February 11, 2020 (endorsed Biden)[30] | Campaign FEC filing[31] | [32][33] |
Candidates who withdrew too late to remove their names from several state ballots and remained on at least two:[34][35]
| Candidate | Born | Experience | State | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Article | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Delaney | April 16, 1963 (age57) Wood-Ridge, New Jersey | U.S. representative fromMD-06 (2013–2019) | July 28, 2017 | January 31, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[36] | [37][38] | |
Cory Booker | April 27, 1969 (age51) Washington, D.C. | U.S. senator fromNew Jersey (2013–present) Mayor ofNewark,New Jersey (2006–2013) | February 1, 2019 | January 13, 2020(endorsed Biden, ran forre-election) | Campaign FEC filing[39] | [40] | |
Marianne Williamson | July 8, 1952 (age68) Houston, Texas | Author Founder ofProject Angel Food Independent candidate forU.S. House fromCA-33 in2014 | January 28, 2019 Exploratory committee:November 15, 2018– January 27, 2019 | January 10, 2020 (endorsed Sanders, then Biden as nominee) | Campaign | [41] | |
Julián Castro | September 16, 1974 (age46) San Antonio, Texas | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2014–2017) Mayor ofSan Antonio,Texas (2009–2014) | January 12, 2019 | January 2, 2020(endorsed Warren, then Biden) | Campaign | [42] | |
Kamala Harris | October 20, 1964 (age56) Oakland, California | U.S. senator fromCalifornia (2017–2021) Attorney General ofCalifornia (2011–2017) | January 21, 2019 | December 3, 2019 (endorsed Biden, who later chose her asvice presidential running-mate)[43] | Campaign FEC filing[44] | [45][46] | |
Steve Bullock | April 11, 1966 (age54) Missoula, Montana | Governor ofMontana (2013–2021) Attorney General ofMontana (2009–2013) | May 14, 2019 | December 2, 2019(ran forU.S. Senate, endorsed Biden as nominee) | Campaign FEC filing[47] | [48][49] | |
Joe Sestak | December 12, 1951 (age68) Secane, Pennsylvania | U.S. representative fromPA-07 (2007–2011) FormerVice Admiral of theUnited States Navy | June 23, 2019 | December 1, 2019 (endorsed Klobuchar, then Biden as nominee)[50] | Campaign FEC filing[51] | [52][53] |
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.
| Candidate | Born | Experience | State | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Article | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Messam | June 7, 1974 (age46) South Bay, Florida | Mayor ofMiramar,Florida (2015–present) | March 28, 2019 Exploratory committee:March 13, 2019 | November 19, 2019 | Campaign FEC filing[54] | [55][56] | |
Beto O'Rourke | September 26, 1972 (age48) El Paso, Texas | U.S. representative fromTX-16 (2013–2019) | March 14, 2019 | November 1, 2019 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[57] | [58][59] | |
Tim Ryan | July 16, 1973 (age47) Niles, Ohio | U.S. representative fromOH-13 (2013–2023) U.S. representative fromOH-17 (2003–2013) | April 4, 2019 | October 24, 2019 (ran forre-election) (endorsed Biden)[60] | Campaign FEC filing[61] | [62][63] | |
Bill de Blasio | May 8, 1961 (age59) Manhattan, New York | Mayor ofNew York City,New York (2014–2021) | May 16, 2019 | September 20, 2019 (endorsed Sanders, then Biden as presumptive nominee)[64] | Campaign FEC filing[65] | [66][67] | |
Kirsten Gillibrand | December 9, 1966 (age53) Albany, New York | U.S. senator fromNew York (2009–present) U.S. representative fromNY-20 (2007–2009) | March 17, 2019 Exploratory committee:January 15, 2019 | August 28, 2019 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[68] | [69][70] | |
Seth Moulton | October 24, 1978 (age42) Salem, Massachusetts | U.S. representative fromMA-06 (2015–present) | April 22, 2019 | August 23, 2019 (ran forre-election)[71] (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing[72] | [73][74] | |
Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 (age69) Seattle, Washington | Governor ofWashington (2013–2025) U.S. representative fromWA-01 (1999–2012) | March 1, 2019 | August 21, 2019 (ran forre-election)[75] (endorsed Biden as presumptive nominee)[76] | Campaign FEC filing[77] | [78][79] | |
John Hickenlooper | February 7, 1952 (age68) Narberth, Pennsylvania | Governor ofColorado (2011–2019) Mayor ofDenver,Colorado (2003–2011) | March 4, 2019 | August 15, 2019 (ran forU.S. Senate) (endorsed Bennet, then Biden as presumptive nominee)[80] | Campaign FEC filing[81] | [82][83] | |
Mike Gravel | May 13, 1930 (age90) Springfield, Massachusetts | U.S. senator fromAlaska (1969–1981) Candidate for president in2008 Candidate forvice president of the United States in 1972 | April 2, 2019 Exploratory committee:March 19, 2019 | August 6, 2019 (endorsed Gabbard and Sanders) | Campaign FEC filing[84] | [85][86] | |
Eric Swalwell | November 16, 1980 (age39) Sac City, Iowa | U.S. representative fromCA-15 (2013–present) | April 8, 2019 | July 8, 2019 (ran forre-election)[87] (endorsed Biden)[88] | Campaign FEC filing[89] | [90][91] | |
Richard Ojeda | September 25, 1970 (age50) Rochester, Minnesota | West Virginia state senator from WV-SD07 (2016–2019) | November 11, 2018 | January 25, 2019 (ran forU.S. Senate; lost primary)[92] (endorsed Biden) | [94][95] |
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:
‡Roque De La Fuente III is the son of perennial candidateRocky De La Fuente and is not the same individual.
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:
These individuals had been the subject of presidential speculation, but publicly denied or recanted interest in running for president.