Jacob Hornberger (7)
Vermin Supreme (2)
Uncommitted (1)
The 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses is a series of electoral contests to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate in the 2020 United States presidential election . These differ from the Republican or Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses in that they do not appoint delegates to represent a candidate at the party's convention to select the party's presidential nominee. The party's nominee will be chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2020 Libertarian National Convention , originally scheduled from May 21–25, 2020 in Austin, Texas but currently pending a decision following a COVID-19 related cancellation by the hotel.[1]
Background The 2020 United States Presidential election will be the thirteenth contested presidential election that the Libertarian Party will participate in. The 2016 election saw the highest vote total and percentage of votes for a Libertarian presidential ticket ever, with former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson and his running mate , former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld , receiving over four million votes and 3.28% of the total vote.[2] his presidential campaign in 2016, Johnson often stated that it would be his last run for the presidency.[3]
Candidates Declared candidates The following is a list of declared candidates who meet at least one of the following criteria: a) meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines ; b) have participated (or have been invited to participate) in at least two Libertarian Party-sponsored debates or c) have received substantial media coverage.
Formed exploratory committee but has not officially declared candidacy
Candidate
Born
Experience
Home state
Campaign
Popular vote
Contests won
Ref
Jacob Hornberger
January 1, 1950 Laredo, Texas
Founder and President of the Future of Freedom Foundation U.S. Senate from Virginia in 2002 2000
Virginia
File:Hornbergerlogo.png [4] 9,286(22.16%)
7 IA , MN, MO , NY, CA , OH, CT)
[5]
Vermin Supreme
June 3, 1961 Rockport, Massachusetts
Performance artist and activist Candidate for President in 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , and 2016 Massachusetts
Campaign [6] [7] 4,313(10.29%)
2 MA [b] [8]
Jo Jorgensen
May 1, 1957 Libertyville, Illinois
Psychology senior lecturer at Clemson University Vice President in 1996 U.S. representative from SC-04 in 1992
South Carolina
[9] 4,204(10.03%)
0
[10]
Adam Kokesh
February 1, 1982 San Francisco , California
Libertarian and anti-war political activist U.S. Senate from Arizona in 2018 Republican candidate for U.S. representative from NM-03 in 2010
Arizona
[11] John McAfee [12] 2,543(6.06%)
0
[13]
Dan Behrman
April 24, 1981 Los Angeles, California
Software engineer, internet personality and podcaster Texas state representative from TX-125 in 2014
Texas
File:Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman 2020.png [14] 2,210(5.27%)
0
[15]
Sam Robb
January 2, 1969 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Software engineer and author Pennsylvania
April 1, 2019[16]
1,572(3.64%)
0
[17]
Souraya Faas
Former member of the Miami-Dade County Republican Executive Committee Florida
[18] 1,170(2.79%)
0
[19] [20]
Erik Gerhardt
Entrepreneur
Pennsylvania
[21] 805(1.92%)
0
[22] [23]
Keenan Dunham
July 16, 1981 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Chair of the Horry County , South Carolina Libertarian Party 2016
South Carolina
[24] 621(1.48%)
0
[25]
John McAfee
September 18, 1945 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire ,United Kingdom
Founder and CEO of McAfee, Inc. 2016
Tennessee
Campaign Suspended: Adam Kokesh [12] 580(1.38%)
0
[26] [27]
Arvin Vohra
May 9, 1979 Silver Spring, Maryland
Vice Chair of the LNC U.S. Senate from Maryland in 2016 and 2018 U.S. representative from MD-05 in 2012 and MD-04 in 2014
Maryland
[28] 287(0.68%)
0
[29]
Kenneth Blevins
Pipe welder
Oklahoma
[30] 199(0.47%)
0
[31]
Jim Gray
February 14, 1945 Washington, D.C.
Former presiding judge for the Superior Court of Orange County , California Vice President in 2012
California
Larry Sharpe
44(0.10%)
0
[12]
Justin Amash
April 18, 1980 Grand Rapids, Michigan
U.S. representative from MI-03 Michigan State Representative from MI-72Michigan
3(0.01%)
0
[32]
John Monds
September 17, 1965 Former President of the Grady County , Georgia NAACP Governor of Georgia in 2010
Georgia
[33] 1(>0.01%)
0
[34] [35]
Withdrew during the primaries
Candidate
Born
Experience
State
Campaign announced
Campaign suspended
Popular vote
Contests won
Campaign
Ref
Ken Armstrong
April 25, 1957 Pasadena, California
U.S. Coast Guard commissioned officer Honolulu County , Hawaii Neighborhood Board
Oregon
April 29, 2020 (Running for Vice President) [36] 3,531(8.42%)
0
[37] [38] [36]
Mark Whitney
Podcaster and political satirist California
April 24, 2020 (Endorsed Gray) [39] 10(0.02%)
0
Campaign [40] [41] [42]
Lincoln Chafee
March 26, 1953 Providence, Rhode Island
Governor of Rhode Island (2011–2015)U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (1999–2007)Mayor of Warwick , Rhode Island (1993–1999)Democratic candidate for President in 2016
Wyoming
April 5, 2020
46(0.11%)
0
Campaign
[43] [44]
Max Abramson
April 29, 1976 Kent, Washington
New Hampshire State Representative Governor of New Hampshire in 2016
New Hampshire
March 3, 2020 [45] (Running for Veterans Party of America)[46]
1,870(4.46%)
0
[47] [48] [49]
Kim Ruff
Peoria, Arizona
Vice chair of the LPRadical Caucus Arizona State Mine Inspector in 2018
Arizona
March 25, 2019 January 11, 2020
2,818(6.72%)
0
[50] [51] [52]
Withdrew before the primaries Declined to be candidates The following individuals had been the subject of speculation as being possible candidates, but have publicly denied interest in running.
Patrick Byrne , CEO and founder of Overstock.com from Indiana [55] Tom Campbell , former U.S. Representative from California (1989–1993, 1995–2001)[56] [57] (endorsed Jim Gray) [57] Kmele Foster ,[d] New York [58] [59] Gary Johnson , Republican Governor of New Mexico (1995–2003), nominee for president in 2012 and 2016 , nominee for U.S. senator from New Mexico in 2018 [60] Thomas Massie ,[d] [61] Darryl W. Perry, radio host and candidate for President in 2016 [62] (endorsed Kim Ruff)
Austin Petersen ,[d] in 2016 , Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Missouri in 2018 [63] Mary Ruwart , candidate for president in 1984 and 2008 , candidate for vice president in 1992 , nominee for U.S. Senate from Texas in 2000 [64] Mark Sanford ,[d] [65] [66] (ran for the Republican Party nomination ) [67] Nicholas Sarwark , attorney and chair of the Libertarian National Committee (2014-present), candidate for Mayor of Phoenix in 2018 [68] [69] Larry Sharpe , businessman, motivational speaker, and nominee for Governor of New York in 2018 [70] (running for Vice President )[12] Jesse Ventura ,[d] Reform Governor of Minnesota (1999–2003)[71] [72] considered running for Green Party nomination [73] Bill Weld , Republican Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997) and nominee for Vice President in 2016 [74] [75] (ran for the Republican Party nomination ) [76] Timeline of the race 2017 2018 January 18 : Adam Kokesh officially launches his campaign at an event in Texas, having already announced his intention to run for president during a jailhouse interview in 2013.[78] [79] June 3 : Contrary to an assertion he made at the 2016 convention , John McAfee announces via Twitter that he would run for president again in 2020, either with the Libertarian Party or under the banner of a party of his own creation.[80] August 26 : Chair of the Horry County Libertarian party and 2016 presidential candidate Keenan Dunham files to run.[24] October 19 : After having been asked during a Q&A session a few days prior if he would be interested in running for president as a Libertarian, Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne indicates that he "almost definitely" was not going to run for president in 2020.[55] 2019 January 3 : Biomedical researcher and candidate for the party's 2008 presidential nomination Mary Ruwart confirmed on Twitter that she was not planning on seeking the nomination on 2020 in order to focus on writing.[64] January 11 : Zoltan Istvan announced via his website that he had left the Libertarian Party some time before this date, and was no longer seeking its nomination for president in 2020.[83] January 20 : At-the-time Republican representative Justin Amash warns the Libertarian Party against nominating a "squishy Republican" at LibertyCon, a comment widely seen as directed at 2016 vice-presidential nominee and presumptive frontrunner Bill Weld .[74] January 22 : McAfee announces via Twitter that he would be continuing his campaign "in exile", following reports that he, his wife, and four of his campaign staff were being indicted for tax-related felonies by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). McAfee indicated that he was in "international waters", and had previously tweeted that he was on his way to Venezuela .[87] [88] January 23 : McAfee confirmed on Twitter that he had docked in the Bahamas , where he would remain for the foreseeable future.[89] January 30 : Podcaster and software engineer Dan Behrman files to run.[14] February 5 : Weld, who had served as Gary Johnson's running mate in 2016, is the subject of rumours that he had left the Libertarian Party and rejoined the Republican Party to challenge Donald Trump in the Republican primary.[90] February 15 :
Weld confirmed the rumors that he had left the Libertarian Party on February 15 by announcing the formation of an exploratory committee for the Republican nomination.[91] [92]
Justin Amash declines to rule out running for the Libertarian nomination.[93] April 1 : Software engineer and former naval officer Sam Robb files to run.[16] April 22 : Larry Sharpe , who had been a candidate for vice president in 2016 and the nominee for Governor of New York in 2018 , told The Niagara Gazette [94] May 3 : Souraya Faas files to run.May 18 : Congressman Justin Amash broke ranks with the Republican Party and became the first Republican in all of Congress to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.[97] Salon Libertarian National Committee chairman Nicholas Sarwark concurred with Amash's conclusions, saying, "of all the members of Congress, his [Amash] positions seem to most closely match those of the Libertarian Party.", fuelling speculations about a possible bid by Amash for the Libertarian nomination[98] [99] [100] May 23 : Entrepreneur Erik Gerhardt files to run.[21] June 30 : New Hampshire state representative Max Abramson announces his candidacy for the Libertarian nomination.[101] August 22 : Former Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee , who announced he had joined the Libertarian Party in a Boston Globe [103] [104] October 29 : Founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation Jacob Hornberger filed to seek the Libertarian nomination for president, announcing his candidacy days later.November 2 : At the South Carolina Libertarian Party convention, 1996 vice presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen announces her candidacy seeking the nomination for president. Jorgensen participated in the subsequent presidential debate held off the convention site.[5] 2020 January 5 : Former Governor and Senator Lincoln Chafee files to run.[43] January 11 :
Vermin Supreme wins the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's internally-held and funded presidential preference primary.[105] Kim Ruff suspends her campaign.[106] January 27 : 2010 Georgia gubernatorial nominee John Monds files to run.[33] [34] February 8 : Jacob Hornberger wins the Libertarian Party of Iowa's internally-held and funded presidential preference caucus.[107] February 25 : Jacob Hornberger wins the Libertarian Party of Minnesota's internally-held presidential preference caucus.[108] March 3 ;
March 4 : John McAfee suspends his presidential campaign and announces his candidacy for the Libertarian vice-presidential nomination, endorsing Vermin Supreme for president.[109] [111] March 5 : McAfee resumes his presidential campaign.[112] March 10 : Jacob Hornberger wins the unopposed Missouri primary .[113] April 5 : Lincoln Chafee suspends his campaign.[44] April 11 : Hornberger wins the Ohio caucus.[114] April 13 : Judge Jim Gray announces his candidacy, with Larry Sharpe as his running mate.[115] April 24 : Mark Whitney suspends his campaign and endorses Gray.[42] April 26 : In response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic , the JW Marriott Downtown Austin cancelled all reservations for the 2020 Libertarian National Convention.[1] April 28 ;
Hornberger wins the Connecticut primary.[116]
Justin Amash opens a presidential exploratory committee for the Libertarian nomination.[32] April 29 : Ken Armstrong announces that he will withdraw from the presidential race and instead seek the nomination for Vice President, following Amash's declaration for the Presidential nomination.[36] Overview Unable to compile EasyTimeline input:
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Endorsements Justin Amash
State legislators Party officials Individuals Organizations Constitution Party of Virginia[122]
Liberty Republicans (previously endorsed Supreme )[123] Newspapers and other media The Liberty Herald , news media website (previously endorsed Hornberger )[124] Jim Gray
Federal legislators Municipal officials Jeff Hewitt, member of the Riverside County Commission[citation needed (Previously endorsed Whitney)[125] Individuals Jacob Hornberger
Party officials Individuals Organizations Libertarian Party Mises Caucus[132] Newspapers and other media The Liberty Herald , news media website[133] (Later endorsed Amash) [124] Jo Jorgensen
Municipal officials Party officials Individuals Gary Nolan , radio host and Libertarian candidate for President in 2004 [137] Adam Kokesh
Federal legislators Party officials Vermin Supreme
State legislators Municipal officials Party officials Brent DeRidder, Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina [citation needed
Matt Hicks, 2nd Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of South Carolina [144]
Peyton Kunselman, Secretary of the Cattaraugus County, NY Libertarian Party[145]
Eric Mulder, Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Colorado [146]
Matthew Peterson-Volz, Vice Chair of the Cattaraugus County, NY Libertarian Party[147]
Brian Shields, Chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire [147]
Tyler Smith, Chair of the Pickens County, SC Libertarian Party[citation needed
Starchild, former At-Large Representative to the Libertarian National Committee , Chair of the Libertarian Party of San Francisco [citation needed Individuals Organisations Libertarian Socialist Caucus of the Libertarian Party[152]
Liberty Republicans (later endorsed Amash )[153] Withdrawn Ken Armstrong
Party officials Adam Reinhardt, Chair of the Monroe County Libertarian Party.[154]
Duane Whitmer, Chair of the Erie County Libertarian Party, Candidate for U.S. representative from NY-24 .[154] Individuals Tonya Millis, Candidate for U.S. representative from IN-09 .[154]
Oscar Herrera, Candidate for Ohio’s 96th State House district.[154] Lincoln Chafee
Individuals Steve Kerbel , businessman, author, and candidate for President in 2016 [155] James P. Gray , Former presiding judge for the Superior Court of Orange County, California, Nominee for Vice-President in 2012 (Later ran for President) [12] Kim Ruff
State legislators Party officials Primaries and caucuses The Libertarian Party will be eligible to participate in presidential primaries in numerous states.[157]
Other primaries and caucuses Cancellations : Arizona[175] Ballot access Candidates listed in italics have suspended their campaigns.
^ Erik Gerhardt, Arlen Lawson Wright
^ Sorinne Ardeleanu, Souraya Faas, Steve Richey
^ Souraya Faas, Erik Gerhardt, Steve Richey
^ Kenneth Blevins, Souraya Faas, Erik Gerhardt, Jedi Hill, James Ogle, Steve Richey
^ Steve Richey
^ Brian Ellison, Erik Gerhardt, James Ogle, Jedediah Hill, John Monds, Kenneth Blevins, Louis Vanacore, Phil Gray, Rhett Smith, Sorinne Ardeleanu, Steve Richey
^ Sorinne Ardeleanu, John Monds, James Ogle
Results New Hampshire primary Mail-in ballots were due by January 11, at the state convention. The primary was tabulated using Bucklin voting . Percentages shown are percentage of ballots cast.[191] [192]
2020 New Hampshire Libertarian presidential primary[105] [193]
Candidate
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Percentage
Vermin Supreme 10
3
13
26
17.3%
Kim Ruff
6
9
7
22
14.7%
Jo Jorgensen
5
8
4
17
11.3%
None of the Above (NOTA)
4
6
3
13
8.7%
Dan "Taxation Is Theft" Behrman
0
6
7
13
8.7%
Jacob Hornberger (write-in)
9
0
0
9
6.0%
Sam Robb
1
2
5
8
5.3%
Mark Whitney (write-in)
4
0
2
6
4.0%
Arvin Vohra
1
0
5
6
4.0%
Ken Armstrong
0
2
3
5
3.3%
Lincoln Chafee (write-in)
1
2
1
4
2.7%
Justin Amash (write-in)
1
1
1
3
2.0%
Keenan Wallace Dunham
0
0
2
2
1.3%
Max Abramson
1
0
0
1
0.7%
Straw Poll (write-in)
1
0
0
1
0.7%
Joe Bishop-Henchman (write-in)
0
0
1
1
0.7%
Thomas Knapp (write-in)
0
0
1
1
0.7%
Adam Kokesh (write-in)
0
0
1
1
0.7%
Nicholas Sarwark (write-in)
0
0
1
1
0.7%
Exhausted Ballots/Undervotes
0
5
5
10
Total
44
44
62
150
2020 New Hampshire Libertarian vice presidential primary[105] [194]
Candidate
1st
2nd
Total
Percentage
John Phillips
15
6
21
63.64%
None of the Above
9
6
15
45.45%
Spike Cohen (write-in)
2
0
2
6.06%
Larry Sharpe (write-in)
2
0
2
6.06%
Ron Paul (write-in)
1
1
2
6.06%
Darryl W Perry (write-in)
1
0
1
3.03%
Straw Poll (write-in)
1
0
1
3.03%
Nicolas Sarwark (write-in)
1
0
1
3.03%
Mark Whitney (write-in)
1
0
1
3.03%
Exhausted Ballots/Undervotes
11
20
31
Total
44
33
77
Iowa caucuses The Libertarian Party of Iowa conducted their caucuses on February 8, offering in-person caucus locations and an online virtual caucus. Only registered Libertarians were eligible to participate.
County results —Iowa. Ken Armstrong
Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
Lincoln Chafee
Jacob Hornberger
Jo Jorgensen
Adam Kokesh
John McAfee
Sam Robb
Vermin Supreme
Tie
No votes
Minnesota caucuses
The Libertarian Party of Minnesota used ranked-choice voting to tabulate the results of their caucus. After 7 rounds, Jacob Hornberger was declared the winner.
Minnesota Libertarian presidential caucus, February 25, 2020[195] [108]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 7
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jacob Hornberger
37
38.5%
+ 10
47
59.5%
Jo Jorgensen
12
12.5%
+ 20
32
40.5%
Vermin Supreme
11
11.5%
- 11
Eliminated
Adam Kokesh
6
6.3%
- 6
Eliminated
John Monds
6
6.3%
- 6
Eliminated
Lincoln Chafee
6
6.3%
- 6
Eliminated
Mark Whitney
6
6.3%
- 6
Eliminated
N.O.T.A.
4
4.2%
- 4
Eliminated
Arvin Vohra
2
2.1%
- 2
Eliminated
Ken Armstrong
2
2.1%
- 2
Eliminated
Sam Robb
2
2.1%
- 2
Eliminated
Keenan Wallace Dunham
1
1.0%
- 1
Eliminated
Abrahamson (write-in)
1
1.0%
- 1
Eliminated
Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
0
0.0%
Eliminated
Jedi Hill
0
0.0%
Eliminated
Souraya Faas
0
0.0%
Eliminated
Steven Richey
0
0.0%
Eliminated
Round 1 Total
96
100.0%
Round 7 Total
79
100.0%
Minnesota Libertarian vice presidential caucus, February 25, 2020[196] [108]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jeff Wood
32
40.0%
+ 0
32
52.5%
Spike Cohen
29
36.3%
+ 0
29
47.5%
NOTA
19
23.8%
- 19
Eliminated
Round 1 Total
80
100.0%
Round 2 Total
61
100.0%
Results by Congressional District —Minnesota.[197] Lincoln Chafee
Jacob Hornberger
Jo Jorgensen
Vermin Supreme
California primary
California Libertarian presidential primary, March 3, 2020 [198]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Jacob Hornberger
5,529
19.4%
Jo Jorgensen
3,533
12.4%
Vermin Supreme
3,468
12.2%
Ken Armstrong
3,011
10.6%
Kim Ruff (withdrawn)
2,330
8.2%
Adam Kokesh
2,159
7.6%
Sam Robb
1,722
6.0%
Dan Behrman
1,695
5.9%
Max Abramson
1,605
5.6%
Souraya Faas
999
3.5%
Steven A Richey
982
3.4%
Erik Chase Gerhardt
748
2.6%
Keenan Wallace Dunham
720
2.5%
Total
28,501
100%
County results —California Ken Armstrong
Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
Jacob Hornberger
Erik Gerhardt
Sam Robb
Vermin Supreme
Jo Jorgensen
Massachusetts primary
County results —Massachusetts. Vermin Supreme
Jacob Hornberger
Tie
Dan Behrman
No Preference percentage by county —Massachusetts. [200] 11%
14%
17%
18%
19%
21%
22%
23%
North Carolina primary
County results —North Carolina. None of the above
Tie
Vermin Supreme
Ken Armstrong
Jedidiah Hill
Dan Behrman
Jo Jorgensen
Steve Richey
Kim Ruff
No votes
Missouri primary
County results —Missouri. Jacob Hornberger
Uncommitted
Tie
No votes
Ohio caucus
Online voting took place from March 16th to April 11th, with 192 participants. The primary was tabulated using instant runoff voting . Percentages shown are percentage of ballots cast.
Ohio Libertarian presidential caucus [114]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 9
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jacob Hornberger
61
31.8%
+ 42
103
53.6%
Jo Jorgensen
24
12.5%
+ 38
62
32.3%
Vermin Supreme
33
17.2%
- 46
Eliminated in round 8
Ken Armstrong
18
9.4%
- 26
Eliminated in round 7
Lincoln Chafee (withdrawn during the voting period)
18
9.4%
- 19
Eliminated in round 6
Adam Kokesh
11
5.7%
- 14
Eliminated in round 5
Mark Whitney
11
5.7%
- 12
Eliminated in round 4
N.O.T.A.
9
4.7%
- 9
Eliminated in round 3
Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
6
3.1%
- 6
Eliminated in round 2
Steven Richey
1
0.5%
- 1
Eliminated in round 1
Round 1 Total
192
100.0%
Round 9 Total
192 (27 exhausted)
100.0%
County results of the 2020 Libertarian presidential caucus None of the above
Jacob Hornberger
Vermin Supreme
Ken Armstrong
Mark Whitney
Jo Jorgensen
Lincoln Chafee
Adam Kokesh
No votes
Connecticut primary Voting took place from April 25-28, 2020.[116]
Connecticut Libertarian presidential caucus [116]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 19
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jacob Hornberger
47
31.7%
+ 48
85
66.9%
James P. Gray
23
13.8%
+ 19
42
33.1%
Jo Jorgensen
18
10.8%
- 34
Eliminated in round 18
Adam Kokesh
14
8.4%
- 22
Eliminated in round 17
Vermin Supreme
14
8.4%
- 16
Eliminated in round 16
Brian Ellison
6
3.6%
- 11
Eliminated in round 15
Souraya Faas
4
2.4%
- 8
Eliminated in round 14
N.O.T.A
8
4.2%
- 8
Eliminated in round 13
Dan Behrman
5
3.0%
- 5
Eliminated in round 12
Sorinne Ardeleanu
4
2.4%
- 5
Eliminated in round 11
Sam Robb
4
2.4%
- 5
Eliminated in round 10
Arvin Vohra
4
2.4%
- 4
Eliminated in round 9
John Monds
4
2.4%
- 4
Eliminated in round 8
Ken Armstrong
1
0.6%
- 3
Eliminated in round 7
Phil Gray
2
1.2%
- 2
Eliminated in round 6
Steve Richey
1
0.6%
- 1
Eliminated in round 5
Erik Gerhardt
1
0.6%
- 1
Eliminated in round 4
Jedidiah Hill
1
0.6%
- 1
Eliminated in round 3
Louis Vanacore
1
0.6%
- 1
Eliminated in round 2
Kenneth Blevins, James Ogle, Rhett Smith
0
0.0%
- 0
Eliminated in round 1
Round 1 Total
167
100.0%
Round 9 Total
167 (40 exhausted)
100.0%
Debates and forums Schedule Sites of the Libertarian Party presidential debates.
No.
Date
TimeET )
Place
Sponsor(s)
Moderators
Ref
1
March 31, 2019
Holiday Inn Seattle–Issaquah,Issaquah, Washington
Libertarian Party of Washington Randy McGlenn II
[203]
2
April 13, 2019
Courtyard by Marriott Bay City,Bay City, Michigan
Libertarian Party of Michigan Jeff Wood
[204]
3
April 27, 2019
Hotel Eleganté Conference & Event Center,Colorado Springs, Colorado
Libertarian Party of Colorado --
[205]
4
May 5, 2019
1–2 pm
Hotel Alba Tampa-Westshore,Tampa, Florida
Libertarian Party of Florida C. Michael Pickens
[206]
5
June 1, 2019
Radisson Hotel at The University of Toledo,Toledo, Ohio
Libertarian Party of Ohio Larry Sharpe [207]
6
July 13, 2019
VFW Post 529 – George Dilboy Post,Somerville, Massachusetts
Libertarian Party of Massachusetts Matt Welch [208]
7
November 2, 2019
7–9 pm
Francis Marion University ,Florence, South Carolina Libertarian Party of South Carolina [208]
8
November 9, 2019
7–9 pm
Olean High School ,Olean, New York Cattaraugus County Libertarian Party James Weeks II, Daniel Donnelly, and Luke Wenke
[209]
9
January 11, 2020
Holiday Inn,Concord, New Hampshire
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire Daniel Fishman
[210]
10
January 18, 2020
Douglasville Convention Center,Douglasville, Georgia
Libertarian Party of Georgia Jessica Szilagyi
[211]
11
February 16, 2020
10 pm–12 am
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles,Culver City, California
Libertarian Party of California Matt Welch
[212]
12
February 22, 2020
Holiday Inn & Suites,Orlando, Florida
Libertarian Party of Florida
[213]
13
February 28, 2020
6:30–9 pm
Birmingham Marriott,Birmingham, Alabama
Libertarian Party of Alabama TBD
[214]
14
March 7, 2020
Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Hotel,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania Larry Sharpe
[215]
15
March 13, 2020
9:15–11:30 pm
Embassy Suites East Peoria,East Peoria, Illinois
Libertarian Party of Illinois TBD
[216]
16
April 17, 2020
McAllen Convention Center,McAllen, Texas
Libertarian Party of Texas TBD
[217]
17
April 23, 2020
Online
Libertarian Party of Kentucky Chris Wiest
[218]
18
May 2, 2020
Online
Libertarian Party of Kentucky Chris Wiest
[219]
19
May 23, 2020
JW Marriott Downtown Austin Luxury Hotel,Austin, Texas
Libertarian Party National Convention TBD
[220]
Debates
Libertarian Party-sponsored debates among candidates for the 2020 Libertarian Party U.S. presidential nomination
Date
Place
Host
Participants
P Participant. I Invitee. A Absent. N Confirmed non-invitee. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered)others
March 31, 2019[203]
Issaquah, Washington
Libertarian Party of Washington
O
O
O
A
O
O
O
O
O
P
A
O
O
A
A
P
O
none
April 13, 2019[221]
Bay City, Michigan
Libertarian Party of Michigan
O
O
O
A
O
O
O
O
O
A
A
O
A
A
P
P
O
Marks
April 27, 2019[222]
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Libertarian Party of Colorado
O
O
O
A
O
O
O
O
O
P
A
O
A
A
P
P
O
none
May 5, 2019[223]
Tampa, Florida
Libertarian Party of Florida
O
O
O
P
O
O
O
O
O
P
A
O
A
A
A
P
O
Faas
June 1, 2019[207]
Toledo, Ohio
Libertarian Party of Ohio
O
A
O
A
O
A
O
O
O
P
A
O
A
P
P
P
O
Marks
July 13, 2019[208]
Somerville, Massachusetts
Libertarian Party of Massachusetts
P
A
O
P
O
A
O
O
O
P
A
O
A
P
A
P
O
none
November 2, 2019[208] [224]
Florence, South Carolina
Libertarian Party of South Carolina
N
O
P
P
O
N
O
N
P
P
N
O
N
P
P
N
O
none
November 9, 2019[209]
Olean, New York
Cattaraugus County Libertarian Party
P
O
P
P
O
A
O
A
A
A
A
O
P
A
P
P
O
Christmann Hill
January 11, 2020[210]
Concord, New Hampshire
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
P
O
A
P
A [g] P
O
A
P
A
A
O
P
A
P
P
P
Ashby
January 18, 2020[225]
Douglasville, Georgia
Libertarian Party of Georgia
A
O
A
P
P
P
O
A
P
P
A
O
P
O
P
A
P
Blevins
February 16, 2020[212]
Culver City, California
Libertarian Party of California
N
O
N
N
P
N
O
P
P
P
N
N
N
O
P
N
P
none
February 22, 2020[226]
Orlando, Florida
Libertarian Party of Florida
A
O
A
P
P
A
O
P
P
P
A
P
A
O
P
P
P
none
February 28, 2020[214]
Birmingham, Alabama
Libertarian Party of Alabama
A
O
A
P
P
A
O
P
P
P
A
P
A
O
A
P
P
none
March 7, 2020[227]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
O
O
P
A
A
A
O
P
P
P
A
A
A
O
P
A
A
none
March 13, 2020[216]
East Peoria, Illinois
Libertarian Party of Illinois
O
O
P
P
A
A
O
P
P
P
A
P
P
O
P
A
A
Blevins
April 17, 2020[217]
McAllen, Texas
Libertarian Party of Texas
O
O
N
I
O
N
N
I
I
I
N
I
N
O
I
N
I
none
April 22, 2020[218]
Online
Libertarian Party of Kentucky
O
O
A
A
O
A
P
P
P
P
A
A
A
O
A
A
P
none
May 2, 2020[219]
Online
Libertarian Party of Kentucky
O
O
O
A
O
N
P
P
P
N
N
P
N
O
P
N
O
none
May 9, 2020[219]
Online
Libertarian Party of Kentucky
O
P
O
A
O
N
P
P
P
N
N
N
N
O
P
N
O
none
May 23, 2020[220]
Austin, Texas
Libertarian Party National Convention
O
TBD
O
TBD
O
TBD
O
TBD
O
TBD
Forums Primary election polling This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (September 2019 )
National polling
Poll source
Sample size
Date(s)
Abramson Armstrong Behrman Blevins Chafee Faas Hornberger Jorgensen Kokesh McAfee Monds Robb Ruff Seder Supreme Vohra Whitney Others
The Torch of Liberty[231]
511
Mar 1–21, 2020
–
<1%
9%
1%
5%
<1%
39%
<1%
5%
2%
4%
12%
–
–
15%
–
3%
3%[h]
The Torch of Liberty[232]
567
Jan 31–Feb 24, 2020
1%
5%
17%
2%
4%
1%
31%
1%
5%
1%
–
13%
–
–
8%
–
10%
1%[i]
The Torch of Liberty[233]
634
Jan 1–25, 2020
3%
1%
14%
–
2%
1%
26%
3%
6%
1%
–
7%
9%
–
17%
–
–
10%[j]
The Torch of Liberty[234]
319
Dec 1–26, 2019
4%
1%
18%
–
–
8%
22%
2%
8%
1%
–
7%
20%
–
3%
1%
–
7%[k]
The Torch of Liberty[235]
475
Nov 1–25, 2019
6%
1%
23%
–
–
2%
5%
2%
11%
1%
–
7%
21%
–
9%
–
–
12%[l]
The Torch of Liberty[236]
251
Oct 2019
2%
3%
34%
–
–
1%
–
1%
8%
9%
–
8%
11%
–
6%
0.5%
–
17% [m]
Third Party Watch[237]
730 RV
Mar 10–14, 2019
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.97%
20.82%
–
–
–
42.74%
2.05%
0.41%
–
N/A
Online straw polls The following are early unofficial online polls that have included various speculative and potential candidates, including some that are not members of the Libertarian Party.
Poll source
Date(s)
Amash Campbell Ince Istvan Johnson Kerbel Kokesh McAfee Miron Paul Perry Petersen Ruwart Sanford Supreme Sarwark Schiff Sharpe Ventura Weld Others
The Libertarian Vindicator[238]
Jan 2–4, 2018
—
2%
3%
6%
—
0%
9%
—
1%
—
—
—
4%
—
-
8%
-
55%
-
6%
None of the Above 6%
TheJackNews[239]
Aug 13–19, 2017
29.1%
2.9%
—
—
—
0.9%
3.9%
—
1.1%
—
—
—
2.8%
—
8.2%
-
-
28.5%
—
-
N/A
TheJackNews[240]
July 9–15, 2017
—
6%
—
—
—
6%
10.2%
—
10.2%
—
—
—
—
-
—
-
-
16%
-
43%
Undecided 8%
A Libertarian Future[241]
Mar 2017
8%
—
—
—
4%
—
2%
3%
—
26%
1%
18%
-
1%
—
-
-
25%
3%
8%
None of the Above 1%
A Libertarian Future[242]
Nov 2016
5%
—
—
—
10%
—
1%
3%
—
33%
1%
27%
—
—
—
6%
4%
9%
-
-
None of the Above 1%
Campaign finance This is an overview of the money used by each campaign as it is reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and released on October 15, 2019. Totals raised include loans from the candidate and transfers from other campaign committees. Some of the Libertarian candidates have not filed with the FEC, and financial data for those candidates are therefore not available.
Withdrawn candidate
Candidate
Total raised
Individual contributions
Debt
Spent
COH
Total
Unitemized
Pct
Behrman[243]
$42,064
$7,767
$1,500
17.23%
$18,660
$42,064
$0
Dunham[244]
filed statement of candidacy
Gerhardt[245]
filed statement of candidacy
Hornberger[246]
$65,420
$42,079
$23,140
54.99%
$44,770
$3,797
$20,650
Jorgensen [247] $32,148
$22,365
$7,615
34.05%
$9,874
$30,257
$1,891
Kokesh [248] $218,770
$112,070
$14,929
13.32%
$13,742
$218,694
$76
McAfee
did not file
Robb [16] [249] filed statement of candidacy
Supreme [250] [n] $32,049
$28,794
$18,535
64.37%
$700
$29,407
$2,642
Vohra [251] filed statement of candidacy
Abramson [252] filed statement of candidacy
Armstrong [253] [o] $20,360
$16,608
$4,909
29.56%
$1,867
$17,054
$734
Chafee [254] $62,546
$2,496
$1,996
79.97%
$0
$50,119
$12,427
Marks[255]
filed statement of candidacy
Ruff[256] [p]
$18,958
$9,812
$2,363
37.5%
$6,117
$9,264
$9,695
Whitney [257] $67,001
$5,600
$575
9.31%
$60,726
$2,998
$64,028
See also Notes
^ This does not include North Carolina. Hornberger, the candidate who had received the most votes, was not recognized as the winner due to No preference receiving more votes than any one candidate.
^ a b c No preference received the most votes in Massachusetts. Supreme, the candidate who had received the most votes, was recognized as the winner by the Secretary of State.
^ a b Candidate did not appear on any ballots.
^ a b c d e This individual is not a Libertarian Party member, but has been the subject of speculation and/or expressed interest in running under this party.
^ a b c d e Primary/caucus is held internally by the state party and not a state sanctioned election.
^ No preference received the most votes in North Carolina, and unlike the similar situation in Massachusetts was declared the winner
^ Chafee addressed the convention before the debate.
^ NOTA with 3%
^ NOTA with 1%
^ NOTA with 10%
^ NOTA with 6%; Benjamin Leder with 1%
^ NOTA with 12%
^ NOTA/write-in with 14.5%; Jedi Hill with 1%; Keenan Dunham with 0.5%; Ben Leder with 0.5%
^ Supreme's most recent financial report was for the period ending September 30, 2019.
^ Armstrong's most recent financial report was for the period ending December 31, 2019.
^ Ruff's most recent financial report was for the period ending September 30, 2019.
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