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2024 Democratic Party presidential candidates

The following is a list of candidates associated with the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election. By March 2024, more than 190 candidates had filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for the Democratic nomination in 2024. As in previous cycles, the majority of these candidates did not appear on any ballots, raise money, or otherwise attempt to formally run a campaign.

On July 21, 2024, incumbent President Joe Biden, then-presumptive Democratic nominee after his victories in the primaries, suspended his re-election campaign. Biden immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who quickly announced her own presidential campaign later that day and officially became the Democratic nominee on August 5. On August 6, 2024, Harris chose Tim Walz to be her running mate.

Major candidates

On July 21, 2024, then-presumptive nominee Joe Biden announced the suspension of his re-election campaign and immediately endorsed Harris as his successor. Other than Biden, the only presidential candidates who were awarded pledged delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention based on the results of the primaries were incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Dean Phillips and businessman Jason Palmer.

On August 2, 2024, Harris unofficially received the party nomination in a virtual roll call vote, which became official on August 5.

Nominee

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Alternate ballot options

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Withdrew after the primaries

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Withdrew during the primaries

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Withdrew before the primaries

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Other candidates

With over a thousand people registering with the Federal Election Commission every cycle, a very few actually make the effort to get on the ballot anywhere. The following have done so. In the past, several such efforts have qualified for delegates and two (Keith Judd and John Wolfe Jr.) received over 40% of the vote in the 2012 Democratic West Virginia and the 2012 Democratic Arkansas primaries, respectively.

On the ballot in ten or more states

On the ballot in one or more states

Withdrawn

Withdrew prior to the primaries

  • Jerome Segal, research scholar and Bread and Roses Party nominee for president in 2020 (withdrawn)

On the ballot in one or more states, withdrew during the primaries

On the ballot in 10 or more states, withdrew during the primaries

  • Stephen Lyons, plumber (endorsed Jason Palmer)

Declined to be candidates

The following notable individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.

Timeline

See also

Notes

References

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