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 ****, ** candidates were heading toward the Republican primaries for the 2024 Republican nomination.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 18 Jul 2023, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/973758/number-major-presidential-candidates-running-primary-elections-year-party/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
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: /statistics/973758/number-major-presidential-candidates-running-primary-elections-year-party/