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The 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses were a series of current electoral contests to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party (LP) presidential nominee in the 2024 United States presidential election. These differed 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 was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention on May 26 in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] Chase Oliver was chosen as the party's nominee in the seventh round of voting. [3]
Candidates and ballot options listed on multiple ballots and receiving at least 1% of the national popular vote are listed individually on the table. All remaining votes are detailed under the other column.
Legend: | 1st place (popular vote) | 2nd place (popular vote) | 3rd place (popular vote) | Candidate has withdrawn | Candidate unable to appear on ballot |
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Date | Contest | Candidates and results | ||||||||
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Charles Ballay | Jacob Hornberger | Lars Mapstead | Chase Oliver | Michael Rectenwald | Joshua Smith | Mike ter Maat | Other | None of the Above | ||
January 13 | Arizona [4] [d] | Not on ballot | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | Not on ballot | 2 votes [e] |
January 15 | Iowa [5] | 0% 0 votes | 1.1% 1 vote | 1.1% 1 vote | 42.7% 38 votes | 16.9% 15 votes | 13.5% 12 votes | 13.5% 12 votes | 10.1% 9 votes [f] | 1.1% 1 vote |
February 3 | Alabama [6] [d] | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | Not on ballot | 2nd | 6th [g] | Not on ballot |
February 24 | Mississippi [7] | 0% 0 votes | 11.8% 2 votes | 29.4% 5 votes | 11.8% 2 votes | 41.2% 7 votes | 0% 0 votes | 0% 0 votes | 0% 0 votes | 5.9% 1 vote |
February 27 | Minnesota [8] | 2.3% 1 vote | 14.0% 6 votes | 0% 0 votes | 23.3% 10 votes | 20.9% 9 votes | 30.2% 13 votes | 4.7% 2 votes | 2.3% 1 vote [h] | 2.3% 1 vote |
March 2 | Indiana [9] | Not on ballot | 4.0% 4 votes | 13.9% 14 votes | 62.4% 63 votes | 5.9% 6 votes | 4.0% 4 votes | 6.9% 7 votes | Not on ballot | 3.0% 3 votes |
Pennsylvania [10] | 2.2% 3 votes | 4.4% 6 votes | 0.1% 1 vote [i] | 19.0% 26 votes | 22.6% 31 votes | 16.1% 22 votes | 28.5% 39 votes | 6.6% 9 votes [j] | Not on ballot | |
March 5 | North Carolina [11] | 3.6% 183 votes | 7.0% 357 votes | 3.5% 176 votes | 13.3% 676 votes | 3.8% 195 votes | 7.0% 354 votes | 2.7% 137 votes | 18.7% 946 votes [k] | 40.5% 2,058 votes [l] |
California [12] | 98.6% 21,906 votes | Not on ballot | 1.4% [m] 313 votes | Not on ballot | ||||||
Oklahoma [14] | Not on ballot | 38.9% 362 votes | Not on ballot | 61.1% 569 votes | Not on ballot | |||||
Massachusetts [15] | Not on ballot | 11.0% 1,089 votes | 4.0% 399 votes | 14.6% 1,453 votes | 5.5% 546 votes | Not on ballot | 3.2% 314 votes | 21.7% 2,161 votes [n] | 40.0% 3,982 votes | |
April 2 | Connecticut [16] | First Ballot: 6.6% 7 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 11.3% 12 votes Final Ballot: 34.4% 23 votes | First Ballot: 6.6% 7 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 34.9% 37 votes Final Ballot: 65.6% 49 votes | First Ballot: 14.6% 14 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 9.4% 10 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 8.5% 9 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 3.8% 4 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes [o] | First Ballot: 5.7% 6 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes |
May 5 | Maine [17] | Not on ballot | 0.0% 0 votes | 73.3% 11 votes | 13.3% 2 votes | Not on ballot | 6.7% 1 vote | 0.0% 0 votes | 6.7% 1 vote [p] | Not on ballot |
May 14 | Nebraska [18] | 21.2% 237 votes | 18.2% 204 votes | 16.1% 180 votes | 27.6% 309 votes | 10.7% 120 votes | Not on ballot | 6.2% 69 votes | Not on ballot | |
June 4 | New Mexico [19] | Not on ballot | 56.5% 432 votes | Not on ballot | 43.5% 332 votes | |||||
Totals as of June 5 [c] (See Above) | 55.1% 22,337 votes | 5.0% 2,043 votes | 3.0% 1,226 votes | 8.6% 3,498 votes | 2.3% 943 votes | 1.0% 416 votes | 1.5% 589 votes | 7.7% 3,131 votes [q] | 15.7% 6,384 votes |
Prior to the LP 2024 National Convention, 38 candidates filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 2024. [20]
Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date | Contests won | Popular vote | Running mate [r] | Ref. | |
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Chase Oliver | August 16, 1985 (age 39) 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 | Campaign Website April 5, 2023 FEC filing [21] | 6 (IA, IN, AZ, OK, CT, NE) | 3,498 (8.6%) | Mike ter Maat [22] [s] | [24] |
This section includes candidates who filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission with intent to run under the Libertarian Party and who met one or more of the following criteria: a) meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines; b) participated in at least three Libertarian Party-sponsored debates; or c) received non-trivial media coverage as a candidate in this election cycle.
Candidate | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced Announcement date | Campaign suspended Suspension date | Contests won | Popular vote | Ref. | |
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No preference/ None of the above/ Uncommitted | N/A | May 26, 2024 (eliminated in seventh balloting) | 2 (NC, MA) | 6,384 (15.7%) | [11] | ||||
Michael Rectenwald | January 29, 1959 (age 65) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Author and Scholar Former New York University professor (2008–2019) | Pennsylvania | August 28, 2023 FEC filing [25] | May 26, 2024 (eliminated in sixth balloting) | 2 (MS, AL) | 943 (2.3%) | [26] | |
June 20, 1961 (age 63) Portland, Oregon | Economist Former Hallandale Beach, Florida police officer Nominee for FL-20 in 2022 | Virginia | April 18, 2022 FEC filing [27] | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during fifth balloting; endorsed Oliver during balloting) (ran for vice-president) | 1 (PA) | 589 (1.5%) | |||
August 14, 1969 (age 55) Monterey, California | Co-founder of Friend Finder Networks Founder of Fupa Games and Legendary Speed [28] | California | March 23, 2021 | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during fourth balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) | 2 (ME, NM) | 1,226 (3.0%) | [31] | ||
March 13, 1983 (age 41) Antioch, California | Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (2022–2023) | Iowa | July 24, 2023 | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during third balloting) | 1 (MN) | 416 (1.0%) | [26] | ||
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 | February 20, 2023 FEC filing [33] | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during second balloting) | 0 | 2,043 (5.0%) | [26] | |
Charles Ballay | January 1, 1970 (age 55) New Orleans, Louisiana | Otolaryngologist | Louisiana | August 24, 2023 FEC filing [34] | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) | 1 (CA) | 22,337 (55.1%) | [35] | |
August 24, 1957 (age 67) Lynwood, California | Nominee for U.S. Vice President in 2000 Nominee for Governor of California in 2006 Mayor of Bellflower, California (1998–1999) | California | December 11, 2023 | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting) | 0 | 5 (nil%) | [37] | ||
Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Campaign | Ref. |
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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 (ran for the Democratic nomination) [38] | FEC filing [39] | [40] |
The following candidates achieved at least one of the following in the 2024 election cycle: appeared on a primary ballot, received votes in a LP-sanctioned contest that did not require ballot access, were invited to a party-sanctioned debate or forum, or were included on the Libertarian National Committee's list of candidates.
LNC delegates are not bound to votes in primary elections, so while voters are able choose a candidate, it has no direct effect on the nominee selection at the party's nominating Convention. [41]
The following notable individuals had been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy but either publicly denied interest in running, or ultimately did not run.
Active campaign | Withdrawn candidate | ||
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The following table lists debates which are sponsored by an affiliate of the Libertarian Party.
Candidate | Debates |
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ter Maat | 24 |
Oliver | 22 |
Mapstead | 20 |
Hornberger | 19 |
Rectenwald | 16 |
Smith | 12 |
Ballay | 11 |
Olivier | 5 |
Collins Jr. | 2 |
Anderson | 1 |
Date | Place | Host | Participants | |||||||||
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P Participant. A Absent. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | Ballay | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Olivier | Rectenwald | Smith | Maat | Others | |||
February 15, 2023 [119] | Online | Larry Sharpe | O | O | P | P [av] | O | O | O | P | P [aw] | |
March 26, 2023 [120] | Unknown, Washington | Libertarian Party of Washington | O | A | A | P [ax] | O | O | O | P | A | |
April 26, 2023 [53] | Online | Larry Sharpe | O | A [ay] | P | P | O | O | O | P | P [az] | |
June 24, 2023 [122] | Lancaster, New Hampshire | PorcFest | O | A | P | A | O | O | O | P | A | |
October 21, 2023 [123] | Jacksonville, Florida | Libertarian Party of Duval County | A | A | P | P | O | P | P | P | A | |
December 10, 2023 [124] | Unknown, New Jersey | Libertarian Party of New Jersey | A | P | A | A | O | P | A | P | A |
Poll source | Sample size | Date(s) | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Rectenwald | ter Maat | Others |
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Iowa State Fair Presidential Straw Poll [125] | 143 | August 21, 2023 | 4% | 2% | 19% | 2% | 74% [126] | |
Suffolk University Massachusetts Poll [127] | 10 | February 2, 2024 – February 5, 2024 | 10% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 70% [128] |
This article needs to be updated.(April 2024) |
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 had not reported any fundraising. Fundraising reports for the third quarter had to be filed by October 15, 2023. [129]
Candidate | Total raised | Total raised since last quarter | Individual contributions | Debt | Spent | Spent since last quarter | COH | ||
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Total | Unitemized | Pct | |||||||
Hornberger [130] | $30,386 | $12,870 | $30,361 | $1,611 | 5.3% | $0 | $13,338 | $3,807 | $17,048 |
Mapstead [131] | $158,414 | $151,193 | $2,300 | $1,800 | 78.3% | $150,000 | $94,497 | $56,871 | $101,543 |
Oliver [132] | $24,164 | $5,432 | 22.5% | $0 | $24,058 | $106 | |||
Smith, Joshua | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ter Maat [133] | $126,805 | $6,961 | $1,937 | 27.8% | $0 | $96,820 | $29,985 | ||
Exotic [134] [ba] | $10,294 | 100.0% | $0 | $8,530 | $1,764 |
Date | Primaries/caucuses | Ref |
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January 13 | Arizona convention | [4] |
January 15 | Iowa caucus | [135] |
February 3 | Alabama convention | [92] |
February 24 | Mississippi convention | [7] |
February 27 | Minnesota caucus | [136] |
March 2 | Indiana convention | [9] |
Pennsylvania convention | [137] | |
March 5 | California primary | [138] |
Oklahoma primary | [139] | |
Massachusetts primary | [140] | |
North Carolina primary | [141] | |
April 2 | Connecticut straw poll | [16] |
May 5 | Maine convention | [17] |
May 14 | Nebraska primary | [142] |
May 24–26 | Convention | |
June 4 | New Mexico primary | [143] |
The following is a table of which candidates have received ballot access in which states. indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest, indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate, and indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest. indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot. States not appearing in the table did not hold Libertarian presidential primaries.
State | Date | Ballay | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Olivier | Rectenwald | Smith | ter Maat | Other | NOTA | Ref |
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AZ | Jan 13 | [144] | ||||||||||
IA (caucus) | Jan 15 | Ballot access not required | ||||||||||
AL | Feb 3 | [bb] | [92] | |||||||||
MS | Feb 24 | [bc] | [7] | |||||||||
MN | Feb 27 | All FEC filed candidates qualified | [136] | |||||||||
IN | Mar 2 | |||||||||||
PA | [bd] | [137] | ||||||||||
MA | Mar 5 | [145] | ||||||||||
NC | [be] | [146] | ||||||||||
CA | [147] [148] | |||||||||||
OK | [149] | |||||||||||
CT | April 2 | [bf] | [16] | |||||||||
ME | May 5 | [bg] | [150] | |||||||||
NE | May 14 | [151] | ||||||||||
NM | Jun 4 | [152] |
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