2016 Republican Party presidential candidates
This article contains the list of candidates associated with the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.
Candidates
Individuals included in this section have their own Wikipedia page and either formally announced their candidacy or filed as a candidate with Federal Election Commission .Nominee
| Name | Born | Current/previous positions | State | Announced | Candidate Logo and campaign link | Ref |
Donald Trump | Queens, New York | Chairman & President of The Trump Organization Reform Party presidential candidate in 2000 | New York | June 16, 2015 |
Withdrew during the primaries
The following individuals participated in at least two presidential debates. They withdrew or suspended their campaigns at some point after the Iowa caucuses on February 1, 2016. They are listed in order of exit, starting with the most recent.| Name | Born | Current/recent | State | Announced | Withdrew | Candidacy | Endorsed | Ref |
John Kasich | McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania | List of Governors of Ohio| Governor of Ohio | Ohio | July 21, 2015 | May 4, 2016 | No endorsement | ||
| Ted Cruz | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | United States Senator from Texas | Texas | March 23, 2015 | May 3, 2016 | Donald Trump | ||
Marco Rubio | Miami, Florida | United States Senator from Florida | Florida | April 13, 2015 | March 15, 2016 | Donald Trump | ||
| Ben Carson | Detroit, Michigan | Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital | Maryland | May 4, 2015 | March 2, 2016 | Donald Trump | ||
Jeb Bush | Midland, Texas | 43rd Governor of Florida | Florida | June 15, 2015 | February 20, 2016 | Ted Cruz, then no endorsement | ||
| Jim Gilmore | Richmond, Virginia | 68th Governor of Virginia | Virginia | July 30, 2015 | February 12, 2016 | Donald Trump | ||
| Chris Christie | Newark, New Jersey | List of Governors of New Jersey| Governor of New Jersey | New Jersey | June 30, 2015 | February 10, 2016 | Donald Trump | ||
| Carly Fiorina | Austin, Texas | CEO of Hewlett-Packard | California | May 4, 2015 | February 10, 2016 | Ted Cruz, then Donald Trump, later rescinded endorsement | ||
Rick Santorum | Winchester, Virginia | United States Senator from Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | May 27, 2015 | February 3, 2016 | Marco Rubio, then Donald Trump | ||
Rand Paul | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | United States Senator from Kentucky | Kentucky | April 7, 2015 | February 3, 2016 | Donald Trump | ||
| Mike Huckabee | Hope, Arkansas | List of Governors of Arkansas| Governor of Arkansas | Arkansas | May 5, 2015 | February 1, 2016 | Donald Trump |
Withdrew before the primaries
The following individuals participated in at least one authorized presidential debate but withdrew from the race before the Iowa caucuses on February 1, 2016. They are listed in order of exit, starting with the most recent.| Name | Born | Current/recent | State | Announced | Withdrew | Candidacy | Endorsed | Ref |
George Pataki | Peekskill, New York | 53rd Governor of New York | New York | Marco Rubio, then John Kasich, then no endorsement | ||||
| Lindsey Graham | Central, South Carolina | United States Senator from South Carolina | South Carolina | Jeb Bush, then Ted Cruz, then Evan McMullin | ||||
Bobby Jindal | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 55th Governor of Louisiana | Louisiana | Marco Rubio, then Donald Trump | ||||
Scott Walker | Colorado Springs, Colorado | List of Governors of Wisconsin| Governor of Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Ted Cruz, then Donald Trump | ||||
Rick Perry | Haskell, Texas | List of Governors of Texas| Governor of Texas | Texas | | Ted Cruz, then Donald Trump |
Other candidates
The following notable individuals filed as candidates with FEC by November 2015.| Name | Born | Current/previous positions | State | Announced | Candidacy | Ballot status | Ref |
| Jack Fellure | Midkiff, West Virginia | Perennial candidate Prohibition Party nominee in 2012 | West Virginia | November 7, 2012 | none | ||
| Andy Martin | Middletown, Connecticut | Perennial candidate Birther activist vexatious litigant. | New York | August 16, 2015 | 162 votes NH |
Additionally, Peter Messina was on the ballot in Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Idaho. Tim Cook was on the ballot in Louisiana, New Hampshire and Arizona. Walter Iwachiw was on the ballot in Florida and New Hampshire.
Other withdrawn candidates
Individuals in this section formally announced a bid for the nomination of the Republican Party, and filed with the FEC to be a candidate, but were not featured in any major opinion polls, and were not invited to any televised presidential primary debates.| Name | Born | Current/previous positions | State | Announced | Withdrew | Candidacy | Ref |
Dennis Michael Lynch | Businessman Documentary film maker Conservative commentator | New York | |||||
Mark Everson | New York City, New York | Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Mississippi | ||||
| Jimmy McMillan | New Smyrna Beach, Florida | Chairman and leader of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party | New York | August 22, 2015 |