DNC Announces 20 Candidates Who Qualified for First Debates

The Democratic National Committee has released the names of the 20 presidential contenders who have qualified for the first debates on June 26 and 27 in Miami.

The 20 candidates have been randomly split into two groups of 10 debaters.

The contenders

*Candidates with asterisks qualified through polling and by reaching the 65,000 donor threshold.

1. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado
2. Former Vice President Joe Biden*
3. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey*
4. South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg*
5. Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro*
6. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
7. Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland
8. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii*
9. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York*
10. Sen. Kamala Harris of California*
11. Former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado
12. Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington*
13. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota*
14. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas*
15. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio
16. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont*
17. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California
18. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts*
19. Author Marianne Williamson*
20. Entrepreneur Andrew Yang*

Four candidates did not qualify: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock; former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel; Miramar, Florida Mayor Wayne Messam and Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton.

—Josh Herman