2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries

Last updated

2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries
Flag of the United States.svg
←  2016 March 3–10, 2020 2024  →
339½ delegates to the Constitution Party National Convention
  Don Blankenship Image (cropped).jpeg NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Blank.png
Candidate Don Blankenship Uncommitted Don J. Grundmann
Home state West Virginia n/a California
Contests won210
Popular vote641397256
Percentage33.25%20.59%13.28%
  Samm Tittle.jpg
CandidateSamm TittleCharles Kraut
Home state Texas Virginia
Contests won10
Popular vote199186
Percentage10.32%9.65%
ConstitutionPartyPresidentialPrimary2020.png
2020 CNC by first ballot.svg
2020 CNC by final ballot.svg
Previous Constitution Party nominee

Darrell Castle

Constitution Party nominee

Don Blankenship

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]

Contents

Background

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]

State affiliate disputes

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]

Candidates

Nominee

2020 Constitution Party ticket [1]
Don Blankenship William Mohr
for Presidentfor Vice President
Don Blankenship Image (cropped).jpeg
Blank.png
Coal executiveChairman of the
U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan
641 votes
2 states won (ID, MO)
Don Blankenship 2020 presidential campaign logo.jpg
Campaign

Defeated at convention

The following candidates received at least 5% of the vote at the 2020 Constitution Party national convention. [1]

NameBornExperienceHome
state		Campaign
Announcement date		Popular voteContests wonRef
March 5, 1952
(age 73)
Oakland, California 		Chiropractor
Chairman of the Constitution Party of California		August 30, 2019
FEC filing [9] 		2560 [10] [11]
El Paso, Texas Independent Candidate for President in 2012 and 2016 Flag of Texas.svg
Texas 		January 28, 2020
FEC filing [12] 		1991
(NM)		 [13] [11]
New York Financial adviser and author Flag of Virginia.svg
Virginia 		October 29, 2019
FEC filing [14] 		1860 [15]

Debates

Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
C2
Boise
Red pog.svg
C3
Chicago
class=notpageimage|
Sites of the Constitution Party presidential debates (online debates not shown)
No.DateTime
(ET)		PlaceSponsor(s)ModeratorsRef
1February 25, 2020TBDOnline Constitution Party of Texas Scott Copeland
Ricardo Davis
Randy Stufflebeam		 [11]
2February 29, 2020TBD Boise, Idaho Constitution Party of Idaho TBD [16]
3March 4, 2020TBD Hilton Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois 		Free & Equal Elections Foundation Christina Tobin [17]
4April 1, 2020TBDOnlineVision 20/20Randy Stufflebeam [18]
Debates among candidates for the 2020 Constitution Party U.S. presidential nomination
DateStateHostParticipants
 P  Participant.  A  Absent.  O  Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered)BlankenshipCummingsGrundmannMyers [a] KrautTittleOthers
February 25, 2020 [11] OnlineConstitution Party of TexasAPPAPPnone
February 29, 2020 [16] Boise, Idaho Constitution Party of Idaho PPPPPPnone
March 4, 2020 [17] Chicago, Illinois Free & Equal Elections Foundation AAAPPAnone
April 1, 2020 [18] OnlineVision 20/20PPPAPPnone

Timeline

Active campaigns
Withdrawn campaigns
Midterm elections
North Carolina primary
National emergency
declared due to
COVID-19
Constitution National Convention
General election
Don Blankenship2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries

2019

2020

Primary and caucus calendar

DatePrimaries/Caucuses/Conventions
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

Ballot access

Filing for the primaries began in August 2019. Green check.svg indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the upcoming primary contest and Dark Red x.svg indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest.

Primaries and Caucuses
State/
Territory		Date
Blankenship
Grundmann
Kraut
Tittle
Cummings
Myers
Ref
NC Mar 3Check-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
ID Mar 10Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
MO Mar 10Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg
UT Apr 25Dark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg [19]
NM May 13Check-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svg [20]

    Results

    DateContestPopular vote [b] Source
    Don Blankenship Don J. GrundmannSheila “Samm” TittleCharles KrautDaniel Clyde CummingsJ. R. MyersNo Preference
    Uncommitted
    March 3 North
    Carolina         		102
    (36.30%)    		62
    (22.06%)    		117
    (41.64%)
    March 10 Idaho 250
    (27.59%)    		88
    (9.71%)    		195
    (21.52%)    		124
    (13.69%)    		133
    (14.68%)    		116
    (12.80%)
    Missouri 287
    (39.05%)    		168
    (22.86%)    		280
    (38.10%)
    May 15 New
    Mexico         		2
    (33.33%)    		4
    (66.67%)
    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

    North Carolina Constitution Party presidential primary, March 3, 2020 [21]
    CandidatePopular vote
    CountPercentage
    America Symbol.svg Uncommitted 11741.64%
    Don Blankenship 10236.30%
    Charles Kraut6222.06%
    Total:281100%

    Idaho

    Idaho Constitution Party presidential primary, March 10, 2020 [22]
    CandidatePopular vote
    CountPercentage
    America Symbol.svg Don Blankenship 25027.59%
    Sheila “Samm” Tittle19521.52%
    Daniel Clyde Cummings13314.68%
    Charles Kraut12413.69%
    J. R. Myers [a] 11612.80%
    Don J. Grundmann889.71%
    Total:906100%

    Missouri

    Missouri Constitution Party presidential primary, March 10, 2020 [23]
    CandidatePopular vote
    CountPercentage
    America Symbol.svg Don Blankenship 28739.05%
    Uncommitted 28038.10%
    Don J. Grundmann16822.86%
    Total:735100%

    New Mexico

    New Mexico Constitution Party presidential primary, May 15, 2020 [20]
    CandidatePopular vote
    CountPercentage
    America Symbol.svg Sheila “Samm” Tittle466.67%
    Don Blankenship 233.33%
    Total:6100%

    See also

    National Conventions

    Presidential primaries

    Notes

    1. 1 2 J. R. Myers is a member of the Life and Liberty Party, but was on the ballot for the Constitution Party primary in Idaho.
    2. ↑ In the below table, blank cells indicate the candidate was not a ballot option or approved write-in candidate. Shaded cells indicate withdrawn candidates.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Winger, Richard (May 2, 2020). "Constitution Party Nominates Don Blankenship for President on Second Ballot". Ballot Access News. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
    2. 1 2 Winger, Richard (July 26, 2020). "Virginia Constitution Party Nominates Sheila Tittle for President". Ballot Access News. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
    3. ↑ "2016 National Results - Constitution Party". Constitution Party. May 29, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
    4. ↑ Myers, J.R. (March 15, 2020). "JR Myers: Where Are The Constitution Party 2020 POTUS Candidates?". Independent Political Report. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
    5. 1 2 "Virginia Constitution Party Rejects Nomination of Blankenship, Wants Libertarian Justin Amash To Be Its Presidential Candidate". American Third Party Report. May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    6. ↑ "New Mexico Constitution Party Rejects National CP Nominee". American Third Party Report. May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
    7. ↑ Whitley, Floyd W. (May 14, 2020). "CP-Idaho will still choose our own VP candidate". American Third Party Report. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
    8. ↑ Winger, Richard (August 1, 2020). "Idaho Constitution Party Nominates Don Blankenship for President". Ballot Access News. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
    9. 1 2 "GRUNDMANN FOR PRESIDENT". FEC.gov. August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
    10. ↑ "Fight the Power: The official site of Don J. Grundmann for President". Fightthepower.org.
    11. 1 2 3 4 5 Stufflebeam, Randall (February 25, 2020). "Texas Constitution Party 2020 Presidential Debate". YouTube. Constitution Party of Texas. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
    12. ↑ "TITTLE, SHEILA "SAMM"". Federal Electoral Commission. January 28, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
    13. ↑ "Samm Tittle's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
    14. 1 2 "Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. 2019.
    15. ↑ "About Charles Kraut". Charles W. Kraut 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
    16. 1 2 3 "Idaho Constitution Party sets presidential debate in Boise on Feb. 29". Idaho County Free Press. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
    17. 1 2 3 "FREE & EQUAL ELECTIONS' OPEN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE". Free & Equal. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
    18. 1 2 3 Stufflebeam, Randall (April 1, 2020). "Debate 1 - The Constitution - Part 1". YouTube. Vision 20/20. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
    19. ↑ "Constitution Party of Utah Fails to Attract Any Presidential Candidates".
    20. 1 2 "New Mexico Constitution Party Rejects National CP Nominee".
    21. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections. "03/03/2020 Unofficial Local Election Results - Statewide" . Retrieved March 4, 2020.
    22. ↑ State of Idaho Elections Department. "Election Night Results" . Retrieved March 10, 2020.
    23. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State. "State of Missouri - Election Night" . Retrieved March 10, 2020.
    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.