# 2020 Democratic Party presidential candidates

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Candidates associated with the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 United States presidential election:

## Major candidates

Candidates who are on the ballot in a minimum of fifteen states. As of June 8, 2020, former Vice President Joe Biden became the presumptive presidential nominee by amassing enough delegates to secure the nomination. The nomination was made official at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

### Nominee

| Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced | Article | Ref. |
| Joe Biden | November 20, 1942 (age 77) Scranton, Pennsylvania | Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) U.S. senator from Delaware (1973–2009) Candidate for President in 1988 and 2008 | Delaware | April 25, 2019 | Campaign FEC filing | |

### Withdrew during the primaries

Candidates who were major candidates who withdrew or suspended their campaigns after the Iowa caucuses or succeeding primary elections.
| Candidate | Born | Experience | State | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Article |
| Bernie Sanders | September 8, 1941 (age 79) Brooklyn, New York | U.S. senator from Vermont (2007–present) U.S. representative from VT-AL (1991–2007) Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989) Candidate for president in 2016 | Vermont | February 19, 2019 | April 8, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Tulsi Gabbard | April 12, 1981 (age 39) Leloaloa, American Samoa | U.S. representative from HI-02 (2013–2021) Member of the Honolulu City Council (2011–2012) Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2002–2004) | Hawaii | January 11, 2019 | March 19, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Elizabeth Warren | June 22, 1949 (age 71) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | U.S. senator from Massachusetts (2013–present) | Massachusetts | February 9, 2019 Exploratory Committee: December 31, 2018 | March 5, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Michael Bloomberg | February 14, 1942 (age 78) Boston, Massachusetts | Mayor of New York City, New York (2002–2013) CEO of Bloomberg L.P. | New York | November 24, 2019 Exploratory committee: November 21, 2019 | March 4, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Amy Klobuchar | May 25, 1960 (age 60) Plymouth, Minnesota | U.S. senator from Minnesota (2007–present) | Minnesota | February 10, 2019 | March 2, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Pete Buttigieg | January 19, 1982 (age 38) South Bend, Indiana | Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020) | Indiana | April 14, 2019 | March 1, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Tom Steyer | June 27, 1957 (age 63) Manhattan, New York | Hedge fund manager Founder of Farallon Capital, Beneficial State Bank, and NextGen America | California | July 9, 2019 | February 29, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Deval Patrick | July 31, 1956 (age 64) Chicago, Illinois | Governor of Massachusetts (2007–2015) | Massachusetts | November 14, 2019 | February 12, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Michael Bennet | November 28, 1964 (age 55) New Delhi, India | U.S. senator from Colorado (2009–present) | Colorado | May 2, 2019 | February 11, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Andrew Yang | January 13, 1975 (age 45) Schenectady, New York | Entrepreneur Founder of Venture for America Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (2015–2017) | New York | November 6, 2017 | February 11, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |

### Withdrew before Iowa caucuses, but remained on ballots

Candidates who withdrew too late to remove their names from several state ballots and remained on at least two:
| Candidate | Born | Experience | State | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Article |
| John Delaney | April 16, 1963 (age 57) Wood-Ridge, New Jersey | U.S. representative from MD-06 (2013–2019) | Maryland | July 28, 2017 | January 31, 2020 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Cory Booker | April 27, 1969 (age 51) Washington, D.C. | U.S. senator from New Jersey (2013–present) Mayor of Newark, New Jersey (2006–2013) | New Jersey | February 1, 2019 | January 13, 2020 (endorsed Biden, ran for re-election) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Marianne Williamson | July 8, 1952 (age 68) Houston, Texas | Author Founder of Project Angel Food Independent candidate for U.S. House from CA-33 in 2014 | California | January 28, 2019 Exploratory committee: November 15, 2018– January 27, 2019 | January 10, 2020 (endorsed Sanders, then Biden as nominee) | Campaign |
| Julián Castro | September 16, 1974 (age 46) San Antonio, Texas | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2014–2017) Mayor of San Antonio, Texas (2009–2014) | Texas | January 12, 2019 | January 2, 2020 (endorsed Warren, then Biden) | Campaign |
| Kamala Harris | October 20, 1964 (age 56) Oakland, California | U.S. senator from California (2017–2021) Attorney General of California (2011–2017) | California | January 21, 2019 | December 3, 2019 (endorsed Biden, who later chose her as vice presidential running-mate) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Steve Bullock | April 11, 1966 (age 54) Missoula, Montana | Governor of Montana (2013–2021) Attorney General of Montana (2009–2013) | Montana | May 14, 2019 | December 2, 2019 (ran for U.S. Senate, endorsed Biden as nominee) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Joe Sestak | December 12, 1951 (age 68) Secane, Pennsylvania | U.S. representative from PA-07 (2007–2011) Former Vice Admiral of the United States Navy | Pennsylvania | June 23, 2019 | December 1, 2019 (endorsed Klobuchar, then Biden as nominee) | Campaign FEC filing |

### Withdrew without appearing on primary ballots

Candidates who were major candidates who withdrew or suspended their campaigns before the 2020 Democratic primary elections began and were not on the ballot for the presidential primaries anywhere.
| Candidate | Born | Experience | State | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Article |
| Wayne Messam | June 7, 1974 (age 46) South Bay, Florida | Mayor of Miramar, Florida (2015–present) | Florida | March 28, 2019 Exploratory committee: March 13, 2019 | November 19, 2019 | Campaign FEC filing |
| Beto O'Rourke | September 26, 1972 (age 48) El Paso, Texas | U.S. representative from TX-16 (2013–2019) | Texas | March 14, 2019 | November 1, 2019 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Tim Ryan | July 16, 1973 (age 47) Niles, Ohio | U.S. representative from OH-13 (2013–2023) U.S. representative from OH-17 (2003–2013) | Ohio | April 4, 2019 | October 24, 2019 (ran for re-election) (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Bill de Blasio | May 8, 1961 (age 59) Manhattan, New York | Mayor of New York City, New York (2014–2021) | New York | May 16, 2019 | September 20, 2019 (endorsed Sanders, then Biden as presumptive nominee) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | December 9, 1966 (age 53) Albany, New York | U.S. senator from New York (2009–present) U.S. representative from NY-20 (2007–2009) | New York | March 17, 2019 Exploratory committee: January 15, 2019 | August 28, 2019 (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Seth Moulton | October 24, 1978 (age 42) Salem, Massachusetts | U.S. representative from MA-06 (2015–present) | Massachusetts | April 22, 2019 | August 23, 2019 (ran for re-election) (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 (age 69) Seattle, Washington | Governor of Washington (2013–2025) U.S. representative from WA-01 (1999–2012) | Washington | March 1, 2019 | August 21, 2019 (ran for re-election) (endorsed Biden as presumptive nominee) | Campaign FEC filing |
| John Hickenlooper | February 7, 1952 (age 68) Narberth, Pennsylvania | Governor of Colorado (2011–2019) Mayor of Denver, Colorado (2003–2011) | Colorado | March 4, 2019 | August 15, 2019 (ran for U.S. Senate) (endorsed Bennet, then Biden as presumptive nominee) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Mike Gravel | May 13, 1930 (age 90) Springfield, Massachusetts | U.S. senator from Alaska (1969–1981) Candidate for president in 2008 Candidate for vice president of the United States in 1972 | California | April 2, 2019 Exploratory committee: March 19, 2019 | August 6, 2019 (endorsed Gabbard and Sanders) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Eric Swalwell | November 16, 1980 (age 39) Sac City, Iowa | U.S. representative from CA-15 (2013–present) | California | April 8, 2019 | July 8, 2019 (ran for re-election) (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |
| Richard Ojeda | September 25, 1970 (age 50) Rochester, Minnesota | West Virginia state senator from WV-SD07 (2016–2019) | West Virginia | November 11, 2018 | January 25, 2019 (ran for U.S. Senate; lost primary) (endorsed Biden) | Campaign FEC filing |

## Other candidates
### On the ballot in at least one state

Over 1,200 people filed with the FEC declaring that they were candidates; however, very few actually made the effort to get their names on the ballot anywhere. The following persons were listed on at least one primary ballot:
* Mosie Boyd, Arkansas Total votes: 2,062
* Steve Burke, New York Total votes: 252
* Nathan Bloxham, Utah Total votes: 69
* Jason Evritte Dunlap, Maryland Total votes: 12
* Michael A. Ellinger, California Total votes: 3,634
* Roque De La Fuente III‡, California Total votes: 13,584
* Ben Gleib, California Total votes: 31
* Mark Stewart Greenstein, Connecticut Total votes: 3,330
* Henry Hewes, New York Total votes: 315
* Tom Koos, California Total votes: 72
* Lorenz Kraus, New York Total votes: 52
* Rita Krichevsky, New Jersey Total votes: 468
* Raymond Michael Moroz, New York Total votes: 8
* David Lee Rice, West Virginia Total votes: 15,470
* Sam Sloan, New York Total votes: 34
* David John Thistle, Massachusetts Total votes: 53
* Thomas James Torgesen, New York Total votes: 30
* Robby Wells, Georgia Total votes: 1,960
‡Roque De La Fuente III is the son of perennial candidate Rocky De La Fuente and is not the same individual.

### Not on the ballot anywhere

The following individuals who did not meet the criteria to become major candidates either formally terminated their campaigns or did not attempt to get on the ballot in a single contest:
* Harry Braun, renewable energy consultant and researcher; Democratic nominee for U.S. representative from AZ-01 in 1984 and 1986
* Ami Horowitz, conservative activist and documentary filmmaker (endorsed Donald Trump)
* Brian Moore, activist; Green nominee for U.S. Senate from Florida in 2006; Socialist and Liberty Union nominee for president in 2008
* Ken Nwadike Jr., documentary filmmaker, motivational speaker, and peace activist
* Scott Walker, Republican nominee for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2018

## Declined to be candidates

These individuals had been the subject of presidential speculation, but publicly denied or recanted interest in running for president.
* Neil Abercrombie, former Governor of Hawaii (endorsed Biden)
* Stacey Abrams, former Georgia state representative; Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia in 2018 (endorsed Biden)
* Michael Avenatti, attorney from California (endorsed Biden)
* Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
* Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator from Connecticut since 2011
* Jerry Brown, former governor of California (Endorsed Biden)
* Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio (Endorsed Biden)
* Cheri Bustos, U.S. Representative from Illinois since 2013, former journalist and health executive
* Bob Casey Jr., U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (endorsed Biden)
* Lincoln Chafee, Governor of Rhode Island 2011–2015; U.S. Senator 1999–2007; candidate for President in 2016
* Chelsea Clinton, First Daughter of the United States 1993–2001
* Hillary Clinton, former secretary of State, former U.S. Senator from New York, former first lady of the United States, presidential candidate in 2008, Democratic nominee for president in 2016 (endorsed Biden)
* George Clooney, actor, filmmaker, activist, businessman, and philanthropist from Kentucky
* Tim Cook, business executive, industrial engineer, and developer from California
* Stephen Colbert, comedian, television host, actor, and writer; candidate for President in 2008
* Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina (ran for re-election)
* Mark Cuban, businessman, investor, author, television personality, and philanthropist from Texas
* Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York (endorsed Biden)
* Mark Dayton, former Governor of Minnesota
* Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont, former DNC Chair
* Jamie Dimon, business executive from Illinois
* John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana since 2016
* Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago, former White House Chief of Staff
* Russ Feingold, former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
* Al Franken, former U.S. Senator from Minnesota
* Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, California (endorsed Biden)
* Andrew Gillum, former mayor of Tallahassee, Florida; Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in 2018
* Al Gore, former vice president of the United States; former U.S. Senator from Tennessee; Democratic nominee for president in 2000 (endorsed Biden)
* Luis Gutiérrez, former U.S. representative from Illinois
* Eric Holder, former United States attorney general
* Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company
* Dwayne Johnson, actor and former professional wrestler
* Doug Jones, U.S. Senator from Alabama since 2018
* Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia; former governor of Virginia; Democratic nominee for vice president in 2016 (endorsed Biden)
* Jason Kander, Secretary of State of Missouri 2013–2017; Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016
* John Kasich, former Governor of Ohio, former Representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district, 2016 Republican presidential candidate
* Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Japan 2013–2017
* Joe Kennedy III, U.S. representative from Massachusetts(ran for U.S. Senate) (endorsed Warren (candidate withdrawn))
* John Kerry, former secretary of State; former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts; Democratic presidential nominee in 2004 (endorsed Biden)
* Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans; former lieutenant governor of Louisiana
* Sean Patrick Maloney, United States Representative for New York's 18th congressional district
* Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia (endorsed Biden)
* William H. McRaven, United States Navy Admiral 1977–2014
* Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator from Oregon (ran for re-election)
* Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator from Connecticut
* Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey (endorsed Booker (candidate withdrawn))
* Gavin Newsom, Governor of California (endorsed Harris (candidate withdrawn))
* Michelle Obama, former first lady of the United States from Illinois
* Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland; candidate for President in 2016 (endorsed O'Rourke (candidate withdrawn), then Biden)
* Ron Perlman, actor
* Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island (endorsed Bloomberg (candidate withdrawn), then Biden)
* Joe Sanberg, entrepreneur and investor from California (endorsed Sanders)
* Joe Scarborough, talk show host; former Republican U.S. representative from Florida
* Adam Schiff, U.S. representative from California (ran for re-election)
* Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks from Washington
* Jon Tester, U.S. Senator from Montana (endorsed Bullock (candidate withdrawn))
* Richard Vague, businessperson, venture capitalist, author, and Secretary of Banking and Securities of Pennsylvania
* Mark Warner, U.S Senator from Virginia former Governor of Virginia (ran for re-election)
* Maxine Waters, U.S. representative from California (ran for re-election)
* Jim Webb, former U.S. Senator from Virginia, candidate for President in 2016
* Frederica Wilson, U.S. Representative from Florida since 2011
* Oprah Winfrey, television host and network executive from California
* Mark Zuckerberg, technology executive from California