2016 United States presidential election Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== 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 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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> |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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