2016 Republican Party Nomination (Fernando's Good Dream Or Worst Nightmare) 1 Jeb Bush (Nominee) 2 Donald Trump (Withdraws on June 30, 2016) 3 Marco Rubio (Withdraws on August 9, 2016) 4 Chris Christie (Withdraws on April 24, 2016) 5 Ted Cruz (Withdraws on May 18, 2016) 6 Mike Huckabee (Withdraws on March 6, 2016) 7 Ben Carson (Withdraws on May 26, 2016) 8 Carly Fiorina (Withdraws on March 4, 2016) 9 John Kasich (Withdraws on March 25, 2016) 10 Jim Gilmore (Withdraws on February 1, 2016) 11 Lindsey Graham (Withdraws on February 16, 2016) 12 George Pataki (Withdraws on January 24, 2016)