2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries (Ben's scenario)

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2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
2024

This page currently takes place in February 2023

The 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries will be a series of primaries and caucuses culminating in the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which will select the Democratic presidential nominee in the 2024 United States presidential election.

Candidates

Declared

Name	Born	Experience	State	Announcement date
Gavin Newsom	October 10, 1967 (age 55)	Governor of California (2019–present)	California	2 February 2023
Michael Bennett	November 28, 1964 (age 58)	U.S. Senator from Colorado (2009–present)	Colorado	14 January 2023

Potential

Publicly expressed interest

• Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States (2021–present); U.S. Senator from California (2017–2021)
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez U.S. Representative from NY-14 (2019–present)
• Nina Turner, U.S. Representative from OH-11 (2021–present); Ohio State Senator (2008–2014)
• Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–present); Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020)
• Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey (2013–present); Mayor of Newark (2006–2013)
• Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks from Washington
• Mark Cuban, businessman, investor, author, television personality, and philanthropist from Texas

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Vice President
Kamala Harris
from California

Representative
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
from New York

Representative
Nina Turner
from Ohio

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Secretary of Transportation
Pete Buttigeg
from Indiana

U.S. Senator
Cory Booker
from New Jersey

Businessman
Howard Schultz
from Washington

Businessman
Mark Cuban
from Texas

Other potential candidates

• Stacey Abrams, Governor of Georgia (2022–present); Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011–2017); and nominee for governor in 2018
• Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky (2019–present); Attorney General of Kentucky (2016–2019)
• Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York (2011–present); U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1997–2001)
• Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan (2019–present)
• Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of New Mexico (2019–present); U.S. Representative from NM-1 (2013–2019)
• Jon Ossoff, U.S. Senator from Georgia (2021–present)
• Julián Castro, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2014–2017); Mayor of San Antonio, Texas (2009–2014)

Governor
Stacey Abrams
of Georgia

Governor
Andy Beshear
of Kentucky

Governor
Andrew Cuomo
of New York

Governor
Gretchen Whitmer
of Michigan

Governor
Michelle Lujan Grisham
of New Mexico

U.S. Senator
Jon Ossoff
from Georgia

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Julián Castro
from Texas

Declined to be candidates

• Joe Biden, President of the United States (2021–present); Vice President of the United States (2009–2017); U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009)
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present); U.S. Representative from VT-AL (1991–2007)
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)
• Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington (2013–present); U.S. Representative from WA-1 (1999–2012); U.S. Representative from WA-4 (1993–1995)
• John Hickenlooper, U.S. Senator from Colorado (2021–present); Governor of Colorado (2011–2019) (endorsed Bennett)
• Beto O'Rourke, U.S. Representative from TX-16 (2013–2019); nominee for Senate in 2018
• Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City (2002–2013)
• Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana (2013–2021); Attorney General of Montana (2009–2013); nominee for Senate in 2020
• Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio (2007–present)
• Mark Kelly, U.S. Senator from Arizona (2020–present)
• Raphael Warnock, U.S. Senator from Georgia (2021–present)
• Andrew Yang, Mayor of New York City (2022–present); Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (2015–2017)
• Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representative (2023–present); Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (2019–2023); U.S. Representative from NY-8 (2013–present)