Results of the 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
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 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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]
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 19 | |||||||||
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| Jacob Hornberger | 47 | 31.7% | + 48 | 85 | 66.9% | ||||||
| James P. Gray | 23 | 13.8% | + 19 | 42 | 33.1% | ||||||
| Jo Jorgensen | 18 | 10.8% | - 34 | Eliminated in round 18 | |||||||
| Adam Kokesh | 14 | 8.4% | - 22 | Eliminated in round 17 | |||||||
| Vermin Supreme | 14 | 8.4% | - 16 | Eliminated in round 16 | |||||||
| Brian Ellison | 6 | 3.6% | - 11 | Eliminated in round 15 | |||||||
| Souraya Faas | 4 | 2.4% | - 8 | Eliminated in round 14 | |||||||
| N.O.T.A | 8 | 4.2% | - 8 | Eliminated in round 13 | |||||||
| Dan Behrman | 5 | 3.0% | - 5 | Eliminated in round 12 | |||||||
| Sorinne Ardeleanu | 4 | 2.4% | - 5 | Eliminated in round 11 | |||||||
| Sam Robb | 4 | 2.4% | - 5 | Eliminated in round 10 | |||||||
| Arvin Vohra | 4 | 2.4% | - 4 | Eliminated in round 9 | |||||||
| John Monds | 4 | 2.4% | - 4 | Eliminated in round 8 | |||||||
| Ken Armstrong | 1 | nil | - 3 | Eliminated in round 7 | |||||||
| Phil Gray | 2 | 1.2% | - 2 | Eliminated in round 6 | |||||||
| Steve Richey | 1 | nil | - 1 | Eliminated in round 5 | |||||||
| Erik Gerhardt | 1 | nil | - 1 | Eliminated in round 4 | |||||||
| Jedidiah Hill | 1 | nil | - 1 | Eliminated in round 3 | |||||||
| Louis Vanacore | 1 | nil | - 1 | Eliminated in round 2 | |||||||
| Kenneth Blevins, James Ogle, Rhett Smith | 0 | nil | - 0 | Eliminated in round 1 | |||||||
| Round 1 Total | 167 | 100% | Round 9 Total | 167 (40 exhausted) | 100% | ||||||
New York primary
[edit]Nebraska primary
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New Mexico primary
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See also
[edit]- 2020 Libertarian National Convention
- 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
- 2020 United States presidential election
Notes
[edit]- ^ In the below table, blank cells indicate the candidate was not a ballot option or approved write-in candidate. Shaded cells indicate withdrawn candidates.
- ^ Mark Whitney: 6 (4.3%), Arvin Vohra: 6 (4.3%), Lincoln Chafee: 4 (2.9%), Justin Amash: 3 (2.1%), Keenan Dunham: 2 (1.4%), "Straw Poll": 1 (0.7%), Joe Bishop-Henchman: 1 (0.7%), Thomas Knapp: 1 (0.7%), Nicholas Sarwark: 1 (0.7%)
- ^ Lincoln Chafee: 36 (12.8%), John McAfee: 10 (3.7%), Write-in: 8 (2.9%), Mark Whitney: 4 (1.4%), Arvin Vohra: 3 (1.1%), Keenan Dunham: 2 (0.7%), Souraya Faas: 2 (0.7%), Benjamin Leder: 1 (0.4%), John Monds: 1 (0.4%)
- ^ The New Mexico primary was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was therefore held after Jo Jorgensen received the Libertarian Party nomination on May 23.[12][13]
- ^ No preference received the most votes in Massachusetts. Supreme, the candidate who had received the most votes, was recognized as the winner by the Secretary of State.
This is unlike what happened in North Carolina, where Hornberger was not recognized as the winner. - ^ No preference received the most votes in North Carolina. Hornberger, the candidate who had received the most votes, was not recognized as the winner.
This is unlike what happened in Massachusetts, where Supreme was recognized as the winner.
References
[edit]- ^ Shields, Brian (14 January 2020). "Results – 2020 Libertarian Presidential Preference Primary". Libertarian Party of New Hampshire. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Howe, Joseph (8 February 2020). "Libertarian Party Of Iowa Presidential Caucus Winner And Results". Libertarian Party of Iowa. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "We had ranked choice voting for our caucus, but a lot of people are interested in our first choice vote totals. This is how it broke down statewide". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. Facebook. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Summary of Statement of Vote" (PDF). Presidential Primary Election – Statement of Vote, March 3, 2020. California Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "2020 President Libertarian Primary". Massachusetts Election Statistics. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Presidential Preference – LIB (Vote for 1)". Official Local Election Results – Statewide. North Carolina State Board of Elections. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Presidential Primary Election, March 10, 2020". State of Missouri – Election Night Results. Missouri Secretary of State. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "2020 Ohio presidential caucus". Vote Free Ohio. Libertarian Party of Ohio. 11 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Libertarian Party of Connecticut Presidential Primary 2020". OpaVote. Libertarian Party of Connecticut. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Howman, David (April 1, 2020). "Did Jacob Hornberger Rig the New York Libertarian Primary?". The Libertarian Republic.
- ^ "For President of the United States – Libertarian". Unofficial Primary Results – May 12, 2020. Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Saul, Stephanie; Corasaniti, Nick (27 May 2020). "16 States Have Postponed Primaries During the Pandemic. Here's a List". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Fishman, Dan (24 May 2020). "Libertarians Nominate Jo Jorgensen for President!". Libertarian Party. Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Official Resulte Primary Election – June 2, 2020". New Mexico – Election Night Results. New Mexico Secretary of State. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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- ^ Dance, George J. (January 14, 2020). "Strange doings in New Hampshire". The Nolan Chart. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Congrats to Vermin Supreme for winning the LPNH Presidential Preference Primary!". Libertarian Party of New Hampshire. January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via Facebook.com.
- ^ a b "Results – 2020 Libertarian Presidential Preference Primary". Libertarian Party of New Hampshire. 2020-01-14. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ Howe, Joseph (February 8, 2020). "Libertarian Party Of Iowa Presidential Caucus Winner And Results". Libertarian Party of Iowa. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ "We had ranked choice voting for our caucus, but a lot of people are interested in our first choice vote totals. This is how it broke down statewide". Facebook. Libertarian Party of Minnesota. February 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Galvan, Jill (February 26, 2020). "Libertarian 2020 Caucus Full Results by Jill Galvan". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "We had ranked choice voting for our caucus, but a lot of people are interested in our first choice vote totals. This is how it broke down statewide". February 26, 2020 – via Facebook.com.
- ^ "Libertarian Party Results for Caucus Night 2020". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. February 25, 2020.
- ^ "President Libertarian – Statewide Results". Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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- ^ "Joe Biden, Donald Trump win Missouri Presidential Preferential Primary". KMBC. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Ohio presidential caucus". Vote Free Ohio. April 11, 2020. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Hornberger wins Connecticut". Op A Vote. Libertarian Party of Connecticut. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Nebraska Secretary of State – Election Night Results – November 3rd, 2020". electionresults.nebraska.gov.
- ^ "New Mexico Secretary of State".