Mike Huckabee 2016 presidential campaign

Huckabee for President
CampaignU.S. presidential election, 2016
CandidateMike Huckabee
Governor of Arkansas (1996–2007)
AffiliationRepublican Party
StatusAnnounced: May 5, 2015
Suspended: February 1, 2016
HeadquartersP.O. Box 3357
Little Rock, Arkansas
ReceiptsUS$3,950,145[1] (2015-12-31[2])
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Website
www.mikehuckabee.com
(archived - January 31, 2016)
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Mike Huckabee
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Huckabee at an event in Ames, Iowa in January 2016

The 2016 presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee, the 44th Governor of Arkansas, began on May 5, 2015, at an event in his hometown of Hope, Arkansas.[3] Huckabee's candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election was his second, after having previously run in 2008. Following a disappointing showing in the Iowa caucuses, Huckabee ended his run on February 1, 2016.[4]

  1. ^ "Committee/Candidate Details". Fec.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  2. ^ "Candidate (P80003478) Summary Reports – 2016 Cycle". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Barabak, Mark Z. (April 17, 2015). "Mike Huckabee edges toward 2016 run; May 5 announcement planned". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Andrew Rafferty (February 1, 2016). "Mike Huckabee Suspends Presidential Campaign". NBC News. Retrieved February 1, 2016.