AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 2024 presidential election is set to be a rematch of 2020.
Incumbent Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump have both clinched their party nominations. Each had faced challengers who have suspended their campaigns.
The chart below shows when each candidate announced their campaign.
Here’s a look at the list of major candidates who have declared for the two main parties, in alphabetical order:
As of May 6, 2024, there is one major Republican candidates still in the race, along with two Democrats. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who had been running as a Democrat, announced Oct. 9 that he would instead run as an independent.
Key dates in the 2024 campaign
- Aug. 23, 2023: First Republican debate (Fox News | Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Aug. 29, 2023: Republican Francis Suarez suspends his campaign
- Sept. 27, 2023: Second Republican debate (Fox Business | Simi Valley, California)
- Oct. 9, 2023: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will now run as an independent rather than a Democrat; Republican Will Hurd suspends his campaign and endorses Nikki Haley
- Oct. 20, 2023: Republican Perry Johnson suspends his campaign
- Oct. 23, 2023: Former Republican candidate Perry Johnson endorses Donald Trump
- Oct. 26, 2023: Republican Larry Elder suspends his campaign and endorses Donald Trump
- Nov. 8, 2023: Third Republican debate (NBC News | Miami, Florida)
- Nov. 12, 2023: Republican Tim Scott suspends his campaign
- Dec. 4, 2023: Republican Doug Burgum suspends his campaign
- Dec. 6, 2023: Fourth Republican debate (NewsNation | Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
- Jan. 10, 2024: Republican Chris Christie suspends his campaign
- Jan. 10, 2024: Fifth Republican debate (CNN | Des Moines, Iowa)
- Jan. 14, 2024: Former Republican candidate Doug Burgum endorses Donald Trump
- Jan. 15, 2024: Iowa caucus (Republican only); Republican Vivek Ramaswamy suspends his campaign and endorses Donald Trump
- Jan. 16, 2024: Republican Asa Hutchinson suspends his campaign
- Jan. 19, 2024: Former Republican candidate Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump
- Jan. 20, 2024: Former Republican candidate Asa Hutchinson endorses Nikki Haley
- Jan. 21, 2024: Republican Ron DeSantis suspends his campaign and endorses Donald Trump
- Jan. 23, 2024: New Hampshire primary
- Feb. 3, 2024: South Carolina primary (Democratic only)
- Feb. 6, 2024: Nevada primary (Democratic only)
- Feb. 7, 2024: Democrat Marianne Williamson suspends her campaign
- Feb. 8, 2024: Nevada caucus (Republican only)
- Feb. 24, 2024: South Carolina primary (Republican only)
- Feb. 27, 2024: Michigan primary
- Feb. 28, 2024: Democrat Marianne Williamson unsuspends her campaign
- March 5, 2024: Super Tuesday
- March 6, 2024: Republican Nikki Haley suspends her campaign; Democrat Dean Phillips suspends his campaign and endorses Joe Biden
- July 15-18, 2024: Republican National Convention (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Aug. 19-22, 2024: Democratic National Convention (Chicago, Illinois)
- Sept. 16, 2024: First general election debate (TBD | San Marcos, Texas)
- Sept. 25, 2024: Vice presidential debate (TBD | Easton, Pennsylvania)
- Oct. 1, 2024: Second general election debate (TBD | Petersburg, Virginia)
- Oct. 9, 2024: Third general election debate (TBD | Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Nov. 5, 2024: Election Day
- Jan. 20, 2025: Inauguration Day
