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This is alist of majorDemocratic Party candidates for president. The Democratic Party has existed since the dissolution of theDemocratic-Republican Party in the 1820s, and the Democrats have nominated a candidate for president in everypresidential election since the party's first convention in 1832. The list is divided into two sections, reflecting the increasing importance of primaries and caucuses following the changes stemming from theMcGovern–Fraser Commission.

Only those candidates are included who were major contenders of the primaries and caucuses, and had held significant elective office or received substantial media coverage. Also, all those people are included who received at-least one delegate in the convention.

List of candidates

Year	Candidate	Born[a]	Experience	State	Primaries			Ref.
					Logo	Contests won[b]	% of delegates
2024	Kamala Harris	October 20, 1964 (age59) Oakland, California	Vice President of the United States (2021–2025) U.S. senator fromCalifornia (2017–2021)	California		0	99.3%[c]	[1] [2]
	Joe Biden	November 20, 1942 (age81) Scranton, Pennsylvania	President of the United States (2021–2025) Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) U.S. senator fromDelaware (1973–2009)	Delaware		56	98.9%	[3]
	Dean Phillips	January 20, 1969 (age55) Saint Paul, Minnesota	U.S. representative fromMN-03 (2019–present) CEO ofPhillips Distilling Company (2000–2012)	Minnesota		0	0.1%	[4]
	Jason Palmer	December 1, 1971 (age52) Aberdeen, Maryland	Venture capitalist	Maryland		1	0.08%	[5]
	Marianne Williamson	July 8, 1952 (age72) Houston, Texas	Author Founder ofProject Angel Food Candidate for president in2020	Washington, D.C.		0	0%	[6]
2020	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	Delaware		46	67.5%	[7]
	Bernie Sanders	September 8, 1941 (age78) Brooklyn,New York	U.S. senator fromVermont (2007–present) U.S. representative fromVT-AL (1991–2007) Candidate for president in2016	Vermont		9	27%	[8]
	Elizabeth Warren	June 22, 1949 (age71) Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	U.S. senator fromMassachusetts (2013–present)	Massachusetts		0	1.6%	[9]
	Michael Bloomberg	February 14, 1942 (age78) Boston,Massachusetts	Mayor ofNew York City,New York (2002–2013) CEO ofBloomberg L.P.	New York		1	1.5%	[10]
	Pete Buttigieg	January 19, 1982 (age38) South Bend, Indiana	Mayor ofSouth Bend,Indiana (2012–2020)	Indiana		1	0.5%	[11]
	Amy Klobuchar	May 25, 1960 (age60) Plymouth, Minnesota	U.S. senator fromMinnesota (2007–present)	Minnesota		0	0.2%	[12]
	Tulsi Gabbard	April 12, 1981 (age39) Leloaloa,American Samoa	U.S. representative fromHI-02 (2013–2021)	Hawaii		0	0.05%	[13]
	Tom Steyer	June 27, 1957 (age63) Manhattan,New York	Hedge fund manager Founder ofFarallon Capital andBeneficial State Bank	California		0	0%	[14]
	Deval Patrick	July 31, 1956 (age64) Chicago,Illinois	Governor of Massachusetts (2007–2015)	Massachusetts		0	0%	[15]
	Michael Bennet	November 28, 1964 (age55) New Delhi,India	U.S. senator fromColorado (2009–present)	Colorado		0	0%	[16]
	Andrew Yang	January 13, 1975 (age45) Schenectady, New York	Entrepreneur Founder ofVenture for America	New York		0	0%	[17]
2016	Hillary Clinton	October 26, 1947 (age 68) Chicago,Illinois	67th U.S. Secretary of State(2009–2013)	New York		34	54%	[18]
	Bernie Sanders	September 8, 1941 (age 74) Brooklyn,New York	U.S. Senator fromVermont (2007–present)	Vermont		23	46%	[19]
	Martin O'Malley	January 18, 1963 (age 53) Washington, D.C.	61stGovernor of Maryland (2007–2015)	Maryland		0	0%	[20]
2012	Barack Obama	August 4, 1961 (age 51) Honolulu,Hawaii	President of the United States (2009–2017)	Illinois		56	100%	[21]
	John Wolfe Jr.	April 21, 1954 (age 58) Nashville, Tennessee	Candidate for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district elections in 1998, 2002, 2004 and 2010	Tennessee		0	0%	[22]
2008	Barack Obama	August 4, 1961 (age 47) Honolulu,Hawaii	U.S. Senator fromIllinois (2005–2008)	Illinois		33	72.2%	[23]
	Hillary Clinton	October 26, 1947 (age 60) Chicago,Illinois	First Lady of the United States(1993–2001) U.S. Senator fromNew York(2001–2009)	New York		23	22.9%	[24]
	John Edwards	June 10, 1953 (age 55) Seneca, South Carolina	U.S. Senator fromNorth Carolina  (1999–2005)	North Carolina		0	0%	[25]
	Bill Richardson	November 15, 1947 (age 60) Pasadena,California	30thGovernor ofNew Mexico (2003–2011)	New Mexico		0	0%	[26]
	Joe Biden	November 20, 1942 (age65) Scranton, Pennsylvania	U.S. senator fromDelaware (1973–2009) Candidate for President in1988 and2008	Delaware		0	0%	[27]
	Chris Dodd	May 27, 1944 (age64) Willimantic, Connecticut	U.S. Senator fromConnecticut (1981–2011)	Connecticut		0	0%	[28]
	Mike Gravel	May 13, 1930 (age78) Springfield,Massachusetts	U.S. Senator fromAlaska (1969–1981)	Alaska		0	0%	[29]
	Dennis Kucinich	October 8, 1946 (age61) Cleveland,Ohio	U.S. Representative forOhio's 10th (1997–2013)	Ohio		0	0%	[30]
2004	John Kerry	December 11, 1943 (age60) Aurora, Colorado	U.S. Senator fromMassachusetts(1985–2013)	Massachusetts		52	98.4%	[31]
	John Edwards	June 10, 1953 (age 51) Seneca,South Carolina	U.S. Senator fromNorth Carolina(1999–2005)	North Carolina		2	0%	[32]
	Howard Dean	November 17, 1948 (age 55) East Hampton,New York	FormerGovernor of Vermont(1991–2003)	Vermont		1	0%	[33]
	Wesley Clark	December 23, 1944 (age 59) Chicago, Illinois	Supreme Allied Commander Europe(1997–2000)	Arkansas		1	0%	[34]
	Dennis Kucinich	October 8, 1946 (age 57) Cleveland,Ohio	U.S. Representative fromOhio (1997–2013)	Ohio		0	1%	[35]
	Al Sharpton	October 3, 1954 (age 49) New York City	Activist and television host	New York		0	0%	[36]
	Joe Lieberman	February 24, 1942 (age 62) Stamford, Connecticut	U.S. Senator fromConnecticut(1989–2013)	Connecticut		0	0%	[37]
	Dick Gephart	January 31, 1941 (age 63) St. Louis,Missouri	House Minority Leader (1995–2003)	Missouri		0	0%	[38]
	Carol Moseley Braun	August 16, 1947 (age 56) Chicago, Illinois	Former U.S. Senator fromIllinois(1993–1999)	Illinois		0	0%	[39]
2000	Al Gore	March 31, 1948 (age 52) Washington, D.C.	Vice President of the United States (1993–2001)	Tennessee		56	99.8%	[40]
	Bill Bradley	July 28, 1943 (age 57) Crystal City, Missouri	U.S. Senator fromNew Jersey (1979–1997)	New Jersey		0	0%	[41]
1996	Bill Clinton	August 19, 1946 (age 50) Hope, Arkansas	President of the United States (1993–2001)	Arkansas		34	99.7%	[42]
	Roland Riemers	May 15, 1943 (age 53) Lake City,Minnesota	Republican primary candidate for1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota	North Dakota	–	1	0%	[43]
	Lyndon LaRouche	September 8, 1922 (age 73) Rochester, New Hampshire	Perennial candidate for President in1976,1980,1984,1988 and1992 elections.	Virginia	–	0	0%	[43]
	James D. Griffin	June 29, 1929 (age 67) Buffalo, New York	Mayor of Buffalo (1978–1993)	New York	–	0	0%	[43]
1992	Bill Clinton	August 19, 1946 (age 45) Hope, Arkansas	Governor of Arkansas(1979–1981, 1983–1992)	Arkansas		37	78.6%	[44]
	Jerry Brown	April 7, 1938 (age 54) San Francisco,California	Governor of California(1975–1983)	California	–	6	13.9%	[45]
	Paul Tsongas	February 14, 1941 (age 51) Lowell, Massachusetts	U.S. Senator fromMassachusetts(1979–1985)	Massachusetts		9	6.7%	[46]
	Bob Kerrey	August 27, 1943 (age 48) Lincoln, Nebraska	U.S. Senator fromNebraska(1989–2001)	Nebraska		1	0%	[47]
	Tom Harkin	August 27, 1943 (age 48) Cumming, Iowa	U.S. Senator fromIowa (1985–2015)	Iowa		3	0%	[47]
	Larry Agran	February 2, 1945 (age 47) Chicago,Illinois	Mayor ofIrvine, California (1982–1984, 1986–1990)	California	–	0	0.07%	[48]
1988	Michael Dukakis	1933	Governor	MA		31
	Jesse Jackson	1941	Minister	IL		14
	Al Gore	1948	Senator	TN		7
	Dick Gephardt	1941	Representative	MO		3
	Paul Simon	1928	Senator	IL		1
	Gary Hart	1936	F. Senator	CO		0
	Bruce Babbitt	1938	F. Governor	AZ		0
1984	Walter Mondale	1928	F. Vice President	MN		21
	Gary Hart	1936	Senator	CO		26
	Jesse Jackson	1941	Minister	IL		3
	John Glenn	1921	Senator	OH		0
	George McGovern	1922	F. Senator	SD		0
	Reubin Askew	1928	F. Governor	FL		0
	Alan Cranston	1914	Senator	CA		0
	Ernest Hollings	1922	Senator	SC		0
1980	Jimmy Carter	1924	President	GA		38
	Ted Kennedy	1932	Senator	MA		12
	Jerry Brown	1938	Governor	CA		0
	Cliff Finch	1927	Governor	MS		0
1976	Jimmy Carter	1924	F. Governor	GA		30
	Jerry Brown	1938	Governor	CA		3
	George Wallace	1919	Governor	AL		3
	Mo Udall	1922	Senator	AZ		3
	Henry M. Jackson	1912	Senator	WA		4
	Frank Church	1924	Senator	ID		5
	Robert Byrd	1917	Senator	WV		1
	Birch Bayh	1928	Senator	IN		0
	Lloyd Bentsen	1921	Senator	TX		0
	Walter E. Fauntroy	1933	Delegate	DC		0
	Fred R. Harris	1930	F. Senator	OK		0
	Sargent Shriver	1915	F. Ambassador	MD		0
1972	George McGovern	1922	Senator	SD		11
	Hubert Humphrey	1911	F. Vice President	MN		4
	Edmund Muskie	1914	Senator	ME		3
	George Wallace	1919	Governor	AL		6
	Henry M. Jackson	1912	Senator	WA		0
	Terry Sanford	1917	F. Governor	NC		0
	John Lindsay	1921	Mayor	NY		0
	Walter E. Fauntroy	1933	Delegate	DC		1
	Shirley Chisholm	1924	Representative	NY		0
	Eugene McCarthy	1916	F. Senator	MN		0

These pre-1972 candidates won at least 10% of the delegates on at least one convention ballot.

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