As of November 9, 2016, according to the Federal Election Commission(FEC) database - fec.gov, 1821 candidates have filed a Statement of Candidacy(FEC FORM 2) to run for President in 2016. A total of 301 Republicans and 233 Democrats will be competing for their party's 2016 presidential nomination.

There are LOTS of third party and Independent candidates in the mix. About 538 Independents and 749 candidates from other parties are running for President in 2016