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The 2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries were a series of primary elections determining the allocation of delegates in the selection of the Constitution Party's presidential nominee in the 2020 United States presidential election. On May 2, 2020, the Constitution Party nominated Don Blankenship for president and William Mohr for vice-president.[1] Several state parties split from the national Constitution Party to nominate their own candidates.[2]
Constitution Party nominees for president historically have received around 0.1% of the General Election vote.[citation needed] In 2016 with attorney Darrell Castle as its nominee, the party reached a milestone, receiving over 200,000 votes for president for the first time.[3] During the early months of 2019, there was some consternation among Constitution Party members over a perceived lack of candidates for the nomination.[4]
After the Constitution Party chose Blankenship as its presidential nominee, there was substantial tension among several state affiliates of the Constitution Party over nominating Blankenship, who has been convicted of conspiring to willfully violate mine safety and health standards in relation to the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster.[5] The same day that Blankenship was chosen as the nominee, the Constitution Party of Virginia broke with the national party, instead choosing to back Libertarian Justin Amash for the presidency.[5]
On May 13, 2020, the Constitution Party of New Mexico also broke with the national CP, giving Blankenship's fellow candidate Samm Tittle their ballot line.[6] Tittle was also endorsed by the Virginia Party after Amash withdrew from the presidential race.[2] The Constitution Party of Idaho was reportedly considering not nominating William Mohr For Vice-President, and instead choosing their own vice-presidential nominee, but they eventually acquiesced and nominated him for vice-president.[7][8]
2020 Constitution Party ticket[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Don Blankenship | William Mohr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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for President | for Vice President | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coal executive | Chairman of the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
641 votes 2 states won (ID, MO) |
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The following candidates received at least 5% of the vote at the 2020 Constitution Party national convention.[1]
Name | Born | Experience | Home state |
Campaign Announcement date |
Popular vote | Contests won | Ref | |
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Don J. Grundmann |
March 5, 1952 (age 72) Oakland, California |
Chiropractor Chairman of the Constitution Party of California |
California |
August 30, 2019 FEC filing[9] |
256 | 0 | [10][11] | |
Samm Tittle |
El Paso, Texas | Independent Candidate for President in 2012 and 2016 | Texas |
January 28, 2020 FEC filing[12] |
199 | 1 (NM) |
[13][11] | |
Charles Kraut |
New York | Financial adviser and author | Virginia |
October 29, 2019 FEC filing[14] |
186 | 0 | [15] |
No. | Date | Time (ET) |
Place | Sponsor(s) | Moderators | Ref |
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1 | February 25, 2020 | TBD | Online | Constitution Party of Texas | Scott Copeland Ricardo Davis Randy Stufflebeam |
[11] |
2 | February 29, 2020 | TBD | Boise, Idaho | Constitution Party of Idaho | TBD | [16] |
3 | March 4, 2020 | TBD | Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
Free & Equal Elections Foundation | Christina Tobin | [17] |
4 | April 1, 2020 | TBD | Online | Vision 20/20 | Randy Stufflebeam | [18] |
Date | State | Host | Participants | |||||||||||||||||
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P Participant. A Absent. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | Blankenship | Cummings | Grundmann | Myers[a] | Kraut | Tittle | Others | |||||||||||||
February 25, 2020[11] | Online | Constitution Party of Texas | A | P | P | A | P | P | none | |||||||||||
February 29, 2020[16] | Boise, Idaho | Constitution Party of Idaho | P | P | P | P | P | P | none | |||||||||||
March 4, 2020[17] | Chicago, Illinois | Free & Equal Elections Foundation | A | A | A | P | P | A | none | |||||||||||
April 1, 2020[18] | Online | Vision 20/20 | P | P | P | A | P | P | none |
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Date | Primaries/Caucuses/Conventions |
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March 3 | North Carolina primary |
March 10 | Idaho primary Missouri primary |
March 20 | Wyoming primary |
April 18 | South Carolina primary |
April 25 | Utah primary |
May 13 | New Mexico primary |
Filing for the primaries began in August 2019. indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the upcoming primary contest and indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest.
State/ Territory |
Date | Blankenship
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Grundmann
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Kraut
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Tittle
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Cummings
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Myers
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Ref |
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NC | Mar 3 | |||||||
ID | Mar 10 | |||||||
MO | Mar 10 | |||||||
UT | Apr 25 | [19] | ||||||
NM | May 13 | [20] |
Date | Contest | Popular vote[b] | Source | ||||||
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Don Blankenship | Don J. Grundmann | Sheila “Samm” Tittle | Charles Kraut | Daniel Clyde Cummings | J. R. Myers | No Preference Uncommitted | |||
March 3 | North Carolina |
102 (36.30%) |
62 (22.06%) |
117 (41.64%) |
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March 10 | Idaho | 250 (27.59%) |
88 (9.71%) |
195 (21.52%) |
124 (13.69%) |
133 (14.68%) |
116 (12.80%) |
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Missouri | 287 (39.05%) |
168 (22.86%) |
280 (38.10%) |
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May 15 | New Mexico |
2 (33.33%) |
4 (66.67%) |
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Popular vote (Percentage) |
641 (33.25%) |
256 (13.28%) |
199 (10.32%) |
186 (9.65%) |
133 (6.90%) |
116 (6.02%) |
397 (20.59%) |
North Carolina Constitution Party presidential primary, March 3, 2020[21] | ||
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Candidate | Popular vote | |
Count | Percentage | |
Uncommitted | 117 | 41.64% |
Don Blankenship | 102 | 36.30% |
Charles Kraut | 62 | 22.06% |
Total: | 281 | 100% |
Idaho Constitution Party presidential primary, March 10, 2020[22] | ||
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Candidate | Popular vote | |
Count | Percentage | |
Don Blankenship | 250 | 27.59% |
Sheila “Samm” Tittle | 195 | 21.52% |
Daniel Clyde Cummings | 133 | 14.68% |
Charles Kraut | 124 | 13.69% |
J. R. Myers[a] | 116 | 12.80% |
Don J. Grundmann | 88 | 9.71% |
Total: | 906 | 100% |
Missouri Constitution Party presidential primary, March 10, 2020[23] | ||
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Candidate | Popular vote | |
Count | Percentage | |
Don Blankenship | 287 | 39.05% |
Uncommitted | 280 | 38.10% |
Don J. Grundmann | 168 | 22.86% |
Total: | 735 | 100% |
New Mexico Constitution Party presidential primary, May 15, 2020[24] | ||
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Candidate | Popular vote | |
Count | Percentage | |
Sheila “Samm” Tittle | 4 | 66.67% |
Don Blankenship | 2 | 33.33% |
Total: | 6 | 100% |
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