The 2024 US presidential elections are slated to be the 60th quadrennial presidential election. Incumbent president Joe Biden has stated that he will be running for re-election to a second term, although no official statements have been revealed yet.
Nominees from the Republican party
Donald Trump suffered a landslide defeat at the hands of Joe Biden and was also later impeached by the house. He was, however, acquitted in his second impeachment trial and therefore can consider a re-run at the 2024 elections.
As of November 2021, the candidates listed below have expressed interest in running for President in 2024 in the past six months:-
- Chris Christie, 55th Governor of New Jersey (2010–2018)
- Ted Cruz, United States Senator from Texas (2013–present); candidate for President in 2016
- Adam Kinzinger, United States Representative from IL-16 (2011–present)
- Francis X. Suarez, 43rd Mayor of Miami (2017–present)
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021); Republican presidential nominee in 2020 and 2016 and Reform Party candidate in 2000.
Also, the following have been speculated to be potential candidates in the last six months:-
- Greg Abbott, 48th Governor of Texas (2015–present); Attorney General of Texas (2002–2015); Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (1996–2001)
- Ron DeSantis, 46th Governor of Florida (2019–present); United States Representative from FL-06 (2013–2018)
- Geoff Duncan, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (2019–present); Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 26th district (2013–2017)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene, United States Representative from GA-14 (2021–present)
- Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018); 116th Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)
- Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States (2017–2021); 50th Governor of Indiana (2013–2017); United States Representative from IN-02 (2001–2003) and IN-06 (2003–2013)
- Chris Sununu, 82nd Governor of New Hampshire (2017–present); Member of the New Hampshire Executive Council (2011–2017)
- Donald Trump Jr., businessman and eldest son of former president Donald Trump
- Glenn Youngkin, Governor-elect of Virginia
The following were declined candidatures:-
- Tucker Carlson, host of Tucker Carlson Tonight (2016–present) and co-founder of The Daily Caller
- Liz Cheney, United States Representative from WY-AL (2017–present) and daughter of the 46th Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney
- Dan Crenshaw, United States Representative from TX-02 (2019–present)
- Joni Ernst, United States Senator from Iowa (2015–present)
- Josh Hawley, United States Senator from Missouri (2019–present)
- Kristi Noem, 33rd Governor of South Dakota (2019–present); United States Representative from SD-AL (2011–2019)
- Dan Patrick, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas (2015–present)
- Mike Pompeo, 70th United States Secretary of State (2018–2021); 6th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2017–2018), United States Representative from KS-4 (2011–2017)
- Paul Ryan, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2015–2019); United States Representative from WI-01 (1999–2019) and 2012 Republican vice-presidential nominee
- Tim Scott, United States Senator from South Carolina (2013–present); United States Representative from SC-01 (2011–2013), Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th district (2009–2011), Member of the Charleston County Council from the 3rd district (1995–2009)
- Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President of the United States (2017–2021); eldest daughter of former President Donald Trump
- Scott Walker, 45th Governor of Wisconsin (2011–2019); 5th Executive of Milwaukee County (2002–2010), Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 14th district (1993–2002), candidate for President in 2016
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