Minor party and independent candidates for the 2020 United States presidential election

The following political parties, and independent candidates, currently have ballot access to fewer than 270 electoral votes. These parties and/or their nominees will need to conduct ballot access drives (or run write-in campaigns) in order to have a theoretical chance of winning the election. Ballot access deadlines vary from state to state, with the latest deadlines falling in September 2020.[1]

Minor party and independent candidates for the
2020 U.S. presidential election

2020 U.S. presidential election
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Third parties
Related races
2020

For the candidates from third parties which do not fit these criteria, see: 2020 Green Party presidential primaries, 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries.

Candidates with ballot access fewer than 270, but more than 50 electoral votes

Don Blankenship, Constitution Party
Further information: 2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries
Purple: States where Don Blankenship has ballot access (129 electoral votes)[2][3]
2020 Constitution Party ticket[4]
Don Blankenship William Mohr
for President for Vice President
Coal executive from West Virginia Chairman of the
U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan from Michigan
Campaign
Constitution Primaries (sorted by finish in the final round at the convention)
Don Blankenship Charles Kraut Don Grundman Samm Tittle Daniel Clyde Cummings J. R. Myers
Coal executive from Virginia Author from Virginia Chairman of the Constitution Party of California 2012 & 2016 Independent Presidential candidate from Texas Physician from Utah Former Alaska Constitution Party Chairman
Convention
139.5 votes (1st ballot)
177 votes (2nd ballot)
Popular Vote
639 votes		 Convention
77.8 votes (1st ballot)
86.75 votes (2nd ballot)
Popular Vote
186 votes		 Convention
25.25 votes (1st ballot)
24 votes (2nd ballot)
Popular Vote
256 votes		 Convention
46.35 votes (1st ballot)
21.25 votes (2nd ballot)
Popular Vote
195 votes		 Convention
13.1 votes (1st ballot)
Popular Vote
133 votes		 Popular Vote
116 votes[lower-alpha 1]

Gloria La Riva, Party for Socialism and Liberation
Further information: Party for Socialism and Liberation, Peace & Freedom Party, and Liberty Union Party
Red: States where Gloria La Riva has ballot access (87 electoral votes)[lower-alpha 2][5][6][7]
2020 Party for Socialism and Liberation ticket[8]
Gloria La Riva Leonard Peltier
for President for Vice President
Activist from California Activist from South Dakota
Campaign
Additional Party Nominations: Liberty Union Party
Peace and Freedom Party
Peace and Freedom Party primaries (Sorted by vote)
Gloria La Riva Howie Hawkins
Activist from California Co-Founder of the Green Party from New York
Campaign Campaign
4,481 votes (67.2%)[9] 2,191 votes (32.8%)[9]

Rocky De La Fuente, Alliance Party
Further information: Alliance Party (United States) and Reform Party (United States)
Blue: States where Rocky de la Fuente has ballot access (57 electoral votes)[lower-alpha 4][10][11][12]
2020 Alliance Party and 2020 Reform Party Ticket[13]
Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson
for President for Vice President
Businessman and
perennial candidate from California		 Author, historian and
political activist from Florida
Campaign
Additional Party nominations: Reform Party
Natural Law Party of Michigan
Additional Reform Party candidates (Sorted by convention vote)
Max Abramson Johannon Ben Zion Phil Collins Souraya Faas
New Hampshire State Representative from the 20th Rockingham district Former 2020 presidential nominee of the Transhumanist Party from Arizona Former Libertyville Township Trustee; 2020 presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party from Nevada Former member of the Miami-Dade County Republican executive committee from Florida
Campaign Campaign
4 votes[12] 1 vote[12] 0 votes[12][14] Withdrew before convention (endorsed De La Fuente)[12]

Phil Collins, Prohibition Party
Further information: Prohibition Party and American Independent Party
Violet: States where Phil Collins has ballot access (12 electoral votes)[15][16]
Pink: States where Phil Collins might have ballot access (55 electoral votes)[17]
Prohibition Party
2020 Prohibition Party ticket[18][17]
Phil Collins Billy Joe Parker
for President for Vice President
Former Libertyville Township
Trustee from Nevada		 Activist from Georgia
Other party nominations: American Independent Party[lower-alpha 5]
Campaign
Previous Nominees
C. L. Gammon[19] Bill Bayes[20]
Historian from Tennessee 2016 Vice Presidential nominee from Mississippi
Running Mate: Phil Collins from Nevada Running Mate: C. L. Gammon from Tennessee
Withdrew on August 2, 2019[21] Withdrew on March 21, 2019[22]

Candidates with ballot access to fewer than 50 electoral votes

Jerome Segal, Bread & Roses
Further information: Jerome Segal
Segal is on the ballot in Maryland (light green, 10 votes)[23]
2020 Bread & Roses ticket[24]
Jerome Segal John de Graaf
for President for Vice President
Philosopher from Maryland Documentary filmmaker and author from Washington
Campaign
Further information: Legal Marijuana Now Party
Reyes is on the ballot in Minnesota (brown, 10 votes)[25]
2020 Legal Marijuana Now ticket[26]
Rudy Reyes TBD
for President for Vice President
Teacher, archaeologist,
and cannabis rights activist
from California		 TBA
Campaign
Previous Nominees
Mark Elsworth[27]
Activist from Nebraska
Running Mate: Rudy Reyes from Minnesota]]
Withdrew on March 12, 2020

Bill Hammons, Unity Party
Further information: Unity Party of America
Hammons is on the ballot in Colorado (orange, 9 votes)[28]
2020 Unity Party ticket[28]
Bill Hammons Eric Bodenstab
for President for Vice President
Founder of the Unity Party from Texas Chairman of the Colorado Unity Party from Colorado
Campaign

Candidates with exclusively write-in access

Brian Carroll, American Solidarity Party
Further information: American Solidarity Party
2020 American Solidarity Party ticket[29][30]
Brian T. Carroll Amar Patel
for President for Vice President
Teacher
from California		 Chairman of the ASP
from Illinois
Campaign
Additional candidates
Joe Schriner
Plumber and activist from Ohio
Campaign

Candidates without confirmed ballot or write in access

Mark Charles, Independent
Independent[31]
Mark Charles TBD
for President for Vice President
Activist from the District of Columbia TBA

Joe Schriner, Independent
Independent[32]
Joe Schriner TBD
for President for Vice President
Plumber and activist from Ohio TBA

Jeff Mackler, Socialist Action
Further information: Socialist Action (United States)
2020 Socialist Action Ticket[33]
Jeff Mackler Heather Bradford
for President for Vice President
Activist from California Teacher from Minnesota

Joseph Kishore, Socialist Equality Party
Further information: Socialist Equality Party (United States)
2020 Socialist Equality Party Ticket[34]
Joseph Kishore Norissa Santa Cruz
for President for Vice President
National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party from Michigan Activist from California

Alyson Kennedy, Socialist Workers Party
Further information: Socialist Workers Party (United States)
2020 Socialist Workers Party Ticket[35][36]
Alyson Kennedy Malcolm Jarrett
for President for Vice President
Activist and 2016 nominee from Texas Activist from Pennsylvania

Charlie Kam, Transhumanist Party
Further information: Transhumanist Party
2020 Transhumanist Party Ticket[37]
Charlie Kam Arin Vahanian
for President for Vice President
Author from California Vice-Chairman of the Transhumanist Party from California
Previous Nominees
Johannon Ben Zion Charlie Kam
Activist from Arizona Author from California
Withdrew on June 12, 2020
[37]

Other parties
  Seeking party's nomination
Party Presidential nominee Vice presidential nominee Attainable Electors
(write-in)		 States with ballot access
(write-in)		 Ref
Independent Party of Oregon
Joe Biden
Vice-President of the United States
(2009–2017)
from Delaware		 TBD See Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign [38]
Socialist Party USA,
Solidarity
Howie Hawkins
Co-founder of the Green Party
from New York

Angela Nicole Walker
Legislative Director of ATU Local 998
(2011–2013)
from South Carolina		 See Howie Hawkins 2020 presidential campaign [39][40][41]
Veteran's Party of America
Max Abramson
New Hampshire State Representative from the 20th Rockingham district		 TBA 6 Mississippi[42] [43]

Notable people who have announced that they are running for president in 2020 as independent or minor party candidates but have not established campaign websites are:

Withdrawn candidates

Declined

Individuals in this section were the subject of speculation that they might run for president as an independent or minor party candidate for the 2020 election but later said that they would not.

See also

Notes
  1. Myers was on the ballot in Idaho only, and did not participate in the National Convention
  2. Breakdown of ballot access by party: Party for Socialism and Liberation- Florida (29 votes); Peace and Freedom Party- California (55 votes); Liberty Union Party- Vermont (3 votes)
  3. The Reform Party of Florida, which is ballot-qualified, has disaffiliated with the national Reform Party and affiliated with the Alliance Party
  4. Breakdown of ballot access by party: Alliance Party - 41 Delaware, Florida[lower-alpha 3] (29 votes) and South Carolina (27 votes), Natural Law Party of Michigan - 16 Michigan (16)
  5. Collins won the party's primary in California on March 3, however the party has not formally nominated him. In 2016, the primary was won by Alan Spears, however the party officially endorsed Donald Trump. There has been no official announcement from the party as of this moment regarding the primary or their nomination. In addition to Collins, De La Fuente, Blankenship, Charles Kraut and J.R. Myers all sought the AIP nomination.

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