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Candidates featured in major polls[edit]

The following 14 candidates (listed alphabetically) have been listed in five or more major independent nationwide polls and are presently on the ballot in the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries.[1] Most are already on the ballot in other states as well.[2]

Candidate Résumé Portrait Delegate Count Delegations with plurality
Jeb Bush Governor of Florida 1999–2007; Florida Secretary of Commerce 1987–1988 (campaign)[3][4] 40 none (as yet)
Ben Carson author and former Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery for Johns Hopkins Hospital 1984–2013 (campaign)[5][6][7] 25 none (as yet)
Chris Christie Governor of New Jersey since 2010, U.S. Attorney from the district of New Jersey (campaign)[8][9] 15 none (as yet)
Ted Cruz U.S. Senator from Texas since 2013; Solicitor General of Texas 2003–2008 (campaign)[10][11][12] 65 Iowa
Carly Fiorina former Hewlett-Packard CEO 1999–2005; nominee for Senate in California in 2010 (campaign)[13][14] 25 none (as yet)
Jim Gilmore presidential candidate in 2008, Governor of Virginia 1998–2002 (campaign)[15][16] 0 none (as yet)
Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 2003; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1995–2003 (campaign)[17][18] 3 none (as yet)
Mike Huckabee Governor of Arkansas 1996–2007; presidential candidate in 2008 (campaign)[19][20] 18 none (as yet)
John Kasich Governor of Ohio since 2011; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1983–2001; presidential candidate in 2000 (campaign)[21][22] 3 none (as yet)
George Pataki Governor of New York 1995–2006 (campaign)[23][24] 0 none (as yet)
Rand Paul U.S. Senator from Kentucky since 2011 (campaign)[25][26][27] 13 none (as yet)
Marco Rubio U.S. Senator from Florida since 2011; Florida Speaker of the House 2007–2008 (campaign)[28][29][30] 101 Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota
Rick Santorum U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1995–2007; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1991–1995; presidential candidate in 2012 (campaign)[31][32] 0 none (as yet)
Donald Trump Chairman of The Trump Organization since 1971 from New York City (campaign)[33][34][35] 136 Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Carolina
  1. ^ "Republican candidates file for president in South Carolina". Fox Carolina. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush lead GOP race to get on state ballots". Washington Times. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  3. ^ Rafferty, Andrew (June 15, 2015). "Jeb Bush Makes 2016 Run Official". NBC News. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Jeb Bush FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  5. ^ Terris, Ben (May 3, 2015). "Ben Carson announces presidential campaign". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 4, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Rafferty , Andrew (May 4, 2015). "Ben Carson Announces 2016 Run". NBCNews.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Ben Carson FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Barbaro, Michael (June 30, 2015). "Chris Christie Announces Run, Pledging 'Truth' About Nation's Woes". New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "Christopher J. Christie FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mascaro, Lisa and David Lauter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Zezima, Katie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Ted Cruz FEC filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  13. ^ Gass, Nick (May 4, 2015). "Carly Fiorina: 'Yes, I am running for president'". Politico. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Carly Fiorina FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  15. ^ Allen, Cooper (July 30, 2015). "Jim Gilmore formally joins GOP presidential race". USA Today. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  16. ^ "Jim Gilmore FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  17. ^ Jaffe, Alexandra (June 1, 2015) "Graham bets on foreign experience in White House bid announcement", CNN. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  18. ^ "Lindsey Graham FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  19. ^ Trip, Gabriel (May 5, 2015). "Mike Huckabee Joins Republican Presidential Race". New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  20. ^ "Mike Huckabee FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  21. ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (July 21, 2015). "John Kasich Enters Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up". The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  22. ^ "John Kasich FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  23. ^ Fahrenthold, David A. (May 28, 2015). "George Pataki announces presidential campaign". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  24. ^ "George Pataki FEC filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  25. ^ Lambert, Lisa (April 7, 2015). "Republican Rand Paul announces 2016 presidential run on website". Reuters. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  26. ^ Killough, Ashley (April 7, 2015). "Rand Paul: 'I am running for president'". CNN. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  27. ^ "Rand Paul FEC filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  28. ^ Parker, Ashley (April 13, 2015). "Marco Rubio Announces 2016 Presidential Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved April 13, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ Nelson, Rebecca (April 13, 2015) "Marco Rubio Makes His Pitch as the Fresh Face of the GOP in 2016", National Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  30. ^ "Marco Rubio FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. April 13, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  31. ^ Jackson, David (May 27, 2015). "Santorum officially begins 2016 presidential campaign". USA Today. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  32. ^ "Rick Santorum FEC filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. May 27, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  33. ^ "Donald Trump is running for president". Business Insider. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  34. ^ "Donald Trump announces presidential bid". Washington Post. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  35. ^ "Donald Trump FEC filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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