Results of the 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries

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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.

Contents

Results summary table

DateContest 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries [lower-alpha 1] Source
Jo
Jorgensen
Jacob Hornberger Vermin Supreme Adam Kokesh Dan BehrmanSam
Robb
Ken ArmstrongKim Ruff Max Abramson None of
the above
OthersTotal
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 [lower-alpha 2]
(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 [lower-alpha 3]
(23.8%)
281 [2]
February 25 Minnesota 32
(40.5%)
47
(59.5%)
eliminatedeliminatedeliminated
in round 1/7
eliminatedeliminatedeliminatedeliminated79 [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 [lower-alpha 4] 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]
Candidate1st2nd3rdTotalPercentage
Vermin Supreme 103132617.3%
Kim Ruff6972214.7%
Jo Jorgensen 5841711.3%
None of the Above (NOTA) 463138.7%
Dan "Taxation Is Theft" Behrman067138.7%
Jacob Hornberger (write-in)90096.0%
Sam Robb12585.3%
Mark Whitney (write-in)40264.0%
Arvin Vohra10564.0%
Ken Armstrong02353.3%
Lincoln Chafee (write-in)12142.7%
Justin Amash (write-in)11132.0%
Keenan Wallace Dunham00221.3%
Max Abramson 1001nil
Straw Poll (write-in)1001nil
Joe Bishop-Henchman (write-in)0011nil
Thomas Knapp (write-in)0011nil
Adam Kokesh (write-in)0011nil
Nicholas Sarwark (write-in)0011nil
Exhausted Ballots/Undervotes05510
Total444462150
2020 New Hampshire Libertarian vice presidential primary [17] [18]
Candidate1st2ndTotalPercentage
John Phillips1562163.6%
None of the Above 961545.5%
Spike Cohen (write-in)2026.1%
Larry Sharpe (write-in)2026.1%
Ron Paul (write-in)1126.1%
Darryl W Perry (write-in)1013.0%
Straw Poll (write-in)1013.0%
Nicolas Sarwark (write-in)1013.0%
Mark Whitney (write-in)1013.0%
Exhausted Ballots/Undervotes112031
Total443377

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]