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The General Election in the 2016 presidential election included 2 candidates - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Many candidates files with the Federal Election Commission. Democratic candidates filing with the Federal Election Commission included Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Lawrence Lessig, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee. Republican candidates filing with the Federal Election Commission included Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Mark Everson, Bobby Jindal, Mike Huckabee, Carly Fiorina, Rick Perry, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, George Pataki, Ron Santorum, Scott Walker, and Lindsey Graham.

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There were 2 major candidates in the 2016 presidential election - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Samuel L. Jackson was a popular write-in candidate. He received no electoral votes.

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I know Clinton, Obamma, Edwads, Huckabee, Romney, McCain,and Ron Paul, but I am very sure there are a few more!!

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There is no limit to the number of people that can be a US presidential candidate. However, each party can only have one candidate on the primary Ballet.

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