2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
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Non-binding preferential vote
 
Candidate Chase Oliver Michael Rectenwald
Home state Georgia Pennsylvania
Contests won 1 0
Percentage 42.7% 16.9%
 
Candidate Mike ter Maat Joshua Smith
Home state Florida Iowa
Contests won 0 0
Percentage 13.5% 13.5%
First place by first-instance vote
Previous Libertarian nominee

Jo Jorgensen



2024 U.S. presidential election
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The 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses are a series of current electoral contests to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party (LP) presidential nominee in the 2024 presidential election. These differ from the Republican or Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses in that they do not appoint delegates to represent a candidate at the party's convention to select the party's presidential nominee. The party's nominee will be chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention, scheduled to take place from May 24 to 26, 2024 in Washington, D.C.[1][2]

Results

Legend:   1st place
(popular vote) 		2nd place
(popular vote) 		3rd place
(popular vote) 		Candidate has
withdrawn 		Candidate unable to
appear on ballot
Date Contest Candidates and results

Charles
Ballay
Jacob
Hornberger
Lars
Mapstead
Chase
Oliver
Art
Olivier
Michael
Rectenwald
Joshua
Smith
Mike
ter Maat
Other
January 15 Iowa
(98 of 99 counties reporting)[3] 		0% 1.1% 1.1% 42.7% 1.1% 16.9% 13.5% 13.5% 10.1%[a]
March 5 Massachusetts Not on ballot TBD Not on ballot TBD Not on ballot TBD Not on ballot
North Carolina TBD Not on ballot TBD
California TBD Not on ballot
Oklahoma Not on ballot TBD Not on ballot TBD Not on ballot
June 4 New Mexico Not on ballot Not on ballot TBD Not on ballot

Major candidates

As of January 2024, at least 35 candidates have filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the Libertarian Party nomination in 2024.[4]

Declared candidates

This section includes declared candidates who have filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission with intent to run under the Libertarian Party and who meet one or more of the following criteria: a) meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines; b) have participated (or have been invited to participate) in at least two Libertarian Party-sponsored debates or c) have received non-trivial media coverage as a candidate in this election cycle.

Declared candidates in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
Name Born Experience Home state Campaign
Announcement date 		Ref.

Charles Ballay

January 1, 1970
(age 54)
New Orleans, Louisiana 		Otolaryngologist
Louisiana
Website
August 24, 2023
FEC filing[5] 		[6]

Jacob Hornberger		 January 28, 1950
(age 74)
Laredo, Texas 		Founder and President of the Future of Freedom Foundation
Independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia in 2002
Candidate for President in 2000 and 2020
Virginia
Website
February 20, 2023
FEC filing[7] 		[8]
Lars Mapstead
Lars Mapstead 		August 14, 1969
(age 54)
Monterey, California 		Co-founder of Friend Finder Networks
Former owner of Penthouse
California
Website
March 23, 2021
FEC filing[9] 		[10]

Chase Oliver 		August 16, 1985
(age 38)
Nashville, Tennessee 		Nominee for U.S. Senator from Georgia in 2022
Candidate for GA-05 in 2020
Chair of the Atlanta Libertarian Party (2016–2017)
Georgia
Website
April 5, 2023
FEC filing[11] 		[12]

Art Olivier 		August 24, 1957
(age 66)
Lynwood, California 		Nominee for U.S. Vice President in 2000
Nominee for Governor of California in 2006
Mayor of Bellflower, California (1998–1999)
California
Website
December 11, 2023
FEC filing[13] 		[14]

Michael
Rectenwald 		January 29, 1959
(age 65) 		Author and Scholar
Former New York University professor (2008–2019)
Pennsylvania
Website
August 28, 2023
FEC filing[15] 		[8]


Joshua Smith

March 13, 1983
(age 40)
Antioch, California 		Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
(2022–2023)
Iowa
Website
July 24, 2023
FEC filing[16] 		[8]
Mike ter Maat Libertarian candidate for President of the United States
Mike ter Maat 		June 20, 1961
(age 62)
Portland, Oregon 		Economist
Former Hallandale Beach, Florida police officer
Nominee for FL-20 in 2022
Florida
Website
April 18, 2022
FEC filing[17] 		[10]


Withdrew before the primaries

Former candidates in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
Name Born Experience Home state Campaign
announced 		Campaign
suspended 		Campaign Ref.

Joe Exotic 		March 5, 1963
(age 60)
Garden City, Kansas 		Businessman and media personality
Owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (1998–2018)
Independent candidate for president in 2016
Candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018
Texas 		March 10, 2023 April 11, 2023
(running for the Democratic nomination)[18]
Website
FEC filing[19] 		[20]

Other candidates

The following candidates have achieved at least one of the following: appeared on a primary ballot, received votes in a contest that did not require ballot access, or were invited to a debate or forum.

LNC delegates are not bound to votes, so while voters are able choose a candidate, it has no direct effect on the nominee selection.[21]

On the ballot/received votes in one state

On the ballot/received votes in no states

Potential candidates

As of January 2024, there has been speculation about the potential candidacy of the following notable individuals within the previous six months.

Publicly expressed interest

As of January 2024, the following notable individuals have - within the previous six months - expressed an interest in running for the Libertarian presidential nomination.

Potential candidates

Declined to be candidates

The following notable individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy but have publicly denied interest in running.

Endorsements

Michael Rectenwald
State officials
Notable individuals

Timeline

Joe ExoticMichael RectenwaldArt OlivierChase Oliver
Active campaign Withdrawn candidate
Midterm elections Libertarian National Convention

Debates and forums

Schedule

Debates

The following table lists debates which feature at least three major candidates.

Libertarian Party-sponsored debates among candidates for the 2024 Libertarian Party U.S. presidential nomination
Date Place Host Participants
 P  Participant.  I  Invitee.  A  Absent.  N  Confirmed non-invitee.  O  Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) Ballay Hornberger Mapstead Oliver Olivier Rectenwald Smith Maat Others
October 3, 2023[44] Stanhope, New Jersey North New Jersey Libertarian Party A A A[b] P O P P A[c] A
November 11, 2023[45] North Charleston, South Carolina South Carolina Libertarian Party A P P P O P P P A
December 2, 2023[46] Cromwell, Connecticut Connecticut Libertarian Party A P P P O P[d] A[e] P A
January 13, 2024[47] Tucson, Arizona Arizona Libertarian Party A P P P A P A[f] P A
January 15, 2024[48] Des Moines, Iowa Libertarian Party of Iowa A A P P A[g] A P P A
January 20, 2024[49] Jacksonville, Florida Libertarian Party of Florida A P P P A P P P A
January 27, 2024[50] Conyers, Georgia Libertarian Party of Georgia A P P P A P P P P[h]
February 3, 2024[51] Delta, Alabama Libertarian Party of Alabama I I I I TBD I TBD I TBD
February 24-25, 2024[52] Costa Mesa, California Libertarian Party of California TBD[i] I[j] TBD TBD TBD I [k] TBD I[l] I[m]
March 2, 2024[53] Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania I I TBD I TBD I I I I[n]

Forums

Forums among candidates for the 2024 Libertarian Party U.S. presidential nomination
Date Place Host Participants
 P  Participant.  A  Absent.  O  Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) Ballay Hornberger Mapstead Oliver Olivier Rectenwald Smith Maat Other
February 15, 2023[54] Online Larry Sharpe O O P P[o] O O O P P[p]
April 26, 2023[55] Online Larry Sharpe O A[q] P P O O O P P[r]

Primary election polling

State polling

Poll source Sample size Date(s) Avouris Babicz Biondi DeLeon DeSilva Dunlap Ferry Gagnon Garcia Hornberger Lee Maat Mapstead Oliver Rodriguez Stewart Vaught Jr. Wagner
Iowa State Fair Presidential Straw Poll[57] 143 Aug 21, 2023 8% 4% 8% 2% 6% 4% 4% 3% 7% 4% 1% 3% 2% 19% 1% 6% 1% 19%

Campaign finance

According to campaign finance laws, an individual must begin filing reports once they raise or spend more than $5,000. This fundraising table includes money raised and spent as of June 30, 2023. As Smith had not officially announced his campaign as of that date, he has not reported any fundraising. Fundraising reports for the third quarter must be filed by October 15, 2023.[58]

Overview of campaign financing for candidates in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries through June 30, 2023
Candidate Total raised Total raised
since last quarter 		Individual contributions Debt Spent Spent since
last quarter 		COH
Total Unitemized Pct
Hornberger[59] $30,386 $12,870 $30,361 $1,611 5.3% $0 $13,338 $3,807 $17,048
Mapstead[60] $158,414 $151,193 $2,300 $1,800 78.3% $150,000 $94,497 $56,871 $101,543
Oliver[61] $24,164 $5,432 22.5% $0 $24,058 $106
Smith, Joshua $0 $0 $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 $0 $0
ter Maat[62] $126,805 $6,961 $1,937 27.8% $0 $96,820 $29,985
Exotic[63][s] $10,294 100.0% $0 $8,530 $1,764

Schedule

Caucuses and primaries in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
Date Primaries/caucuses Ref
January 15 Iowa caucus [64]
March 5 Massachusetts primary [65]
March 5 North Carolina primary [66]
March 5 California primary [67]
March 5 Oklahoma primary [68]
May 14 Nebraska primary [69]
May 24–26 Convention
June 4 New Mexico primary [70]

Ballot access

Ballot access in the 2024 Libertarian presidential nominating contests
State Date Ballay Hornberger Mapstead Oliver Olivier Rectenwald Smith ter Maat Other Ref
IA Jan 15 Ballot access not required
MA Mar 5 No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No [71]
NC Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes[t] [22]
CA Yes No No No No No No No No [72]
OK No Yes No Yes No No No No No [73]
NM Jun 4 No No Yes No No No No No No [74]


See also

Notes

  1. ^ Vivek Ramaswamy (Not a candidate) 4.5%, Robert Sansone 2.3%, Mario Perales 2.3%, None of the above 1.1%
  2. ^ Participated in a virtual interview prior to the debate
  3. ^ Participated in a virtual interview prior to the debate
  4. ^ Participated virtually
  5. ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
  6. ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
  7. ^ Was announced as a participant but did not attend
  8. ^ Toad Anderson
  9. ^ Will speak at the event earlier on Night One
  10. ^ Night Two
  11. ^ Night One
  12. ^ Night One
  13. ^ Night One - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (running as independent), Night Two - Cornel West (running as independent)
  14. ^ Joseph Collins Jr.
  15. ^ Oliver was not officially in the race
  16. ^ Joshua Rodriguez
  17. ^ Invited but did not attend[56]
  18. ^ Joshua Rodriguez
  19. ^ Note that this table also includes fundraising data from Exotic's campaign as a Democratic presidential candidate.
  20. ^ Toad Anderson, David "TrimeTaveler" Dunlap, Beau Lindsey

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