Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2020

Declared candidates

Candidate		Current or previous positions	State	Campaign	Ref
Zoltan Istvan		Candidate for Governor of California in 2018 Transhumanist nominee for President in 2016	California	Announced November 25, 2017 (Website)	[1]
Adam Kokesh		Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico in 2010	New Mexico	Announced July 18, 2013 (Campaign • Website)	[2]
Vermin Supreme		Performance artist Perennial candidate	Maryland	Announced August 22, 2017	[3][4]
Arvin Vohra		Former Vice-Chair of the Libertarian Party	Maryland	Announced July 3, 2018	[5]
William Hurst		Former radio personality and DJ	Alabama	Announced July 4, 2018	[6]

Speculative candidates

• Justin Amash^{[note 1]},U.S. Representative from Michigan 2011-present^[7]
• Patrick Byrne, businessman, CEO and founder of Overstock.com from Indiana^[8]
• Tom Campbell, former U.S Representative 1995-2001, Republican nominee for United States Senate primary election in California, 2000, and Republican candidate for United States Senate primary election in California, 2010^[9][10]
• Kmele Foster^{[note 1]}, Telecommunications entrepreneur and TV host from New York^[11][12]
• Jeffrey Miron, American economist, and former chairman of the Department of Economics at Boston University from 1992-1998;^[13][14]
• John McAfee, founder and former CEO of McAfee, Inc.; candidate for president in 2016^[15][16]
• Mary Ruwart, Libertarian candidate for President in 1984 and 2008; candidate for Vice President in 1992; Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate from Texas in 2000^[17]
• Nicholas Sarwark, attorney and chair of the Libertarian National Committee, candidate for Mayor of Phoenix in 2018^[18]
• Mark Sanford, U.S. Representative from South Carolina since 2013 and 1995–2001; Governor 2003–2011^[19]
• Peter Schiff, American stock broker, financial commentator, and radio personality^[20]
• Jesse Ventura^{[note 1]}, Governor of Minnesota, 1999-2003^[21]
• Joe Walsh^{[note 1]}, U.S. Representative from Illinois 2011–2013^[22]
• Bill Weld, Republican governor of Massachusetts 1991–1997, 2016 Libertarian nominee for Vice President of the United States^[23][24]

• 
  U.S. Representative Justin Amash^{[note 1]}
  from Michigan
• 
  Former U.S. Representative Tom Campbell^{[note 1]}
  from California
• 
  Kmele Foster^{[note 1]}
  from New York
• 
  John McAfee
  from Tennessee
• 
  Mary Ruwart
  from Texas
• 
  Chairman
  Nicholas Sarwark
  of Arizona
• 
  U.S. Representative Mark Sanford^{[note 1]}
  from South Carolina
• 
  Peter Schiff
  from Connecticut
• 
  Former Governor
  Jesse Ventura^{[note 1]}
  of Minnesota
• 
  Former U.S. Representative Joe Walsh^{[note 1]}
  from Illinois
• 
  Former Governor
  Bill Weld
  of Massachusetts

Declined to be candidates

• 
  Gary Johnson, Governor of New Mexico 1995–2003, Libertarian nominee in 2012 and 2016, and Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senator from New Mexico in 2018^[25]
• 
  Thomas Massie,^{[note 1]} U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2012-present^[26]
• 
  Rand Paul,^{[note 1]} U.S. Senator from Kentucky 2012-present, Republican candidate for President in 2016^[27](Endorsed Donald Trump)
• 
  Darryl W. Perry, radio host, Libertarian candidate for President in 2016^[28]
• 
  Austin Petersen^{[note 1]}, Libertarian candidate for President in 2016, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 in Missouri^[29]
• 
  Larry Sharpe, businessman, motivational speaker, former Regional Alternate on the Libertarian National Committee, candidate for Governor of New York in 2018^[30][31]

Early polling

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.