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The United States presidential election of 2016 will be the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election and is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Voters in the election will select presidential electors, who in turn will elect the President and the Vice President of the United States. The incumbent president, Barack Obama, is ineligible to be elected to a third term due to term limits in the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Background

Article Two of the United States Constitution stipulates that for a person to be elected and serve as President of the United States, the individual must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years old, and a resident of the United States for a period of no less than 14 years. Candidates for the presidency typically seek the nomination of one of the various political parties of the United States, in which case each party devises a method (such as a primary election) to choose the candidate the party deems best suited to run for the position. The party's delegates then officially nominate a candidate to run on the party's behalf.

Candidates

The following individuals have filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for President of the United States in 2016 and/or have stated publicly that they are running, though that does not necessarily equate with viability as a candidate.

Democratic Party

• Jeff Boss, conspiracy theorist and perennial candidate from New Jersey
• Vermin Supreme, performance artist and perennial candidate from Massachusetts
• Robby Wells, former Savannah State University head football coach, from North Carolina; Reform Party and Constitution Party presidential candidate in 2012

Republican Party

• Jack Fellure, retired engineer from West Virginia, 2012 Prohibition Party presidential nominee
• Josue Larose, political organizer from Florida

Independent

• Terry Jones, pastor for Dove World Outreach Center, from Florida

Libertarian Party

• Gary Johnson, Governor of New Mexico 1995–2003; presidential nominee in 2012

Potential candidates

The individuals listed below are, according to reliable media sources, potential candidates for president in 2016. As of November 2014, they have been the focus of media speculation in reliable secondary sources within in the past six months.

Democratic Party

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; Secretary of State of West Virginia, 2001–2005
• Martin O'Malley, Governor of Maryland since 2007; Mayor of Baltimore 1999–2007
• Ed Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania 2003-2011; Mayor of Philadelphia 1992-2000
• 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

• Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin since 2013; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1999-2013; Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1993-1999
• 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; U.S. 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
• Luis Gutiérrez, U.S. Representative from Illinois since 1993; Member of the Chicago City Council 1986-1992
• Maggie Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire since 2013
• 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 since 2013

Republican Party

Publicly expressed interest

• Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative from Minnesota since 2007; presidential candidate in 2012
• John R. Bolton, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations 2005–2006; Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs 2001–2005
• Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida 1999–2007
• Herman Cain, President of the National Restaurant Association 1996–1999; chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza 1986–1996; presidential candidate in 2012
• Ben Carson, former Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey since 2010
• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas since 2013; Solicitor General of Texas 2003–2008
• Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 2003; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1995–2003
• Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas 1996–2007; presidential candidate in 2008
• Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana since 2008; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2005–2008
• George Pataki, Governor of New York 1995–2006
• Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky since 2011
• Mike Pence, Governor of Indiana since 2013; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2001–2013
• Rick Perry, Governor of Texas since 2000, Lieutenant Governor of Texas 1999–2000; presidential candidate in 2012
• Rob Portman, U.S. Senator from Ohio since 2011; Director of the Office of Management and Budget 2006–2007
• Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida since 2011
• Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin since 1999; vice-presidential nominee in 2012
• Rick Santorum, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1995–2007; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1991–1995; presidential candidate in 2012
• Donald Trump, business magnate and television personality from New York

Other potential candidates

• Bob Corker, U.S. Senator from Tennessee since 2007; Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee 2001–2005
• Mitch Daniels, President of Purdue University since 2013; Governor of Indiana 2005–2013
• Bob Ehrlich, Governor of Maryland 2003–2007; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1995–2003
• Carly Fiorina, former business executive and nominee for the U.S. Senate from California in 2010
• John Kasich, Governor of Ohio since 2011; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1983–2001; presidential candidate in 2000
• Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska 2006–2009; 2008 vice-presidential nominee
• Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin since 2011
• Allen West, U.S. Representative from Florida 2011–2013

Third party and independent candidates

Independents

Publicly expressed interest

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2007; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1991–2007

Libertarian Party

• Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky since 2011

Peace and Freedom Party

Publicly expressed interest

• Roseanne Barr, 2012 presidential nominee; television personality

Transhumanist Party

Publicly expressed interest

• Zoltan Istvan, writer, transhumanist philosopher

Potential battleground states

In every state except Maine and Nebraska, the winner of the popular vote in the state wins all of the electoral votes of the state (although state legislatures can, by law, change how votes are allocated). Recent presidential campaigns generally focus their resources on a relatively small number of competitive states. Potential battleground states include Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. Democrats have discussed targeting Arizona, Georgia, and Texas as potentially competitive states. Other states may also become competitive if the close races of 2016 differ from the close races of the 2012 election, or if 2016 becomes a landslide election.

Party conventions

Democratic Party

In July 2014, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) narrowed its list of prospective host cities for the Democratic National Convention to the following five cities, and is expected to make a final decision on the location and dates for the Convention sometime in 2014 or in early 2015.

• Birmingham
• Columbus
• New York City
• Philadelphia
• Phoenix

Republican party

• June or July 2016: Republican National Convention to be held in Cleveland, Ohio

Polling

General election polling

• Nationwide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2016
• Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2016

Democratic primary polling

• Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2016 presidential primaries
• Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016

Republican primary polling

• Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2016 presidential primaries
• Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016

See also

• United States Senate elections, 2016
• United States gubernatorial elections, 2016

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