2024 Democratic Party presidential candidates facts for kids
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The following is a list of candidates associated with the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election. As of March 2024, more than 190 candidates have filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for the Democratic nomination in 2024. In previous cycles, the majority of these candidates did not appear on any ballots, raise money, or otherwise attempt to formally run a campaign.
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Major candidates
Declared 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; have been included in at least five national polls; or have won at least one race.
| Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date |
Contests won | Delegates won | Total popular vote | Running mate | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Joe Biden |
November 20, 1942 (age 81) Scranton, Pennsylvania |
President of the United States (2021–present) Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) |
Delaware |  Campaign April 25, 2023 |
18 (AL, AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, MA, ME, MI, MN, NV, NH, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT) |
1,707 (99.1%) |
959,934 (82.0%) | Kamala Harris | ||
 Jason Palmer |
December 1, 1971 (age 52) Aberdeen, Maryland |
Venture capitalist | Maryland |  Campaign October 22, 2023 FEC filing Website |
1 (AS) | 3 (0.17%) |
5,457 (0.8%) | None | ||
_(cropped).jpg) Marianne Williamson |
July 8, 1952 (age 71) Houston, Texas |
Author Founder of Project Angel Food Candidate for president in 2020 |
California |  Campaign March 4, 2023 FEC filing Website |
None | 0 (0.0%) |
34,931 (3.0%) | None | ||
Withdrew during the primaries
| Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date |
Contests won | Delegates won | Total popular vote | Campaign suspended | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Dean Phillips |
January 20, 1969 (age 55) Saint Paul, Minnesota |
U.S. Representative from MN-03 (2019–present) CEO of Phillips Distilling Company (2000–2012) |
Minnesota |  Campaign October 26, 2023 |
None | 0 (0.0%) |
47,589 (4.1%) | March 6, 2024 (endorsed Biden) | ||
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.
| Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced |
Campaign suspended |
Campaign | Total popular vote | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
January 17, 1954 (age 69) Washington, D.C. |
Environmental lawyer Founder of Children's Health Defense Founder of Waterkeeper Alliance |
California | April 19, 2023 | October 9, 2023 (running as an independent) |
 Campaign FEC filing Website |
439 (<0.1%) |
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 at least ten states
| Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date |
States on ballot | Popular Vote | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Lozada | Candidate for NY-05 in 2022 Entrepreneur |
New York | November 11, 2022 FEC filing Website |
NH NV AR CO MN TX UT AZ IL LA |
388 (<0.1%) | ||
| Stephen Lyons | Republican candidate for president in 2020 Plumber |
Maryland | September 21, 2023 FEC filing Website |
NH NV AR CA CO OK AZ LA MO ND WV |
227 (<0.1%) | ||
| Armando Perez-Serrato | Candidate for governor of California in 2022 | California | January 19, 2023 FEC filing Website |
NH NV AR CA CO MN OK TX LA MO HI ND WV |
332 (<0.1%) |
On the ballot in one or more states
- Gabriel Cornejo, entrepreneur from Nevada
(NH, CO, NV, TX, MN, CA, UT, AZ) - Cenk Uygur, co-creator of The Young Turks, co-founder of Justice Democrats, Democratic candidate for CA-25 in 2020
(CT, LA, MN, OK, TX, VT, ND) - Eban Cambridge, California
(NH, MN, CA, ND) - President R. Boddie, perennial candidate from Georgia
(NH, CA) - Mark Stewart Greenstein, Connecticut
(NH,VT) - Star Locke, Texas
(NH, TX) - Donald Picard, software engineer from Massachusetts
(NH, NV) - Mark Prascak, filmmaker from Pennsylvania
(NV) - Terrisa Bukovinac, former president of Democrats for Life of America from Washington, D.C.
(NH) - Superpayaseria Crystalroc, Idaho
(NV) - "Bob" Ely, Louisiana (LA)
- Brent Foutz, candidate for the Nevada Senate in 2022
(NV) - John Haywood, candidate for president in 2012 from North Carolina
(NV) - Tom Koos, former faculty of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability (NH)
- Paul V. LaCava, Massachusetts
(NH) - Stephen Alan Leon, entrepreneur from Virginia
(NV) - Raymond Michael Moroz, candidate for president in 2016 and 2020 from New York
(NH) - Derek Nadeau, New Hampshire
(NH) - Paperboy Prince, artist, community activist, and perennial candidate from New York
(NH) - Richard Rist, sculptor from Maryland
(NH) - Vermin Supreme, performance artist, activist, and perennial candidate from Massachusetts; former Libertarian Party Judicial Committee member (2020–2022)
(NH) - John Vail, New Hampshire
(NH)
Not on the ballot anywhere
The following notable individuals who did not meet the criteria to become major candidates have yet to obtain ballot access.
- Joe Exotic, businessman and media personality; independent candidate for president in 2016
- Jerome Segal, research scholar and Bread and Roses Party nominee for president in 2020 (withdrawn; running for U.S. Senate in Maryland)
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.
- Stacey Abrams, founder of Fair Fight Action, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011–2017) from the 89th district (2007–2017), nominee for Governor of Georgia in 2018 and 2022
- Eric Adams, 110th Mayor of New York City (2022–present) (endorsed Biden)
- Tammy Baldwin, United States Senator from Wisconsin (2013–present), United States Representative from WI-02 (1999–2013) (running for re-election)
- Andy Beshear, 63rd Governor of Kentucky (2019–present), 50th Attorney General of Kentucky (2016–2019) (successfully ran for re-election)
- Cory Booker, United States Senator from New Jersey (2013–present), 38th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey (2006–2013), member of the Municipal Council of Newark (1998–2002), candidate for president in 2020 (endorsed Biden)
- Sherrod Brown, United States Senator from Ohio (2007–present), United States Representative from OH-13 (1993–2007), 47th Secretary of State of Ohio (1983–1991) (running for re-election) (endorsed Biden)
- Pete Buttigieg, 19th United States Secretary of Transportation (2021–present), 32nd Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020), candidate for president in 2020 (endorsed Biden)
- Hillary Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State (2009–2013), United States Senator from New York (2001–2009), First Lady of the United States (1993–2001), First Lady of Arkansas (1979–1981, 1983–1992), Democratic presidential nominee in 2016, candidate for president in 2008 (endorsed Biden)
- Roy Cooper, 75th Governor of North Carolina (2017–present), 49th Attorney General of North Carolina (2001–2017), Majority Leader of the North Carolina Senate (1997–2001) from the 10th district (1991–2001), member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 72nd district (1987–1991) (endorsed Biden)
- Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase
- Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993), United States Representative from TN-06 (1977–1985), Democratic presidential nominee in 2000, candidate for president in 1988
- Jay Inslee, 23rd Governor of Washington (2013–present), United States Representative from WA-01 (1993–1995, 1999–2012), candidate for president in 2020
- Ro Khanna, United States Representative from CA-17 (2017–present) (endorsed Biden)
- Amy Klobuchar, United States Senator from Minnesota (2007–present), County Attorney of Hennepin County (1999–2007), candidate for president in 2020 (endorsed Biden, running for re-election)
- Wes Moore, 63rd Governor of Maryland (2023–present) (endorsed Biden)
- Chris Murphy, United States Senator from Connecticut (2013–present), United States Representative from CT-05 (2007–2013), member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 16th district (2003–2007), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 81st district (1999–2003) (running for re-election)
- Phil Murphy, 56th Governor of New Jersey (2018–present), United States Ambassador to Germany (2009–2013), Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2006–2009) (endorsed Biden)
- Gavin Newsom, 40th Governor of California (2019–present), 49th Lieutenant Governor of California (2011–2019), 41st Mayor of San Francisco (2004–2011) (endorsed Biden)
- Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States (2009–2017)
- Jared Polis, 43rd Governor of Colorado (2019–present), United States Representative from CO-02 (2009–2019), member of the Colorado State Board of Education (2001–2007)
- J. B. Pritzker, 43rd Governor of Illinois (2019–present) (endorsed Biden)
- Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont (2007–present), United States Representative from VT-AL (1991–2007), 37th Mayor of Burlington (1981–1989), candidate for president in 2016 and 2020 (endorsed Biden)
- Adam Schiff, United States Representative from CA-30 (2001–present) (running for U.S. Senate)
- Jon Stewart, host of The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021–2023), host of The Daily Show (1999–2015)
- Elizabeth Warren, United States Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present), candidate for president in 2020 (endorsed Biden)
- Gretchen Whitmer, 49th Governor of Michigan (2019–present), Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney (2016), Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate (2011–2015) from the 23rd district (2006–2015), member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 69th district (2001–2006) (endorsed Biden)
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