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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

Date Contest 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries[a] Source
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

Results by state

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.[15][16]

2020 New Hampshire Libertarian presidential primary[17][18]
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 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
2020 New Hampshire Libertarian vice presidential primary[17][18]
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.

Minnesota caucuses

California primary

Massachusetts primary

North Carolina primary

Missouri primary

Ohio caucus

Connecticut primary

Voting took place from April 25–28, 2020.[30]

Connecticut Libertarian presidential caucus[30]
Candidate Round 1 Round 19
Votes % Transfer Votes %
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

Nebraska primary

New Mexico primary

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In the below table, blank cells indicate the candidate was not a ballot option or approved write-in candidate. Shaded cells indicate withdrawn candidates.
  2. ^ 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%)
  3. ^ 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%)
  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]
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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

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  3. ^ "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.
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  6. ^ "Presidential Preference – LIB (Vote for 1)". Official Local Election Results – Statewide. North Carolina State Board of Elections. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Presidential Primary Election, March 10, 2020". State of Missouri – Election Night Results. Missouri Secretary of State. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Libertarian Party of Connecticut Presidential Primary 2020". OpaVote. Libertarian Party of Connecticut. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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  11. ^ "For President of the United States – Libertarian". Unofficial Primary Results – May 12, 2020. Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  12. ^ 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.
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  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Howe, Joseph (February 8, 2020). "Libertarian Party Of Iowa Presidential Caucus Winner And Results". Libertarian Party of Iowa. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ a b Galvan, Jill (February 26, 2020). "Libertarian 2020 Caucus Full Results by Jill Galvan". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  22. ^ "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.
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  30. ^ 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.
  31. ^ "Nebraska Secretary of State – Election Night Results – November 3rd, 2020". electionresults.nebraska.gov.
  32. ^ "New Mexico Secretary of State".
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