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.
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 |
[10] | |||||||||||
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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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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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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Voting took place from April 25–28, 2020.[30]
New York primary[edit]Nebraska primary[edit]
New Mexico primary[edit]
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