2016 Presidential Election Documents

     Democratic Party

 

Hillary Clinton
Former Secretary of State
Candidacy Declared: April 12, 2015
Status: defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Hillary for America
 
Candidates No Longer Competing (listed in order of date withdrawn with most recent first)
 

Bernie Sanders
Senator: Vermont
Candidacy Declared: April 30, 2015
Status: withdrew on July 12, 2016 by endorsing Clinton

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Bernie: 2016
 

Martin O'Malley
Former Governor: Maryland
Candidacy Declared: May 30, 2015
Status: withdrew on February 1, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

O'Malley for President
 

Lincoln Chafee
Former Governor: Rhode Island
Candidacy Declared: June 3, 2015
Status: withdrew on October 23, 2015

campaign speeches | press releases

Lincoln Chafee for President
 

Jim Webb
Former Senator: Virginia
Candidacy Declared: July 2, 2015
Status: withdrew on October 20, 2015

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Jim Webb '16: Leadership You Can Trust
 

     Republican Party

 
Donald Trump

Donald Trump
Businessperson
Candidacy Declared: June 16, 2015
Status: elected 45th President on November 8, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

 
Candidates No Longer Competing (listed in order of date withdrawn with most recent first)
 

John Kasich

John Kasich
Governor: Ohio
Candidacy Declared: July 21, 2015
Status: withdrew on May 4, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

 
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz
Senator: Texas
Candidacy Declared: March 23, 2015
Status: withdrew on May 3, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Ted Cruz: 2016
 
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio
Senator: Florida
Candidacy Declared: April 13, 2015
Status: withdrew on March 15, 2016

campaign speeches | press releases

Marco Rubio: 2016
 

Ben Carson

Ben Carson
Medical Doctor
Candidacy Declared: May 4, 2015
Status: withdrew on March 4, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Carson America
 

Jeb Bush
Former Governor: Florida
Candidacy Declared: June 15, 2015
Status: withdrew on February 20, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Jeb!: 2016
 

Chris Christie

Chris Christie
Governor: New Jersey
Candidacy Declared: June 30, 2015
Status: withdrew on February 10, 2016

campaign speeches | press releases

Christie 2016: Telling It Like It Is
 
Carly Fiorina

Carly Fiorina
Businessperson
Candidacy Declared: May 4, 2015
Status: withdrew on February 10, 2016

campaign speeches

Carly for President
 

Rick Santorum

Rick Santorum
Former Senator: Pennsylvania
Candidacy Declared: May 27, 2015
Status: withdrew on February 3, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Rick Santorum for President
 

Rand Paul

Rand Paul
Senator: Kentucky
Candidacy Declared: April 7, 2015
Status: withdrew on February 3, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Rand
 

Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee
Former Governor: Arkansas
Candidacy Declared: May 5, 2015
Status: withdrew on February 1, 2016

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Huckabee: 2016
 

George Pataki

George Pataki
Former Governor: New York
Candidacy Declared: May 28, 2015
Status: withdrew on December 29, 2015

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Pataki for President
 

Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham
Senator: South Carolina
Candidacy Declared: June 1, 2015
Status: withdrew on December 21, 2015

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Graham: President
 

Bobby Jindal

Bobby Jindal
Governor: Louisiana
Candidacy Declared: June 24, 2015
Status: withdrew on November 17, 2015

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Bobby Jindal for President
 

Scott Walker

Scott Walker
Governor: Wisconsin
Candidacy Declared: July 13, 2015
Status: withdrew on September 21, 2015

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

 

Rick Perry

Rick Perry
Former Governor: Texas
Candidacy Declared: June 4, 2015
Status: withdrew on September 11, 2015

campaign speeches | statements | press releases

Perry: President