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The following is a list of candidates associated with the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election. As of December 2023, more than 400 candidates have filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for the Republican nomination in 2024.[1]

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Major candidates

The following candidates have received substantial major media coverage; are or have been elected to major public office such as president, vice president, governor, U.S. senator or U.S. representative; or have been included in at least five national polls.

Nominee

More information Candidate, Born ...
Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election
Candidate Born Most recent position Home state Campaign
Announcement date		 Bound
delegates
(hard count;
then floor)		 Popular vote Contests
won		 Running mate Ref

Donald Trump		 June 14, 1946
(age 78)
Queens, New York		 President of the United States
(2017–2021)		 Florida[a]
Campaign
November 15, 2022
FEC filing[2][3][4]
Website
Secured nomination: March 12, 2024		 2,320
(95.5%)
(floor 2,388)		 17,015,756
(76.4%)		 54
AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT,
DE,[b] FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL,
IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI,
MN, MO, MP, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE,
NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR,
PA, PR, RI, SC, SD,[c] TN, TX, UT,
VA, VI, WA, WI, WV, WY		 JD Vance [7][8][9]
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Alternate ballot options

More information Name, Bound delegates ...
Alternate ballot options
Name Bound
delegates		 Popular
vote
No preference/
None of the above/
Uncommitted		 0 (0%) 154,815 (0.7%)
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Withdrew during the primaries

The candidate in this section have suspended their campaigns, or have otherwise ceased campaigning and ended their bids for the nomination during the primary season.

More information Candidate, Born ...
Major candidates who withdrew during the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
Candidate Born Most recent position Home state Campaign
announced		 Campaign
suspended		 Campaign Bound
delegates
(hard count;
then floor)		 Contests
won		 Popular
vote		 Ref

Nikki Haley		 January 20, 1972
(age 52)
Bamberg, South Carolina		 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
(2017–2018)		 South Carolina February 14, 2023 March 6, 2024
(endorsed Trump)[10]
Campaign
FEC filing[11]
Website		 97
(4.0%)
(floor 41)		 2
DC, VT		 4,381,799
(19.7%)		 [12]
[13]

Ron DeSantis		 September 14, 1978
(age 45)
Jacksonville, Florida		 Governor of Florida
(2019–present)		 Florida May 24, 2023 January 21, 2024
(endorsed Trump)
Campaign
FEC filing[14][15][16]
Website		 9
(0.4%)
(floor 0)		 None 353,615
(1.6%)		 [17]
[18]

Asa Hutchinson		 December 3, 1950
(age 73)
Bentonville, Arkansas		 Governor of Arkansas
(2015–2023)		 Arkansas April 26, 2023 January 16, 2024
(endorsed Haley, then no endorsement)
Campaign
FEC filing[19]
Website		 0
(0.0%)
(floor 0)		 None 22,044 (0.1%) [20]
[21]
[22]

Vivek Ramaswamy		 August 9, 1985
(age 38)
Cincinnati, Ohio		 Executive chairman of Strive Asset Management
(2022–2023)		 Ohio February 21, 2023 January 15, 2024
(endorsed Trump)
Campaign
FEC filing[23][24]
Website		 3
(0.1%)
(floor 0)		 None 96,954
(0.4%)		 [25]
[26]
[27]
[26]
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Withdrew before the primaries

The candidates in this section have suspended their campaigns, or have otherwise ceased campaigning and ended their bids for the nomination before any primary contests were held, however a few did so after securing ballot spots in a small number of states.

More information Candidate, Born ...
Major candidates who withdrew before the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
Candidate Born Most recent position Home state Campaign
announced		 Campaign
suspended		 Campaign Bound
delegates
(hard count)		 Popular vote Ref.

Chris Christie		 September 6, 1962
(age 61)
Newark, New Jersey		 Governor of New Jersey
(2010–2018)		 New Jersey June 6, 2023 January 10, 2024
Campaign
FEC filing[28]
Website		 None 139,541
(0.6%)		 [29][30]

Doug Burgum		 August 1, 1956
(age 67)
Arthur, North Dakota		 Governor of North Dakota
(2016–2024)		 North Dakota June 7, 2023 December 4, 2023
(endorsed Trump)
Campaign
FEC filing[31]
Website		 None 502
(nil%)
 [32][33][34]

Tim Scott		 September 19, 1965
(age 58)
North Charleston, South Carolina		 U.S. senator from South Carolina
(2013–present)		 South Carolina May 19, 2023
Exploratory committee:
April 12, 2023		 November 12, 2023
(endorsed Trump)
Campaign
FEC filing[35][36]
Website		 None 1,598
(nil%)		 [37][38][39]

Mike Pence		 June 7, 1959
(age 64)
Columbus, Indiana		 Vice President of the United States
(2017–2021)		 Indiana June 5, 2023 October 28, 2023
Campaign
FEC filing[40]
Website		 None 404
(nil%)		 [41][42]

Larry Elder		 April 27, 1952
(age 71)
Los Angeles, California		 Host of The Larry Elder Show
(1993–2022)		 California April 20, 2023 October 26, 2023
(endorsed Trump)
Campaign
FEC filing[43]
Website		 None [44][45]

Perry Johnson		 January 23, 1948
(age 75)
Dolton, Illinois		 Founder of Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc.
(1994–present)		 Michigan March 2, 2023 October 20, 2023
(endorsed Trump)
Campaign
FEC filing[46]
Website		 None 4,051
(nil%)		 [47][48][49]

Will Hurd		 August 19, 1977
(age 46)
San Antonio, Texas		 U.S. Representative from TX-23
(2015–2021)		 Texas June 22, 2023 October 9, 2023
(endorsed Haley, then no endorsement)
Campaign
FEC filing[50]
Website		 None [51][52]

Francis Suarez		 October 6, 1977
(age 45)
Miami, Florida		 Mayor of Miami
(2017–2025)		 Florida June 14, 2023 August 29, 2023
(endorsed Trump)
Campaign
FEC filing[53]
Website[d]		 None [54][55][56]
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Other candidates

On the ballot in one or more states

  • Scott Alan Ayers, Illinois[57]
  • Bob Carney Jr., perennial candidate from Minnesota[58]
  • John Anthony Castro, tax consultant and perennial candidate from Texas[59]
  • Heath Fulkerson, Nevada[60]
  • Peter Jedick, author from Ohio[57]
  • Donald Kjornes, former real estate agent from South Dakota[60]
  • Mary Maxwell, perennial candidate[57]
  • Glenn J. McPeters, Vermont[58]
  • Scott Peterson Merrell, Connecticut[58]
  • Darius L. Mitchell, Massachusetts[58]
  • Sam Sloan, former broker-dealer United States Chess Federation executive board member, and perennial candidate from New York[58]
  • Rachel Swift, Maryland[61]

Withdrawn

On the ballot in 25 or more states

  • Ryan Binkley, pastor and businessman from Texas. (withdrew February 27, 2024, and endorsed Trump)[62][63]

On the ballot in ten or more states

On the ballot in one or more states

  • Hirsh V. Singh, engineer and perennial candidate from New Jersey[60] (withdrew October 31, 2023, and endorsed Trump)[66]

Failed to obtain ballot access

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: Timeline of the 2024 United States presidential election
Francis Suarez 2024 presidential campaignWill Hurd 2024 presidential campaignPerry Johnson 2024 presidential campaignLarry Elder 2024 presidential campaignMike Pence 2024 presidential campaignTim Scott 2024 presidential campaignDoug Burgum 2024 presidential campaignChris Christie 2024 presidential campaignVivek Ramaswamy 2024 presidential campaignAsa Hutchinson 2024 presidential campaignDonald Trump 2024 presidential campaignNikki Haley 2024 presidential campaignRon DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign
Active campaign Exploratory committee Withdrawn candidate Republican National Convention
Midterm elections Debates Primaries

Ballot access

The following is a table of which candidates have received ballot access in which states.

Yes indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest.
No indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest.
Maybe indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot.

More information Contest, Date ...
Ballot access in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contests
Contest Date Trump Haley Binkley DeSantis Hutchinson Ramaswamy Others Ref
Iowa Jan 15 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn[A] [127]
New Hampshire Jan 23 Yes Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes[B] [58][128]
Nevada primary[e] Feb 6 No Yes No No No No Yes[C] [129]
Nevada caucus Feb 8 Yes No Yes No No No No [130]
Virgin Islands Yes Yes No Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[D] [131][132]
South Carolina Feb 24 Yes Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes[E] [133][134]
Michigan primary Feb 27 Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [135]
Idaho Mar 2 Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [136]
Michigan caucus Yes Yes No No No No No [137]
Missouri Yes Yes No No No No Yes[F] [138][139]
District of Columbia Mar 3 Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes[G] [140]
North Dakota Mar 4 Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No Yes[H] [141]
Alabama Mar 5 Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes[I] [142]
Alaska Yes Yes No No No Yes-withdrawn No [143]
Arkansas Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes[J] [144]
California Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes[K] [145][146]
Colorado Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[L] [147]
Maine Yes[f] Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn [148]
Massachusetts Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [149]
Minnesota Yes Yes No Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [150]
North Carolina Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [151]
Oklahoma Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes[M] [152]
Tennessee Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes[N] [153]
Texas Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes[M] [154]
Utah Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No [155][156]
Vermont Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [157]
Virginia Yes Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [158]
American Samoa Mar 8 Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No No No [159]
Georgia Mar 12 Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes[O] [160]
Hawaii Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes[J] [161]
Mississippi Yes Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn No [162]
Washington Yes Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [163]
Northern Mariana Islands Mar 15 Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No No No [164]
Guam Mar 16 Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No No No [165]
Arizona Mar 19 Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes[P] [166]
Florida Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[Q] [167][168]
Kansas Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No No No [169]
Illinois Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No No Yes-withdrawn[A] [170]
Ohio Yes Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [171]
Louisiana Mar 23 Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes[R] [172]
Connecticut April 2 Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No No No [173]
New York Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [174]
Rhode Island Yes Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [175]
Wisconsin Yes Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [176]
Wyoming Apr 20 Yes No No No No No No [177]
Puerto Rico Apr 21 Yes No No No No No No [178]
Pennsylvania Apr 23 Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No No No [179]
Indiana May 7 Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No No [180]
Maryland May 14 Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No No No [181]
Nebraska Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No No Yes-withdrawn[S] [182]
West Virginia Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No No No [T] [183]
Kentucky May 21 Yes Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [184]
Oregon Yes No No No No No No [185]
New Jersey Jun 4 Yes No No No No No No [186]
Montana Yes No No No No No No [187]
New Mexico Yes Yes-withdrawn No No No Yes-withdrawn Yes-withdrawn[A] [188]
Delaware NA[g] Yes No No No No No No [189][190]
South Dakota Yes No No No No No No [191]
Total possible delegates 2,429 2,232 1,533 1,707 1,014 1,718 Chris Christie: 1,653
David Stuckenberg: 895
Uncommitted:[h] 634
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Candidates listed in italics have suspended their campaigns.

  1. [A]
    Chris Christie
  2. [B]
    Scott Alan Ayers, Doug Burgum, Robert S. Carney Jr., John Anthony Castro, Chris Christie, Peter Jedick, Perry Johnson, Donald Kjornes, Mary Maxwell, Glenn J. McPeters, Scott Peterson Merrell, Darius L. Mitchell, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Hirsh V. Singh, Samuel Howard Sloan, David Stuckenberg, Rachel Swift.

    Recognized Write-ins: Joe Biden (running as a Democrat), Dean Phillips (running as a Democrat), Marianne Williamson (running as a Democrat), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (running as an independent), Mark Greenstein (running as a Democrat), CeaseFire (not a candidate)
  3. [C]
    John Anthony Castro, Heath V. Fulkerson, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Hirsh V. Singh, Donald Kjornes, None of These Candidates
  4. [D]
    Chris Christie, Perry Johnson
  5. [E]
    Chris Christie, David Stuckenberg
  6. [F]
    David Stuckenburg
  7. [G]
    Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, David Stuckenberg
  8. [H]
    David Stuckenberg
  9. [I]
    Chris Christie, David Stuckenberg
  10. [J]
    Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, David Stuckenberg
  11. [K]
    Chris Christie, David Stuckenberg, Rachel Swift

    Recognized Write-in candidates: Hugo C Aguilar, Ryan Stephen Ehrenreich, Douglas Groves

    Doug Burgum filed for inclusion but withdrew before the ballot was finalized
  12. [L]
    Chris Christie, Walter Iwachiw (write-in), Rachel Swift (write-in)
  13. [M]
    Chris Christie, David Stuckenberg
  14. [N]
    Chris Christie, David Stuckenberg
  15. [O]
    Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Perry Johnson, Tim Scott, David Stuckenberg
  16. [P]
    John Anthony Castro, Chris Christie, David Stuckenberg
  17. [Q]
    Chris Christie
  18. [R]
    Chris Christie, David Stuckenberg, Rachel Swift
  19. [S]
    Perry Johnson
  20. [T]
    Rachel Swift, David Stuckenberg

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Trump's official state of residence was New York in the 2016 presidential election but later changed to Florida, when his permanent residence was switched from Trump Tower to Mar-a-Lago in 2019.
  2. [b]
    The Delaware Republican primary was cancelled and Trump was declared the winner after no other candidate filed[5]
  3. [c]
    The South Dakota Republican primary was cancelled and Trump was declared the winner after no other candidate filed.[6]
  4. [d]
    Archived August 23, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
  5. [e]
    This primary has not been officially sanctioned by the RNC.
  6. [f]
    Trump was removed from the ballot by the Maine Secretary of State due to his participation in the January 6 attack, but the decision was placed on hold while the related case Colorado case of Anderson v. Griswold makes its way through the courts. On March 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump would not be removed from the ballot.
  7. [g]
    cancelled
  8. [h]
    Includes No Preference, None of These Candidates, and Uninstructed

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