2016 Presidential Election Date:November 8, 2016

Candidates Winner:Donald Trump (R) Hillary Clinton (D) •Jill Stein (G) •Gary Johnson (L) •Vice presidential candidates

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Possible and declared candidates

See also:Republican presidential candidates, 2016

Winner
Donald Trumpa

Dropped out
Jeb Bush
Ben Carson
Chris Christie
Ted Cruz
Carly Fiorina
Jim Gilmore
Lindsey Graham
Mike Huckabee
Bobby Jindal
John Kasich
George Pataki
Rand Paul
Rick Perry
Marco Rubio
Rick Santorum
Scott Walker

Declined to run
Kelly Ayotte
Nikki Haley
Peter King
Susana Martinez
Mike Pence
Mitt Romney
Paul Ryan
Brian Sandoval

Primary dates

See also:Important dates in the 2016 presidential race

State caucus and primary dates

See also:Ballot access for presidential candidates

The maps below detail the election dates and candidate filing deadlines for the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries and caucuses for the 2016 elections. The states that have earlier deadlines are shaded in darker colors. A table listing the same information can be found below the maps.

Polling

See also:Presidential election, 2016/Polls

The following polls measure public favorability of each of the top potential Republican Party candidates.

Note: "0%" results are representative of the candidate not being included in the poll.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (2014)
Poll	Chris Christie	Rand Paul	Jeb Bush	Ted Cruz	Mike Huckabee	Mitt Romney	Margin of Error	Sample Size
CNN/ORC December 18-21, 2014	13%	6%	23%	6%	4%	0%	+/-3.0	1,011
ABC News/Washington Post December 11-14, 2014	7%	10%	14%	8%	7%	0%	+/-5.5	410
McClatchy/Marist December 3-9, 2014	10%	6%	16%	5%	12%	0%	+/-2.9	1,140
Quinnipiac Polling June 24-30, 2014	37%	32%	32%	23%	38%	0%	+/-2.6	1,446
Fox News Poll April 13-15, 2014	36%	32%	32%	23%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,012
Public Policy Polling March 6-9, 2014	33%	34%	35%	27%	38%	0%	+/-2.9	1,152
Public Policy Polling January 23-26, 2014	31%	33%	34%	28%	37%	0%	+/-3.4	845
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (2013)
Poll	Chris Christie	Rand Paul	Jeb Bush	Ted Cruz	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Quinnipiac Polling December 3-9, 2013	47%	34%	31%	27%	+/-1.9	2,692
Monmouth University Polling June 25-30, 2013	49%	34%	39%	22%	+/-3.4	850
Quinnipiac Polling June 28-July 8, 2013	45%	31%	0%	0%	+/-2.2	2,014
Quinnipiac Polling May 22-28, 2013	0%	32%	29%	0%	+/-2.6	1,419
Public Policy Polling May 6-9, 2013	42%	33%	33%	15%	+/-3.0	1,099
Public Policy Polling March 27-30, 2013	39%	36%	30%	0%	+/-2.8	1,247
Public Policy Polling January 31-February 3, 2013	44%	35%	35%	0%	+/-3.5	800
Public Policy Polling January 3-6, 2013	51%	32%	33%	0%	+/-3.0	1,100
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Convention

See also:Republican National Convention, 2016

The 2016 Republican National Convention took place July 18-21, 2016, inCleveland,Ohio. On July 8, 2014,RNC ChairmanReince Priebus announced Cleveland as the winner and issued a statement regarding the committee's decision. He stated, "I will say it was a business decision, when it came down to hotels, the venue, the arena, it was unbelievable."^[1] Priebus later explained that part of the decision was based on Ohio's reputation as a swing state. Ohio has a unique presidential election history in that, as of the 2012 presidential election, Ohio had voted with the winner of every presidential election since 1960.^[2] Priebus remarked, "In the end, as well, it’s Cleveland, Ohio, and as goes Ohio, so goes the presidential race."^[1]Cleveland andDallas,Texas, were the top two cities under consideration.

Recent news

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See also

• Presidential candidates, 2016
• Presidential election, 2016
• Republican National Convention, 2016

External links

• Republican National Committee

Footnotes

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