Tracking the Democratic Party Candidates
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Tracking the Democratic Party Candidates

A great many members of the Democratic Party have announced their intention to run for their party’s nomination in next year’s presidential election.
Here is a time line of those announcements.

  • July 28, 2017

    John Delaney

    former U.S. representative from Maryland

  • November 6, 2017

    Andrew Yang

    the founder of Venture for America

  • January 11, 2019

    Tulsi Gabbard

    House of Representative member for Hawaii

  • January 12, 2019

    Julian Castro

    former Obama administration secretary of Health and Human Services department

  • January 21, 2019

    Kamala Harris

    senator from California

  • January 23, 2019

    Peter Buttigieg

    mayor of South Bend, Indiana

  • January 25, 2019

    Richard Ojeda Stops Campaign

    Ojeda (a state senator from West Virginia) halted his very-short lived campaign for the party’s nomination.

  • January 28, 2019

    Marianne Williamson

    entrepreneur and New Age lifestyle author

  • February 1, 2019

    Cory Booker

    senator from New Jersey

  • February 9, 2019

    Elizabeth Warren

    senator from Massachusetts

  • February 10, 2019

    Amy Klobucher

    senator from Wisconsin

  • February 19, 2019

    Bernie Sanders

    senator from Vermont

  • March 1, 2019

    Jay Inslee

    the governor of Washington

  • March 4, 2019

    John Hickenlooper

    former governor from Colorado

  • March 14, 2019

    Beto O'Rourke

    U.S. representative from Texas

  • March 17, 2019

    Kristen Gillibrand

    senator from New York

  • March 28, 2019

    Wayne Messam

    mayor of Miramar, Florida

  • April 4, 2019

    Tim Ryan

    U.S. representative from Ohio

  • April 8, 2019

    Eric Swalwell

    U.S. representative from California

  • April 22, 2019

    Seth Moulton

    U.S. representative from Massachusetts

  • April 25, 2019

    Joe Biden

    Barack Obama’s vice president; has failed in two previous runs for president

  • May 2, 2019

    Michael Bennet

    U.S. senator from Colorado

  • May 14, 2019

    Steve Bullock

    governor of Montana

  • May 16, 2019

    Bill de Blasio

    mayor of New York City

  • June 22, 2019

    Joe Sestak

    former Pennsylvania representative

  • July 9, 2019

    Tom Steyer

    billionaire and business executive

  • July 8, 2019

    Swalwell Drops Out

    Eric Swalwell announces that he is ending his campaign for the Democratic nomination

  • August 16, 2019

    Hickenlooper Withdraws

    John Hickenlooper said he was ending his campaign. It is believed he may run for a Colorado Senate seat.

  • August 21, 2019

    Inslee is Out

    Jay Inslee of Washington announced he is ending his effort to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. He is expected to try another run for the state’s governorship.

  • August 23, 2019

    Moulton Withdraws

    Seth Moulton ended his run for the Democratic Party nomination and said that he would work to be re-elected in the House of Representatives.

  • August 28, 2019

    Gillibrand Ends Her Race

    Kirsten Gillibrand dropped out of the race for the party nomination once it was clear that she would not qualify for the third debate in September.

  • September 20, 2019

    De Blasio Announces Race's End

    New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said that he would end his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination.

  • October 24, 2019

    Tim Ryan Withdraws

    Ohio politician Tim Ryan announced the end of his nomination run. He says that he’ll work to win his current Ohio House seat.

  • November 1, 2019

    Beto Bows Out

    Beto O’Rourke ended his try to capture the Democratic nomination.

  • November 14, 2019

    Deval Patrick

    The former governor of Massachusetts will announce his intention to enter the Democratic race today. Almost a year ago he hesitated to join due to concerns that the race might be too harmful on his family.

  • November 20, 2019

    Wayne Messam Runs Out the Clock

    Messam–a former football player and mayor of Miramar, Florida formally ended his campaign effort. He had not been able to qualify for any of the televised debates.

  • November 26, 2019

    Michael Bloomberg

    The former mayor of New York City decided to enter the Democratic race.

  • December 1, 2019

    Joe Sestak Halts His Campaign

    Joe Sestak announced the end of his nomination campaign.

  • December 2, 2019

    Steve Bullock Drops Out

    Steve Bullock announced the end of his campaign.

  • December 3, 2019

    Kamala's Campaign is K-O'd

    Kamala Harris announced the end of her campaign, surprising many of her supporters. Her falling poll numbers contributed to a growing lack of funds to continue the effort.

  • January 2, 2020

    Castro Suspends Campaign

    Julian Castro announced the suspension of his presidential campaign.

  • January 10, 2020

    Williamson Ends Campaign

    Marianne Williamson stopped her campaign after failing to gain traction and not qualifying for any televised debates past July.

  • January 13, 2020

    Booker Bows Out

    Cory Booker, senator from New Jersey, ended his run for the Democratic Party nomination today.
    Now only Deval Patrick and Andrew Yang are candidates of color in this once very diverse party race.

  • January 31, 2020

    Delaney Drops Out of Race

    The former congressman from Maryland was one of the first Democrats to announce his candidacy. Now, over 24 months later, he ended his run for the nomination just before the Iowa caucus.

  • February 11, 2020

    Yang Suspends Campaign

    The businessman officially suspended his campaign after a weak showing in the New Hampshire primary.

  • February 11, 2020

    Bennett Drops Out

    The Colorado senator ended his campaign after winning less than 1,000 total votes in the New Hampshire primary.

  • February 12, 2020

    Deval is Out as Well

    Deval Patrick, former Massachusetts governor, announced the end of his campaign. He was a late entrant to the content, officially announcing its start last November.

  • February 29, 2020

    Tom Steyers Stops

    After spending significant money in South Carolina and coming a disappointing and distant third place behind Biden and Sanders, Tom Steyers ended his run for the party’s nomination.

  • March 1, 2020

    Buttigieg Ends His Campaign

    Buttigieg, the recent mayor of South Bend, Indiana, announced the end of his efforts to win the Democratic Party nomination on Sunday. “Mayor Pete” urged Democratic voters and organizers to work together in a common effort to defeat Donald Trump in the November general election.

  • March 2, 2020

    Klobuchar is the Next to Go

    Amy Klobuchar announced her decision to end
    her effort to win the Democratic Party nomination. Sources close to the Klobuchar campaign staff indicated that she will endorse Joe Biden.

  • March 4, 2020

    Mike Gets Out

    Businessman Mike Bloomberg suspended his short-lived campaign after a very poor result in yesterday’s Super Tuesday balloting.

  • March 5, 2020

    Elizabeth Warren Ends This Year's Run

    Senator Elizabeth Warren ended her run for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination today. She declined to endorse one of her rival candidates right away.

  • April 8, 2020

    Bernie Finally Bows Out

    Senator Bernie Sanders announced the official suspension of his nomination campaign today.He said that he could not see a way forward to narrowing the delegate gap between himself and Joe Biden.

David Martin