2022 November 2022 A week after the 2022 midterm elections, former president
Donald Trump announced at
Mar-a-Lago that he would
run again for the presidency in 2024. Trump was the first former president to run for president after leaving office since
Herbert Hoover did so in
1940. When he won the Republican nomination, he became the first Republican to be nominated for president three separate times since
Richard Nixon (Republican nominee in
1960,
1968, and
1972). After winning the
general election, Trump became the only president other than
Grover Cleveland to serve two non-consecutive terms. On February 21, businessman
Vivek Ramaswamy announced his presidential candidacy on
Tucker Carlson Tonight.
March 2023 On March 2, businessman
Perry Johnson, who had been deemed ineligible to appear on the Republican primary ballot in the
2022 Michigan gubernatorial election due to allegedly fraudulent signatures, announced his intent to run for president in 2024. On April 6, Hutchinson filed candidate paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. On April 20, radio host and former
California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder announced his campaign on
Tucker Carlson Tonight.
May 2023 On May 19,
Tim Scott submitted FEC paperwork to run. He announced his presidential run publicly on May 22. On May 24,
Florida governor and former
U.S. representative Ron DeSantis submitted his FEC paperwork to run, and announced that he was running for president during a
Twitter Spaces interview with Twitter owner
Elon Musk.
June 2023 On June 5, former
Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork to run for president and
North Dakota governor Doug Burgum released a campaign video. Pence's candidacy made him the first vice president to run against the president under whom he served since
John Nance Garner in
1940. On June 6, Burgum published an announcement opinion-editorial piece announcing his presidential run in
The Wall Street Journal, making him the first person born in North Dakota to seek a major party's president nomination. The same day, former
New Jersey governor and
2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie publicly announced a presidential campaign in New Hampshire. On June 7, Pence publicly announced his bid with a campaign video. Also, Burgum delivered a public announcement speech in
Fargo. On June 14,
Miami mayor
Francis Suarez filed his run with the
Federal Election Commission. He delivered a speech the next day at the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to publicly announce his campaign, as four other Republicans in the race had done in the last year. On June 22, former CIA agent and representative of Texas
Will Hurd launched a run, after previously expressing interest in launching a presidential bid.
August 2023 On August 1, Donald Trump was
indicted a third time for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. On August 14, Donald Trump was
indicted a fourth time for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia. On August 21, the slate of candidates that officially qualified for the debate was released: Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott. On August 23, the first Republican candidates debate took place in Milwaukee, broadcast by
Fox News. To be eligible for this debate, a candidate must have polled at least one percent, received donations from 40,000 individuals, and signed a loyalty pledge to back whoever ultimately wins the party presidential nomination. Trump did not participate in the debate, instead filming an interview with
Tucker Carlson that was released minutes before the debate was scheduled to begin. On August 29,
Francis Suarez suspended his presidential campaign, becoming the first major candidate to do so.
September 2023 On September 18, Donald Trump's campaign announced that he would be giving a speech in
Detroit before
striking United Auto Workers union members at the same time as the second debate in California. United Auto Workers president
Shawn Fain pointed out that Trump's speech was being held at a non-union plant whose workers were not connected to the strike. The requirements to attend the second debate were to be polling at three percent in at least three reputable national polls, while the donor requirement increased to 50,000 unique donations. As of September 26, the slate of candidates that qualified for the second debate and would attend included: Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, and Doug Burgum. Asa Hutchinson, who appeared for the first debate, did not qualify. On September 27, the second Republican presidential debate took place at the
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in
Simi Valley, California.
October 2023 On October 2, the
Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear John Anthony Castro's case to disqualify Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot. On October 9, former Representative
Will Hurd withdrew from the race. On October 17, judge for the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia,
Tanya S. Chutkan, issued a
gag order on Donald Trump from targeting prosecutors, court staff or "any reasonably foreseeable witness" marking the first time in U.S. history where the speech of a presidential candidate was limited by the courts. On October 20, businessman
Perry Johnson suspended his campaign. Judge Chutkan lifted the gag order on Donald Trump to allow Trump's legal team to appeal the order. On October 26, former
talk radio show host
Larry Elder suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump. On October 30, Judge Chutkan reinstated the gag order on Donald Trump.
November 2023 On November 3, the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit lifted the gag order on Donald Trump until at least November 20, when oral arguments for or against the gag order would be heard by a three judge panel. On November 6, the RNC announced that the following candidates qualified for the third presidential debate; Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Tim Scott. The criteria to qualify for the third debate were having more than 70,000 unique donations and polling at 4% or better in national polls and local polls in Iowa or New Hampshire. On November 8, the third Republican presidential debate took place in
Miami,
Florida. Donald Trump did not participate. On November 12,
Tim Scott,
U.S. Senator from
South Carolina, dropped out of the race. On November 20, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reached a compromise between Trump and Chutkan, issuing a narrow gag order preventing Trump from "insulting" prosecutors, court personnel and potential witnesses, but allowing him to speak freely about outside counsel and issues relating to his presidential campaign. On November 30, DeSantis debated Democratic California Governor
Gavin Newsom.
December 2023 On December 4,
Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum announced his withdrawal from the race. On December 6, the fourth Republican presidential debate took place at the
University of Alabama in
Tuscaloosa. Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy and Trump all met the donor and polling criteria. Trump again skipped the event. On December 19, 2023, after a 4–3 ruling by the
Colorado Supreme Court,
Colorado became the first to disqualify former President
Donald Trump from its primary ballot under
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. On December 22,
CBS reported that Donald Trump was inquiring within his campaign and with his allies over the possibility of tapping Nikki Haley for his running mate. This came shortly after a poll which showed Haley in second place in Iowa with 29% to Trump's 44%. In response, senior members of the Trump circle, including
Donald Trump Jr.,
Roger Stone, and
Tucker Carlson, all rejected the idea. On December 28, Maine followed Colorado in
prohibiting former President Trump from appearing on
its ballots, though it was stayed pending an appeal. On December 29, an effort in Virginia to prohibit former President Trump from appearing on
their ballots by two social justice activists, Roy Perry-Bey and Carlos Howard, was dismissed by
Leonie Brinkema, judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, due to the pair lacking standing to sue Trump under Virginia law.
2024 January 2024 On January 5, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Trump's appeal of his removal from the Colorado ballot. On January 9,
Gloria Navarro, judge for the
United States District Court for the District of Nevada, rejected an effort in
Nevada to block former President Trump from appearing on the state's ballots by John Anthony Castro. Navarro stated that Castro, a resident of Texas who cited the 14th Amendment in the case, does not have the standing to sue Trump under Nevada law. The point was largely moot, as the lawsuit would have barred Trump from appearing on the Nevada primary. Trump and the Nevada Republican Party had boycotted the state-organized primary in favor of a GOP-organized caucus. On January 10, former New Jersey governor
Chris Christie withdrew from the race. The fifth Republican presidential debate was held at
Drake University in
Des Moines, hosted by
CNN. The requirements to attend were: finishing in the top three in local polls in Iowa, and be polling at at least 10% in both national and local polls. The three candidates that qualified were Trump, Haley, and DeSantis. Trump again did not participate, leaving the debate solely between Haley and DeSantis. Continuing his
counterprogramming strategy, Trump instead appeared at a town hall with
Fox News. Ramaswamy hosted a podcast interview with podcaster
Tim Pool and
Candace Owens after not qualifying for the debate. On January 14, North Dakota governor and withdrawn candidate
Doug Burgum endorsed Trump for president. On January 15, Trump won the
Iowa caucuses. Following the caucuses, businessman
Vivek Ramaswamy withdrew from the race and endorsed Trump. On January 16, former Arkansas governor
Asa Hutchinson suspended his campaign. Later that same day, ABC announced it was canceling its debate scheduled for January 18, citing the fact that both Haley and Trump refused to attend. On January 17, the seventh Republican presidential debate that was to be held at
St. Anselm College in
Goffstown, New Hampshire on January 21, On January 21, Florida governor
Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump. The departure of DeSantis left Trump and Haley as the only remaining major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. On January 23, Trump won the
New Hampshire primary, defeating Haley by a margin of 54.3%-43.3%. On January 30,
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that Trump had reached out to him in April 2023 about becoming his vice president pick. Kennedy indicated that he was flattered, but that he had refused Trump's offer. In response, a senior Trump advisor,
Chris LaCivita, denied the exchange ever took place.
February 2024 During a February 4 an interview with
Fox News, Trump outlined a list of criteria his running mate would have to meet and mentioned Tim Scott and
Kristi Noem as two examples of potential running mates. On February 6, the
Nevada primary took place. The primary was boycotted by the
Nevada Republican Party in favor of the
Nevada caucuses. As a consequence, Trump was not a candidate in the primary, while Haley was not in the caucus. Haley, while losing the primary to
None of These Candidates, was declared the official winner. On February 8, Trump won the Nevada and
Virgin Island caucuses. On February 24, Trump won the
South Carolina primary. On February 27, Trump won the
Michigan primary.
March 2024 On March 2, Trump won the
Missouri,
Michigan and
Idaho caucuses. No delegates were allocated at the Missouri caucuses and delegates will not be bound until April or May. On March 3, Haley won the
District of Columbia primary which was held starting from March 1. On March 4,
efforts by some states (Colorado, Maine, and Illinois) to have Donald Trump removed from their ballots were declared unconstitutional by the
United States Supreme Court in a
unanimous 9–0 decision. On March 5,
Super Tuesday took place, with Trump winning the
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
Tennessee,
Texas, and
Virginia primaries, alongside the
Utah caucuses, while Haley won the
Vermont primary. On March 6, Haley suspended her campaign. On March 8, Trump won the
American Samoa caucuses. On March 12, Trump won the
Georgia,
Mississippi, and
Washington primaries and the
Hawaii caucuses. Trump's win in Washington gave him enough delegates to clinch the nomination. On March 15, Trump won the
Northern Mariana Islands caucuses. On March 16, Trump won the
Guam caucuses. On March 19, Trump won the
Arizona,
Florida,
Illinois,
Kansas, and
Ohio primaries. On March 23, Trump won the
Louisiana primary.
April 2024 On April 2, Trump won the
Connecticut,
New York,
Rhode Island and
Wisconsin primaries. On April 20, Trump won the
Wyoming caucuses. On April 21, Trump won the
Puerto Rico primary. On April 23, Trump won the
Pennsylvania primary.
May 2024 On May 7, Trump won the
Indiana primary. On May 14, Trump won the
Maryland,
Nebraska, and
West Virginia primaries. On May 21, Trump won the
Kentucky caucuses and
Oregon primary.
June 2024 On June 4, Trump won the
Montana,
New Jersey and the
New Mexico primaries. The
South Dakota primary was cancelled.
July 2024 On July 9, Haley released her delegates, urging them to support Trump. On July 15, Trump was officially nominated at the Republican National Convention, and selected Senator JD Vance as his running mate. On February 28, a
Cook County judge, Tracie Porter, ordered the removal of Trump from the ballot in
Illinois, also citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. On March 4, 2024, the
Supreme Court of the United States issued a unanimous 9–0 ruling that the efforts by the Colorado Supreme Court, under orders of the Colorado Attorney general, to have Trump barred from the ballot, were unconstitutional as that decision can only be made by the United States Congress, and that Trump must be reinstated on the ballot.
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