Obama Administration
Joe Biden
Former vice president
About The Candidate
77 years old
Announced candidacy on April 25, 2019
Dropped Out
Bernie Sanders
Senator from Vermont
Announced candidacy on Feb. 19, 2019. Dropped out on April 8, 2020.
Tulsi Gabbard
Representative from Hawaii's 2nd District
Announced candidacy on Jan. 11, 2019. Dropped out on March 19, 2020.
Elizabeth Warren
Senator from Massachusetts
Announced exploratory committee on Dec. 31, 2018; announced candidacy on Feb. 9, 2019. Dropped out on March 5, 2020.
Mike Bloomberg
Former mayor of New York City
Announced candidacy on Nov. 24, 2019. Dropped out on March 4, 2020.
Amy Klobuchar
Senator from Minnesota
Announced candidacy on Feb. 10, 2019. Dropped out on March 2, 2020.
Pete Buttigieg
Former mayor of South Bend, Ind.
Announced exploratory committee on Jan. 23, 2019. Dropped out on March 1, 2020.
Tom Steyer
Billionaire business executive, activist
Announced candidacy on July 9, 2019. Dropped out on Feb. 29, 2020.
Deval Patrick
Former governor of Massachusetts
Announced candidacy on Nov. 14, 2019. Dropped out on Feb. 12, 2020.
Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado
Announced candidacy on May 2, 2019. Dropped out on Feb. 11, 2020.
Andrew Yang
Founder of Venture for America
Announced candidacy on Nov. 6, 2017. Dropped out on Feb. 11, 2020.
John Delaney
Former representative from Maryland's 6th District
Announced candidacy on July 28, 2017. Dropped out on Jan. 31, 2020.
Cory Booker
Senator from New Jersey
Announced candidacy on Feb. 1, 2019. Dropped out on Jan. 14, 2020.
Marianne Williamson
Spiritual guru, entrepreneur
Announced candidacy on Jan. 28, 2019. Dropped out on Jan. 10, 2020.
Julián Castro
Former secretary of housing and urban development
Announced candidacy on Jan. 12, 2019. Dropped out on Jan. 2, 2020.
Kamala Harris
Senator from California
Announced candidacy on Jan. 21, 2019. Dropped out on Dec. 3, 2019.
Steve Bullock
Governor of Montana
Announced candidacy on May 14, 2019. Dropped out on Dec. 2, 2019.
Joe Sestak
Former representative from Pennsylvania's 7th District
Announced candidacy on June 22, 2019. Dropped out on Dec. 1, 2019.
Wayne Messam
Mayor of Miramar, Fla.
Announced candidacy on March 28, 2019. Dropped out on Nov. 20, 2019.
Beto O'Rourke
Former representative from Texas' 16th District
Announced candidacy on March 14, 2019. Dropped out on Nov. 1, 2019.
Tim Ryan
Representative from Ohio's 13th District
Announced candidacy on April 4, 2019. Dropped out on Oct. 24, 2019.
Bill de Blasio
Mayor of New York City
Announced candidacy on May 16, 2019. Dropped out on Sept. 20, 2019.
Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator from New York
Announced exploratory committee on Jan. 15, 2019; announced candidacy on March 17, 2019. Dropped out on Aug. 28, 2019.
Seth Moulton
Representative from Massachusetts' 6th District
Announced candidacy on April 22, 2019. Dropped out on Aug. 23, 2019.
Jay Inslee
Governor of Washington
Announced candidacy on March 1, 2019. Dropped out on Aug. 21, 2019.
John Hickenlooper
Former governor of Colorado
Announced candidacy on March 4, 2019. Dropped out on Aug. 15, 2019.
Eric Swalwell
Representative from California's 15th District
Announced candidacy on April 8, 2019. Dropped out on July 8, 2019.