This statistic shows the number of major presidential candidates running in primary elections in the U.S. from 1972 to 2020, by election year and political party. As of July 2023, 11 candidates were heading toward the Republican primaries for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Number of major presidential candidates running in primary elections in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by election year and party
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FiveThirtyEight. (July 18, 2023). Number of major presidential candidates running in primary elections in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by election year and party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973758/number-major-presidential-candidates-running-primary-elections-year-party/
FiveThirtyEight. "Number of major presidential candidates running in primary elections in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by election year and party." Chart. July 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973758/number-major-presidential-candidates-running-primary-elections-year-party/
FiveThirtyEight. (2023). Number of major presidential candidates running in primary elections in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by election year and party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973758/number-major-presidential-candidates-running-primary-elections-year-party/
FiveThirtyEight. "Number of Major Presidential Candidates Running in Primary Elections in The United States from 1972 to 2024, by Election Year and Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973758/number-major-presidential-candidates-running-primary-elections-year-party/
FiveThirtyEight, Number of major presidential candidates running in primary elections in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by election year and party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973758/number-major-presidential-candidates-running-primary-elections-year-party/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of major presidential candidates running in primary elections in the United States from 1972 to 2024, by election year and party [Graph], FiveThirtyEight, July 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973758/number-major-presidential-candidates-running-primary-elections-year-party/
