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The United States presidential election of 2016 will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, which will be the 58th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United States, will be chosen.
Speculated candidates
The following are individuals who are, or have been, the subject of speculation in prominent media sources as being possible presidential contenders in the 2016 election. The speculation may stem from noted media analysts and commentators, or from actions or comments made by the individuals themselves—which suggest the possibility of a presidential run—as reported in reliable media sources.
Speculated Democratic Party candidates
- Vice President Joe Biden
- Mayor Cory Booker
- Senator Sherrod Brown
- Governor Andrew Cuomo
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel
- Senator Russ Feingold
- Senator Kristin Gillibrand
- Governor John Hickenlooper
- Chairman Tim Kaine
- Congressman Dennis Kucinich
- Governor Jay Nixon
- Governor Martin O'Malley
- Governor Deval Patrick
- Governor Brian Schweitzer
- Senator Mark Warner
- Senator Jim Webb
Declined
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Speculated Republican Party candidates
- Governor Jeb Bush
- Governor Chris Christie
- Governor Tom Corbett
- Congressman Newt Gingrich
- Ambassador Jon Huntsman
- Governor Bobby Jindal
- Governor Sarah Palin
- Senator Rand Paul
- Governor Rick Perry
- Senator Rob Portman
- Governor Mitt Romney
- Senator Marco Rubio
- Congressman Paul Ryan
- Senator Rick Santorum
- Minority Caucus Chair John Thune