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The '''2023 National Progress Coalition (NPC) presidential primaries''' are {{wp|Primary election|primaries}} organized by member parties of the [[National Progress Coalition|NPC]] that are scheduled to take place from February 4 to May 27, 2023 in all nine [[States of Rizealand|states]] and two [[Territories of Rizealand|territories]] of [[Rizealand]] as well as the [[Onnohou Nation]] for the purpose of selecting the NPC's nominee for [[President of Rizealand|president]] and [[Deputy President of Rizealand|deputy president]] in the [[2023 Rizealand presidential election]].
The '''2023 National Progress Coalition (NPC) presidential primaries''' are {{wp|Primary election|primaries}} organized by member parties of the [[National Progress Coalition|NPC]] that are scheduled to take place from February 4 to May 27, 2023 in all nine [[States of Rizealand|states]] and two [[Territories of Rizealand|territories]] of [[Rizealand]] as well as the [[Onnohou Nation]] for the purpose of selecting the NPC's nominee for [[President of Rizealand|president]] and [[Deputy President of Rizealand|deputy president]] in the [[2023 Rizealand presidential election]].


== Schedule and results ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;line-height:20px"
|-
! rowspan=3|Date
! rowspan=3|Contest<br/>{{small|and total popular vote}}
! colspan=6|Popular vote
|-
! style="width:120px;"|{{nowrap|[[Barbara Ward]]}}
! style="width:120px;"|{{nowrap|[[Deshawn Norman]]}}
! style="width:120px;"|{{nowrap|[[Laura Wahl]]}}
! style="width:120px;"|{{nowrap|[[Tony Francesco]]}}
! style="width:120px;"|{{nowrap|[[Anita Pernet]]}}
! style="width:120px;"|Other
|-
! style="background:#03A887;"|
! style="background:#FAF022;"|
! style="background:#1E2BE3;"|
! style="background:#00561D;"|
! style="background:#FA7422;"|
! style="background:lightgrey;"|
|-
|February 4
| [[2023 Providence NPC presidential primary|Providence]]<br/>{{small|373,522}}
| 65,256<br>(17.47%)
| 63,816<br>(17.08%)
| '''83,255<br>(22.29%)'''
| 42,087<br>(11.27%)
| 18,590<br>(4.98%)
| 100,518 (26.91%)
|-
|rowspan="2"|February 11
| [[2023 Charlotte NPC presidential primary|Charlotte]]<br/>{{small|556,326}}
| 107,149<br>(19.26%)
| 111,989<br>(20.13%)
| '''136,968<br>(24.62%)'''
| 55,188<br>(9.92%)
| 33,269<br>(5.98%)
| 111,763<br>(20.08%)
|-
| [[2023 Onnohou Nation NPC presidential primary|Onnohou Nation]]<br/>{{small|17,085}}
| 3,361<br>(19.67%)
| '''5,658<br>(33.12%)'''
| 2,551<br>(14.93%)
| 1,528<br>(8.95%)
| 1,251<br>(7.32%)
| 2,736<br>(16.01%)
|-
| February 18
| [[2023 Fael NPC presidential primary|Fael]]<br/>{{small|498,077}}
| '''145,340<br>(29.18%)'''
| 91,896<br>(18.45%)
| 74,463<br>(14.95%)
| 61,313<br>(12.31%)
| 33,321<br>(6.69%)
| 91,744<br>(18.41%)
|-
| February 25
| [[2023 Lyhoming NPC presidential primary|Lyhoming]]<br/>{{small|485,075}}
| '''151,442<br>(31.22%)'''
| 93,426<br>(19.26%)
| 93,717<br>(19.32%)
| 75,769<br>(15.62%)
| 24,836<br>(5.12%)
| 45,855<br>(9.45%)
|-
| March 4
| [[2023 Assimia NPC presidential primary|Assimia]]<br/>{{small|366,126}}
| '''128,731<br>(35.16%)'''
| 72,933<br>(19.92%)
| 89,921<br>(24.56%)
| 56,603<br>(15.46%)
| 9,336<br>(2.55%)
| 8,602<br>(2.34%)
|-
|rowspan="3"|March 11
| [[2023 St. Ellen NPC presidential primary|St. Ellen]]<br/>{{small|2,089}}
| 394<br>(19.12%)
| 600<br>(29.11%)
| '''850<br>(41.23%)'''
| 151<br>(7.36%)
| 65<br>(3.18%)
| 29<br>(1.38%)
|-
| [[2023 Capital Territory NPC presidential primary|Capital Territory]]<br/>{{small|236,905}}
| '''77,375<br>(32.66%)'''
| 56,740<br>(23.95%)
| 65,505<br>(27.65%)
| 23,312<br>(9.84%)
| 10,234<br>(4.32%)
| 3,739<br>(1.57%)
|-
| [[2023 NPC Voters Abroad presidential primary|Voters Abroad]]<br/>{{small|7,742}}
| 1,718<br>(22.19%)
| 665<br>(8.59%)
| 926<br>(11.96%)
| '''2,409<br>(31.11%)'''
| 1,488<br>(19.22%)
| 536<br>(6.92%)
|-
| March 18
| [[2023 Cahoka NPC presidential primary|Cahoka]]<br/>{{small|303,154}}
| 82,212<br>(27.39%)
| 95,029<br>(31.66%)
| '''97,310<br>(32.42%)'''
| 22,931<br>(7.64%)
| 5,042<br>(1.68%)
| 630<br>(0.20%)
|-
| March 25
| [[2023 Lothicania NPC presidential primary|Lothicania]]<br/>{{small|3,306,288}}
| '''1,398,230<br>(42.29%)'''
| 989,572<br>(29.93%)
| 673,491<br>(20.37%)
| 217,884<br>(6.59%)
| 27,111<br>(0.82%)
| -
|-
| April 1
| [[2023 New Estmere NPC presidential primary|New Estmere]]<br/>{{small|2,567,793}}
| '''1,030,199<br>(40.12%)'''
| 388,764<br>(15.14%)
| 369,762<br>(14.40%)
| 493,530<br>(19.22%)
| 285,538<br>(11.12%)
| -
|-
| April 8
| [[2023 San Andreas NPC presidential primary|San Andreas]]<br/>{{small|1,510,067}}
| '''682,702<br>(45.21%)'''
| 349,430<br>(23.14%)
| 359,396<br>(23.80%)
| 79,429<br>(5.26%)
| 39,110<br>(2.59%)
| -
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Total Popular Vote'''<br/>'''{{small|10,230,249}}'''
| '''3,874,109<br>(37.86%)'''
| '''2,320,518<br>(22.68%)'''
| '''2,048,115<br>(20.02%)'''
| '''1,132,134<br>(11.06%)'''
| '''489,191<br>(4.78%)'''
| '''366,182<br>(3.57%)'''
|}
== Candidates ==
== Candidates ==
Of the fourteen major candidates who either held significant public office or received significant media coverage, at least five have withdrawn their candidacies before the start of primaries.
The fourteen candidates who sought the NPC presidential nomination included three governors ([[Laura Wahl]], [[Marci Shaw]], [[Emanuel Rodriguez]]), three [[House of Representatives of Rizealand|federal representatives]] ([[Tony Francesco]], [[Elliot Carr]], [[Philip Lindroth]]), a [[Federation Council of Rizealand|federal councilor]] ([[Marcela Carbajal Noboa]]), a former [[Cabinet of Rizealand|cabinet secretary]] ([[Grace Chen]]), a former [[Attorney General of the Federation|attorney general]] ([[Barbara Ward]]), a state legislator ([[Ricardo Correa]]), a mayor ([[Ken Pearson]]), and a former city councilmember ([[Anita Pernet]]). Other candidates with no elected experience included two environmental activists ([[Stefan Forslund]] annd [[Tinesha Hart]]), a non-profit founder ([[Lola West]]), a CEO ([[Polina Karpenko]]), and an actor ([[Deshawn Norman]]). The political affiliation of the candidates included eight [[New Democrats Party (Rizealand)|New Democrats]], five [[Democrats Party (Rizealand)|Democrats]], and four [[Green Party (Rizealand)|Greens]].
=== Declared candidates ===
 
Prior to the start of primaries on February 4, 2023, six candidates ended their campaigns, including Carr, Lindroth, Carbajal Noboa, Correa, Pearson, and West. During the first round of primaries, six more ended their candidacies, including Chen, Shaw, Rodriguez, Karpenko, Forslund, and Hart. After the first round of primaries ended on April 8 with no candidate receiving more then fifty percent of the vote, the two candidates with the highest percentages of the vote were Ward at 37.86% and Norman at 22.68%. Ward and Norman will face each other in a nationwide runoff primary scheduled for May 27, 2023.
 
=== Runoff candidates ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:150px;" | Candidate
! scope="col" | Born
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Most recent position
! scope="col" | Political Party
! scope="col" | State
! scope="col" | Campaign announced
! scope="col" | Popular vote
! scope="col" | Contests won
! scope="col" | Article
|-
! [[File:Kamala_Harris_April_2019.jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Barbara Ward]]
| style="background:#03A887;" |
| {{Birth date and age|1964|6|4}}<br />[[Portmouth]], [[New Estmere]]||'''[[Attorney General of the Federation]] (2019-2022)'''
| [[New Democrats Party (Rizealand)|New Democrat]]
| {{flagicon image|Territorial_Flag_Camden.png}}<br>[[Camden|Camden, CT]]
| {{Date table sorting|April 29, 2022}}
| '''First Round'''<br>3,874,109<br /><small>(37.86%)</small>
|'''First Round (7)'''<br>([[2023 Fael NPC presidential primary|FA]], [[2023 Lyhoming NPC presidential primary|LY]], [[2023 Assimia NPC presidential primary|AM]], [[2023 Capital Territory NPC presidential primary|CT]], [[2023 Lothicania NPC presidential primary|LO]], [[2023 New Estmere NPC presidential primary|NE]], [[2023 San Andreas NPC presidential primary|SA]])
||
|-
! [[File:Dwayne Johnson 2, 2013.jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Deshawn Norman|Deshawn "Deno" Norman]]
| style="background:#FAF022;" |
| {{Birth date and age|1970|6|1}}<br />[[New Estmere|Morgan Park, New Estmere]]||'''Actor and Film Producer'''<br>Professional wrestler
| [[Democrats Party (Rizealand)|Democrat]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_San_Andreas.png}}<br>[[San Andreas]]
| {{Date table sorting|September 15, 2022}}
| '''First Round'''<br>2,320,518<br /><small>(22.68%)</small>
|'''First Round (1)'''<br>([[2023 Onnohou Nation NPC presidential primary|ON]])
||
|-
|}
=== Eliminated in first round of primaries ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
|-
|-
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| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Assimia.png}}<br>[[Assimia]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Assimia.png}}<br>[[Assimia]]
| {{Date table sorting|January 14, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|January 14, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
| 1,132,134<br /><small>(11.06%)</small>
|
|'''1'''<br>([[2023 NPC Voters Abroad presidential primary|Voters Abroad]])
||
|-
! [[File:Kyrsten Sinema (cropped).jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Laura Wahl]]
| style="background:#1E2BE3;" |
| {{Birth date and age|1975|12|20}}<br />[[Providence (state)|Eagleton, Providence]]||'''[[Governor of Providence]] (2021-present)'''
| [[Democrats Party (Rizealand)|Democrat]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Providence.png}}<br>[[Providence (state)|Providence]]
| {{Date table sorting|April 10, 2022}}
| 2,048,115<br /><small>(20.02%)</small>
|'''4'''<br>([[2023 Providence NPC presidential primary|PR]], [[2023 Charlotte NPC presidential primary|CH]], [[2023 St. Ellen NPC presidential primary|EL]], [[2023 Cahoka NPC presidential primary|CA]])
||
|-
! [[File:Pernet Anita speaking.png|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Anita Pernet]]
| style="background:#FA7422;" |
| {{Birth date and age|1987|6|15}}<br />[[Belltown]], [[New Estmere]]||'''Member of the [[Portmouth City Council]] (2019-2022)'''
| [[Green Party (Rizealand)|Green]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_New_Estmere.png}}<br>[[New Estmere]]
| {{Date table sorting|November 16, 2022}}
| 489,191<br /><small>(4.78%)</small>
|0
||
||
|}
=== Withdrew during the primaries ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:150px;" | Candidate
! scope="col" | Born
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Most recent position
! scope="col" | Political Party
! scope="col" | State
! scope="col" | Campaign announced
! scope="col" | Campaign suspended
! scope="col" | Popular vote
! scope="col" | Contests won
! scope="col" | Article
|-
|-
! [[File:Elaine_Chao_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Grace Chen]]
! [[File:Elaine_Chao_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Grace Chen]]
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| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Lothicania.png}}<br>[[Lothicania]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Lothicania.png}}<br>[[Lothicania]]
| {{Date table sorting|January 15, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|January 15, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
| {{Date table sorting|February 12, 2023}}
|
| 37,193<br /><small>(0.51%)</small>
||
|0
|-
! [[File:Nicole Malliotakis by Gage Skidmore.jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Marcela Carbajal Noboa]]
| style="background:#FF908B;" |
| {{Birth date and age|1985|8|3}}<br />[[Liberty City (Rizealand)|Liberty City]], [[Lothicania]]||'''[[Federation Council of Rizealand|Federal councilor]] from [[Lothicania]] (2018-present)'''
| [[New Democrats Party (Rizealand)|New Democrat]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Lothicania.png}}<br>[[Lothicania]]
| {{Date table sorting|February 4, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
|
||
||
|-
|-
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| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_New_Estmere.png}}<br>[[New Estmere]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_New_Estmere.png}}<br>[[New Estmere]]
| {{Date table sorting|March 4, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|March 4, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
| {{Date table sorting|February 15, 2023}}
|
| 69,499<br /><small>(1.12%)</small>
|0
||
||
|-
|-
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| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_San_Andreas.png}}<br>[[San Andreas]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_San_Andreas.png}}<br>[[San Andreas]]
| {{Date table sorting|March 7, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|March 7, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
| {{Date table sorting|February 25, 2023}}
|
| 156,712<br /><small>(2.54%)</small>
||
|0
|-
! [[File:Kyrsten Sinema (cropped).jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Laura Wahl]]
| style="background:#1E2BE3;" |
| {{Birth date and age|1975|12|20}}<br />[[Providence (state)|Eagleton, Providence]]||'''[[Governor of Providence]] (2021-present)'''
| [[Democrats Party (Rizealand)|Democrat]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Providence.png}}<br>[[Providence (state)|Providence]]
| {{Date table sorting|April 10, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
|
||
|-
! [[File:Kamala_Harris_April_2019.jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Barbara Ward]]
| style="background:#03A887;" |
| {{Birth date and age|1964|6|4}}<br />[[Portmouth]], [[New Estmere]]||'''[[Attorney General of the Federation]] (2019-2022)'''
| [[New Democrats Party (Rizealand)|New Democrat]]
| {{flagicon image|Territorial_Flag_Camden.png}}<br>[[Camden|Camden, CT]]
| {{Date table sorting|April 29, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
|
||
|-
! [[File:Dwayne Johnson 2, 2013.jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Deshawn Norman|Deshawn "Deno" Norman]]
| style="background:#FAF022;" |
| {{Birth date and age|1970|6|1}}<br />[[New Estmere|Morgan Park, New Estmere]]||'''Actor and Film Producer'''<br>Professional wrestler
| [[Democrats Party (Rizealand)|Democrat]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_San_Andreas.png}}<br>[[San Andreas]]
| {{Date table sorting|September 15, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
|
||
|-
! [[File:Pernet Anita speaking.png|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Anita Pernet]]
| style="background:#FA7422;" |
| {{Birth date and age|1987|6|15}}<br />[[Belltown]], [[New Estmere]]||'''Member of the [[Portmouth City Council]] (2019-2022)'''
| [[Green Party (Rizealand)|Green]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_New_Estmere.png}}<br>[[New Estmere]]
| {{Date table sorting|November 16, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
|
||
||
|-
|-
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| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Lyhoming.png}}<br>[[Lyhoming]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Lyhoming.png}}<br>[[Lyhoming]]
| {{Date table sorting|November 27, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|November 27, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
| {{Date table sorting|February 26, 2023}}
|
| 49,173<br /><small>(0.79%)</small>
|0
||
||
|}
|}
Other notable candidates who announced their candidacy but have not received significant media attention:
Other notable candidates who withdrew their candidacy during the primaries but have not received significant media attention (in order of withdrawal date):
* [[Tinesha Hart]] ([[Green Party (Rizealand)|G]]), climate change activist
* [[Stefan Forslund]] ([[Green Party (Rizealand)|G]]), greenpeace activist and 2018 candidate for president (withdrew February 13, 2023)
* [[Stefan Forslund]] ([[Green Party (Rizealand)|G]]), greenpeace activist and 2018 candidate for president
* [[Tinesha Hart]] ([[Green Party (Rizealand)|G]]), climate change activist (withdrew March 19, 2023)
 
=== Withdrew before primaries ===
=== Withdrew before primaries ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:left;text-align:center"
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Candidate
! scope="col" | Candidate
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! scope="col" | Campaign announced
! scope="col" | Campaign announced
! scope="col" | Campaign suspended
! scope="col" | Campaign suspended
! scope="col" | Popular vote
! scope="col" | Article
! scope="col" | Article
|-
|-
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| {{Date table sorting|March 10, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|March 10, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|October 19, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|October 19, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
||
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|-
|-
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| {{Date table sorting|April 11, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|April 11, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|July 11, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|July 11, 2022}}
| <!-- {{nts|0}}<br /><small>(0%)</small>-->
||
|-
! [[File:Nicole Malliotakis by Gage Skidmore.jpg|frameless|x120px]]<br />[[Marcela Carbajal Noboa]]
| {{Birth date and age|1985|8|3}}<br />[[Liberty City (Rizealand)|Liberty City]], [[Lothicania]]||'''[[Federation Council of Rizealand|Federal councilor]] from [[Lothicania]] (2018-present)'''
| [[New Democrats Party (Rizealand)|New Democrat]]
| {{flagicon image|State_Flag_Lothicania.png}}<br>[[Lothicania]]
| {{Date table sorting|February 4, 2022}}
| {{Date table sorting|January 6, 2023}}
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 15 April 2023

2023 National Progress Coalition presidential primaries

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The 2023 National Progress Coalition (NPC) presidential primaries are primaries organized by member parties of the NPC that are scheduled to take place from February 4 to May 27, 2023 in all nine states and two territories of Rizealand as well as the Onnohou Nation for the purpose of selecting the NPC's nominee for president and deputy president in the 2023 Rizealand presidential election.

Schedule and results

Date Contest
and total popular vote
Popular vote
Barbara Ward Deshawn Norman Laura Wahl Tony Francesco Anita Pernet Other
February 4 Providence
373,522
65,256
(17.47%)
63,816
(17.08%)
83,255
(22.29%)
42,087
(11.27%)
18,590
(4.98%)
100,518 (26.91%)
February 11 Charlotte
556,326
107,149
(19.26%)
111,989
(20.13%)
136,968
(24.62%)
55,188
(9.92%)
33,269
(5.98%)
111,763
(20.08%)
Onnohou Nation
17,085
3,361
(19.67%)
5,658
(33.12%)
2,551
(14.93%)
1,528
(8.95%)
1,251
(7.32%)
2,736
(16.01%)
February 18 Fael
498,077
145,340
(29.18%)
91,896
(18.45%)
74,463
(14.95%)
61,313
(12.31%)
33,321
(6.69%)
91,744
(18.41%)
February 25 Lyhoming
485,075
151,442
(31.22%)
93,426
(19.26%)
93,717
(19.32%)
75,769
(15.62%)
24,836
(5.12%)
45,855
(9.45%)
March 4 Assimia
366,126
128,731
(35.16%)
72,933
(19.92%)
89,921
(24.56%)
56,603
(15.46%)
9,336
(2.55%)
8,602
(2.34%)
March 11 St. Ellen
2,089
394
(19.12%)
600
(29.11%)
850
(41.23%)
151
(7.36%)
65
(3.18%)
29
(1.38%)
Capital Territory
236,905
77,375
(32.66%)
56,740
(23.95%)
65,505
(27.65%)
23,312
(9.84%)
10,234
(4.32%)
3,739
(1.57%)
Voters Abroad
7,742
1,718
(22.19%)
665
(8.59%)
926
(11.96%)
2,409
(31.11%)
1,488
(19.22%)
536
(6.92%)
March 18 Cahoka
303,154
82,212
(27.39%)
95,029
(31.66%)
97,310
(32.42%)
22,931
(7.64%)
5,042
(1.68%)
630
(0.20%)
March 25 Lothicania
3,306,288
1,398,230
(42.29%)
989,572
(29.93%)
673,491
(20.37%)
217,884
(6.59%)
27,111
(0.82%)
-
April 1 New Estmere
2,567,793
1,030,199
(40.12%)
388,764
(15.14%)
369,762
(14.40%)
493,530
(19.22%)
285,538
(11.12%)
-
April 8 San Andreas
1,510,067
682,702
(45.21%)
349,430
(23.14%)
359,396
(23.80%)
79,429
(5.26%)
39,110
(2.59%)
-
Total Popular Vote
10,230,249
3,874,109
(37.86%)
2,320,518
(22.68%)
2,048,115
(20.02%)
1,132,134
(11.06%)
489,191
(4.78%)
366,182
(3.57%)

Candidates

The fourteen candidates who sought the NPC presidential nomination included three governors (Laura Wahl, Marci Shaw, Emanuel Rodriguez), three federal representatives (Tony Francesco, Elliot Carr, Philip Lindroth), a federal councilor (Marcela Carbajal Noboa), a former cabinet secretary (Grace Chen), a former attorney general (Barbara Ward), a state legislator (Ricardo Correa), a mayor (Ken Pearson), and a former city councilmember (Anita Pernet). Other candidates with no elected experience included two environmental activists (Stefan Forslund annd Tinesha Hart), a non-profit founder (Lola West), a CEO (Polina Karpenko), and an actor (Deshawn Norman). The political affiliation of the candidates included eight New Democrats, five Democrats, and four Greens.

Prior to the start of primaries on February 4, 2023, six candidates ended their campaigns, including Carr, Lindroth, Carbajal Noboa, Correa, Pearson, and West. During the first round of primaries, six more ended their candidacies, including Chen, Shaw, Rodriguez, Karpenko, Forslund, and Hart. After the first round of primaries ended on April 8 with no candidate receiving more then fifty percent of the vote, the two candidates with the highest percentages of the vote were Ward at 37.86% and Norman at 22.68%. Ward and Norman will face each other in a nationwide runoff primary scheduled for May 27, 2023.

Runoff candidates

Candidate Born Most recent position Political Party State Campaign announced Popular vote Contests won Article
Kamala Harris April 2019.jpg
Barbara Ward
(1964-06-04) June 4, 1964 (age 60)
Portmouth, New Estmere
Attorney General of the Federation (2019-2022) New Democrat
Camden, CT
April 29, 2022 First Round
3,874,109
(37.86%)
First Round (7)
(FA, LY, AM, CT, LO, NE, SA)
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Deshawn "Deno" Norman
(1970-06-01) June 1, 1970 (age 54)
Morgan Park, New Estmere
Actor and Film Producer
Professional wrestler
Democrat
San Andreas
September 15, 2022 First Round
2,320,518
(22.68%)
First Round (1)
(ON)

Eliminated in first round of primaries

Candidate Born Most recent position Political Party State Campaign announced Popular vote Contests won Article
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Tony Francesco
(1944-10-07) October 7, 1944 (age 80)
Oakdale, New Estmere
Federal representative from Assimia (1983–present) Green
Assimia
January 14, 2022 1,132,134
(11.06%)
1
(Voters Abroad)
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Laura Wahl
(1975-12-20) December 20, 1975 (age 48)
Eagleton, Providence
Governor of Providence (2021-present) Democrat
Providence
April 10, 2022 2,048,115
(20.02%)
4
(PR, CH, EL, CA)
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Anita Pernet
(1987-06-15) June 15, 1987 (age 37)
Belltown, New Estmere
Member of the Portmouth City Council (2019-2022) Green
New Estmere
November 16, 2022 489,191
(4.78%)
0

Withdrew during the primaries

Candidate Born Most recent position Political Party State Campaign announced Campaign suspended Popular vote Contests won Article
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Grace Chen
(1950-04-25) April 25, 1950 (age 74)
Liberty City, Lothicania
Secretary of Transport (2013-2018) Democrat
Lothicania
January 15, 2022 February 12, 2023 37,193
(0.51%)
0
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Marci Shaw
(1958-10-03) October 3, 1958 (age 66)
Winchester, Providence
Governor of New Estmere (2014-present) New Democrat
New Estmere
March 4, 2022 February 15, 2023 69,499
(1.12%)
0
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Emanuel Rodriguez
(1963-12-30) December 30, 1963 (age 60)
Los Santos, San Andreas
Governor of San Andreas (2015-present) New Democrat
San Andreas
March 7, 2022 February 25, 2023 156,712
(2.54%)
0
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Polina Karpenko
(1957-04-28) April 28, 1957 (age 67)
Shelby, Lyhoming
CEO of the Apexi Corporation (2001-2012) Democrat
Lyhoming
November 27, 2022 February 26, 2023 49,173
(0.79%)
0

Other notable candidates who withdrew their candidacy during the primaries but have not received significant media attention (in order of withdrawal date):

  • Stefan Forslund (G), greenpeace activist and 2018 candidate for president (withdrew February 13, 2023)
  • Tinesha Hart (G), climate change activist (withdrew March 19, 2023)

Withdrew before primaries

Candidate Born Most recent position Political Party State Campaign announced Campaign suspended Article
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Elliot Carr
(1972-02-22) February 22, 1972 (age 52)
South Bend, Providence
Federal representative from Providence (2013–present) Democrat
Providence
March 10, 2022 October 19, 2022
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Philip Lindroth
(1972-03-11) March 11, 1972 (age 52)
Everett, Providence
Federal representative from New Estmere (2013–present) New Democrat
New Estmere
April 11, 2022 July 11, 2022
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Marcela Carbajal Noboa
(1985-08-03) August 3, 1985 (age 39)
Liberty City, Lothicania
Federal councilor from Lothicania (2018-present) New Democrat
Lothicania
February 4, 2022 January 6, 2023

Other notable candidates who withdrew their candidacy before the primaries but have not received significant media attention: