Who is running for president in 2024? Harris, Trump and the full list of candidates

The 2024 election season is well under way.

The campaign was marked by a consequential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, followed by weeks of pressure on Biden following his debate performance, culminating in his announcement that he would drop out of the race.

As Biden reconsidered his re-election, there was an attempted assassination against Trump, followed by the naming of the Ohio senator JD Vance as the Republican vice-presidential pick.

Also in August, Robert F Kennedy Jr, the independent candidate with no shortage of wild stories, suspended his campaign and threw his support behind Trump.

Here is the full list of candidates as of 27 August, including some long-shots who hope to challenge the major party candidates in November.

Former president of the United States. Running mate: JD Vance

Vice-president of the United States. Running-mate: Tim Walz

Harris made her first official campaign stop in Delaware on 22 July and has crisscrosed the country, stopping in swing state after swing state, since.

Doctor and activist. Running mate: Butch Ware

Professor and progressive activist. Running mate: Melina Abdullah

President of the United States, dropped out 21 July 2024

Businessman and pastor, dropped out 27 February 2024

Binkley, a Texas businessman, was a long-shot candidate who is also a pastor at Create church. The self-proclaimed far-right fiscal conservative criticized both Democrats and Republicans for not being able to balance the federal budget, and said he would focus on health costs, immigration reform and a national volunteer movement.

Governor of North Dakota, dropped out 4 December 2023

Burgum, the governor of North Dakota, announced his campaign in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal on 6 June 2023. Viewed as a surprise, long-shot candidate, he touted his experience as a career businessman and leaned on his small-town roots in an announcement video titled Change. As governor, Burgum signed into law a near-total abortion ban, which makes the procedure illegal after six weeks, and only permissible in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency up to that point. He supported Donald Trump for president in 2016 and in 2020.

Former governor of New Jersey, dropped out 10 January 2024

Governor of Florida, dropped out 21 January 2024

Conservative radio host, dropped out 26 October 2023

Former ambassador to the United Nations, dropped out 6 March 2024

Former congressman from Texas, dropped out 10 October 2023

Former governor of Arkansas, dropped out 16 January 2024

Hutchinson is the former governor of Arkansas, a post he held from 2015 to 2023. The relatively unknown politician announced his candidacy in an interview on ABC days after Trump was indicted in a Manhattan court, saying the ex-president should drop out of the race. Hutchinson is a businessman and lawyer who was appointed by Ronald Reagan to serve as a US attorney. He also served a stint in the US House of Representatives, winning a congressional seat in 1996 when he replaced his brother, Tim, who ran for Senate.

Businessman, dropped out 20 October 2023

Lawyer and author, dropped out 23 August 2024

Former vice-president of the United States, dropped out 28 October 2023

Representative from Minnesota, dropped out 6 March 2024

Dean Phillips, a three-term Democratic congressman from Minnesota, challenged Biden, saying the next generation should have the opportunity to lead the country. Phillips is the heir to a distilling company and once co-owned a gelato company. He entered public office spurred by fighting back against Trump.

Entrepreneur and author, dropped out 16 January 2024

Mayor of Miami, dropped out 29 August 2023

Senator from South Carolina, dropped out 13 November 2023

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