It’s not just Trump and 15 Democrats: Californians will see 52 names on primary ballots
Californians will have more than 50 options when they consider which presidential candidate to support for the March 3, 2020 primary.
Under rules set by the state parties, a voter must be a registered Republican in order to cast a ballot in the GOP’s closed primary.
Unlike California’s Republican Party, the Democratic, Libertarian and American Independent parties allow no party preference voters to request a ballot to participate in their open primary system.
Californians are encouraged to check their registration and party affiliation status at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov and make changes at registertovote.ca.gov before voting begins on Feb. 3.
Here are the candidates you’ll be able to vote for sorted in alphabetical order:
Democratic Party:
Michael Bennet — Colorado senator
Joseph R. Biden — Former vice president, U.S. senator
Michael R. Bloomberg — Billionaire and former New York City mayor
Cory Booker — New Jersey senator
Mosie Boyd — Arkansas lawyer
Pete Buttigieg — South Bend, Indiana mayor
Julián Castro — Former Housing and Urban Development secretary
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente III — Son of businessman Rocky De La Fuente
John K. Delaney — Former Maryland congressman
Michael A. Ellinger — Harvard student
Tulsi Gabbard — Hawaii congresswoman
Amy Klobuchar — Minnesota senator
Deval Patrick — former Massachusetts governor
Bernie Sanders — Vermont senator
Joe Sestak — Former Pennsylvania congressman who has dropped out of the race
Mark Stewart Greenstein — Businessman and former lawyer
Tom Steyer — Billionaire environmental activist
Elizabeth Warren — Massachusetts senator
Marianne Williamson — Spiritual leader and author
Andrew Yang — Entrepreneur
Republican Party:
Robert Ardini — 2016 New York congressional candidate
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente — Businessman
Zoltan G. Istvan — 2018 California gubernatorial candidate
Matthew John Matern — Lawyer
Donald Trump — President
Joe Walsh — Former Illinois congressman
Bill Weld — Former Massachusetts governor
American Independent Party:
Don Blankenship — Former coal company executive
Phil Collins — Navy veteran
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente — Businessman
Charles Kraut — Financial adviser
J.R. Myers — 2016 Alaska Legislature candidate
Green Party:
Howie Hawkins — 2010, 2014, 2018 New York gubernatorial candidate
Dario Hunter — Lawyer
Dennis Lambert — Army veteran
Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry — 2016 presidential candidate
David Rolde — Anti-war activist
Libertarian Party:
Max Abramson — New Hampshire state House member
Ken Armstrong — Former Coast Guard officer
Dan Behrman — 2014 Texas Legislature candidate
Keenan Wallace Dunham — County party chairman
Souraya Faas — 2018 Florida congressional candidate
Erik Chase Gerhardt — Self-employed
Jacob Hornberger — Founder and president of a libertarian educational foundation
Adam Kokesh — Former TV host for RT America
Vermin Supreme — Performance artist
Jo Jorgensen — 1996 Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate
Steven A. Richey — FedEx truck driver
Sam Robb — Sunday school teacher
Kim Ruff — Manufacturing worker
Peace and Freedom Party:
Howie Hawkins — 2010, 2014, 2018 New York gubernatorial candidate
Gloria La Riva — Socialist activist
This story was originally published December 27, 2019 at 5:00 AM.