2024 United States presidential election

Joe Biden is the current president, elected for his first term in office in the 2020 election, and has said he plans to run for a second term in 2024. He is the oldest president, at age 78, and would be 82 at the end of his first term and 86 at the end of his second term, if reelected.

If Biden is reelected, he will be term limited by the Twenty-second amendment and cannot run for reelection to a third term in 2028.

During late 2021, as President Biden was had low approval ratings in the polls, there was peculation that he would not run for reelection.[2] If this happened, Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg would be considered likely candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, having both run for president in 2020.[3][4] However, Biden has said he has every intention of running for reelection.[5]

In March 2023, author and 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson announced her presidential campaign, challenging Biden.[6] In April 2023, environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his challenge to Biden, becoming the second Democratic challenger to Biden.[7] On April 25, 2023, President Joe Biden announced he was running for re-election with Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate.[8]

The Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago, Illinois at the United Center between August 19 to August 22, 2024.[9] Other cities considered to host the convention included New York City, Atlanta and Houston.[10]

Declared major candidates

Name	Born	Experience	Home state	Campaign Announcement date	Ref
Joe Biden	November 20, 1942 (age 80) Scranton, Pennsylvania	46th President of the United States (2021–present) 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009)	Delaware	Campaign April 25, 2023 FEC filing[11]	[8]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.	January 17, 1954 (age 69) Washington, D.C.	Environmental lawyer Author and anti-vaccine activist	California	Campaign April 5, 2023 FEC filing[12]	[13]
Marianne Williamson	July 8, 1952 (age 70) Houston, Texas	Author Founder of Project Angel Food Candidate for President in 2020	Washington, D.C.	2023-03-04 Campaign March 4, 2023 FEC filing[14]	[6]

Donald Trump was defeated by Joe Biden in 2020 and was impeached by the House of Representatives. He was found not guilty in his second impeachment in 2021 and is currently able to run again in the 2024. If he decides to run, he would be seeking to become the second president, after Grover Cleveland, to serve two non-consecutive terms, potentially making him both the 45th and 47th president of the United States.[18][19]

Although after the January 6 insurrection may have severely damaged his public opinion about him. House Democrats may use the Fourteenth Amendment to prevent Trump from being eligible to run again. If Trump succeeds and wins the republican nomination, he would be the first president since Richard Nixon to win his party's nomination three times in a row.

The last president to run after leaving office was Theodore Roosevelt, who came in second in the 1912 election as the candidate of the Progressive Party, although Herbert Hoover did seek the Republican nomination at national conventions after leaving office in 1933. On November 11, 2022, former Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton became the first Republican major candidate.[20]

On November 15, 2022, he officially announced his candidacy to a non consecutive term. On February 14, 2023, former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced her candidacy. A week later, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy announced his campaign on February 21. On March 2, 2023, Michigan businessman and writer Perry Johnson announced his campaign after running ads during the Super Bowl in Iowa.[21]

In April 2023, former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson announced his campaign,[22] while South Carolina U.S. Senator Tim Scott announced an exploratory committee for a possible presidential campaign.[23] Scott would file to run on May 19, 2023.[23] On April 20, conservative radio host and former 2021 California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder announced his candidacy.[24] On May 24, Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy.[25] Nearly two weeks later on Junt 5, former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork to run for president.[26] The following day, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced his campaign at a town hall event in New Hampshire.[27] On June 7, Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum announced his campaign.[28] A week later on June 14, Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez filed to run for president.[29] On June 22, former Texas U.S. Representative Will Hurd announced his campaign.[30]

The Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Fiserv Forum between July 15 and July 18, 2024.[31][32] Other cities considered to host the convention included Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Nashville and Pittsburgh.[33]

Declared major candidates

The candidates in this section have received substantial media coverage, hold or have held significant elected office, and/or have been included in at least five national polls.

Name	Born	Experience	Home state	Campaign Announcement date	Ref
Doug Burgum	August 1, 1956 (age 66) Arthur, North Dakota	Governor of North Dakota (2016–present)	North Dakota	2023-06-07 Campaign June 7, 2023 FEC filing[34]	[28]
Chris Christie	September 6, 1962 (age 60) Newark, New Jersey	Governor of New Jersey (2010–2018) U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (2002–2008) Candidate for president in 2016	New Jersey	2023-06-06 Campaign June 6, 2023 FEC filing[35]	[27]
Ron DeSantis	September 14, 1978 (age 44) Jacksonville, Florida	Governor of Florida (2019–present) U.S. Representative from FL-06 (2013–2018)	Florida	2023-05-24 Campaign May 24, 2023 FEC filing[36]	[25]
Larry Elder	April 27, 1952 (age 71) Los Angeles, California	Host of The Larry Elder Show (1993–2022) Candidate for Governor of California in 2021	California	2023-04-20 Campaign April 20, 2023 FEC filing[37]	[38]
Nikki Haley	January 20, 1972 (age 51) Bamberg, South Carolina	Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017) Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 87th district (2005–2011)	South Carolina	2023-02-14 Campaign February 14, 2023 FEC filing[39]	[40]
Will Hurd	September 19, 1977 (age 45) San Antonio, Texas	U.S. Representative from TX-23 (2015–2021) CIA agent (2000–2009)	Texas	2023-06-22 Campaign June 22, 2023	[30]
Asa Hutchinson	December 3, 1950 (age 72) Bentonville, Arkansas	Governor of Arkansas (2015–2023) Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (2001–2003) U.S. Representative from AR-03 (1997–2001)	Arkansas	2023-04-02 Campaign April 2, 2023 FEC filing[41]	[22]
Perry Johnson	January 23, 1948 (age 75) Dolton, Illinois	President of Perry Johnson International Holdings	Michigan	2023-03-02 Campaign March 2, 2023 FEC filing[42]	[43]
Mike Pence	June 7, 1959 (age 64) Columbus, Indiana	Vice President of the United States (2017–2021) Governor of Indiana (2013–2017) U.S. Representative from IN-06 (2001–2013)	Indiana	2023-06-05 Campaign June 5, 2023 FEC filing[44]	[26]
Vivek Ramaswamy	August 9, 1985 (age 37) Cincinnati, Ohio	Executive chairman of Strive Asset Management (2022–present) CEO of Roivant Sciences (2014–2021)	Ohio	2023-02-21 Campaign February 21, 2023 FEC filing[45]	[46]
Tim Scott	September 19, 1965 (age 57) North Charleston, South Carolina	U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2013–present) U.S. Representative from SC-01 (2011–2013) South Carolina State Representative (2009–2011)	South Carolina	2023-05-19 Campaign May 19, 2023 FEC filing[47]	[23]
Corey Stapleton	September 17, 1967 (age 55) Seattle, Washington	Secretary of State of Montana (2017–2021) Montana State Senator (2001–2009) Surface Warfare Officer in the United States Navy (1986–1997)	Montana	2022-11-11 Campaign November 11, 2022 FEC filing[48]	[20]
Francis Suarez	October 6, 1977 (age 45) Miami, Florida	Mayor of Miami (2017–present) Member of the Miami City Commission (2009–2017)	Florida	2023-06-14 Campaign June 14, 2023 FEC filing[49]	[29]
Donald Trump	June 14, 1946 (age 77) Queens, New York	President of the United States (2017–2021) Chairman of The Trump Organization (1971–2017)	Florida	2022-11-15 Campaign November 15, 2022 FEC filing[50]	[51]