Individuals listed in this section were the focus of media speculation as being possible 2016 presidential candidates but publicly, and unequivocally, ruled out a presidential bid in 2016. A total of six major candidates entered the race starting April 12, 2015, when former Clinton won Iowa by the closest margin in the history of the state's Democratic The following candidates were frequently interviewed by news channels and were invited to forums and candidate debates. Apart from these two Democratic Party failed to produce a candidate that was able to find any traction for the major party. On March 21, the results of the On May 3, Sanders pulled off a surprise victory in the June contained the final contests of the Democratic primaries, and both Sanders and Clinton invested heavily into winning the After the general election, the U.S. intelligence community and the When news of the DNC hack first surfaced in June 2016, the Russian government denied allegations of any involvement.This is an overview of the money used in the campaign as it is reported to The Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses are A candidate must win 2,383 delegates at the national convention, in order to win the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.The following are the results of candidates that won at least one state. * : These candidates are constitutionally ineligible to serve as President or Vice President. The results of caucuses did not always have attached preference polls and attendance was extremely limited. Does not include popular vote totals from Iowa, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, or non-binding primariesAccording to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.Pledged delegates split evenly between Sanders and Clinton.According to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Nebraska Democratic Primary.Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Washington Democratic Primary.Wise, Lindsay, and Helling, Dave (August 22, 2014) Although he has not filled out a candidate survey this year on the Ballotpedia website, Davis did answer the survey in 2018. The elections took place within all fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories, and Democrats Abroad and occurred between February 1 and June 14, 2016. The unpledged delegate count did not always reflect the latest declared preferences. During Clinton secured victories in all of the southern contests except Sanders found more hospitable ground on the weekend of March 5, 2016, winning caucuses in Following the March 15 primaries, the race moved to a series of contests more favorable for Sanders. This article lists potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election. The 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses were a series of electoral contests organized by the Democratic Party to select the 4,051 delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention held July 25–28 and determine the nominee for President of the United States in the 58th U.S. presidential election. The Clinton-Kaine ticket lost the 2016 presidential election to the Republican Trump-Pence ticket, and Kaine returned to the Se Hillary … Selection of the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2016Does not include popular vote totals from Iowa, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, or non-binding primaries In US elections, suspending a campaign allows candidates to cease active campaigning while still legally raising funds to pay off their debts.Brazile went on to write a book about the primary and what she called "unethical" behavior in which the DNC (after its debt from 2012 was resolved by the Clinton campaign) gave the Clinton campaign control over hirings and press releases, and allegedly helped it circumvent campaign finance regulation.According to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.Pledged delegates split evenly between Sanders and Clinton.Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Nebraska Democratic Primary.Hillary Clinton won the non-binding Washington Democratic Primary.Pledged delegates are elected with the understanding that they will support a specific candidate.One Illinois superdelegate is still committed to O'Malley.

Hillary Clinton was the winner as the nominee through the highest pledged delegates over Bernie Sanders. Breakdown of the results in vote distribution, by state The following individual announced a major candidacy for president but withdrew at some point after the The following individuals announced what were recognized by the media as major candidacies for president but withdrew from the race after the first debate. * : These candidates are constitutionally ineligible to serve as President or Vice President. In 2016, he was a Democratic candidate for president. Some received write-in votes.In addition, the following other candidates were on the ballot in more than one state: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee for President of the United States, chose Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate. Therefore, the total number of available delegates is one less than expected.There are 8 unpledged delegates from Democrats Abroad that each cast half a vote at the national convention.Open to all voters excluding those who caucused with the Republicans on February 20.Open to all voters, though those who attend must state they will identify as a Democrat for the 2016 election. Other candidates participated in one or more state primaries without receiving major coverage or substantial vote counts.

That is down to the viability of candidacy for the Democratic nominee.

This article contains lists of candidates associated with the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election.

Over a thousand people sent the requisite paperwork to the Federal Election Commission declaring themselves candidates for President.

These candidates were on the ballots for every state, territory and federal district contest.