This article contains the results of the 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses, non-binding electoral contests by various state affiliates of the Libertarian Party held to gauge support for Libertarian presidential candidates prior to the 2020 Libertarian National Convention.
Results summary table edit
Date | Contest | 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries[a] | Source | |||||||||||
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Jo Jorgensen |
Jacob Hornberger | Vermin Supreme | Adam Kokesh | Dan Behrman | Sam Robb |
Ken Armstrong | Kim Ruff | Max Abramson | None of the above |
Others | Total | |||
January 11 | New Hampshire |
17 (12.1%) |
9 (6.4%) |
26 (18.6%) |
1 (0.7%) |
13 (9.3%) |
8 (5.7%) |
5 (3.6%) |
22 (15.7%) |
1 (0.7%) |
13 (9.3%) |
25[b] (17.7%) |
140 | [1] |
February 8 | Iowa | 18 (6.4%) |
133 (47.3%) |
9 (3.2%) |
17 (6.1%) |
14 (5.0%) |
7 (2.5%) |
2 (0.7%) |
6 (2.1%) |
8 (2.9%) |
67[c] (23.8%) |
281 | [2] | |
February 25 | Minnesota | 32 (40.5%) |
47 (59.5%) |
eliminated | eliminated | eliminated in round 1/7 |
eliminated | eliminated | eliminated | eliminated | 79 | [3] | ||
March 3 (Super Tuesday) |
California | 3,534 (12.4%) |
5,530 (19.4%) |
3,469 (12.2%) |
2,161 (7.6%) |
1,695 (5.9%) |
1,722 (6.0%) |
3,011 (10.6%) |
2,330 (8.2%) |
1,605 (5.6%) |
3,478 (12.2%) |
28,535 | [4] | |
Massachusetts | 141 (3.4%) |
369 (8.9%) |
399 (9.6%) |
125 (3.0%) |
294 (7.%) |
127 (3.1%) |
145 (3.5%) |
224 (5.4%) |
98 (2.4%) |
804 (19.3%) |
1,433 (34.5%) |
4,159 | [5] | |
North Carolina |
267 (4.4%) |
584 (9.6%) |
387 (6.3%) |
163 (2.7%) |
144 (2.4%) |
346 (5.7%) |
469 (7.7%) |
160 (2.7%) |
2,022 (33.1%) |
1,568 (25.7%) |
6,110 | [6] | ||
March 10 | Missouri | 1,695 (74.8%) |
571 (25.2%) |
2,266 | [7] | |||||||||
March 16-April 11 | Ohio | 55 (31.6%) |
97 (55.7%) |
eliminated in round 8/9 |
eliminated in round 5/9 |
eliminated in round 2/9 |
eliminated in round 7/9 |
22 (12.6%) |
174 | [8] | ||||
April 25-28 | Connecticut | eliminated in round 18/19 |
85 (50.9%) |
eliminated in round 16/19 |
eliminated in round 17/19 |
eliminated in round 12/19 |
eliminated in round 10/19 |
eliminated in round 7/19 |
eliminated in round 13/19 |
82 (49.1%) |
167 | [9] | ||
April 28 | New York |
default winner |
[10] | |||||||||||
May 12 | Nebraska | 539 (28.1%) |
483 (25.2%) |
274 (14.3%) |
180 (9.4%) |
170 (8.9%) |
270 (14.1%) |
1,916 | [11] | |||||
June 2 | New Mexico[d] | 520 (33.1%) |
154 (9.8%) |
124 (7.9%) |
58 (3.7%) |
90 (5.7%) |
330 (21.0%) |
281 (18.1%) |
1,557 | [14] | ||||
Popular vote (Percentage) |
5,123 (11.2%) |
9,186 (20.3%) |
4,290 (9.4%) |
2,865 (6.3%) |
2,398 (5.3%) |
1,954 (4.3%) |
3,509 (7.7%) |
3,045 (6.7%) |
2,040 (4.5%) |
3,770 (8.3%) |
45,389 |
Results by state edit
New Hampshire primary edit
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.[15][16]
Candidate | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | Percentage |
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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 | nil |
Straw Poll (write-in) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | nil |
Joe Bishop-Henchman (write-in) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | nil |
Thomas Knapp (write-in) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | nil |
Adam Kokesh (write-in) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | nil |
Nicholas Sarwark (write-in) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | nil |
Exhausted Ballots/Undervotes | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
Total | 44 | 44 | 62 | 150 |
Candidate | 1st | 2nd | Total | Percentage |
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John Phillips | 15 | 6 | 21 | 63.6% |
None of the Above | 9 | 6 | 15 | 45.5% |
Spike Cohen (write-in) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.1% |
Larry Sharpe (write-in) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.1% |
Ron Paul (write-in) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.1% |
Darryl W Perry (write-in) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0% |
Straw Poll (write-in) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0% |
Nicolas Sarwark (write-in) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0% |
Mark Whitney (write-in) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0% |
Exhausted Ballots/Undervotes | 11 | 20 | 31 | |
Total | 44 | 33 | 77 |
Iowa caucuses edit
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.
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Minnesota caucuses edit
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.
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California primary edit
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Massachusetts primary edit
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North Carolina primary edit
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Missouri primary edit
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Ohio caucus edit
Online voting took place from March 16 to April 11, with 192 participants. The primary was tabulated using instant runoff voting. Percentages shown are percentage of ballots cast.
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Connecticut primary edit
Voting took place from April 25–28, 2020.[30]
New York primary editNebraska primary edit
New Mexico primary edit
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
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