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Do not fill this in! === Republican Party === ==== Primaries ==== {{main|2016 Republican Party presidential primaries}} With seventeen major candidates entering the race, starting with [[Ted Cruz]] on March 23, 2015, this was the largest presidential primary field for any political party in American history,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=More People Are Running for Presidential Nomination Than Ever |url=http://time.com/3948922/jim-gilmore-virginia-2016/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date = February 14, 2016 |first=Jack |last=Linshi |date=July 7, 2015}}</ref> before being overtaken by the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who's Running for President in 2020? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/2020-presidential-candidates.html |access-date=June 16, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 21, 2019 |last1=Burns |first1=Alexander |last2=Flegenheimer |first2=Matt |last3=Lee |first3=Jasmine C. |last4=Lerer |first4=Lisa |last5=Martin |first5=Jonathan }}</ref> Prior to the [[2016 Iowa Republican caucuses|Iowa caucuses]] on February 1, 2016, Perry, Walker, Jindal, Graham, and Pataki withdrew due to low polling numbers. Despite leading many polls in Iowa, Trump came in second to Cruz, after which Huckabee, Paul, and Santorum withdrew due to poor performances at the ballot box. Following a sizable victory for Trump in the [[2016 New Hampshire Republican primary|New Hampshire primary]], Christie, Fiorina, and Gilmore abandoned the race. Bush followed suit after scoring fourth place to Trump, Rubio, and Cruz in [[2016 South Carolina Republican primary|South Carolina]]. On March 1, 2016, the first of four "[[Super Tuesday]]" primaries, Rubio won his first contest in Minnesota, Cruz won Alaska, Oklahoma, and his home state of Texas, and Trump won the other seven states that voted. Failing to gain traction, Carson suspended his campaign a few days later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/ben-carson-suspends-2016-campaign-cpac-n532056 |title=Ben Carson Suspends 2016 Campaign at CPAC |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date = March 9, 2016 |date=March 4, 2016 |first=Andrew |last=Rafferty}}</ref> On March 15, 2016, the second "Super Tuesday", Kasich won his only contest in his home state of Ohio, and Trump won five primaries including Florida. Rubio suspended his campaign after losing his home state.<ref name=Rubio>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/us/politics/marco-rubio.html |title=Marco Rubio Suspends His Presidential Campaign |date=March 16, 2016 |last2=Barbaro |first2=Michael |last1=Peters |first1=Jeremy |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref> Between March 16 and May 3, 2016, only three candidates remained in the race: Trump, Cruz, and Kasich. Cruz won the most delegates in four Western contests and in Wisconsin, keeping a credible path to denying Trump the nomination on the first ballot with 1,237 delegates. Trump then augmented his lead by scoring landslide victories in New York and five Northeastern states in April, followed by a decisive victory in Indiana on May 3, 2016, securing all 57 of the state's delegates. Without any further chances of forcing a [[Brokered convention|contested convention]], both Cruz<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosenfeld |first1=Everett |title=Ted Cruz suspends presidential campaign |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/03/ted-cruz-suspends-campaign.html |publisher=[[CNBC]] |access-date=May 4, 2016 |date=May 3, 2016}}</ref> and Kasich<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/us/politics/john-kasich.html |title=John Kasich Drops Out of Presidential Race |last=Kaplan |first=Thomas |date=May 4, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=May 4, 2016}}</ref> suspended their campaigns. Trump remained the only active candidate and was declared the presumptive Republican nominee by [[Republican National Committee]] chairman [[Reince Priebus]] on the evening of May 3, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reince Priebus on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/reince/status/727665447684820992 |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=November 13, 2016 |date=May 3, 2016 |quote=."@realDonaldTrump will be presumptive @GOP nominee, we all need to unite{{nbsp}}..."}}</ref> A 2018 study found that media coverage of Trump led to increased public support for him during the primaries. The study showed that Trump received nearly $2 billion in free media, more than double any other candidate. Political scientist [[John M. Sides]] argued that Trump's polling surge was "almost certainly" due to frequent media coverage of his campaign. Sides concluded "Trump is surging in the polls because the news media has consistently focused on him since he announced his candidacy on June 16."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Reuning |first1=Kevin |last2=Dietrich |first2=Nick |title=Media Coverage, Public Interest, and Support in the 2016 Republican Invisible Primary |journal=Perspectives on Politics |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=326–339 |doi=10.1017/S1537592718003274 |issn=1537-5927 |year=2019 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Prior to clinching the Republican nomination, Trump received little support from establishment Republicans.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Albert |first1=Zachary |last2=Barney |first2=David J. |title=The Party Reacts: The Strategic Nature of Endorsements of Donald Trump |journal=American Politics Research |volume=47 |issue=6 |pages=1239–1258 |doi=10.1177/1532673x18808022 |issn=1532-673X |year=2019|s2cid=158923761 }}</ref> ==== Nominees ==== {{Donald Trump series |expanded=Campaigns }}{{Main|2 = Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign}}{{Mike Pence series}} {{Nominee Table | party logo = Republican Disc.svg | party = Republican Party (United States) | header = 2016 Republican Party ticket | president = Donald Trump | vice president = Mike Pence | president portrait = Official Portrait of President Donald Trump.jpg | vp portrait = Vice President Pence Official Portrait.jpg | experience = Chairman of<br /> [[The Trump Organization]]<br /><small>(1971–2017)</small> | vp experience = [[List of Governors of Indiana|50th]]<br />[[Governor of Indiana]]<br /><small>(2013–2017)</small> | Campaign logo = Trump-Pence 2016.svg | campaign = Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign | campaign logo = Trump-Pence 2016.svg | bottom color = #ffd0d7 }} ==== Candidates ==== {{main|2016 Republican Party presidential candidates}} Major candidates were determined by the various media based on common consensus. The following were invited to sanctioned televised debates based on their poll ratings. Trump received 14,010,177 total votes in the primary. Trump, Cruz, Rubio and Kasich each won at least one primary, with Trump receiving the highest number of votes and Ted Cruz receiving the second highest. {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |-<sup>†</sup> | colspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-size:120%; color:white; background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|''Candidates in this section are sorted by reverse date of withdrawal from the primaries'' |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[John Kasich|<small>John Kasich</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Ted Cruz|<small>Ted Cruz</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Marco Rubio|<small>Marco Rubio</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Ben Carson|<small>Ben Carson</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Jeb Bush|<small>Jeb Bush</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Jim Gilmore|<small>Jim Gilmore</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Carly Fiorina|<small>Carly Fiorina</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Chris Christie|<small>Chris Christie</small>]] |- |[[File:Governor John Kasich.jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Ted Cruz, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped 2).jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Marco Rubio, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Ben Carson by Skidmore with lighting correction.jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Jeb Bush Feb 2015.jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Jim Gilmore 2015.jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Carly Fiorina NFRW 2015.jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Chris Christie April 2015 (cropped).jpg|center|120x120px]] |- style="text-align:center" |[[List of governors of Ohio|69th]]<br />[[Governor of Ohio]]<br /><small>(2011–2019)</small> |[[United States Senate|U.S. senator]]<br />from [[Texas]]<br /><small>(2013–''present'')</small> |U.S. senator<br />from [[Florida]]<br /><small>(2011–''present'')</small> |Dir. of [[Pediatric Neurosurgery]],<br />[[Johns Hopkins Hospital]]<br /><small>(1984–2013)</small> |[[List of governors of Florida|43rd]]<br />[[Governor of Florida]]<br /><small>(1999–2007)</small> |[[List of governors of Virginia|68th]]<br />[[Governor of Virginia]]<br /><small>(1998–2002)</small> |[[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of<br />[[Hewlett-Packard]]<br /><small>(1999–2005)</small> |[[List of governors of New Jersey|55th]]<br />[[Governor of New Jersey]]<br /><small>(2010–2018)</small> |- |[[File:Kasich 2016.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Cruz 2k16 text.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Marcorubio.svg|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Carson for President 2016.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:JEB! 2016 Campaign Logo.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Gilmore 2016.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Carly 2016.svg|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Christie 2k16.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |- style="text-align:center" |[[John Kasich 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Marco Rubio 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Ben Carson 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Jim Gilmore 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Carly Fiorina 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Chris Christie 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |- style="text-align:center" |''W: May 4''<br /><small>'''4,287,479''' votes</small> |''W: May 3''<br /><small>'''7,811,110''' votes</small> |''W: Mar 15''<br /><small>'''3,514,124''' votes</small> |''W: Mar 4''<br /><small>'''857,009''' votes</small> |''W: Feb 20''<br /><small>'''286,634''' votes</small> |''W: Feb 12''<br /><small>18,364 votes</small> |''W: Feb 10''<br /><small>40,577 votes</small> |''W: Feb 10''<br /><small>57,634 votes</small> |- style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/022/201507230300013022/201507230300013022.pdf |title=John Kasich FEC Filing |date=July 23, 2015 |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=July 28, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-na-pn-ted-cruz-presidential-bid-20150322-story.html |title=Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz Launches Presidential Bid |date=March 22, 2015 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=March 23, 2015 |first1=Lisa |last1=Mascaro |first2=David |last2=Lauter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/03/23/ted-cruz-announces-presidential-run/ |title=Ted Cruz Announces He's Running for President |date=March 23, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=March 23, 2015 |author=Zezima, Katie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/891/15031403891/15031403891.pdf |title=Ted Cruz FEC filing |date=March 23, 2015 |work=FEC.gov |access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref><!-- Please DO NOT REMOVE TED CRUZ from this list or add disclaimers regarding his eligibility to be President. Please see the Wikipedia article *Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016*, section "Eligibility concerns", for information on this subject --> |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/us/politics/marco-rubio-2016-presidential-campaign.html |title=Marco Rubio Announces 2016 Presidential Bid |date=April 13, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 13, 2015 |author=Parker, Ashley}}</ref><ref name="Pitch2">{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Rebecca |date=April 13, 2015 |url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/marco-rubio-presidential-announcement-2016-20150413 |title=Marco Rubio Makes His Pitch as the Fresh Face of the GOP in 2016 |work=[[National Journal]] |access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/229/15031412229/15031412229.pdf |title=Marco Rubio FEC Filing |date=April 13, 2015 |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/03/ben-carson-to-announce-presidential-campaign-monday/ |title=Ben Carson announces presidential campaign |date=May 3, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |last1=Terris |first1=Ben |access-date=May 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/ben-carson-announces-2016-run-n353241 |title=Ben Carson Announces 2016 Run |date=May 4, 2015 |publisher=[[NBCNews.com]] |access-date=May 4, 2015 |author=Rafferty, Andrew}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/874/15031422874/15031422874.pdf |title=Ben Carson FEC Filing |date=May 4, 2015 |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/jeb-bush-set-make-2016-run-official-n375621 |title=Jeb Bush Makes 2016 Run Official |date=June 15, 2015 |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date=June 15, 2015 |author=Rafferty, Andrew}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/747/15031431747/15031431747.pdf |title=Jeb Bush FEC Filing |date=June 15, 2015 |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref> |<ref name=Gilmore>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/07/30/jim-gilmore-presidential-announcement/30830661/ |title=Jim Gilmore formally joins GOP presidential race |work=[[USA Today]] |date=July 30, 2015 |access-date=July 30, 2015 |author=Allen, Cooper}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/759/201507299000439759/201507299000439759.pdf |title=Jim Gilmore FEC Filing |publisher=FEC.gov |date=July 29, 2015 |access-date=July 29, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite web |url=httsp://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/carly-fiorina-2016-presidential-bid-117593.html |title=Carly Fiorina: 'Yes, I am running for president' |date=May 4, 2015 |work=[[Politico]] |access-date=May 4, 2015 |author=Gass, Nick}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/870/15031422870/15031422870.pdf |title=Carly Fiorina FEC Filing |date=May 4, 2015 |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/us/politics/chris-christie-presidential-campaign.html |title=Chris Christie Announces Run, Pledging 'Truth' About Nation's Woes |date=June 30, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 30, 2015 |author=Barbaro, Michael}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/058/201507010300005058/201507010300005058.pdf |title=Christopher J. Christie FEC Filing |date=July 1, 2015 |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=July 6, 2015}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Rand Paul|<small>Rand Paul</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Rick Santorum|<small>Rick Santorum</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Mike Huckabee|<small>Mike Huckabee</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[George Pataki|<small>George Pataki</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Lindsey Graham|<small>Lindsey Graham</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Bobby Jindal|<small>Bobby Jindal</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Scott Walker (politician)|<small>Scott Walker</small>]] ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:120%;"|[[Rick Perry|<small>Rick Perry</small>]] |- |[[File:Rand Paul, official portrait, 112th Congress alternate (cropped).jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore 8 (cropped2).jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Mike Huckabee by Gage Skidmore 6 (cropped).jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:George Pataki at Franklin Pierce University (cropped).jpg|center|123x123px]] |[[File:Lindsey Graham, Official Portrait 2006 (cropped).jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Bobby Jindal 26 February 2015.jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Scott Walker March 2015.jpg|center|120x120px]] |[[File:Rick Perry February 2015.jpg|center|120x120px]] |- style="text-align:center" |U.S. senator<br />from [[Kentucky]]<br /><small>(2011–''present'')</small> |U.S. senator<br />from [[Pennsylvania]]<br /><small>(1995–2007)</small> |[[List of governors of Arkansas|44th]]<br />[[Governor of Arkansas]]<br /><small>(1996–2007)</small> |[[List of governors of New York|53rd]]<br />[[Governor of New York]]<br /><small>(1995–2006)</small> |U.S. senator<br /> from [[South Carolina]]<br /><small>(2003–''present'')</small> |[[List of governors of Louisiana|55th]]<br />[[Governor of Louisiana]]<br /><small>(2008–2016)</small> |45th<br />[[Governor of Wisconsin]]<br /><small>(2011–2019)</small> |47th<br />[[List of governors of Texas|Governor of Texas]]<br /><small>(2000–2015)</small> |- |[[File:Rand Paul Presidential Campaign logo.svg|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Santorum 2k16 text.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Huckabee Plain.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Pataki for President Campaign Logo.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Graham 2k16.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Jindal 2016 (Vertical).png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Scott Walker 2016 logo.svg|alt=|center|100x100px]] |[[File:Perry16.png|alt=|center|100x100px]] |- style="text-align:center" |[[Rand Paul 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Rick Santorum 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Mike Huckabee 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[George Pataki 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Lindsey Graham 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Bobby Jindal 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Scott Walker 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |[[Rick Perry 2016 presidential campaign|Campaign]] |- style="text-align:center" |''W: Feb 3''<br /><small>66,781 votes</small> |''W: Feb 3''<br /><small>16,622 votes</small> |''W: Feb 1''<br /><small>51,436 votes</small> |''W: December 29, 2015''<br /><small>2,036 votes</small> |''W: December 21, 2015''<br /><small>5,666 votes</small> |''W: November 17, 2015''<br /><small>222 votes</small> |''W: September 21, 2015''<br /><small>1 write-in vote in New Hampshire</small> |''W: September 11, 2015''<br /><small>1 write-in vote in New Hampshire</small> |- style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-paul-announcement-idUSKBN0MY17L20150407 |title=Republican Rand Paul announces 2016 presidential run on website |date=April 7, 2015 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=April 7, 2015 |author=Lambert, Lisa |archive-date=April 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407140904/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/07/us-usa-election-paul-announcement-idUSKBN0MY17L20150407 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/politics/rand-paul-president-2016/ |title=Rand Paul: 'I am running for president' |date=April 7, 2015 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=April 7, 2015 |author=Killough, Ashley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/721/15970332721/15970332721.pdf |title=Rand Paul FEC filing |date=April 8, 2015 |work=FEC.gov |access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2015/05/27/rick-santorum-2016-presidential-race/28011791/ |title=Santorum officially begins 2016 presidential campaign |date=May 27, 2015 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=May 28, 2015 |author=Jackson, David}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/613/15031430613/15031430613.pdf |title=Rick Santorum FEC filing |date=May 27, 2015 |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/us/politics/mike-huckabee-running-in-republican-presidential-primary.html |title=Mike Huckabee Joins Republican Presidential Race |date=May 5, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 5, 2015 |author=Trip, Gabriel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/301/15031423301/15031423301.pdf |title=Mike Huckabee FEC Filing |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=May 10, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/946/15031430946/15031430946.pdf |title=George Pataki FEC filing |date=June 2, 2015 |work=FEC.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>Jaffe, Alexandra (June 1, 2015) [http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/01/politics/lindsey-graham-presidential-announcement-election-2016/index.html "Graham bets on foreign experience in White House bid announcement"], CNN. Retrieved June 1, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/870/15031430870/15031430870.pdf |title=Lindsey Graham FEC Filing |date=June 1, 2015 |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/24/bobby-jindal-to-announce-presidential-plans-wednesday/ |title=Bobby Jindal announces entry into 2016 presidential race |date=June 24, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=June 24, 2015 |author1=Fahrenthold, David A. |author2=Hohmann, James}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/728/15031432728/15031432728.pdf |title=Bobby Jindal FEC Filing |date=June 29, 2015 |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/13/politics/scott-walker-2016-presidential-announcement/ |title=Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker officially enters 2016 presidential race |date=July 13, 2015 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 13, 2015 |author1=Burlij, Terence |author2=Lee, MJ |author3=LoBianco, Tom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do?candidateCommitteeId=P60006046&tabIndex=1 |title=Scott Walker FEC filing |website=FEC |publisher=FEC.gov |access-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=http://sos.nh.gov/2016RepPresPrim.aspx?id=8589957200 |title=2016 Presidential Primary—Republican President—NHSOS |website=sos.nh.gov |access-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-date=October 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010124456/http://sos.nh.gov/2016RepPresPrim.aspx?id=8589957200 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |<ref name=":3"/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://time.com/3909057/rick-perry-2016-campaign-launch/ |title=Rick Perry Announces Presidential Bid |date=June 4, 2015 |magazine=Time |access-date=June 4, 2015 |author=Beckwith, Ryan Teague |author2=Rhodan, Maya}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/864/15971217864/15971217864.pdf |title=Rick Perry FEC filing |date=June 19, 2015 |work=FEC.gov |access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> |} ==== Vice presidential selection ==== {{Main|2016 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection}} Trump turned his attention towards selecting a running mate after he became the presumptive nominee on May 4, 2016.<ref name="mkeneally">{{cite news |last1=Keneally |first1=Meghan |title=Donald Trump Teases Possible VP Requirements |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-teases-vp-requirements/story?id=38869060 |access-date=May 4, 2016 |work=[[ABC News]] |date=May 4, 2016}}</ref> In mid-June, Eli Stokols and Burgess Everett of ''Politico'' reported that the Trump campaign was considering [[New Jersey]] Governor [[Chris Christie]], former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[Newt Gingrich]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], Senator [[Jeff Sessions]] of Alabama, and [[Oklahoma]] Governor [[Mary Fallin]].<ref name="estokols">{{cite news |last1=Stokols |first1=Eli |last2=Everett |first2=Burgess |title=Trump's performance raises hard question: Who'd want to be his VP? |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-vice-president-224488 |access-date=June 21, 2016 |publisher=[[Politico]] |date=June 17, 2016}}</ref> A June 30 report from ''[[The Washington Post]]'' also included Senators [[Bob Corker]] from Tennessee, [[Richard Burr]] from [[North Carolina]], [[Tom Cotton]] from Arkansas, [[Joni Ernst]] from Iowa, and Indiana governor [[Mike Pence]] as individuals still being considered for the ticket.<ref name="vetting2">{{cite news |last1=Costa |first1=Robert |title=Gingrich, Christie are the leading candidates to be Trump's running mate |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gingrich-christie-are-the-leading-candidates-to-be-trumps-running-mate/2016/06/30/98fa3ecc-3eef-11e6-84e8-1580c7db5275_story.html |access-date=July 1, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=June 30, 2016}}</ref> Trump also said he was considering two military generals for the position, including retired Lieutenant General [[Michael T. Flynn|Michael Flynn]].<ref name="zurcher">{{cite news |last1=Zurcher |first1=Anthony |title=US election: Who will Trump pick as his vice-president? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36678388 |access-date=July 8, 2016 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> In July 2016, it was reported that Trump had narrowed his list of possible running mates down to three: Christie, Gingrich, and Pence.<ref name=FinalThree>{{cite web |last=O'Donnell |first=Kelly |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/team-trump-plans-public-event-friday-vp-pick-n608161 |title=Team Trump Plans Public Event Friday With VP Pick |work=[[NBC News]] |date=July 12, 2016 |access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> On July 14, 2016, several major media outlets reported that Trump had selected Pence as his running mate. Trump confirmed these reports in a message [[Twitter]] on July 15, 2016, and formally made the announcement the following day in New York.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/politics/donald-trump-vice-presidential-choice/ |title=Donald Trump selects Mike Pence as VP |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=July 14, 2016 |access-date=July 14, 2016 |author1=Bash, Dana |author2-link=Jim Acosta |author2=Acosta, Jim |author3=Lee, MJ|author1-link=Dana Bash }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Ivan |last=Levingston |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/15/donald-trump-officially-names-mike-pence-as-his-vp.html |title=Donald Trump officially names Mike Pence as his VP |publisher=[[CNBC]] |date=July 15, 2016 |access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> On July 19, the second night of the [[2016 Republican National Convention]], Pence won the Republican vice presidential nomination by acclamation.<ref name="tcook">{{cite news |last1=Cook |first1=Tony |title=Gov. Mike Pence formally nominated as the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/19/indiana-formally-casts-its-votes-nominate-trump-republican-national-convention/87317966/ |access-date=July 20, 2016 |work=[[The Indianapolis Star]] |date=July 19, 2016}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page