United States general election, 2016 (A United Kingdom of Scandinavia)

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United States general election, 2016
November 8th, 2016
Nominee		Bernie Sanders	John Kaisch	Gary Johnson
Party		Democratic	Conservative Party of the United States	Libertarian
Home state		Vermont	Ohio	New Mexico
Running mate		Alan Grayson	Jon Huntsman Jr.	William Weld
Electoral vote		TBD	TBD	TBD
States carried		TBD	TBD	TBD
Percentage		TBD	TBD	TBD
Nominee		Jill Stein	Donald Trump
Party		Green	Constitution
Home state		Massachusetts	New York
Running mate		Howie Hawkins	Virgil Goode
Electoral vote		TBD	TBD
States carried		TBD	TBD
Percentage		TBD	TBD

The United States 2016 general election will be held on November 8, 2016.

Candidates

Democratic

Candidates below have received delegates in various primaries and caucuses.
Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present)
Campaign

Withdrawn candidates

Former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
from New York
(campaign)

Former Governor
Martin O'Malley
of Maryland
(campaign)

Harvard Law Professor
Lawrence Lessig
from Massachusetts
(campaign)

Former Governor
Lincoln Chafee
of Rhode Island
(campaign)

Former U.S. Senator
Jim Webb
from Virginia
(campaign)

Withdrew during primaries

• Martin O'Malley, 61st Governor of Maryland (2007–2015). Suspended campaign on February 1, 2016.
• Hillary Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State (2009–2013). Suspended campaign on June 6, 2016, and endorsed Bernie Sanders.

Withdrew prior to any ballot deadline

• Jim Webb, former U.S. Senator (2007–2013). Suspended campaign on October 20, 2015.
• Lincoln Chafee, 74th Governor of Rhode Island (2011–2015) and former U.S. Senator (1999–2007). Suspended campaign on October 23, 2015.
• Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law Professor. Suspended campaign on November 2, 2015.

Conservative

Candidates below have received delegates in various primaries and caucuses.
John Kasich
69th Governor of Ohio (2011–present)
Campaign

Withdrawn candidates

U.S. Senator
Ted Cruz
from Texas
(campaign)

U.S. Senator
Marco Rubio
from Florida
(campaign)

Retired Neurosurgeon
Ben Carson
from Maryland
(campaign)

Former Governor
Jeb Bush
of Florida
(campaign)

Former Governor
Jim Gilmore
of Virginia
(campaign)

Businesswoman
Carly Fiorina
from Virginia
(campaign)

Governor
Chris Christie
of New Jersey
(campaign)

U.S. Senator
Rand Paul
from Kentucky
(campaign)

Former U.S. Senator
Rick Santorum
from Pennsylvania
(campaign)

Former Governor
Mike Huckabee
of Arkansas
(campaign)

Former Governor
George Pataki
of New York
(campaign)

U.S. Senator
Lindsey Graham
from South Carolina
(campaign)

Former Governor
Bobby Jindal
of Louisiana
(campaign)

Governor
Scott Walker
of Wisconsin
(campaign)

Former Governor
Rick Perry
of Texas
(campaign)

Businessman
Donald Trump
of New York
(campaign)

Withdrew during primaries

• Mike Huckabee, 44th Governor of Arkansas (1996–2007); 12th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (1993–1996). Presidential candidate in 2008. Suspended campaign on February 1, 2016.
• Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2011–present). Suspended campaign on February 3, 2016.
• Rick Santorum, Former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1995–2007); US Representative from Pennsylvania (1991–1995). Presidential candidate in 2012. Suspended campaign on February 3, 2016, and endorsed Marco Rubio.
• Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Suspended campaign on February 10, 2016 and endorsed Ted Cruz on March 9, 2016.
• Chris Christie, 55th Governor of New Jersey (2010–present). Suspended campaign on February 10, 2016 and endorsed John Kasich on February 26, 2016.
• Jim Gilmore, 68th Governor of Virginia (1998–2002). Suspended campaign on February 12, 2016.
• Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida (1999–2007). Suspended campaign on February 20, 2016.
• Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon. Suspended campaign on March 4, 2016 and endorsed John Kasich on March 10, 2016.
• Marco Rubio, U.S senator from Florida (2011–present). Suspended campaign on March 15, 2016.
• Ted Cruz, U.S senator from Texas (2013–present). Suspended campaign on May 3, 2016, and endorsed John Kaisch.

The following remain on state ballots

• Bobby Jindal, 55th Governor of Louisiana (2008–2016). Suspended campaign on November 17, 2015 and endorsed Marco Rubio.
  • On the Ballot: Arkansas, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico
• Lindsey Graham, senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2003–present). Suspended campaign on December 21, 2015 and endorsed Jeb Bush.
  • On the Ballot: Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
• George Pataki, 53rd Governor of New York (1995–2006). Suspended campaign on December 29, 2015 and endorsed Marco Rubio.
  • On the Ballot: Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee

Withdrew prior to any ballot deadline

• Donald Trump, Chairman of The Trump Organization (1971-present). His campaign was suspended by the Party's Ethics Commission after his racist remarks about Mexicans. Relaunched his camapign as part of the Constituition Party.
• Rick Perry, 47th Governor of Texas (2000–2015). Suspended campaign on September 11, 2015 and endorsed Ted Cruz.
• Scott Walker, 45th Governor of Wisconsin (2011–present). Suspended campaign on September 21, 2015.