The following people have indicated or been commonly named as someone thinking about or planning to run for president in 2024. This list is a result of the mining of a variety of lists published in the last few months.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has announced that he will not compete for the Democratic party nomination for President. He will instead run as an independent
in 2024.
For the Republican nomination, the following have announced their candidacies and are still in the race.
Donald Trump – Former President of the United States
Ron DeSantis – Governor of Florida
Nikki Haley – Former governor of South Carolina
Vivek Ramaswamy – Entrepreneur and author
Chris Christie – Former Governor of New Jersey
Asa Hutchison – Former Governor of Arkansas
Doug Burgum – Governor of North Dakota
Republicans who have said they are not running in 2024:
Rick Scott – U.S. Senator
Josh Hawley – U.S. Senator Missouri
Tom Cotton – U.S. Senator Arkansas
Larry Hogan – former Governor of Maryland
Mike Pompeo – Former Secretary of State
Chris Sununu – Governor of New Hampshire
Republicans who have started to campaign and then failed to catch on or changed their minds:
Francis Suarez – Mayor of Miami
Will Hurd – Former member of Congress Texas/CIA
Larry Elder – Talk Show host
Mike Pence – Former Vice President
Tim Scott – U.S. Senator South Carolina
Trump has a strong lead among potential rivals. [11/2/23]
Donald Trump 59.3%
Ron DeSantis 14.0%
Nikki Haley 7.7%
Vivek Ramaswamy 4.9%
Chris Christie 2.4%