"Candidates by States" with respect to United States Presidential Election refer to those participants who contest the election on behalf of their parties from independent American states. In fact, the system "Candidates by States" is in conformity with the rule in America that the state government takes up the responsibility of electing the President and it is not at all under the jurisdiction of the American Federal government.
In United States, a good number of political parties contest for Presidential Election from different states. Prominent among them are the Democratic and the Republican Parties that had been serving the nation since centuries. Almost all eminent Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates in the country belong to either of these parties.
Apart from these two renowned political parties in United States, there are some other parties in the country, as mentioned below:
- Constitution Party
- Green Party
- Libertarian Party
- Prohibition Part
- Third Party
- Socialist Party USA
- Socialist Workers Party
- Workers World Party
- Independent and Write-in Party Candidates
- Socialist Equality Party
Prominent among the Democratic Party members contesting the 2008 US Presidential Election includes:
- US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton from New York
- US Senator Chris Dodd from Connecticut
- Congressman Dennis Kucinich from Ohio
- US Senator Joe Biden from Delaware
- Former US Senator John Edwards from North Carolina
- Former Alaska US Senator Mike Gravel from Virginia
Among Republican Party candidates, some reputed ones are:
- Former Ambassador Alan Keyes from Maryland
- Former Governor Mike Huckabee from Arkansas
- Congressman Duncan Hunter from California
- US Senator Sam Brownback from Kansas
- Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich from Georgia
- US Senator Chuck Hagel from Nebraska
Various other candidates from other parties also contest the elections from other American states. Though only one member wins the Presidential Election in the country though majority votes, yet total participation of all the state-level candidate helps considerably for smooth running of the election process and attaining success.
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