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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2016
CONTACT: Sam Mahood
(916) 653-6575
Secretary of State Releases List of Generally Recognized Presidential Candidates for California Primary
SACRAMENTO – Pursuant to state law, Secretary of State Alex Padilla today released the list of generally recognized candidates who will be placed on the June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election ballot in California.
Democratic Party
- Hillary Clinton
- Roque De La Fuente
- Henry Hewes
- Keith Judd
- Bernie Sanders
- Michael Steinberg
- Willie Wilson
Republican Party
- Jeb Bush
- Ben Carson
- Chris Christie
- Ted Cruz
- Carly Fiorina
- Jim Gilmore
- John Kasich
- Marco Rubio
- Donald Trump
American Independent Party
- Wiley Drake
- Arthur Harris
- James Hedges
- Tom Hoefling
- J.R. Myers
- Robert Ornelas
- Alan Spears
Green Party
- Darryl Cherney
- Sedinam Moyowasifsa-Curry
- William Kreml
- Kent Mesplay
- Jill Stein
Libertarian Party
- Marc Feldman
- John Hale
- Cecil Ince
- Gary Johnson
- Steve Kerbel
- John McAfee
- Darryl Perry
- Austin Petersen
- Derrick M. Reid
- Jack Robinson, Jr.
- Rhett Smith
- Joy Waymire
Peace and Freedom Party
- Gloria Estela La Riva
- Lynn Sandra Kahn
- Monica Moorehead
The Secretary of State can place additional candidate names on the list until April 1, when the list of presidential candidates is officially certified. He cannot remove any names from the generally recognized list, unless a candidate requests to be removed by filing an affidavit with the Secretary of State’s office.
Candidates who are not on the generally recognized list may still qualify for the ballot through signature gathering.
Procedure for qualifying for the presidential ballot through the circulation of nomination papers can be found online:
- Democratic Party
- Republican Party
- American Independent, Green, Libertarian, and Peace And Freedom Parties
24 candidates were placed on the generally recognized list for the last presidential primary, in June 5, 2012. This year, the candidate list has 43 names.
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