2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
The 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses were a series of current electoral contests to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party (LP) presidential nominee in the 2024 United States presidential election. These differed 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.
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The party's nominee was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention on May 26 Washington, D.C.[1][2] Chase Oliver was chosen as the party's nominee in the seventh round of voting.[3]
Results
editCandidates and ballot options listed on multiple ballots and receiving at least 1% of the national popular vote are listed individually on the table. All remaining votes are detailed under the other column.
Legend: | 1st place (popular vote) |
2nd place (popular vote) |
3rd place (popular vote) |
Candidate has withdrawn |
Candidate unable to appear on ballot |
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Date | Contest | Candidates and results | ||||||||
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Charles Ballay |
Jacob Hornberger |
Lars Mapstead |
Chase Oliver |
Michael Rectenwald |
Joshua Smith |
Mike ter Maat |
Other |
None of the Above | ||
January 13 | Arizona[4][d] | Not on ballot | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | Not on ballot | 2 votes[e] |
January 15 | Iowa[5] | 0% 0 votes |
1.1% 1 vote |
1.1% 1 vote |
42.7% 38 votes |
16.9% 15 votes |
13.5% 12 votes |
13.5% 12 votes |
10.1% 9 votes[f] |
1.1% 1 vote |
February 3 | Alabama[6][d] | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | Not on ballot | 2nd | 6th[g] | Not on ballot |
February 24 | Mississippi[7] | 0% 0 votes |
11.8% 2 votes |
29.4% 5 votes |
11.8% 2 votes |
41.2% 7 votes |
0% 0 votes |
0% 0 votes |
0% 0 votes |
5.9% 1 vote |
February 27 | Minnesota[8] | 2.3% 1 vote |
14.0% 6 votes |
0% 0 votes |
23.3% 10 votes |
20.9% 9 votes |
30.2% 13 votes |
4.7% 2 votes |
2.3% 1 vote[h] |
2.3% 1 vote |
March 2 | Indiana[9] | Not on ballot | 4.0% 4 votes |
13.9% 14 votes |
62.4% 63 votes |
5.9% 6 votes |
4.0% 4 votes |
6.9% 7 votes |
Not on ballot | 3.0% 3 votes |
Pennsylvania[10] | 2.2% 3 votes |
4.4% 6 votes |
0.1% 1 vote[i] |
19.0% 26 votes |
22.6% 31 votes |
16.1% 22 votes |
28.5% 39 votes |
6.6% 9 votes[j] |
Not on ballot | |
March 5 | North Carolina[11] | 3.6% 183 votes |
7.0% 357 votes |
3.5% 176 votes |
13.3% 676 votes |
3.8% 195 votes |
7.0% 354 votes |
2.7% 137 votes |
18.7% 946 votes[k] |
40.5% 2,058 votes[l] |
California[12] | 98.6% 21,906 votes |
Not on ballot | 1.4%[m] 313 votes |
Not on ballot | ||||||
Oklahoma[14] | Not on ballot | 38.9% 362 votes |
Not on ballot | 61.1% 569 votes |
Not on ballot | |||||
Massachusetts[15] | Not on ballot | 11.0% 1,089 votes |
4.0% 399 votes |
14.6% 1,453 votes |
5.5% 546 votes |
Not on ballot | 3.2% 314 votes |
21.7% 2,161 votes[n] |
40.0% 3,982 votes | |
April 2 | Connecticut[16] | First Ballot: 6.6% 7 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes |
First Ballot: 11.3% 12 votes Final Ballot: 34.4% 23 votes |
First Ballot: 6.6% 7 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes |
First Ballot: 34.9% 37 votes Final Ballot: 65.6% 49 votes |
First Ballot: 14.6% 14 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes |
First Ballot: 9.4% 10 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes |
First Ballot: 8.5% 9 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes |
First Ballot: 3.8% 4 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes[o] |
First Ballot: 5.7% 6 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes |
May 5 | Maine[17] | Not on ballot | 0.0% 0 votes |
73.3% 11 votes |
13.3% 2 votes |
Not on ballot | 6.7% 1 vote |
0.0% 0 votes |
6.7% 1 vote[p] |
Not on ballot |
May 14 | Nebraska[18] | 21.2% 237 votes |
18.2% 204 votes |
16.1% 180 votes |
27.6% 309 votes |
10.7% 120 votes |
Not on ballot | 6.2% 69 votes |
Not on ballot | |
June 4 | New Mexico[19] | Not on ballot | 56.5% 432 votes |
Not on ballot | 43.5% 332 votes | |||||
Totals as of June 5[a] (See Above) |
55.1% 22,337 votes |
5.0% 2,043 votes |
3.0% 1,226 votes |
8.6% 3,498 votes |
2.3% 943 votes |
1.0% 416 votes |
1.5% 589 votes |
7.7% 3,131 votes[q] |
15.7% 6,384 votes |
Candidates
editMajor candidates
editPrior to the LP 2024 National Convention, 38 candidates filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 2024.[20]
Nominee
editName | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date |
Contests won |
Popular vote |
Running mate[r] |
Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chase Oliver |
August 16, 1985 (age 39) Nashville, Tennessee |
Nominee for U.S. Senator from Georgia in 2022 Candidate for GA-05 in 2020 Chair of the Atlanta Libertarian Party (2016–2017) |
Campaign Website April 5, 2023 FEC filing[21] |
6 (IA, IN, AZ, OK, CT, NE) |
3,498 (8.6%) | Mike ter Maat[22][s] | [24] |
Eliminated at convention
editThis section includes candidates who filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission with intent to run under the Libertarian Party and who met one or more of the following criteria: a) meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines; b) participated in at least three Libertarian Party-sponsored debates; or c) received non-trivial media coverage as a candidate in this election cycle.
Candidate | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced Announcement date |
Campaign suspended Suspension date |
Contests won |
Popular vote |
Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No preference/ None of the above/ Uncommitted |
N/A | May 26, 2024 (eliminated in seventh balloting) | 2 (NC, MA) |
6,384 (15.7%) | [11] | ||||
Michael Rectenwald |
January 29, 1959 (age 65) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Author and Scholar Former New York University professor (2008–2019) |
August 28, 2023 FEC filing[25] |
May 26, 2024 (eliminated in sixth balloting) | 2 (MS, AL) |
943 (2.3%) | [26] | ||
June 20, 1961 (age 63) Portland, Oregon |
Economist Former Hallandale Beach, Florida police officer Nominee for FL-20 in 2022 |
April 18, 2022 FEC filing[27] |
May 26, 2024 (eliminated during fifth balloting; endorsed Oliver during balloting) (ran for vice-president) |
1 (PA) |
589 (1.5%) | ||||
August 14, 1969 (age 55) Monterey, California |
Co-founder of Friend Finder Networks Founder of Fupa Games and Legendary Speed[28] |
March 23, 2021 |
May 26, 2024 (eliminated during fourth balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) | 2 (ME, NM) |
1,226 (3.0%) | [31] | |||
March 13, 1983 (age 41) Antioch, California |
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (2022–2023) |
July 24, 2023 |
May 26, 2024 (eliminated during third balloting) | 1 (MN) |
416 (1.0%) | [26] | |||
Jacob Hornberger |
January 28, 1950 (age 74) Laredo, Texas |
Founder and President of the Future of Freedom Foundation Independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia in 2002 Candidate for President in 2000 and 2020 |
Virginia |
February 20, 2023 FEC filing[33] |
May 26, 2024 (eliminated during second balloting) | 0 | 2,043 (5.0%) | [26] | |
Charles Ballay |
January 1, 1970 (age 54) New Orleans, Louisiana |
Otolaryngologist | Louisiana |
August 24, 2023 FEC filing[34] |
May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) | 1 (CA) |
22,337 (55.1%) | [35] | |
Art Olivier |
August 24, 1957 (age 67) Lynwood, California |
Nominee for U.S. Vice President in 2000 Nominee for Governor of California in 2006 Mayor of Bellflower, California (1998–1999) |
December 11, 2023 |
May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting) | 0 | 5 (nil%) | [37] |
Withdrew before the primaries
editName | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced |
Campaign suspended |
Campaign | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Exotic |
March 5, 1963 (age 60) Garden City, Kansas |
Businessman and media personality Owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (1998–2018) Independent candidate for president in 2016 Candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 |
Texas | March 10, 2023 | April 11, 2023 (ran for the Democratic nomination)[38] |
FEC filing[39] |
[40] |
Other candidates
editThe following candidates achieved at least one of the following in the 2024 election cycle: appeared on a primary ballot, received votes in a LP-sanctioned contest that did not require ballot access, were invited to a party-sanctioned debate or forum, or were included on the Libertarian National Committee's list of candidates.
LNC delegates are not bound to votes in primary elections, so while voters are able choose a candidate, it has no direct effect on the nominee selection at the party's nominating Convention.[41]
- On the ballot/received votes in multiple states
- Joseph Collins Jr., broadcaster from California (AL, MS, PA, CT)[42][43]
- Joshua "Toad" Anderson (NC, PA)[35](Nominated on floor of the national convention as "Toad")[44]
- On the ballot/received votes in one state
- David "TrimeTaveler" Dunlap (NC) from Florida[35][45]
- Beau Lindsey (NC), "anonymous candidate" from Tennessee[35][46][47]
- Robert Sansone (IA), Air Force veteran and government contractor from Colorado[48]
- Mario Perales (IA), alien hunter from Iowa[49][50][51]
- David Reed DeSilva III of Arizona (MN)[52]
- On the ballot/received votes in no states
- Joshua Rodriguez, computer scientist from Colorado[53][54]
- Jody Jones, activist and economist from Florida[55][56]
Declined to be candidates
editThe following notable individuals had been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy but either publicly denied interest in running, or ultimately did not run.
- Justin Amash, former United States Representative from MI-03 (2011–2021), member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 72nd district (2009–2011) (running for U.S. Senate as a Republican)[26][57]
- Spike Cohen, political activist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and Libertarian vice presidential nominee in 2020[26]
- Chris Fronzak, lead musician for Attila[58]
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental lawyer and founder of Children's Health Defense (previously ran for the Democratic nomination; currently running as an independent)[59][60]
- Vivek Ramaswamy, executive chairman of Strive Asset Management (2022–2023) and CEO of Roivant Sciences (2014–2021) (ran as a Republican; endorsed Trump)[61][62]
- Dave Smith, stand-up comedian, libertarian political commentator, and podcaster[63][64] (endorsed Rectenwald)[65]
- Vermin Supreme, performance artist, activist, political satirist, perennial candidate, and candidate for the 2020 Libertarian presidential nomination (ran for the Democratic and Legal Marijuana Now nominations, now running as the US Pirate Party nominee) [66][67][68]
Endorsements
edit- Organizations
- Notable individuals
- State officials
- Andrew Napolitano, former Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court (1987–1995)[65]
- Notable individuals
- Gene Epstein, economist[65]
- Dave Smith, stand-up comedian, podcaster, and libertarian political commentator[65]
- Maj Toure, libertarian political activist and rapper[65] (Independent)
- Organizations
- Notable individuals
- Shane Hazel, 2020 nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, 2022 nominee for Governor in Georgia[73]
Timeline of the race
edit2021
edit- March 23: Co-founder of Friend Finder Networks Lars Mapstead files to run[29]
2022
edit- April 18: Mike ter Maat files to run[27]
- December 2: Nominee for Georgia's 2022 U.S. Senator race, Chase Oliver forms an exploratory committee for the party's nomination.[74]
2023
edit- February 8: Vermin Supreme, a perennial candidate and satirist who had previously vied for party's nomination, announces his departure from the party, citing disagreements with party leadership.[75]
- February 20: Jacob Hornberger, the runner-up for the party's 2020 nomination announces on X that he is seeking the nomination once again.[76]
- March 10: Being arrested in 2020 for his role in a murder-for-hire plot, Joe Exotic, from his prison cell, launches his campaign for the nomination via X[77][40]
- April 5: Following a months long exploratory committee, Chase Oliver announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination on X.[78][79]
- April 11: Following condemnation from party chair Angela McArdle and his own frustrations about party infighting and views on weapon ownership, Exotic suspends his campaign to instead run for the Democratic nomination.[40][38]
- July 24: Former Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee Joshua Smith formally begins his campaign for the nomination.[26][32]
- August 19: After campaigning extensively in Iowa throughout the summer, Oliver makes history as the first third-party presidential candidate to speak at the Iowa State Fair.[80]
- August 24: Otolaryngologist Charles Ballay files to run for the nomination.[34]
- August 28: Author and former New York University professor Michael Rectenwald files to seek the Libertarian presidential nomination, announcing his candidacy days later.[25]
- December 11: 2000 vice presidential nominee Art Olivier files to run for the presidential nomination.[36]
2024
edit- January 13 Chase Oliver wins the Arizona Libertarian Party straw poll[4]
- January 15: The Libertarian Party of Iowa held its first ever caucus as a recognized party in the state.[81]
- January 16: The next day, Chase Oliver is announced as its winner via a plurality with 42.7% of the vote[82]
- February 3 Michael Rectenwald wins the Libertarian Party of Alabama straw poll[6]
- February 24 Rectenwald wins the Libertarian Party of Mississippi[7]
- February 27 Joshua Smith wins the Libertarian Party of Minnesota's internally-held presidential preference caucus.[8]
- March 2;
- Oliver wins the Libertarian Party of Indiana internally-held presidential preference caucus.
- Oliver wins the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania internally-held presidential preference caucus.
- March 5;
- "No preference" wins the North Carolina Libertarian primary[11]
- As the only candidate on the ballot, Charles Ballay wins the California Libertarian presidential primary.[12]
- Oliver wins the Oklahoma Libertarian presidential primary.[14]
- "No preference" wins Massachusetts Libertarian presidential primary.[15]
Overview
edit![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/rpz8mt2ix4g6tgagco23lrx8rmy189w.png)
Active campaign | Withdrawn candidate | ||
Midterm elections | Primary | ||
Super Tuesday | Libertarian National Convention |
Debates and forums
editSchedule
editStanhope
North Charleston
Cromwell
Tucson
Des Moines
Jacksonville
Conyers
Delta
Midwest City
Des Moines
Clemmons
St. Louis
Costa Mesa
L13
Harrisburg
New Brunswick
Elmhurst
Flint
Watkins Glen
Colorado Springs
Metairie
Corpus Christi
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Overland Park
Duluth
Washington
Debates
editThe following table lists debates which are sponsored by an affiliate of the Libertarian Party.
Candidate | Debates |
---|---|
ter Maat | 24 |
Oliver | 22 |
Mapstead | 20 |
Hornberger | 19 |
Rectenwald | 16 |
Smith | 12 |
Ballay | 11 |
Olivier | 5 |
Collins Jr. | 2 |
Anderson | 1 |
Forums
editDate | Place | Host | Participants | |||||||||
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P Participant. A Absent. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | Ballay | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Olivier | Rectenwald | Smith | Maat | Others | |||
February 15, 2023[118] | Online | Larry Sharpe | O | O | P | P[av] | O | O | O | P | P[aw] | |
March 26, 2023[119] | Unknown, Washington | Libertarian Party of Washington | O | A | A | P[ax] | O | O | O | P | A | |
April 26, 2023[53] | Online | Larry Sharpe | O | A[ay] | P | P | O | O | O | P | P[az] | |
June 24, 2023[121] | Lancaster, New Hampshire | PorcFest | O | A | P | A | O | O | O | P | A | |
October 21, 2023[122] | Jacksonville, Florida | Libertarian Party of Duval County | A | A | P | P | O | P | P | P | A | |
December 10, 2023[123] | Unknown, New Jersey | Libertarian Party of New Jersey | A | P | A | A | O | P | A | P | A |
Primary election polling
editState polling
editPoll source | Sample size | Date(s) | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Rectenwald | ter Maat | Others |
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Iowa State Fair Presidential Straw Poll[124] | 143 | August 21, 2023 | 4% | 2% | 19% | 2% | 74%[125] | |
Suffolk University Massachusetts Poll[126] | 10 | February 2, 2024 – February 5, 2024 | 10% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 70%[127] |
Campaign finance
editThis article needs to be updated.(April 2024) |
According to campaign finance laws, an individual must begin filing reports once they raise or spend more than $5,000. This fundraising table includes money raised and spent as of June 30, 2023. As Smith had not officially announced his campaign as of that date, he has not reported any fundraising. Fundraising reports for the third quarter must be filed by October 15, 2023.[128]
Candidate | Total raised | Total raised since last quarter |
Individual contributions | Debt | Spent | Spent since last quarter |
COH | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Unitemized | Pct | |||||||
Hornberger[129] | $30,386 | $12,870 | $30,361 | $1,611 | 5.3% | $0 | $13,338 | $3,807 | $17,048 |
Mapstead[130] | $158,414 | $151,193 | $2,300 | $1,800 | 78.3% | $150,000 | $94,497 | $56,871 | $101,543 |
Oliver[131] | $24,164 | $5,432 | 22.5% | $0 | $24,058 | $106 | |||
Smith, Joshua | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ter Maat[132] | $126,805 | $6,961 | $1,937 | 27.8% | $0 | $96,820 | $29,985 | ||
Exotic[133][ba] | $10,294 | 100.0% | $0 | $8,530 | $1,764 |
Schedule
editDate | Primaries/caucuses | Ref |
---|---|---|
January 13 | Arizona convention | [4] |
January 15 | Iowa caucus | [134] |
February 3 | Alabama convention | [91] |
February 24 | Mississippi convention | [7] |
February 27 | Minnesota caucus | [135] |
March 2 | Indiana convention | [9] |
Pennsylvania convention | [136] | |
March 5 | California primary | [137] |
Oklahoma primary | [138] | |
Massachusetts primary | [139] | |
North Carolina primary | [140] | |
April 2 | Connecticut straw poll | [16] |
May 5 | Maine convention | [17] |
May 14 | Nebraska primary | [141] |
May 24–26 | Convention | |
June 4 | New Mexico primary | [142] |
Ballot access
editThe following is a table for which candidates have received ballot access in which states. indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest, indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate, and indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest. indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot. If a state does not appear in the table, the filing deadline in the state has not passed.
State | Date | Ballay | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Olivier | Rectenwald | Smith | ter Maat | Other | NOTA | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AZ | Jan 13 | [143] | ||||||||||
IA | Jan 15 | Ballot access not required | ||||||||||
AL | Feb 3 | [bb] | [91] | |||||||||
MS | Feb 24 | [bc] | [7] | |||||||||
MN | Feb 27 | All FEC filed candidates qualified | [135] | |||||||||
IN | Mar 2 | |||||||||||
PA | [bd] | [136] | ||||||||||
MA | Mar 5 | [144] | ||||||||||
NC | [be] | [145] | ||||||||||
CA | [146][147] | |||||||||||
OK | [148] | |||||||||||
CT | April 2 | [bf] | [16] | |||||||||
ME | May 5 | [bg] | [149] | |||||||||
NE | May 14 | [150] | ||||||||||
NM | Jun 4 | [151] |
See also
edit- Third party and independent candidates for the 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2024 Green Party presidential primaries
- 2024 Constitution Party presidential primaries
- 2024 United States presidential election
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Popular vote totals are incomplete as some contests do not report raw vote totals.
- ^ Includes 'No Preference' in North Carolina
- ^ The primaries were non-binding. Despite not receiving a plurality of the popular vote, Oliver was able to secure a majority of delegate votes at the convention, and thus the nomination.
- ^ Not included in popular vote total
- ^ 4 votes for Vivek Ramaswamy (Not a candidate), 2 votes for Robert Sansone, 2 votes for Mario Perales, 1 vote for Art Olivier
- ^ Joseph Collins Jr.
- ^ 1 vote for David Reed DeSilva III
- ^ As a write-in candidate
- ^ 4 votes for Art Olivier, 1 vote for Joseph Collins Jr., 2 write-in votes for Toad Anderson, 1 write-in vote for Dave Smith (not a candidate), and 1 write-in vote for Rowan Atkinson (not a candidate)
- ^ 464 votes (9.1%) for David (TrimeTaveler) Dunlap, 320 votes (6.3%) for Beau Lindsey, 162 votes (3.2%) for John "Toad" Anderson
- ^ Listed as No Preference
- ^ As a write-in candidate[13]
- ^ Scattered write-ins
- ^ For Joseph Collins Jr.
- ^ for Dave Smith (not a candidate)
- ^
5.3%; 2,161 votes for Scattered write-ins
1.1%; 464 votes for David "Trime Taveler" Dunlap
0.8%; 320 votes for Beau Lindsey
0.4%; 164 votes for John "Toad" Anderson
nil%; 5 votes for Art Olivier
nil%; 5 votes for Joseph Collins Jr.
nil%; 4 votes for Vivek Ramaswamy (ran as a Republican)
nil%; 2 votes for Robert Sansone
nil%; 2 votes for Mario Perales
nil%; 2 votes for Dave Smith (not a candidate)
nil%; 1 vote for David Reed DeSilva III
nil%; 1 vote for Rowan Atkinson (not a candidate) - ^ While the Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominations occur separately, Presidential candidates often make known their preferred Vice Presidential nominees should they receive the nomination
- ^ Originally was announced as Kristin Alexander[23]
- ^ Participated in a virtual interview prior to the debate
- ^ Participated in a virtual interview prior to the debate
- ^ To qualify candidates needed to have raised $10,000 and to have campaigned in ten states[85]
- ^ Participated virtually
- ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Joshua "Toad" Anderson
- ^ Joseph Collins Jr.
- ^ Only candidates on the ballot in Oklahoma were invited.[93]
- ^ David 'TrimeTaveler' Dunlap was announced as a participate but did not attend
- ^ Night One: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (running as independent)
Night Two: Cornel West (running as independent)
Jill Stein (running for Green Party nomination) was announced as a night one participant but did not attend - ^ Joseph Collins Jr. was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Joshua Rodriguez was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Joseph Collins Jr.
Jill Stein (running for Green Party nomination) was announced as a participant but did not attend - ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Joseph Collins Jr. and Brett Dillon (running as an Independent) were announced as participants but did not attend
- ^ The four campaigns whose supporters raised the most money in the state's 'Vote with your dollars' campaign qualified for the debate
- ^ Participated virtually
- ^ Participated virtually
- ^ Participated virtually
- ^ Joseph Collins Jr. was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
- ^ The five campaigns whose supporters raised the most money in the party's straw poll fundraiser qualified for the debate. The convention then voted on May 24 to add ter Maat, who finished in sixth.
- ^ The five campaigns whose supporters raised the most money in the party's straw poll fundraiser qualified for the debate. The convention then voted on May 24 to add ter Maat, who finished in sixth.
- ^ Oliver was not officially in the race
- ^ Joshua Rodriguez
- ^ Oliver was not officially in the race
- ^ Invited but did not attend[120]
- ^ Joshua Rodriguez
- ^ Note that this table also includes fundraising data from Exotic's campaign as a Democratic presidential candidate.
- ^ Joseph Collins Jr.
- ^ Joseph Collins Jr.
- ^ Joseph Collins Jr
All write-ins counted - ^ Toad Anderson, David "TrimeTaveler" Dunlap, Beau Lindsey
- ^ Joseph Collins Jr.
- ^ All write-ins counted
References
edit- ^ "Become Ungovernable". 2024 Libertarian National Convention.
- ^ Winger, Richard (July 22, 2022) "Libertarian Party Presidential Convention in 2024 Will be in Washington, D.C." Archived February 24, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Ballot Access News.
- ^ Gibson, Brittany (May 26, 2024). "Libertarians pick Chase Oliver as presidential nominee". Politico. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c "x.com". X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ Bunge, Mike (January 16, 2024). "Libertarian Party of Iowa announces the winner of its statewide Presidential caucus". KIMT. Allen Media Broadcasting. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "LP Alabama". Facebook. Retrieved February 3, 2024.[unreliable source?]
- ^ a b c d @LPMississippi (February 25, 2024). "The attendees of our annual convention in Flowood, MS, participated in the party's first presidential straw poll" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "x.com". X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ a b "Online Voting and Elections Website | OpaVote". opavote.com.
- ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter).
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