This article is an annotated list of candidates associated with the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election. Delegate counts Delegate statistics: Total number of delegates: 4050 (797 unpledged super delegates and 3,253 pledged elected delegates) Delegates required for nomination: 2118 Nominee Withdrew during the primary elections Withdrew before primary elections Other candidates The following people filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC): Willie Carter Randy Crow Phil Epstein Michael Forrester Henry Hewes D.R. Hunter Keith Russell Judd Karl Krueger Frank Lynch Lee L. Mercer Jr. Grover Cleveland Mullins Larry Reed Declined to run for party nomination See also 2008 Democratic National Convention 2008 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection Nationwide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election 2008 Republican Party presidential candidates Third-party and independent candidates for the 2008 United States presidential election Timeline of the 2008 United States presidential election References External links List of all 2008 candidates for President at Project Vote Smart PoliticalCompass.org's non-biased chart of each candidate and how they compare to each other Democratic Party (United States) politicians 2008 United States Democratic presidential primaries