United States Presidential Election, 2020 (Beau Lives)

The United State Presidential Election of 2020 is an upcoming election that will take place on November 3rd, 2020.

Barring any major change in circumstance, incumbent President Joe Biden will be eligible to seek re-election.

Background
In the 2016 Presidential Election, the Democratic party won its third consecutive presidential election. since 1948, no party has won more than three consecutive elections.

Democratic Party
Democratic incumbent Joe Biden is eligable for Re-election but has not yet comitted to a run for re-election.

Below are Candidates who could run in 2020, either as a primary challenger to Biden or should Biden choose not to run for re-election.

Declared Candidates
Candidates in this section have filed paperwork with the FEC and/or equivalent paperwork. Announcing a run but not filling paper work does not qualify a candidate as "declared.
 * Rocky de La Fuente, Buisnuessman and 2016 candidate for the Democratic Nomination.

List released by Wikileaks
On February 20th, 2017, Wikileaks released a list allegadly from the DNC detailing DNC vetted candidates to replace Biden or Warren on the ticket in 2020. Allegedly, the DNC compiled this list due to Biden and Warren's age, fearing that neither may seek the presidency in 2020. The list contains 11 individuals as follows:
 * Cory Booker, Senator from New Jersey since 2013
 * Tammy Duckworth, Senator from Illinois since 2017, Congresswoman from IL-08, 2013 - 2017
 * Tulsi Gabbard, Secretary of Vetern's Affairs since 2017 and Congresswoman from HI-02, 2013 - 2017
 * Kristen Gillibrand, Senator from New York since 2009, Congresswoman from NY-20, 2007-2009
 * Kamala Harris, Senator from California since 2017, Attorney General of California, 2011 - 2017
 * Martian Heinrich, Senator from New Mexico since 2013, Congressman from NM-01, 2009 - 2013
 * Jason Kander, Senator from Missouri since 2017
 * Joe Kennedy, Congressman from Massachusetts since 2012
 * Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California since 2011
 * Deval Patrick, Attorney General since 2017 and Governor of Massachusetts, 2007 - 2018
 * Tom Perez, Chair of the Democratic National Committee since 2017, Secretary of Labor, 2013 - 2017

Other Speculative Candidates
Generally, the sitting president does not face any serious primary challenger. Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama all secured renomination without significant opposition. Generally, when a sitting president does face serious opposition, it is a forewarning of a loss in the general election. Presidents Ford, Carter, and Bush Sr. all faced serious opposition in the primaries, and went on to lose in the general election. Given President Biden and Vice President Warren's advanced age (Both will be over 70 in 2020), numerous news outlets have speculated who will run in 2020 should neither seek the nomination.
 * Doug Applegate, Congressman from California since 2017
 * Tammy Baldwin
 * Xaiver Beccera, California Attorney General since 2017, Congressman from 1993 - 2017
 * John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana since 2015
 * Michael Bennet
 * Joe Biden, President since 2017, Vice President 2009 - 2017, Senator from Deleware 1973 - 2009.
 * Steve Bullock
 * Pete Buttigieg
 * Julian Castro
 * Lincoln Chaffee
 * Chelsea Clinton, Congresswoman since 2017
 * Hilary Clinton
 * Chris Coons
 * Roy Cooper
 * Mark Cuban
 * Andrew Cuomo
 * Bill de Blasio
 * Val Demings
 * Keith Ellison
 * Rahm Emanuel
 * Russ Feingold
 * Micheal Flynn
 * Eric Garcetti
 * Maggie Hassan
 * John Hickenlooper
 * Bob Iger
 * Jay Inslee
 * Tim Kaine
 * Caroline Kennedy
 * John Kerry
 * Amy Klobuchar
 * Lawrence Lessig
 * Joe Manchin
 * Jack Markell
 * Terry McAulife
 * Katie McGinty
 * Jeff Merkley
 * Seth Moulton
 * Chris Murphy
 * Patrick Murphy
 * Jay Nixon
 * Martian O'Malley, Secretary of Homeland Security since 2017
 * Katy Perry, Signer and Political Activist
 * Kasim Reed
 * Tim Ryan
 * Ken Salazar
 * Lorretta Sanchez
 * Bernie Sanders
 * Howard Schultz
 * Krysten Sinema
 * Tom Steyer
 * Zeyphr Teachout, legal activist
 * Chris Van Hollen
 * Tom Vilsack
 * Mark Warner
 * Elizabeth Warren
 * Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennslyvania since 2015

Declined Candidates

 * Beau Biden, Governor of Deleware since 2017, Attorney General of Deleware 2007 - 2017
 * Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, 2002 - 2013
 * Jerry Brown, Governor of California since 2011 and 1975 - 1983, Attorney General of California, 2007 - 2011.
 * Sherrod Brown, Senator from Ohio since 2007, US Congressman, 1993 - 2007
 * Joaquin Castro, US Congressman from Texas since 2013
 * Al Franken, Senator from Minnesota since 2009
 * Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, 1993 - 2001, Senator from Tennessee, 1985 - 1993.
 * Angus King, Senator from Maine since 2013, Governor of Maine 1995 - 2003
 * Claire McCaskill, Senator form Missouri since 2007
 * Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, 2009 - 2017
 * Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host
 * Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Founder of Facebook.

Republican Party
Speculation started even before the 2016 Primary season had ended, and has increased since the election. Speaker Paul Ryan has stated that the party will attempt to find a fresh face to challenge Biden in 2020, although Ryan declined to comment on any Presidential ambitions of his own.

Chair of the RNC, Ronna Romney McDaniel, has stated that the party will rally behind a single candidate in 2020. This comment is likely in reference to the significant "Never Trump" movement. The "Never Trump" movement formed in response to the candidacy of Donald Trump, with several republican politicians and donor's refusing to support his candidacy. Prominent figures in the movement included former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Senator Ben Sasse, and Ohio Governor John Kasich. Independent Candidate Evan McMullin capitalized on the "Never Trump" sentiments when launching his campaign. Speculative "Never Trump" candidates include the ones listed above, as well as Congressman Justin Amash, Former New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker,and New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez.

Early Polling indicates that, should he run, former Indiana Governor and the 2016 Vice Presidential Nominee Mike Pence would be the early front runner, followed closely by Speaker Paul Ryan, Ohio Governor John Kasich, and the 2016 nominee Donald Trump. Other early leaders include South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio of Texas and Florida respectively.

Declared Minor Candidates
Candidates in this section have filed paperwork with the FEC and/or equivalent paperwork. Announcing a run but not filling paper work does not qualify a candidate as "declared." Candidates in this section have not been featured in 5 opinion polls.
 * Joe Walsh, Former Illinois Congressman, 8th District, 2011-2013. (Declared November 9th,2016)
 * Jack Fellure, retired engineer and perennial candidate. (Declared November 9th,2016)
 * Alex Jones, Radio Host (Declared November 30th, 2016)

Candidates who have publicly expressed interest
Candidates in this section have expressed interest within the last 3 months.
 * Joe Arapio, former sheriff from Arizona.
 * John Bolton, former UN ambassador, 2005 - 2006
 * Scott Brown, Former Senator from Massachusetts, 2010 - 2013
 * Jim Gilmore, former Governor of Virginia, 1998 - 2002
 * Chuck Hagel, former Secretary of Defense, 2013 - 2015, former Senator from Nebraska, 1997 - 2009
 * Dwayne Johnson, Actor
 * Evan McMullin, Independent Presidential Candidate in 2016 and form CIA operative.
 * Austin Petersen, Activist
 * Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania, 1995 - 2007
 * Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor and Governor of California, 2003 - 2011
 * Peter Thiel, Buisnuessman from California
 * Donald Trump, 2016 Nominee for President

Speculative Candidates
Candidates in this section have been the subject of media speculation from both before and after the election, but have not made statements expressing interest or disinterest in running for President in 2020. (Note: Candidates who declare intent to run for a different office in 2020 will be removed unless state law enables a candidate to be on the ballot for two different elections)


 * Justin Amash, Congressman from Michigan since 2011
 * Charlie Baker, Massachusetts Governor since 2015
 * Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky since 2015
 * Jan Brewer, former Governor of Arizona, 2009 - 2015
 * Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida and candidate for President in 2016, 1999 - 2007
 * Dan T. Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-a
 * Jason Chaffetz, Congressman from Utah since 2009
 * Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey from 2010
 * Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia 2010 - 2014.
 * Mitch Daniel, former Governor of Indiana, 2005 - 2013
 * Mark Everson, Commissioner of the IRS, 2003 - 2007
 * Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Degio since 2014
 * Carly Fiorina, Businesswoman
 * Chris Gibson, Congressman from New York, 2013 - 2017
 * Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York City, 1994 - 2001 and candidate for President in 2008.
 * Trey Gowdy, Congressman from South Carolina since 2011
 * Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina since 2011
 * Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas 1996 - 2007 and candidate for president in 2008 and 2016
 * Jon Huntsman Jr, Former Governor of Utah, Ambassador to China, and Presidential Candidate in 2012
 * Alan Keyes, former Assistant Secretary of State
 * Mike Lee, Senator from Utah since 2011
 * Paul LePage, Governor of Maine since 2011
 * Bobby Jindal, former Governor of Louisiana, 2008 - 2016
 * Andy Martin, Birther and perennial candidate
 * Martha McSally, Congresswoman from Arizona since 2015
 * Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming since 2011
 * Shelly Moore Capito, Senator from West Virginia since 2015
 * Sarah Palin, Former Alaska Governor, 2005 - 2009,  and 2008 Vice Presidential Nominee
 * George Pataki, Governor of New York, 1995 - 2007
 * Rand Paul, Senator from Kentucky since 2011
 * Rick Perry, former Governor of Texas 2000 - 2015, Candidate for President in 2012 and 2016
 * Bruce Rauner, Governor of Illinois since 2015
 * Willie Robertson, Television Personality
 * Mike Pence, Governor of Indiana, 2013 - 2017 and Vice Presidential nominee in 2016
 * Rob Portman, senator from Ohio since 2011
 * Mitt Romney, Former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Presidential Nominee
 * Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House since 2015
 * Brian Sandoval, governor of Nevada since 2011
 * Ben Sasse, Senator from Nebraska since 2015
 * Curt Schilling, former professional baseball player
 * Rick Synder, Governor of Michigan since 2011
 * Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin since 2011
 * Bill Weld, Former Governor of Massachusetts and 2016 Libertarian Vice Presidential Candidate.
 * Allen West, Congressman from Florida, 2011 - 2013.

Declined Candidates

 * Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas since 2015
 * George Allen, former senator from Virginia, 2001 - 2007 (declined February 22nd, 2017)
 * Kelly Ayotte, Senator from New Hampshire 2011 - 2017
 * Michelle Bachmann, former Congresswoman from Minnesota, 2007 - 2015
 * Scott Baio, actor
 * Steve Bannon, Newspaper Editor
 * Bill Belichick, coach of the New England Patriots (declined February 20th, 2017)
 * Marsha Blackburn, Congresswoman from Tennessee since 2003
 * Tom Brady, Professional Football Player
 * Terry Branstad, Governor of Iowa since 2011 and 1983 - 1999 declined February 18th, 2017
 * Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas since 2011 (declined March 1st, 2017)
 * Herman Cain, President of the National Restaurant Association
 * Ben Carson, Retired Neurosurgeon and author.
 * Liz Cheney, Congresswoman form Wyoming since 2017
 * Susan Collins, senator from Maine since 1997 (declined November 9th,2016)
 * Tom Cotton, Senator from Arkansas since 2015 (declined March 9th, 2017)
 * Bob Corker, Senator from Tennessee since 2007 (declined February 3rd, 2017)
 * Ted Cruz, Senator from Texas since 2013
 * Steve Daines, Senator from Montana since 2015
 * Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia since 2011
 * Jim DeMint, former US Senator from South Carolina, 2005 - 2013 (declined March 13th, 2017)
 * Bob Ehrilich, Governor of Maryland, 2003 - 2007. (declined February 11th, 2017)
 * Joni Ernst, Senator from Iowa since 2015
 * Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma since 2011
 * John Faso, Congressman from New York since 2017
 * Mindy Finn, CEO of Empowered Women and 2016 Independent Vice Presidential Candidate
 * Deb Fischer, Senator from Nebraska since 2013
 * Jeff Flake, Senator from Arizona since 2013
 * Cory Gardner, Senator from Colorado since 2015
 * Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House. (declined November 9th,2016)
 * Lindsey Graham, Senator from South Carolina since 2003
 * Eric Greitens, Governor of Missouri since 2017
 * Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland Since 2015
 * Eric Holcomb, Governor of Indiana since 2017
 * Darrel Issa, Congressman from California, 2001 - 2017
 * John Neely Kennedy, senator from Louisiana since 2017
 * John Kasich, Governor of Ohio since 2011.
 * Steve King, Congressman from Iowa since 2003 (declined March 13th,2017)
 * Rush Limbaugh, talk show host
 * Mia Love, Congresswoman from Utah since 2015
 * Susana Martinez, Governor of New Mexico since 2011
 * James "Mad Dog Mattis", former General. (declined February 24th, 2017)
 * John McCain, senator from Arizona since 1987 and Republican Nominee in 2008 (declined November 19th,2016)
 * Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congresswoman from Washington since 2005
 * Chuck Norris, Actor
 * Ted Nugent, Musician
 * Reince Priebus, former Chair of the Republican National Committee, 2011 - 2017. (declined February 23rd,2017)
 * Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska since 2015
 * Mike Rogers, former Congressman from Michigan, 2001 - 2015
 * Ronna Romney-McDaniel, Chair of the Republican National Committee since 2017
 * Marco Rubio, Senator from Florida since 2011
 * Joe Scarborough, News Anchor and Former Congressman from Florida, 1985 - 2001
 * Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont since 2017
 * Tim Scott, Senator from South Carolina since 2013
 * Rick Scott, Governor of Florida since 2011
 * Elise Stefinak, Congresswoman from New York since 2015
 * Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire since 2017
 * John Thune, Senator from South Dakota since 2005
 * Rex Tillerson, Businessman from Texas
 * Pat Toomey, Senator from Pennsylvania, 2011 - 2017
 * Donald Trump Jr, Businessman from New York
 * Ivanka Trump, Businesswoman from New York
 * Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota, 2003 - 2011
 * Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State (declined November 9th,2016)
 * Todd Young, Senator from Indiana since 2017

Libertarian Primary
Having received 5% of the national popular vote, the Libertarian Party has gained matching federal funds.

Declared Candidates
Candidates in this section have filed paperwork with the FEC and/or equivalent paperwork. Announcing a run but not filling paper work does not qualify a candidate as "declared.
 * Talk show host Adam Kokesh

Candidates who have publicly expressed interest.

 * Austin Petersen, Libertarian Activist from Missouri and candidate for President in 2016

Potential Candidates

 * Jim Gray, former Judge and Libertarian nominee for Vice President in 2012 of California
 * Gary Johnson, Former Governor of New Mexico and 2012 and 2016 Presidential Nominee
 * John McAfee, former Software Developer and CEO from Tennessee and candidate for President in 2016
 * Rand Paul, Senator from Kentucky since 2011
 * Ron Paul, former Congressman from Texas, 1976 - 1977, 1979 - 1985, 1997 - 2013
 * Bill Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2016 Vice Presidential Nominee

Other Third Party and Independent Candidates
Below include any parties that received more than 10,000 presidential votes

Green Party
The Green Party placed fourth in the popular vote last election, taking .98% nationally. The Green Party's 2012 and 2016 nominee, Jill Stein, has not stated wether she will seek the nomination again, although she has expressed interest in seeking the nomination. The Green Party is expected to focus on obtaining ballot access in all 50 states, and or 5% nationally.

Candidates who have Publicly Expressed Interest

 * Jill Stein, physician;Green nominee for President in 2012 and 2016; Green-Rainbow nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010

Speculative Candidates

 * Rocky Anderson, former mayor of Salt Lake City, 2000 - 2008
 * Ajamu Baraka, Climate Activist
 * Aaron Dixon, Political Activist and former Black Panther 
 * Faith Spotted Eagle, Native American and Climate Change activist
 * Chris Hedges, Jouralist and Activist
 * Elizabeth Kucinich, Activist
 * Winona LaDuke, Activist
 * Jill Stein, retired physician and green party nominee for president in 2012 and 2016
 * Zephyr Teachout, Legal activist
 * Nina Turner, State Legislator from Ohio's 25th District, 2008 - 2014

Declined Candidates

 * Ralph Nader, Activist and Presidential Candidate in 1996, 2000, independent candidate in 2004 and 2008.

Constitution Party
The Constitution Party placed 6th place nationally, behind independent Evan McMullin. The party's nominee has not made a decision regarding a 2020 run.

Speculative Candidates

 * Darrel Castle, Attorney and presidential nominee in 2016
 * Scott Copeland, candidate for President in 2016
 * Mark Everson, 2016 Republican Candidate for President and Former Comissioner of Internal Revenue
 * Tom Hoefling, Conservative Activist
 * Alan Keyes, former Diplomat and Assistant Secretary of State, 1985 - 1987
 * Andy Martian, Perennial candidate and birther activist

Party For Socialism and Liberation
The Party for Socialism and Liberation placed 7th, behind the Constitution Party. The 2016 Nominee, Gloria La Riva, has not decided on whether or not to run. The PSL is the largest socialist or communist party in the United States.

Speculative Candidates

 * Gloria La Riva, presidential nominee in 2016

American Delta Party
The American Delta Party was founded by failed democratic candidate Rocky de La Fuente and he ran as its presidential candidate in 2016. La Fuente has stated that he will seek the Democratic nomination in 2020, but has not stated any intentions on seeking the ADP's nomination.

Speculative Candidates

 * Rocky de La Fuente, party founder and businessman.

Reform Party
The Reform Party did not nominate a candidate in 2016, and instead chose to cross endorse the American Delta Party's candidate, Rocky de La Fuente.

Speculative Candidates

 * Rocky de La Fuente, businessman and 2016 Presidential Nominee.

Declared Candidates

 * Kanye West, Rapper and Songwriter from California

Speculative Candidates

 * Rocky Anderson, Former Mayor of Salt Lake City and founder of the Justice Party
 * Mindy Finn, CEO of Empowered Women
 * Evan McMullin, Former CIA Operative.
 * Curt Schilling, Fromer Professional Baseball Pitcher

Declined Candidates

 * Mark Cuban, businessman from Texas
 * Mark Zuckerburg, businessman from California