Republican Party Presidential Primaries, 2020 (The More Things Changed)

The 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries and caucuses will be a series of electoral contests taking place within all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. These elections will select the 2,472 delegates to send to the Republican National Convention, in a yet-to-be-determined city, who will select the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2020 general election. The delegates also approve the party platform and vice-presidential nominee.

Early Polling
Early polling indicates that three tiers of potential candidates have emerged. In the first tier, U.S. Senator and 2016 primary runner-up Bobby Jindal, former Indiana Governor and the 2016 Vice Presidential Nominee Mike Pence, and 2016 Presidential nominee Donald Trump are the early front-runners.

In the second tier of candidates and potential candidates are Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama.

On July 28th, 2017, Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama became the first major candidate to declare his intentions to run for the nomination.

Declared Major Candidates
Candidates in this section have held public office and/or have been included in five major opinion polls.

Declared Minor Candidates
Candidates in this section have not held public office and/or have been included in five major opinion polls.

Individuals who have Publicly Expressed Interest
Candidates in this section have expressed interest within the last six months.

Speculative Candidates

 * Bobby Jindal, Senator from Louisiana since 2017; former Governor of Louisiana (2008-2012), candidate for President in 2012 and 2016
 * Ivanka Trump, President of Ivanka Trump Lifestyle (since 2017)
 * Jim DeMint, former Senator from South Carolina, (2005-2013)
 * Carly Fiorina, Chair of the Republican National Committee; former Hewlett-Packard CEO (1999-2005), candidate for President in 2016
 * Jeff Flake, Senator from Arizona since 2013; congressman from Arizona (2001-2013)
 * James Lankford, Senator from Oklahoma since 2015, former Congressman from Oklahoma, (2011-2015)
 * Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House since 2015; Congressman from Wisconsin since 1999 and nominee for Vice President in 2012
 * Ben Sasse, Senator from Nebraska since 2015
 * John Bolton, former Ambassador to the United Nations, (2005-2006)

Declined Candidates

 * Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas 1996-2007 and candidate for president in 2008 and 2016. - Running for Governor of Florida
 * Rick Santorum, Co-Chair of the White House Task Force on the Minimum Wage; former Senator from Pennsylvania, 1995-2007, former Congressman form Pennsylvania, 1991-2005, candidate for President in 2012 and 2016