Results of the 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
This article contains the results of the 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses, non-binding results by various state affiliates of the Libertarian Party to gauge support for Libertarian presidential candidates prior to the 2020 Libertarian National Convention.
Results by State
Date | Contest | Popular vote[lower-alpha 1] | Source | |||||||||||
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Jo Jorgensen |
Jacob Hornberger | Vermin Supreme | John Monds | Jim Gray | Adam Kokesh | Dan Behrman | Sam Robb |
Ken Armstrong | Kim Ruff | Max Abramson | No Preference | |||
January 11 | New Hampshire |
17 (11.3%) |
9 (6.0%) |
26 (17.3%) |
1 (0.7%) |
13 (8.7%) |
5 (3.3%) |
1 (0.7%) |
22 (14.7%) |
8 (5.3%) |
13 (8.7%) |
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February 8 | Iowa | 18 (6.4%) |
133 (47.3%) |
9 (3.2%) |
1 (0.4%) |
17 (6.0%) |
14 (5.0%) |
7 (2.5%) |
2 (0.7%) |
6 (2.1%) |
8 (2.8%) | |||
February 25 | Minnesota | 32 (40.5%) |
47 (59.5%) |
eliminated | eliminated | eliminated | eliminated in round 1/7 |
eliminated | eliminated | eliminated | eliminated | |||
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 (5.7%) |
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Massachusetts | 141 (3.4%) |
369 (8.9%) |
399 (9.6%) |
125 (3.0%) |
294 (7.1%) |
127 (3.1%) |
145 (3.5%) |
224 (5.4%) |
98 (2.4%) |
804 (19.3%) | ||||
North Carolina |
267 (4.37%) |
584 (9.56%) |
387 (6.33%) |
163 (2.67%) |
144 (2.36%) |
346 (5.66%) |
469 (7.68%) |
160 (2.67%) |
2,022 (33.09%) | |||||
March 10 | Missouri | 1,683 (76.6%) |
573 (25.4%) | |||||||||||
March 16-April 11 | Ohio | 62 (32.3%) |
103 (53.6%) |
eliminated in round 8/9 |
eliminated in round 5/9 |
eliminated in round 2/9 |
eliminated in round 7/9 |
eliminated in round 3/9 | ||||||
April 25-28 | Connecticut | eliminated in round 18/19 |
85 (66.9%) |
eliminated in round 16/19 |
eliminated in round 8/19 |
42 (33.1%) |
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 | |||
April 28 | New York |
default winner |
[1] | |||||||||||
May 12 | Nebraska | 508 (27.8%) |
444 (24.3%) |
263 (14.4%) |
177 (9.7%) |
182 (10.0%) |
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Popular vote (Percentage) |
4,579 (10.47%) |
8,987 (20.55%) |
4,290 (9.81%) |
1 (<0.01%) |
42 (0.10%) |
2,730 (6.24%) |
2,337 (5.34%) |
1,864 (4.26%) |
3,509 (8.42%) |
3,045 (6.96%) |
2,052 (4.69%) |
3,420 (8.03%) |
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.[2][3]
2020 New Hampshire Libertarian presidential primary[4][5] | |||||
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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[4][6] | ||||
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Candidate | 1st | 2nd | Total | Percentage |
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
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
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
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Massachusetts primary
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North Carolina primary
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Missouri primary
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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.
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Connecticut primary
Voting took place from April 25-28, 2020.[18]
Nebraska primary
New Mexico primary
New York primarySee AlsoNotes
References
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