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Sixteen candies. Two parties. One winner by Halloween.

Sixteen candies, two parties, and one apple running alone.

Everyone argues about the best Halloween candy. Nobody ever settles it. This October the Chocolate Party and the Sugar Party each pick a nominee, and your vote decides.

Vote in the Party finals

The Halloween Candy Gauntlet bracket: the Chocolate Party and the Sugar Party, sixteen candidates

The schedule

DatesRoundWhat happens
Mon Oct 12 – Thu Oct 15Round of 16Eight matchups
Fri Oct 16 – Tue Oct 20Elite EightFour matchups
Wed Oct 21 – Fri Oct 23Party finalsNominees named Saturday, October 24
Mon Oct 26 – Fri Oct 30General electionChocolate nominee vs. Sugar nominee vs. A Healthy Apple (Independent)
Sat Oct 31Winner announcedBefore trick-or-treat

Every round closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on its last day.

Results so far

Party finals

Chocolate Party final

  • Reese's Peanut Butter Cups 0% · 0 votes
  • Snickers 0% · 0 votes

Sugar Party final

  • Sour Patch Kids 0% · 0 votes
  • Skittles 0% · 0 votes

Elite Eight

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups vs. Kit Kat

  • Reese's Peanut Butter Cups 100% · 6 votes — Reese's Peanut Butter Cups advances
  • Kit Kat 0% · 0 votes

Butterfinger vs. Snickers

  • Butterfinger 28.6% · 2 votes
  • Snickers 71.4% · 5 votes — Snickers advances

Sour Patch Kids vs. Starburst

  • Sour Patch Kids 83.3% · 5 votes — Sour Patch Kids advances
  • Starburst 16.7% · 1 vote

Skittles vs. Nerds Gummy Clusters

  • Skittles 66.7% · 4 votes — Skittles advances
  • Nerds Gummy Clusters 33.3% · 2 votes

Round of 16

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups vs. Milky Way

  • Reese's Peanut Butter Cups 100% · 2 votes — Reese's Peanut Butter Cups advances
  • Milky Way 0% · 0 votes

Kit Kat vs. Hershey's Milk Chocolate

  • Kit Kat 50% · 1 vote — Kit Kat advances
  • Hershey's Milk Chocolate 50% · 1 vote

M&M's vs. Butterfinger

  • M&M's 0% · 0 votes
  • Butterfinger 100% · 2 votes — Butterfinger advances

Snickers vs. Twix

  • Snickers 50% · 1 vote — Snickers advances
  • Twix 50% · 1 vote

Sour Patch Kids vs. Twizzlers

  • Sour Patch Kids 50% · 1 vote — Sour Patch Kids advances
  • Twizzlers 50% · 1 vote

Starburst vs. Hot Tamales

  • Starburst 50% · 1 vote — Starburst advances
  • Hot Tamales 50% · 1 vote

Skittles vs. Candy Corn

  • Skittles 100% · 2 votes — Skittles advances
  • Candy Corn 0% · 0 votes

Nerds Gummy Clusters vs. Haribo Goldbears

  • Nerds Gummy Clusters 50% · 1 vote — Nerds Gummy Clusters advances
  • Haribo Goldbears 50% · 1 vote

Today’s count. One vote per device. The official count is November 2.

The parties

Chocolate Party

  1. Reese's Peanut Butter CupsTop seller in 40 states.
  2. M&M'sWins 10 states on the 2026 map.
  3. SnickersTook the #1 spot in the 2026 best-candy survey.
  4. Kit KatTop five with adults every year.
  5. Hershey's Milk ChocolateThe bar everyone has had.
  6. TwixTwo bars in every pack.
  7. ButterfingerThe crunch candidate.
  8. Milky WayKids' #3 in head-to-head polls.

Sugar Party

Fruit, sour and chewy

  1. Sour Patch KidsWins 10 states on the 2026 map.
  2. Skittles#3 in the nation by the pound.
  3. Nerds Gummy ClustersThe newcomer; #3 in the 2026 best-candy survey.
  4. StarburstTop ten every year.
  5. Hot TamalesWins four states.
  6. Haribo GoldbearsThe original gummy bear.
  7. Candy Corn#8 in the nation by the pound; wins three states.
  8. TwizzlersThe licorice leader.

Two parties, each picks its nominee, then one general election: the same shape as the real thing.

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