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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2019 CONTACT: SOS Press Office (916) 653-6575
Secretary of State Alex Padilla Releases List of Presidential Candidates for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election
SACRAMENTO, CA – Pursuant to state law, Secretary of State Alex Padilla today released the list of candidates who met the criteria to be “generally advocated for or recognized” as running for U.S. President. These candidates’ names will be placed on the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election ballots in California.
Democratic Party Michael Bennet Joseph R. Biden Michael R. Bloomberg Cory Booker Mosie Boyd Pete Buttigieg Julián Castro Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente III John K. Delaney Michael A. Ellinger Tulsi Gabbard Amy Klobuchar Deval Patrick Bernie Sanders Joe Sestak Mark Stewart Greenstein Tom Steyer Elizabeth Warren Marianne Williamson Andrew Yang
Republican Party Robert Ardini Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Zoltan G. Istvan
Matthew John Matern Donald J. Trump Joe Walsh Bill Weld
American Independent Party Don Blankenship Phil Collins Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Charles Kraut J.R. Myers
Green Party Howie Hawkins Dario Hunter Dennis Lambert Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry David Rolde
Libertarian Party Max Abramson Ken Armstrong Dan Behrman Keenan Wallace Dunham Souraya Faas Erik Chase Gerhardt Jacob Hornberger Jo Jorgensen Adam Kokesh Steven A. Richey Sam Robb Kim Ruff Vermin Supreme
Peace and Freedom Party Howie Hawkins Gloria La Riva
Candidates can request that their names be removed from the ballot up until December 26th, when the Secretary of State’s office will release the Certified List of Candidates.
This is the first presidential primary filing period following the passage of SB 505 to modernize the filing process. Click here for more information on this update to presidential candidate filing process. ###