Democratic Party Presidential Primaries, 2016
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The 2012 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose their candidate for the 2016 United States presidential election. The Democratic Party candidate for president was selected through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2016 Democratic National Convention held in Atlanta, Georgia. In order to secure the nomination at the convention, a candidate needed to receive at least 2,024 votes from delegates.
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Candidates
- Senator Rebekah Merrilin of Michigan
- Senate Majority Leader Jackson Rockefeller of Ohio (nominee)
- Senator Kevin Santos-Carter of New York
Withdrew from seeking nomination
Declined to seek nomination
- Vice President Madison Ballentine of Connecticut
- Governor Haley Cavalier of California
- President Esther Cullen of Kentucky
- Governor James Kennedy of Illinois
- Senator Dmitri Kowalchuk of Florida
- Governor Brian McLaggen of Kentucky
- Secretary of State Anthony Sherman of Washington
Campaign
Senators Jackson Rockefeller and Rebekah Merrilin declared their candidacies early on while Senator Kevin Santos-Carter declared closer to the announcement deadline. Early polls indicated no frontrunner, with a slight edge to Rockefeller in the Iowa Caucus.
Fundraising
(Under construction)
Results
(Under Construction)
