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Democratic Party

Template:Main Official candidates who have filed with the FEC for the Democratic Party:

Senator Joe Biden of Delaware (Campaign Site)
Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut (Campaign Site)
Former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina (Campaign Site)
Former Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska (Campaign Site)
Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio (Campaign Site)
Former Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa (Campaign Site)

Candidates who have formed exploratory committees:

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York (Exploratory Committee)
Senator Barack Obama of Illinois (Exploratory Committee)
Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico (Exploratory Committee)

Candidates who have expressed serious interest:

Retired General Wesley Clark of Arkansas (WesPAC)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Reverend Al Sharpton of New York <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Note: Former Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee has been widely discussed as a possible candidate. Though he has not entirely foreclosed the possibility, he has indicated that he will not run.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/05/AR2007010502379.html</ref>

Republican Party

Template:Main Official candidates who have filed with the FEC for the Republican Party:

Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas (Campaign site)
John H. Cox of Illinois (Campaign Site)
Representative Duncan Hunter of California (Campaign Site)
Michael Charles Smith of Oregon (Campaign Site)

Candidates who have formed exploratory committees:

Former Governor Jim Gilmore of Virginia<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York (Exploratory Committee)
Former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas (Exploratory Committee)
Senator John McCain of Arizona (Exploratory Committee)
Representative Ron Paul of Texas (Exploratory Committee)
Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts (Exploratory Committee)
Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado (Exploratory Committee)
Former Governor Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin (Exploratory Committee)

Candidates who have expressed serious interest:

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia (Winning the Future)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska (Sandhills PAC)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Radio Talk Show Host Michael Savage of California (Savage Nation) <ref> Template:Cite news</ref>

Third parties

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Constitution Party

Actively pursuing or interested in candidacy for the Constitution Party (United States):

James Gilchrist of California<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Green Party

Actively pursuing or interested in candidacy for the Green Party:

Kat Swift of Texas (Campaign Site)
Elaine Brown of Georgia

Official candidates who have filed with the FEC for the Libertarian Party:

Steve Kubby of California (Campaign Site)
George Phillies of Massachusetts (Campaign Site)
Christine Smith of Colorado (Campaign Site)

Announced candidates:

Doug Stanhope of Arizona (Campaign Site)

Actively pursuing or interested in candidacy:

Robert Milnes of New Jersey (Campaign Site)

Other parties and independent candidates

Actively pursuing or interested in candidacy

Steve Adams of Kentucky (Campaign Site)
Gene Amondson of Washington for the Prohibition Party (Campaign Site)
Bob W. Hargis of Oklahoma (Campaign Site)
Daniel Imperato of Florida (Campaign Site)
David A. Koch of Utah and Ken Goldstein of California (Campaign Site)
Charles T. Maxham of New Jersey (Campaign Site)

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