For the first time since 1928, both parties have open contests for the presidential nomination without a sitting president or Vice president in the running.
The 2008 Presidential Candidates
Democrat candidates
Hillary Clinton
The former first lady is now in her second term as the junior
senator from New York.
Barack Obama
he former lawyer and state senator won a U.S. Senate seat in Illinois in 2004.
Republican Candidates
John McCain
The U.S. senator from Arizona ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2000, but lost to George W. Bush.
Mitt Romney
The former Massachusetts governor made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1994.
Mike Huckabee
Before he was a governor of Arkansas, Huckabee served as pastor to several churches.
Delegate Counts
Democrats
Candidates Number of Delegates
Barack Obama 1378
Hillary Clinton 1276
John Edwards 26
Total 2680
Republicans
Candidates Number of Delegates
John McCain 1014
Mike Huckabee 257
Mitt Romney 255
Ron Paul 14
Total 1540
The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for November 4, 2008, will be the 56th consecutive quadrennial election for President and Vice President of the United States. It will coincide with the 2008 Senate elections, House of Representatives elections, and gubernatorial elections, as well as many state and local elections.
Withdrawn Candidates
Democrats:
Senator Joe biden, Senator Chris Dodd, Senator John Edwards, Congressman Denis Kucinich, Governor Bill Richardson, Governor Tom Vilsack.
Republicans:
Senator Sam Brownback, Businessman John H. Cox, Governor Jim Gilmore, Mayor Rudi Giuliani, Governor Mike Huckabee, Congressman Duncan Hunter, Governor Mitt Romney, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, Congressman Tom Tancredo, Former Senator Fred Thompson.
The presidential field has dwindled significantly, but not before the candidates raised more than half a billion dollars in 2007. By some predictions, the eventual nominees will need to raise $500 million apiece to compete�a record sum.
The 2008 Presidential Candidates
Democrat candidates
Hillary Clinton
The former first lady is now in her second term as the junior
senator from New York.
Barack Obama
he former lawyer and state senator won a U.S. Senate seat in Illinois in 2004.
Republican Candidates
John McCain
The U.S. senator from Arizona ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2000, but lost to George W. Bush.
Mitt Romney
The former Massachusetts governor made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1994.
Mike Huckabee
Before he was a governor of Arkansas, Huckabee served as pastor to several churches.
Delegate Counts
Democrats
Candidates Number of Delegates
Barack Obama 1378
Hillary Clinton 1276
John Edwards 26
Total 2680
Republicans
Candidates Number of Delegates
John McCain 1014
Mike Huckabee 257
Mitt Romney 255
Ron Paul 14
Total 1540
The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for November 4, 2008, will be the 56th consecutive quadrennial election for President and Vice President of the United States. It will coincide with the 2008 Senate elections, House of Representatives elections, and gubernatorial elections, as well as many state and local elections.
Withdrawn Candidates
Democrats:
Senator Joe biden, Senator Chris Dodd, Senator John Edwards, Congressman Denis Kucinich, Governor Bill Richardson, Governor Tom Vilsack.
Republicans:
Senator Sam Brownback, Businessman John H. Cox, Governor Jim Gilmore, Mayor Rudi Giuliani, Governor Mike Huckabee, Congressman Duncan Hunter, Governor Mitt Romney, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, Congressman Tom Tancredo, Former Senator Fred Thompson.
The presidential field has dwindled significantly, but not before the candidates raised more than half a billion dollars in 2007. By some predictions, the eventual nominees will need to raise $500 million apiece to compete�a record sum.
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