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This article contains lists of candidates associated with the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.

Candidates

The following individuals have formally announced that they are running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and/or have filed as a candidate for such with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Jeff Boss Conspiracy theorist and perennial candidate from New Jersey (Website) (FEC Filing)		Boss filed as a 2016 candidate in 2012.
Vermin Supreme Performance artist and perennial candidate from Massachusetts (Website)		Supreme initially announced his intention to run in 2016 during his 2012 presidential campaign. He confirmed his candidacy in May 2014
Robby Wells Former head football coach at Savannah State University; Candidate for the 2012 presidential nomination of the Constitution Party (Website) (FEC Filing)		Wells declared his 2016 presidential candidacy in November 2012. After initially announcing he would run as an independent candidate, Wells later declared his intentions to instead seek the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.

Potential candidates

The individuals listed below have been identified by reliable sources as potential candidates for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. As of October 2014 they have been the focus of media speculation in reliable secondary sources within the past six months. They are listed alphabetically by surname.

Publicly expressed interest

• Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States since 2009; U.S. Senator from Delaware 1973–2009; presidential candidate in 1988 and 2008
• Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State 2009–2013; U.S. Senator from New York 2001–2009; presidential candidate in 2008
• Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 2005–2009; Governor of Vermont 1991–2003; presidential candidate in 2004
• Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator from West Virginia since 2010; Governor of West Virginia 2005–2010
• Martin O'Malley, Governor of Maryland since 2007; Mayor of Baltimore 1999–2007 Martin O'Malley, Governor of Maryland since 2007; Mayor of Baltimore 1999–2007
• Bernie Sanders, Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2007; Independent U.S. Representative from Vermont 1991–2007
• Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana 2005–2013
• Jim Webb, U.S. Senator from Virginia 2007–2013; U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1987–1988

Other potential candidates

• Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana since 2013; Attorney General of Montana 2009–2013 Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana since 2013; Attorney General of Montana 2009–2013
• George Clooney, actor and filmmaker from California
• Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York since 2011; Attorney General of New York 2007–2010; United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1997–2001
• Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago since 2011; White House Chief of Staff 2009–2010; U.S. Representative from Illinois 2003–2009
• Russ Feingold, U.S. Special Representative for the African Great Lakes region since 2013; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1993–2011
• Al Gore, Vice President of the United States 1993–2001; U.S Senator from Tennessee 1985–1993; presidential candidate in 1988 and nominee in 2000
• John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado since 2011; Mayor of Denver, Colorado 2003–2011
• Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2007
• William H. McRaven, retired Admiral, and former Commander of the United States Special Operations Command
• Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California since 2013; United States Secretary of Homeland Security 2009–2013; Governor of Arizona 2003–2009
• Jay Nixon, Governor of Missouri since 2009; Attorney General of Missouri 1993–2009
• Kathleen Sebelius, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services 2009–2014; Governor of Kansas 2003–2009
• Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles 2005–2013
• Mark Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2009; Governor of Virginia 2002–2006
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts* Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts

Previous

The following people have been the focus of presidential speculation in multiple media reports during the 2016 election cycle, but such speculation has ostensibly ceased for a period of six months or longer.

• Mike Beebe, Governor of Arkansas since 2007; Attorney General of Arkansas 2003–2007
• Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington 2005–2013; Attorney General of Washington 1993–2005
• Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California since 2011
• Maggie Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire since 2013
• Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2013; Governor of Virginia 2006–2010
• Gary Locke, United States Ambassador to China 2011–2014; United States Secretary of Commerce 2009–2011; Governor of Washington 1997–2005
• Jack Markell, Governor of Delaware since 2009; Treasurer of Delaware 1993–2009

Declined

Individuals listed in this section have been the focus of media speculation as being possible 2016 presidential candidates and have unequivocally ruled out a presidential bid in 2016.

• Evan Bayh, U.S. Senator from Indiana 1999–2011; Governor of Indiana 1989–1997
• Michael Bloomberg, Republican turned Independent Mayor of New York City 2002–2013
• Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey since 2013, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey 2006–2013
• Jerry Brown, Governor of California since 2011 and 1975–1983; California Attorney General 2007–2011; presidential candidate in 1976, 1980 and 1992
• Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio since 2007; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1993–2007; Secretary of State of Ohio 1983–1991
• Julian Castro, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development since 2014; Mayor of San Antonio, Texas 2009–2014
• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York since 2009; U.S. Representative from New York 2007–2009
• John Kerry, United States Secretary of State since 2013; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1985–2013; 2004 presidential nominee
• Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1997–2013; presidential candidate in 2004, and 2008; Mayor of Cleveland Ohio 1977–1979
• Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts since 2007
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 2013

See also

• 2016 Democratic National Convention
• Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
• Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2016 presidential primaries
• Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
• Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016
• United States third party and independent presidential candidates, 2016

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External links

• 2016 Presidential Form 2 Filers at the Federal Election Commission (FEC)

• United States presidential candidates, 2016