Democratic Party presidential candidates, 2016 - wikipedia Democratic Party presidential candidates, 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 ← 2012 February 1 -- June 14, 2016 2020 → 4,763 delegate votes to the Democratic National Convention 2,382 delegate votes needed to win Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Home state New York Vermont Delegate count 2,842 1,865 Contests won 34 23 Popular vote 16,914,722 13,206,428 Percentage 55.2 % 43.1 % First place by first - instance vote Hillary Clinton ( 34 ) Bernie Sanders ( 23 ) First place finishes by convention roll call Hillary Clinton ( 40 ) Bernie Sanders ( 16 ) Delegate tie ( 1 ) Previous Democratic nominee Barack Obama Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton 2016 U.S. presidential election Timeline General election debates Parties Polling national statewide by demographics international Newspaper endorsements primary general Russian interference Social media International reactions Electors Recounts Faithless electors Republican Party Primaries Candidates Debates and forums Polling national statewide straw polls Endorsements Results Nominee Convention Democratic Party Primaries Candidates Debates and forums Polling national statewide straw polls Endorsements Results Nominee Convention Superdelegates Third parties Third party and independent candidates Libertarian Party primaries debates nominee convention Green Party primaries debates nominee convention Constitution Party primaries nominee Independents McMullin Related races House Senate Governors Vice President Republican Democratic 2012 ← 2016 → 2020 This article is part of a series about Hillary Clinton Political positions Electoral history Clinton Foundation State Department controversy Onward Together U.S. Secretary of State Tenure Obama 's foreign policy QDDR Email controversy Hillary Doctrine Campaign for the presidency 2016 Primaries Convention Endorsements political non-political Campaign for the presidency 2008 Primaries Endorsements U.S. Senator from New York Tenure 2000 election 2006 re-election First Lady of the United States Role Health care plan SCHIP Whitewater and other investigations Response to Lewinsky scandal Awards and honors Books This article is part of a series about Bernie Sanders Political positions Electoral history Campaign for the presidency Primaries `` America '' advertisement Endorsements U.S. Senator from Vermont 2010 Tax Relief Act filibuster 2006 election 2012 reelection 2018 campaign U.S. Representative for Vermont 's at - large CPC 1990 election 1992 reelection 1994 reelection 1996 reelection 1998 reelection 2000 reelection 2002 reelection 2004 reelection 1962 University of Chicago sit - ins We Shall Overcome Outsider in the White House Our Revolution : A Future to Believe In Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution This article contains lists of candidates associated with the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election. Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Candidates who won one or more contest 1.2 Candidates who won no primaries or caucuses 1.2. 1 On ballot in a single state 1.3 Candidates not on any primary ballot 2 Withdrawn candidates 2.1 Major candidates who withdrew during the primaries 2.2 Major candidates who withdrew before the primaries 2.3 Other candidates who withdrew during primaries 3 Alternate ballot options 4 Potential candidates who did not run 4.1 Previous 4.2 Declined 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Candidates Individuals included in this section have taken one or more of the following actions : formally announced their candidacy ; filed as a candidate with Federal Election Commission ( FEC ) ( for other than exploratory purposes ). They are listed alphabetically by surname. Additionally, candidates who ran but did not make it to the debates were not included in the main list. This includes candidates such as Lebron James and Ryan Higa. Candidates who won one or more contest The following candidates with active campaigns have won primaries and received delegates in most or all state primaries and caucuses. Candidates are organized by alphabetical order. Candidate Most recent position Candidacy Estimated delegate votes Contests won Hillary Rodham Clinton 67th U.S. Secretary of State ( 2009 -- 13 ) ( Campaign Positions ) FEC Filing Pledged delegates 2205 / 4051 ( 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54 % ) 34 AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CT, DE, DC FL, GA, GU, IA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MP, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VI Superdelegate endorsements 5701⁄2 / 712 ( 7001800000000000000 ♠ 80 % ) Total convention votes 2,842 / 4763 ( 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 % ) Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator from Vermont ( 2007 -- present ) ( Campaign Positions ) FEC Filing Pledged delegates 1846 / 4051 ( 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 % ) 23 AK, CO, DA, HI, ID, IN, KS, ME, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, ND, OK, OR, RI, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY Superdelegate endorsements 431⁄2 / 712 ( 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 % ) Total convention votes 1,865 / 4763 ( 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 % ) Candidates who won no primaries or caucuses The following notable individuals were on the ballot in at least six states and invited to a forum or debate. Candidate Most recent position State Announced Candidacy Ballot status Vote total Ref Rocky De La Fuente Businessman California October 1, 2015 ( Campaign Website ) FEC filing AL, AK, AS, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DA, DE, GU, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, TX, UT, VT, WV, WI, WY 67,366 Willie Wilson Businessman 2015 Chicago mayoral candidate Illinois May 15, 2015 ( Website ) FEC Filing CA, IL, LA, MO, SC, TX 25,796 Keith Russell Judd Candidate Texas August 16, 2014 FEC filing CA, LA, MO, NH, OK, TX, WV 20,305 Michael Alan Steinberg Lawyer Florida November 19, 2013 AZ, CA, GA, LA, NH, OK 20,126 John Wolfe, Jr. Attorney Democratic Party nominee for U.S. House of Representatives for Tennessee 's 3rd congressional district, 2002, 2004, 2010 Tennessee November 9, 2015 AR, CA, NH, LA, MO 7,352 In addition, the following other candidates are on the ballot in more than one state : Star Locke of Texas, on the ballot in New Hampshire, Texas, and Oklahoma. received a total of 5,201 votes Steve Burke of New York, on the ballot in New Hampshire and Louisiana, received 4,892 votes. Henry Hewes of New York, on the ballot in Louisiana, New Hampshire, Arizona, and Missouri, received 3,319 votes Jon Adams of New York is on the ballot in Missouri and New Hampshire, received 486 votes. James Valentine of Miami Beach, Florida, on the ballot in both Arkansas and New Hampshire. received 1,710 votes. Mark Stewart Greenstein of Connecticut was on the ballot in New Hampshire and Utah. He received 41 votes. On ballot in a single state Illinois Lawrence `` Larry Joe '' Cohen of Illinois ( 2,407 votes ) David Formhals of Illinois ( 25 votes ) Brian James O'Neill of Illinois ( 2 votes ) Sources : Illinois Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers New Hampshire Vermin Supreme of Maryland ; performance artist and perennial candidate ( 265 votes ) David John Thistle of New Hampshire ( 223 votes ) Graham Schwass of Massachusetts ( 142 votes ) Lloyd Kelso of North Carolina ( 46 votes ) Eric Elbot of Massachusetts ( 36 votes ) William D. French of Pennsylvania ( 29 votes ) Raymond Michael Moroz of New York ( 27 votes ) Edward T. O'Donnell, Jr. of Pennsylvania ( 26 votes ) Robert Lovitt of Kentucky ( 21 votes ) William H. McGaughey, Jr. of Minnesota ( 19 votes ) Edward Sonnino of New York ( 17 votes ) Sam Sloan of New York ; former chess administrator and 2012 Libertarian Party candidate ( 15 votes ) Brock C. Hutton of Maryland ( 14 votes ) Steven Roy Lipscomb of New Mexico ( 14 votes ) Richard Lyons Weil of Colorado ( 8 votes ) Source : New Hampshire Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers Rhode Island Mark Stewart of New Hampshire ( 236 votes ) Source : Rhode Island Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers Texas Calvis L. Hawes of Texas ( 2,017 votes ) Source : Texas Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers West Virginia Paul T. Farrell Jr. of West Virginia ; an attorney ( 21,694 votes ) Source : West Virginia Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers Candidates not on any primary ballot Over a thousand people have sent the requisite paperwork to the Federal Election Commission declaring themselves candidates for President. Among them are the following notable people : Name Current / previous positions State Announced Candidacy Ref Jeff Boss May 20, 1963 ( age 7004202510000000000 ♠ 55 ) New York City, New York Perennial candidate 9 / 11 Truther New Jersey August 18, 2014 ( Website ) FEC Filing Harry Braun November 6, 1948 ( age 7004255590000000000 ♠ 69 ) Compton, California Energy consultant Georgia May 28, 2015 ( Website ) FEC Filing David Mills January 24, 1959 ( age 7004218280000000000 ♠ 59 ) Author West Virginia May 7, 2015 FEC Filing Robby Wells April 10, 1968 ( age 7004184640000000000 ♠ 50 ) Bartow, Georgia Fmr. head football coach, Savannah State University North Carolina October 7, 2013 ( Website ) FEC Filing Withdrawn candidates Major candidates who withdrew during the primaries The following individuals announced a major candidacy for president but have since withdrawn at some point after the Iowa Caucuses. Candidate Most recent position State Announced Withdrew Candidacy Popular vote Delegates Ref Martin O'Malley 61st Governor of Maryland ( 2007 -- 2015 ) Maryland May 30, 2015 February 1, 2016 ( Campaign Website ) FEC Filing 110,423 Pledged delegates 0 / 4051 ( 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 % ) Superdelegate endorsements 1 / 712 ( 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 % ) Total convention votes 0 / 4763 ( 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 % ) Major candidates who withdrew before the primaries The following individuals announced what was recognized by the media as a major candidacy for president but withdrew from the race after the first debate. Some have received write - in votes. They are listed in order of exit, starting with the most recent. Candidate Most recent position State Announced Withdrew Candidacy Write - in votes Ref Lawrence Lessig Professor of Law at Harvard Law School ( 2009 -- present ) Massachusetts September 6, 2015 November 2, 2015 ( considered independent run ) ( Campaign Website ) FEC Filing Lincoln Chafee 74th Governor of Rhode Island ( 2011 -- 2015 ) Rhode Island June 3, 2015 October 23, 2015 ( Campaign Website ) FEC Filing 0 Jim Webb United States Senator from Virginia ( 2007 -- 2013 ) Virginia July 2, 2015 October 20, 2015 ( Campaign Website ) FEC Filing Other candidates who withdrew during primaries Candidate Most recent position State Announced Withdrew Candidacy Ballot status votes Ref Vermin Supreme Performance artist and perennial candidate Presidential candidate in 2004, 2008 and 2012 Massachusetts November 20, 2015 March 1, 2016 Sought the Libertarian nomination. NH 243 Alternate ballot options Several primaries provide ballot options to voters to cast votes for ' no preference ' and ' uncommitted '. ' No preference ' has received 45,331 votes ( 0.27 % of the popular vote ), and ' uncommitted ' has received 40,548 votes ( 0.24 % of the popular vote ) so far, respectively placing them 4th and 5th in the popular vote. Potential candidates who did not run Previous The following people had 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 three months or longer. Mike Beebe, Governor of Arkansas 2007 -- 2015 ; Attorney General of Arkansas 2003 -- 2007 Steve Beshear, Governor of Kentucky 2007 -- 2015 ; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1983 -- 1987 ; Attorney General of Kentucky 1980 -- 1983 Jerry Brown, Governor of California since 2011 and 1975 -- 1983 ; presidential candidate in 1976, 1980, and 1992 Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana since 2013 ; Attorney General of Montana 2009 -- 2013 Russ Feingold, Candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 ; U.S. Special Representative for the African Great Lakes region 2013 -- 2015 ; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1993 -- 2011 Al Gore, Vice President of the United States 1993 -- 2001 ; Democratic Party presidential nominee in 2000 ; U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1985 -- 1993 Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington 2005 -- 2013 ; Attorney General of Washington 1993 -- 2005 Luis Gutiérrez, U.S. Representative from Illinois since 1993 ; Member of the Chicago City Council 1986 -- 1992 Kamala Harris, Candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016, Attorney General of California since 2011 Maggie Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire since 2013 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 2009 - 2017 ; Treasurer of Delaware 1993 -- 2009 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 ; U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security 2009 -- 2013 ; Governor of Arizona 2003 -- 2009 Jay Nixon, Governor of Missouri since 2009 ; Attorney General of Missouri 1993 -- 2009 George Noory. Radio talk show host Ed Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania 2003 -- 2011 ; Mayor of Philadelphia 1992 -- 2000 Kathleen Sebelius, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services 2009 -- 2014 ; Governor of Kansas 2003 -- 2009 Paul Strauss, Shadow Senator from the District of Columbia since 1997 Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles 2005 -- 2013 Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania since 2015 ; Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania 2007 -- 2008 Declined Individuals listed in this section have been the focus of media speculation as being possible 2016 presidential candidates but have publicly, and unequivocally, ruled out a presidential bid in 2016. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin since 2013 ; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1999 -- 2013 Evan Bayh, U.S. Senator from Indiana 1999 -- 2011 ; Governor of Indiana 1989 -- 1997 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator from Colorado since 2009 ; Superintendent of Denver Public Schools 2005 -- 2009 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States since 2009, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1973 -- 2009 ; Democratic presidential candidate in 1988 and 2008 Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City ( 2002 -- 2013 ) and founder of Bloomberg L.P. Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey since 2013, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey 2006 -- 2013 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio since 2007 ; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1993 -- 2007 ; Secretary of State of Ohio 1983 -- 1991 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Joaquín Castro, U.S. Representative from Texas since 2013 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Julian Castro, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development since 2014 ; Mayor of San Antonio, Texas 2009 -- 2014 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 Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 2005 -- 2009 ; Governor of Vermont 1991 -- 2003 ; presidential candidate in 2004 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City since 2014 ; New York City Public Advocate 2010 -- 2013 ; New York City Councilman 2002 -- 2009 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago since 2011 ; White House Chief of Staff 2009 -- 2010 ; U.S. Representative from Illinois 2003 -- 2009 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Al Franken, U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2009 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York since 2009 ; U.S. Representative from New York 2007 -- 2009 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator from New Mexico since 2013 ; U.S. Representative from New Mexico 2009 -- 2013 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado since 2011 ; Mayor of Denver, Colorado 2003 -- 2011 Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2013 ; Governor of Virginia 2006 -- 2010 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton and eventual Vice Presidential Nominee ) John Kerry, United States Secretary of State since 2013 ; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1985 -- 2013 ; presidential nominee in 2004 Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2007 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Representative from Ohio 1997 -- 2013 ; presidential candidate in 2004, and 2008 ; Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio 1977 -- 1979 Dannel Malloy, Governor of Connecticut since 2011 ; Mayor of Stamford 1995 -- 2011 Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator from West Virginia since 2010, Governor of West Virginia 2005 -- 2010 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator from Missouri since 2007 ; Auditor of Missouri 1999 -- 2007 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator from Connecticut since 2013 ; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2007 -- 2013 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States since 2009 Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts 2007 -- 2015 Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia since 2010 Robert Reich, United States Secretary of Labor 1993 -- 1997 ( Endorsed Bernie Sanders ) Howard Schultz, Chairman and CEO of Starbucks 1988 -- present Brian Schweitzer, Governor of Montana 2005 -- 2013 ( Endorsed Martin O'Malley ) Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire since 2009 ; Governor of New Hampshire 1997 -- 2003 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Mark Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia since 2009 ; Governor of Virginia 2002 -- 2006 ( Endorsed Hillary Clinton ) Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 2013 ; Special Advisor to the President 2010 -- 2011 See also Political positions of the Democratic Party presidential primary candidates, 2016 United States presidential election, 2016 timeline 2016 Democratic National Convention Candidates Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016 United States third party and independent presidential candidates, 2016 Primaries Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 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 Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2016 presidential primaries Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016 Republican primary polling Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2016 presidential primaries Republican Party presidential debates, 2016 Notes ^ Jump up to : Does not include popular vote totals from Iowa, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, or non-binding primaries Jump up ^ According to popular vote or pledged delegate count ( not counting superdelegates ) ; see below for detail. ^ Jump up to : Pledged delegates split evenly between Sanders and Clinton. ^ Jump up to : Detailed list of superdelegate endorsements Jump up ^ Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Nebraska Democratic Primary. 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Question: who ran for the democratic nomination in 2016
Answer: Hillary Clinton