This article lists third party and independent candidates, also jointly known as minor candidates, associated with the 2024 United States presidential election.
"Third party" is a term commonly used in the United States in reference to political parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties. An independent candidate is one not affiliated with any political party.
24 candidates were listed on the ballot in at least one state and over 100 candidates were registered as a write-in candidate in at least one state. [1]
Third-party and independent candidates received 2.13% of the vote in the 2024 election, totaling over three million votes. [2] This is slightly more than the 2020 United States presidential election, when third party candidates received 1.86%. [3]
Green Party nominee Jill Stein received the most votes of any third-party candidate, receiving 868,945 votes (0.56%). She received 1.09% of the vote in Maryland, her best state by percentage. Stein also received over one percent of the vote in Maine and California. This was also the first election since 2000 that the Green Party finished third nationwide, and the first since 2008 that the Libertarian Party failed to.
Withdrawn independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received 757,371 votes (0.49%). Kennedy's 1.96% in Montana was the highest statewide vote share of any third-party candidate. Kennedy also received over one percent of the vote in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia.
Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver received 650,120 votes (0.42%). He was the only third-party candidate to be on the ballot or a registered write-in candidate in every state + D.C. Oliver received 1.69% in North Dakota, his best state by percentage. Oliver also received over one percent of the vote in Utah and Wyoming.
No other candidate reached one percent of the vote in any state. "None of these candidates" received 19,625 votes (1.32%) in Nevada.
Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee, Claudia De la Cruz received 167,772 votes (0.11%). De la Cruz nearly doubled the PSL's 2020 total, and won the most votes received by a candidate running on an explicitly socialist presidential ticket since the Socialist Party's Norman Thomas in 1936.
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Presidential candidate | Donald Trump | Kamala Harris | Jill Stein | Robert F Kennedy Jr. | Chase Oliver | Claudia De la Cruz | Cornel West | Peter Sonski | Randall Terry | Shiva Ayyadurai | |||
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Vice presidential candidate | JD Vance | Tim Walz | Butch Ware | Nicole Shanahan | Mike ter Maat | Karina Garcia | Melina Abdullah | Lauren Onak | Stephen Broden | Crystal Ellis | |||
Party or label [o] | Republican | Democratic | Green | Independent | Libertarian | PSL [p] | Independent | American Solidarity | Constitution | Independent | |||
EV access | Ballot | 538 | 538 | 420 | 283 | 477 | 220 | 132 | 74 | 133 | 57 | ||
Total | 538 | 538 | 488 | 309 | 538 | 473 | 366 | 474 | 181 | 371 | |||
State/DC | EV | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Others | Total votes |
Alabama [5] | 9 | 1,462,616 | 772,412 | 4,319 | 12,075 | 4,930 | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | 8,738 | 2,265,090 |
Alaska [6] | 3 | 184,458 | 140,026 | 2,340 | 5,670 | 3,040 | 1,127 | 702 | 812 | 0 | 337,733 | ||
Arizona [7] | 11 | 1,770,242 | 1,582,860 | 18,319 | 17,898 | 689 | 77 | 8,041 | 3,398,196 | ||||
Arkansas [8] | 6 | 759,241 | 396,905 | 4,275 | 13,255 | 5,715 | 2,141 | 1,182,676 | |||||
California [9] | 54 | 6,081,697 | 9,276,179 | 167,772 | 197,645 | 66,662 | 72,539 | 2,924 | 2,877 | 15,868,168 | |||
Colorado [10] | 10 | 1,377,441 | 1,728,159 | 17,344 | 35,623 | 21,439 | 905 | 5,149 | 910 | 3,522 | 15 | 3,192,745 | |
Connecticut [11] | 7 | 736,918 | 992,053 | 14,281 | 8,448 | 6,729 | 264 | 128 | 162 | 21 | 1,757,061 | ||
Delaware [12] | 3 | 214,351 | 289,758 | 914 | 4,636 | 2,038 | 87 | 96 | 98 | 37 | 512,912 | ||
D. of Columbia [13] | 3 | 21,076 | 294,185 | 2259 [r] | 2,778 | 208 [r] | 625 [r] | 472 [r] | 130 [r] | 5 [r] | 7 [r] | 7,830 | 325,869 |
Florida [14] | 30 | 6,110,125 | 4,683,038 | 43,155 | 31,972 | 11,969 | 7,454 | 5,834 | 199 | 10,893,752 | |||
Georgia [15] | 16 | 2,663,117 | 2,548,017 | 18,229 | 20,684 | 376 | 424 | 730 | 37 | 5,251,705 | |||
Hawaii [16] | 4 | 193,661 | 313,044 | 4,387 | 2,733 | 1,940 | 936 | 516,701 | |||||
Idaho [17] | 4 | 605,246 | 274,972 | 3,873 | 12,812 | 4,462 | 1,230 | 239 | 1,026 | 514 | 905,954 | ||
Illinois [18] | 19 | 2,449,079 | 3,062,863 | 31,023 | 80,426 | 3,510 | 2,877 | 1,569 | 1,391 | 42 | 1,122 | 5,634,432 | |
Indiana [19] | 11 | 1,720,347 | 1,163,603 | 29,325 | 20,425 | 832 | 722 | 1,347 | 945 | 2,937,622 | |||
Iowa [20] | 6 | 927,019 | 707,278 | [q] | 13,122 | 7,218 | 1,427 | [q] | 195 [q] | [q] | 424 | 6,657 | 1,663,701 |
Kansas [21] | 6 | 758,802 | 544,853 | 850 | 16,322 | 7,614 | 270 | 52 | 569 | 5 | 289 | 1,329,447 | |
Kentucky [22] | 8 | 1,337,494 | 704,043 | 7,566 | 16,769 | 6,422 | 391 | 177 | 611 | 1,015 | 2,074,513 | ||
Louisiana [23] | 8 | 1,208,505 | 766,870 | 7,138 | 6,641 | 6,835 | 1,481 | 2,623 | 2,240 | 1,424 | 2,006,975 | ||
Maine [24] | 4 | 377,977 | 435,652 | 8,967 | 5,286 | 332 [s] | 2,912 | 72 [s] | 23 [s] | 581 | 832,831 | ||
Maryland [25] | 10 | 1,035,550 | 1,902,577 | 33,134 | 28,819 | 15,570 | 1,136 | 918 | 1,012 | 31 | 19,394 | 3,038,344 | |
Massachusetts [26] | 11 | 1,251,303 | 2,126,518 | 26,545 | 17,735 | 12,889 | 243 | 280 | 18,418 | 19,693 | 3,473,624 | ||
Michigan [27] | 15 | 2,816,636 | 2,736,533 | 44,607 | 26,785 | 22,440 | 458 | 6,664 | 1,212 | 6,509 | 11,840 | 5,676,026 | |
Minnesota [28] | 10 | 1,519,032 | 1,656,979 | 16,275 | 24,001 | 15,155 | 2,996 | 3,136 | 882 | 2,885 | 12,035 | 3,253,920 | |
Mississippi [29] | 6 | 747,744 | 466,668 | 1,873 | 5,387 | 2,536 | 1,075 | 1,007 | 1,030 | 688 | 1,228,008 | ||
Missouri [30] | 10 | 1,751,986 | 1,200,599 | 17,135 | 23,876 | 618 | 1,069 | 34 | 2,995,327 | ||||
Montana [31] | 4 | 352,079 | 231,906 | 2,878 | 11,825 | 4,275 | 21 | 602,984 | |||||
Nebraska [32] | 5 | 564,816 | 369,995 | 2,887 | 6,399 | 3,062 | 947,273 | ||||||
Nevada [33] | 6 | 751,205 | 705,197 | 6,059 | 1,484,840 | ||||||||
New Hampshire [34] | 4 | 395,523 | 418,488 | 3,680 | 331 | 4,425 | 139 | 56 | 159 | 21 | 13 | 1,438 | 826,152 |
New Jersey [35] | 14 | 1,968,215 | 2,220,713 | 39,041 | 23,479 | 10,500 | 5,105 | 434 [q] | 385 [q] | 3,024 | 49 [q] | 7,738 | 4,285,271 |
New Mexico [36] | 5 | 423,391 | 478,802 | 4,611 | 9,553 | 3,745 | 2,442 | 923,403 | |||||
New York [37] | 28 | 3,578,899 | 4,619,195 | 46,698 | 5,338 | 6,327 | 4,152 | 1,544 | 134 | 46,404 | 8,308,899 | ||
North Carolina [38] | 16 | 2,898,423 | 2,715,375 | 24,762 | 22,125 | 528 | 12,099 | 6,863 | 30 | 18,936 | 5,699,141 | ||
North Dakota [39] | 3 | 246,505 | 112,327 | 6,227 | [q] | [q] | [q] | 18,936 | 368,155 | ||||
Ohio [40] | 17 | 3,180,116 | 2,533,699 | 5,304 | 28,200 | 1,794 | 852 | 10,197 | 74 | 5,773,087 | |||
Oklahoma [41] | 7 | 1,036,213 | 499,599 | 16,020 | 9,198 | 1,566,173 | |||||||
Oregon [42] | 8 | 919,480 | 1,240,600 | 19,099 | 33,733 | 9,061 | [q] | 5,644 | [q] | 1,850 | [q] | 15,026 | 2,244,493 |
Pennsylvania [43] | 19 | 3,543,308 | 3,423,042 | 34,538 | 619 | 33,318 | 478 | 386 | 829 | 93 | 30 | 10,486 | 7,049,935 |
Rhode Island [44] | 4 | 214,406 | 285,156 | 2,900 | 5,045 | 1,617 | 1,176 | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | 2,727 | 513,386 |
South Carolina [45] | 9 | 1,483,747 | 1,028,452 | 8,117 | 12,669 | 3,059 | 6,744 | 5,352 | 2,548,140 | ||||
South Dakota [46] | 3 | 272,081 | 146,859 | 7,204 | 2,778 | 428,922 | |||||||
Tennessee [47] | 11 | 1,966,865 | 1,056,265 | 8,967 | 21,535 | [q] | 3,457 | [q] | [q] | 3,063,942 | |||
Texas [48] | 40 | 6,393,597 | 4,835,250 | 82,701 | 68,557 | 2,374 | 1,858 | 3,780 | 433 | 11,388,674 | |||
Utah [49] | 6 | 883,818 | 562,566 | 8,222 | 16,873 | 3,189 | 2,199 | 441 | 1,488,466 | ||||
Vermont [50] | 3 | 119,395 | 235,791 | 898 | 5,905 | 1,828 | 1,710 | 1,549 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 228 | 368,708 |
Virginia [51] | 13 | 2,075,085 | 2,335,395 | 34,888 | 19,814 | 8,410 | 8,984 | 32 | 4,482,794 | ||||
Washington [52] | 12 | 1,530,923 | 2,245,849 | 29,754 | 54,868 | 16,428 | 8,695 | 7,254 | [q] | 3,323 | 25,408 | 3,924,243 | |
West Virginia [53] | 4 | 533,556 | 214,309 | 2,531 | 8,947 | 3,047 | 73 [q] | 39 [q] | 63 [q] | [q] | 10 [q] | 209 | 762,785 |
Wisconsin [54] | 10 | 1,697,626 | 1,668,229 | 12,275 | 17,740 | 10,511 | 2,035 | 2,753 | 647 | 4,044 | 1,114 | 3,416,987 | |
Wyoming [55] | 3 | 192,633 | 69,527 | [q] | [q] | 4,193 | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | 2,695 | 269,048 |
Total | 538 | 77,303,568 | 75,019,230 | 871,222 | 757,432 | 650,317 | 168,234 | 84,490 | 46,932 | 41,418 | 28,571 | 234,082 | 155,295,254 |
Presidential candidate | Richard Duncan | Joel Skousen | Jay Bowman | Chris Garrity | Joseph Kishore | Rachele Fruit | Mattie Preston | Lucifer Everylove | Blake Huber | Michael Wood | Vermin Supreme | Laura Ebke | William Stodden | Robby Wells | |
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Vice presidential candidate | Mitch Bupp | Rik Combs | De Bowman | Cody Ballard | Jerry White | Dennis Richter | Shannel Conner | Andrea Denault | John Pietrowski | Jonathan Realz | Trisha Butler | Stephanie Cholensky | Tony Jones | ||
Party or label [o] | indep. | Constitution (Utah) | indep. | indep. | Socialist Equality | Socialist Workers | indep. | indep. | Approval Voting | Prohibition | Pirate | Liberal | Socialist Party | Party Party | |
EV access | Ballot | 17 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Total | 87 | 109 | 155 | 152 | 157 | 111 | 78 | 76 | 80 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 83 | 92 | |
State/DC | EV | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
Alabama [5] | 9 | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] |
Arizona [7] | 11 | 53 | |||||||||||||
Arkansas [8] | 6 | 1,144 | |||||||||||||
Colorado [10] | 10 | 30 | 2,196 | ||||||||||||
Delaware [12] | 3 | 914 | 0 | ||||||||||||
D. of Columbia [13] | 3 | 4 [r] | 3 [r] | ||||||||||||
Georgia [15] | 16 | 30 | |||||||||||||
Idaho [17] | 4 | 1,577 | |||||||||||||
Illinois [18] | 19 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Iowa [20] | 6 | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | 361 | [q] |
Kansas [21] | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky [22] | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Louisiana [23] | 8 | 361 | 2,857 | ||||||||||||
Maryland [25] | 10 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Michigan [27] | 15 | 4 | 2,330 | ||||||||||||
Minnesota [28] | 10 | 3 | 1 | 457 | |||||||||||
Nevada [33] | 6 | 2,754 | 3 | 1 | 457 | ||||||||||
New Hampshire [34] | 4 | [q] | 2 [q] | [q] | 2 [q] | 2 [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | 55 [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] |
New Jersey [35] | 14 | [t] | [t] | [t] | [t] | 1,364 | 1,270 | [t] | [t] | [t] | [t] | 1 [t] | [t] | [t] | 2 [t] |
New Mexico [36] | 5 | 859 | |||||||||||||
New York [37] | 28 | 108 | |||||||||||||
Ohio [40] | 17 | 12,805 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||
Oklahoma [41] | 7 | 5,143 | |||||||||||||
Oregon [42] | 4 | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] |
Pennsylvania [43] | 19 | [u] | 2 [u] | [u] | [u] | 11 [u] | [u] | [u] | [u] | [u] | [u] | [u] | [u] | [u] | [u] |
Rhode Island [44] | 4 | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | 359 |
Tennessee [47] | 11 | 5,865 | 988 | ||||||||||||
Utah [49] | 6 | 8,402 | 59 | 2,653 | |||||||||||
Vermont [50] | 3 | 1 [v] | 1 [v] | [v] | 1 [v] | 2 [v] | 211 | 1 [v] | [q] | [q] | [q] | 10 [v] | [q] | [q] | [q] |
Virginia [51] | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Washington [52] | 12 | [q] | [q] | 917 | 824 | [q] | |||||||||
West Virginia [53] | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Wyoming [55] | 3 | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] | [q] |
Total | 538 | 12,806 | 12,791 | 5,971 | 5,300 | 4,666 | 4,122 | 2,858 | 2,653 | 2,196 | 1,144 | 983 | 859 | 364 | 361 |
Presidential candidate | DC [13] | NH [34] | NJ [35] | PA [43] | VT [50] | Total |
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Nikki Haley | 642 | 1,017 | 2,127 | 2,206 | 452 | 6,523 |
Mitt Romney | 198 | 82 | 235 | 79 | 47 | 641 |
Mike Pence | 16 | 98 | 134 | 258 | 45 | 562 |
Liz Cheney | 38 | 46 | 167 | 89 | 43 | 387 |
Bernie Sanders | 112 | 28 | 136 | 103 | 379 | |
Ron DeSantis | 43 | 51 | 131 | 115 | 28 | 373 |
Chris Christie | 12 | 44 | 201 | 14 | 17 | 290 |
Chris Sununu | 193 | 198 | ||||
Jesus | 59 | 46 | 92 | 197 | ||
Tulsi Gabbard | 13 | 72 | 62 | 3 | 21 | 175 |
Condoleezza Rice | 32 | 14 | 102 | 16 | 164 | |
Phil Scott | 136 | 136 | ||||
Rashida Tlaib | 87 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 126 | |
Joe Biden | 49 | 49 | 12 | 110 | ||
Josh Shapiro | 15 | 47 | 28 | 3 | 97 | |
JD Vance | 11 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 95 | |
Joe Manchin | 13 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 83 | |
Paul Ryan | 58 | 8 | 4 | 70 | ||
Ritchie Torres | 6 | 46 | 52 | |||
Michael Bloomberg | 6 | 40 | 46 | |||
John Kasich | 5 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 45 | |
Vivek Ramaswamy | 4 | 14 | 26 | 44 | ||
Andrew Yang | 11 | 33 | 43 | |||
Larry Hogan | 43 | 43 | ||||
Mickey Mouse | 10 | 32 | 42 | |||
Pete Buttigieg | 17 | 9 | 38 | |||
Glenn Youngkin | 34 | 34 | ||||
Tim Scott | 18 | 16 | 34 | |||
Ron Paul | 5 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 34 | |
Kanye West | 9 | 5 | 15 | 29 | ||
Michelle Obama | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | ||
Marco Rubio | 9 | 6 | 11 | 24 | ||
Ben Sasse | 24 | 24 | ||||
Hind Rajab | 21 | 21 | ||||
Brian Kemp | 7 | 14 | 21 | |||
Jimmy Carter | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | ||
Dean Phillips | 9 | 11 | 90 | |||
Adam Kinzinger | 8 | 11 | 19 | |||
Hillary Clinton | 11 | 7 | 18 | |||
Jim Douglas | 17 | 17 | ||||
Jamie Dimon | 8 | 9 | 17 | |||
Ben Carson | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | ||
Ronald Reagan | 9 | 6 | 15 | |||
Wes Moore | 8 | 5 | 13 | |||
Taylor Swift | 7 | 5 | 12 | |||
John Fetterman | 6 | 6 | 12 | |||
Jeb Bush | 8 | 4 | 12 | |||
Elizabeth Warren | 11 | 11 | ||||
Mitch Daniels | 11 | 11 | ||||
George W. Bush | 10 | 10 | ||||
Josh Gottheimer | 10 | 10 | ||||
George Washington | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||
Marianne Williamson | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | 9 | 9 | ||||
God | 9 | 9 | ||||
Thomas Massie | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||
Jasmine Sherman | 8 | 8 | ||||
Justin Amash | 8 | 8 | ||||
Yahya Sinwar | 8 | 8 | ||||
Bill Cassidy | 6 | 6 | ||||
Jim Mattis | 6 | 6 | ||||
John Thune | 6 | 6 | ||||
Mitch McConnell | 6 | 6 | ||||
Patrick McHenry | 6 | 6 | ||||
Brian Gill | 6 | 6 | ||||
Mark Cuban | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
Barack Obama | 5 | 5 | ||||
Jon Stewart | 5 | 5 | ||||
Mark Dever | 5 | 5 | ||||
Pat Toomey | 5 | 5 | ||||
Thomas Sowell | 5 | 5 | ||||
Willie Nelson | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
Aaron Bushnell | 4 | 4 | ||||
Dwayne Johnson | 4 | 4 | ||||
Gretchen Whitmer | 4 | 4 | ||||
Mike DeWine | 4 | 4 | ||||
Mike Johnson | 4 | 4 | ||||
Rob Portman | 4 | 4 | ||||
Tom Cotton | 4 | 4 | ||||
Snoop Dogg | 4 | 4 | ||||
Dolly Parton | 4 | 4 | ||||
Andrew Leyden | 3 | 3 | ||||
Batman | 3 | 3 | ||||
David French | 3 | 3 | ||||
Jocko Willink | 3 | 3 | ||||
John Boehner | 3 | 3 | ||||
Kellie Spain | 3 | 3 | ||||
Mark Kelly | 3 | 3 | ||||
Susan Collins | 3 | 3 | ||||
Theodore Roosevelt | 3 | 3 | ||||
Tim Walz | 3 | 3 | ||||
Yahweh | 3 | 3 | ||||
Tom Brady | 3 | 3 | ||||
Aida Foonr | 3 | 3 | ||||
LeBron James | 3 | 3 | ||||
Amy Klobuchar | 3 | 3 | ||||
Emmett McElroy | 3 | 3 | ||||
Elon Musk | 3 | 3 | ||||
Pat Paulsen | 3 | 3 | ||||
Pedro | 3 | 3 | ||||
Monica Brinson | 3 | 3 |
Legend | |
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Registered as write-in candidate | |
Write-in candidates allowed without registration | |
Not a candidate in the state/DC |
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The following general election candidates had ballot access to at least 270 electoral votes (EV), the minimum number required to win the electoral college. Ballot access deadlines vary from state to state.
Party | Presidential nominee | Vice presidential nominee | Campaign | States with ballot access |
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![]() Chase Oliver Nominee for U.S. Senator from Georgia in 2022 and sales executive from Georgia | ![]() Mike ter Maat Former economist at Office of Management and Budget and police officer from Florida | ![]() Website Campaign FEC filings [57] Additional party nominations: Libertarian Association of Massachusetts (MA) [w] Listed as an independent in: AL | ![]() Certified for ballot (47 states, 477 electors) Registered write-in (3 states + D.C., 61 electors) | |
![]() Jill Stein Nominee for U.S. President in 2012 and 2016 from Massachusetts | ![]()
| ![]() Website Campaign FEC filings [59] Additional party nominations: Kentucky Party (KY) Listed as an independent in: AL, AK, ID, NE, OH, TN | ![]() Certified for ballot (37 states, 420 electors) Registered write-in (Four states, 56 electors) Automatic write-in (Three states, 12 electors) On ballot, votes did not count (One state, 17 electors) Not on ballot |
The following candidates had either ballot or write-in access to more than 270 electoral votes (EV), the minimum number required to attain the presidency.
Party | Presidential nominee | Vice presidential nominee | Campaign | States with ballot access |
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![]() Claudia De la Cruz Activist from New York | ![]() Karina Garcia Activist from California | ![]() Website Campaign FEC filings [62] Additional party nominations: South Carolina Workers Party (SC) Peace and Freedom Party (CA) Listed as an independent in: ID, GA, MS, UT, TN, VA | ![]() Certified for ballot (19 states, 220 electors) Registered write-in (18 states + D.C., 225 electors) Automatic write-in (Five states, 43 electors) On ballot, votes did not count (One state, 16 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Academic and activist from California | ![]() Melina Abdullah Academic and activist from California | ![]() Website Campaign FEC filings [64] Additional party nominations: Aurora Party (AK) Oregon Progressive Party (OR) United Citizens Party (SC) Unity Party of Colorado [y] (CO) Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party (VT) Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party (NE) Justice For All Party (LA, ME, MN, NC, WA, WI) | ![]() Certified for ballot (15 states, 132 electors) Registered write-in (13 states, 175 electors) Automatic write-in (Seven states, 59 electors) On ballot, votes did not count (One state, 16 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Peter Sonski Local politician and museum director from Connecticut | ![]() Lauren Onak Teacher and non-profit executive from Massachusetts | ![]() Website Campaign June 13, 2023 FEC filings [66] Listed as an independent in: MS, OH | ![]() Certified for ballot (Seven states, 74 electors) Registered write-in (26 states, 330 electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Shiva Ayyadurai Entrepreneur from Massachusetts [z] | ![]() Crystal Ellis Entrepreneur and Activist from Nebraska | ![]() Website September 4, 2023 FEC filings [67] | ![]() Certified for ballot (Seven states, 57 electors) Registered write-in (19 states + D.C., 254 electors) Automatic write-in (Eight states, 64 electors) Not on ballot |
The following general election candidates had ballot access to fewer than 270 electoral votes, the minimum number required to attain the presidency.
Party | Presidential nominee | Vice presidential nominee | Campaign | States with ballot access |
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![]() Randall Terry Activist and perennial candidate from Tennessee | ![]() Stephen Broden Pastor and political commentator from Texas | ![]() Website Campaign FEC filings [70] Additional party nominations: Constitution Party of Oregon (OR) [aa] Listed as an independent in: ID | ![]() Certified for ballot (12 states, 133 electors) Automatic write-in (Seven states, 48 electors) Not on ballot Rejected by state party (Four states, 19 electors) | |
Rachele Fruit Hotel worker and perennial candidate from Florida | Dennis Richter [ab] Activist from Minnesota | ![]() Website March 4, 2024 Listed as an independent in: TN | ![]() Certified for ballot (Six states, 58 electors) Automatic write-in (Seven states, 53 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Joseph Kishore Writer and Socialist Equality Party National Secretary from New Jersey | ![]() Jerry White Perennial candidate and editor from New York | ![]() Website February 27, 2024 FEC filings [74] Listed as an independent in: MI | ![]() Certified for ballot (Three states, 41 electors) Registered write-in (Five states, 60 electors) Automatic write-in (Eight states, 56 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Richard Duncan Perennial candidate from Ohio | Mitch Bupp Perennial candidate from Ohio | Website | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, 17 electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Joel Skousen Survivalist and consultant from Utah | ![]() Rik Combs Businessman and 2020 Libertarian nominee for governor from Missouri | Website May 6, 2024 | ![]() Certified for ballot (Three states, 16 electors) Registered write-in (Two states, 23 electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Jay Bowman Small business owner and activist from Kentucky | ![]() De Bowman Activist and brother of Jay Bowman from Utah | Website July 3, 2024 FEC filings [76] | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, 11 electors) Registered write-in (Six states, 74 electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot | |
Blake Huber AVP nominee for President in 2020 from Colorado | Andrea Denault Activist and political consultant from North Dakota | ![]() Website March 16, 2024 | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, 10 electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot | |
Godliness, Truth, Justice Party | Mattie Preston Evangelist from Louisiana | Shannel Conner Welder from Texas | Website [usurped] January 6, 2023 FEC filings [78] | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, eight electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot |
![]() Chris Garrity Former Army Ranger and Environmentalist from New Hampshire | Cody Ballard Former Army Ranger and Assistant State Attorney from Maryland | Website June 2, 2023 FEC filings [79] | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, seven electors) Registered write-in (Six states, 75 electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot | |
Bill Stodden Nonprofit executive from Indiana | Stephanie Cholensky Activist from Missouri | Website November 12, 2023 | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, six electors) Registered write-in (Two states, 13 electors) Automatic write-in (Eight states, 64 electors) Not on ballot | |
Michael Wood Businessman and Prohibition National Committee member from California | John Pietrowski Prohibition National Committee member from Ohio | Website July 5, 2023 FEC filings [81] | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, six electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Lucifer "Justin Case" Everylove Activist from New Hampshire | N/A | Website | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, six electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Laura Ebke Former State Legislator from Nebraska | Trisha Butler Chair of the Liberal Party USA and former Clarksville city councilor from Tennessee | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, five electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot Rejected by state party (One state, 11 electors) | ||
Robby Wells Former college football coach from Georgia | ![]() Tony Jones Entrepreneur and college professor from Rhode Island | ![]() FEC filings [85] | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, four electors) Registered write-in (One states, 12 electors) Automatic write-in (Eight states, 66 electors) Not on ballot | |
![]() Vermin Supreme Performance artist and perennial candidate from Massachusetts | Jonathan Realz Actor and writer from Alabama | Website August 8, 2024 FEC filings [88] Additional Party Nominations: Conservative Party of Delaware (DE) | ![]() Certified for ballot (One state, three electors) Automatic write-in (Nine states, 70 electors) Not on ballot |
Party | Presidential nominee | Vice presidential nominee | Campaign | Withdrew | States with ballot access |
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![]() Attorney and activist from New York | ![]() Nicole Shanahan Attorney and technologist from California | ![]() Website Campaign FEC filings [93] Additional party nominations: We the People Party (IA, IN, LA, MN, OR, VT, WA, WI) American Independent Party (CA) Natural Law Party of Michigan [ac] (MI) Independent Party of Delaware (DE) Team Kennedy Party (RI) | August 23, 2024 (endorsed Trump) Withdrawn party nominations: We the People Party (HI, MA, NC, PA) Alliance Party (SC) Reform Party (FL) | ![]() Certified for ballot (30 states + D.C., 283 electors) Automatic write-in (Three states, 26 electors) Not on ballot Removed name from ballot (19 states, 227 electors) |
Parties and candidates in this section did not attain ballot access in any states, yet were running as declared write-ins in various states.
Notable independents:
Date | Party nomination event |
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May 9, 2023 | Prohibition Party presidential nominating convention |
June 1, 2023 | American Solidarity Party online primary |
April 6, 2024 | Unity Party of America nominating convention |
April 13, 2024 | Unity Party of Colorado [ad] nominating convention |
April 17, 2024 | Natural Law Party nominating convention |
April 27, 2024 | Constitution Party nominating convention |
May 23, 2024 | Reform National Convention |
May 25, 2024 | Constitution Party of Oregon nominating Convention |
May 26, 2024 | Libertarian National Convention |
May 30, 2024 | Approval Voting Party nominating convention |
June 1, 2024 | Pirate National Convention |
June 23, 2024 | Green Party of Alaska Nominating Meeting |
August 3, 2024 | Constitution Party of Idaho Nominating Convention [ae] |
August 3, 2024 | Peace and Freedom Party state central committee meeting |
August 15, 2024 | Green National Convention |
The Libertarian Party participated in multiple non-binding preference primaries in this election cycle. The party's presidential and vice presidential nominees were chosen directly by delegates at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention, held on Memorial Day weekend from May 24 to 26, 2024, in Washington, D.C. [105] [106]
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. [107]
Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date | Contests won | Popular vote | Running mate [af] | 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) | ![]() | ![]() Campaign Website April 5, 2023 FEC filing [108] | 6 (IA, IN, AZ, OK, CT, NE) | 3,498 (8.6%) | Mike ter Maat [109] [ag] | [110] |
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%) | [111] | ||||
![]() Michael Rectenwald | January 29, 1959 (age 66) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Author and Scholar Former New York University professor (2008–2019) | ![]() | ![]() August 28, 2023 FEC filing [112] | May 26, 2024 (eliminated in sixth balloting) | 2 (MS, AL) | 943 (2.3%) | [113] | |
June 20, 1961 (age 63) Portland, Oregon | Economist Former Hallandale Beach, Florida police officer Nominee for FL-20 in 2022 | ![]() | ![]() April 18, 2022 FEC filing [114] | 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 [115] | ![]() | ![]() March 23, 2021 | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during fourth balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) | 2 (ME, NM) | 1,226 (3.0%) | [118] | ||
March 13, 1983 (age 41) Antioch, California | Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (2022–2023) | ![]() | ![]() July 24, 2023 | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during third balloting) | 1 (MN) | 416 (1.0%) | [113] | ||
![]() Jacob Hornberger | January 28, 1950 (age 75) 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 | ![]() | ![]() February 20, 2023 FEC filing [120] | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during second balloting) | 0 | 2,043 (5.0%) | [113] | |
![]() Charles Ballay | January 1, 1970 (age 55) New Orleans, Louisiana | Otolaryngologist | ![]() | ![]() August 24, 2023 FEC filing [121] | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) | 1 (CA) | 22,337 (55.1%) | [122] | |
![]() | 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) | ![]() | ![]() December 11, 2023 | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting) | 0 | 5 (nil%) | [124] | |
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 | ![]() | March 10, 2023 | April 11, 2023 (ran for the Democratic nomination) [125] | ![]() FEC filing [126] | [127] |
The Green Party held a series of presidential primaries through which convention delegates were awarded to candidates and nominated the party's presidential ticket at the 2024 Green National Convention, [128] which took place as a virtual event from August 15 to 18, 2024. [129]
The individuals listed below are declared candidates who have filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission with intent to run under the Green 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 Green Party-sponsored debates or c) have received non-trivial media coverage as a candidate in this election cycle.
Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date | Contests won | Delegates | Popular vote | Running mate | Ref. | |
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![]() Jill Stein | May 14, 1950 (age 74) Chicago, Illinois | Nominee for president in 2012 and 2016 Member of the Lexington Town Meeting from the 2nd Precinct Activist | ![]() | ![]() Campaign November 9, 2023 FEC filing [130] [131] | 20 (KS, PA, CA, IL, AZ, NY, WA, NV, TX, WI, CT, TN, OH, MD, NJ, NM, UT, WV, IN, DC) | Pledged: 182 (91.9%) Convention: 267 (91.1%) | 16,597 (96.5%) | Butch Ware | [132] |
Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date | Contests won | Delegates | Popular vote | Running mate | Ref. | |
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Other candidates formally recognized by GPUS [133] | ||||||||||
Jasmine Sherman | August 17, 1985 (age 39) Queens, New York | Executive Director of Greater Charlotte Rise | ![]() | ![]() February 18, 2022 FEC filing [134] [135] | None | Pledged: 10 (5.1%) Convention: 13 (4.5%) | 72 (0.4%) | Tanda Blubear [136] | [137] [138] | |
![]() Jorge Zevala | unknown | Businessman | ![]() | ![]() FEC filing [139] | None | None | 18 (0.1%) | [137] [138] | ||
Alternate ballot options: | ||||||||||
None of the above | N/A | 1 (MT) | Pledged: 6 (2.5%) Convention: 10 (3.4%) | 505 (2.9%) |
The Constitution Party held its presidential nominating convention on April 24–27, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. [140] [141]
Eight candidates sought the nomination: [142]
Jim Harvey of Georgia (who ultimately did not seek the nomination), Joel Skousen, and Randall Terry participated in an April 6 debate in Dearborn, Michigan. [146] [147]
Terry won the nomination by securing a majority in the first round. The votes largely broke down along geographic lines. Skousen, who is from Utah, received all 61 votes from the delegations of the Four Corners states, but only 19 votes from the rest of the country combined. The only state delegations he carried outside of the region were New Hampshire and West Virginia. Venable won the majority of votes from South Carolina and his home state of Missouri and Daniel Cummings won a plurality in his home state of Wyoming. The remaining ten delegations were all won by Terry. [142]
Pastor and political commentator Stephen Broden, who was running on a ticket with Terry, received the vice presidential nomination via voice vote. [148]
Aside from the presidential nomination, much of the debate at the convention focused on an ultimately defeated amendment by Skousen to remove references to God from the party platform. [149]
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Randall Terry | 144 | 54.55% | ||
Joel Skousen | 80 | 30.30% | ||
Paul Venable | 32 | 12.12% | ||
Daniel Cummings | 4 | 1.52% | ||
Brandon McIntyre | 2 | 0.76% | ||
Samm Tittle | 2 | 0.76% | ||
Louis C. Hook | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Ben Stewart | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total: | 264 | 100.00% | ||
Source: [150] [ better source needed ] |
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Broden | Nominated via Voice Vote | |||
Source: [148] |
The Constitution Party received 60,023 votes in the 2020 election.
The Nevada, Utah and Idaho[ citation needed ] state parties split from the national party and nominated Skousen. [151]
The American Independent Party held a non-binding presidential preference primary in California on March 5, 2024. James Bradley was the only candidate listed on the ballot and defeated Andrew George Rummel, who was a recognized write-in candidate. [152] [153]
Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
James Bradley | 45,565 | 99.96% |
Andrew George Rummel (write-in) | 16 | 0.04% |
Total: | 45,581 | 100.0% |
On April 29, 2024, the party announced that it had nominated independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. [155] [156]
The Legal Marijuana Now Party held its first-ever presidential nomination primary in Minnesota on Super Tuesday, March 5. This was the first presidential primary to be held in Minnesota for a third party since 1916. [157] Krystal Gabel withdrew from the race during Legal Marijuana Now Party's candidate filing discussions. When Gabel asked to be removed from the ballot, after early voting had started on January 19, 2024, the Minnesota Secretary of State's office stated that changes cannot be made to the list of candidates after the list was certified 63 days prior to the election, and Gabel's name remained on ballots. [158]
Five candidates appeared on the ballot:
Of Minnesota's three major political parties, all of which included a write in option for their 2024 nominating primaries, only the Legal Marijuana Now party submitted to the Secretary of State a write in name to be counted, singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. [160] Minnesota presidential delegates to the national party convention were awarded proportionally based on the primary results.
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Krystal Gabel (withdrawn) | 759 | 28.84% | - | ||
Dennis Schuller | 459 | 17.44% | 7 | ||
Vermin Supreme | 397 | 15.08% | 6 | ||
Rudy Reyes | 365 | 13.87% | 5 | ||
Edward Forchion | 168 | 6.38% | 2 | ||
Willie Nelson (write-in) | 19 | 0.72% | 0 | ||
Other write-ins | 465 | 17.67% | - | ||
Total: | 2,632 | 100.00% | 20 | ||
Source: [161] |
Gabel won a plurality of the vote (28.8%), but withdrew ahead of the primary. Of declared candidates, Richfield, Minnesota businessman Dennis Schuller finished in the lead, with 17.4%. [162] At the state convention in Caledonia on May 8, Minnesota presidential delegates to the national Legal Marijuana Now convention were awarded proportionally based on the primary results. However, the party lost automatic ballot access in a May 2024 ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court, meaning party officials and candidates would have to petition for ballot access. [163]
The party was also ballot-qualified in Nebraska, but no candidates qualified for the May 14 primary. Instead, the state affiliate party nominated Cornel West. [164] [165] Because Minnesota is a more populous state than Nebraska, Minnesota LMNP delegates to the national convention that were pledged to Schuller and California archeologist Rudy Reyes outnumbered the entire Nebraska delegation which voted unanimously for West. At the July 6 national convention held in Bloomington, Minnesota, Schuller and running mate Reyes were nominated for the presidential ticket. The 2024 LMNP write-in campaign was certified in several states. [166]
The Peace and Freedom Party held a non-binding preference primary in California on Super Tuesday, March 5. Claudia De la Cruz, the nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, won the primary with a plurality, defeating Jasmine Sherman and Cornel West. [167] The party's presidential nominee, chosen by the state central committee in August, is Claudia De la Cruz.[ citation needed ]
Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Claudia De la Cruz | 6,430 | 47.0% |
Cornel West | 5,455 | 39.9% |
Jasmine Sherman | 1,795 | 13.1% |
Total: | 13,680 | 100.0% |
The American Solidarity Party announced on June 2, 2023, that Peter Sonski had won their party's online primary, which lasted from May 24 to June 1. Sonski was nominated in the first round of ranked-choice voting with 52%. Sonski then selected Lauren Onak as his vice president, who was then officially nominated via unanimous consent.
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
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Peter Sonski | 328 | 52.5% | ||
Jacqueline Abernathy | 207 | 33.1 | ||
Joe Schriner | 50 | 8.0 | ||
Larry Johnson | 24 | 3.8 | ||
Erskine Levi | 16 | 2.6 | ||
Total: | 625 | 100.00% | ||
Source: [169] |
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Lauren Onak | Nominated via Unanimous Consent | |||
Source: [170] |
The Approval Voting Party received 409 votes for president in 2020. [171] It was only ballot-approved in Colorado. [172] On March 16, the party nominated Blake Huber for president and Andrea Denault for vice president. [173]
The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party is a regional ballot-qualified party in Vermont which has regularly nominated candidates for president since 1972. [174] It nominated Gloria La Riva, the PSL nominee, in 2020. She received 166 votes in Vermont. [171] On April 28, the party nominated independent candidate Cornel West for president. [175]
The Michigan Natural Law Party held its nominating convention on April 17, 2024, where it nominated independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President and Nicole Shanahan for Vice President. Party chairman Doug Dern claimed fellow independent candidate Cornel West also sought the party's ballot access. [176] Kennedy later attempted to remove his name from the ballot in Michigan, but was blocked in courts.
In 2020, the Michigan party nominated Alliance Party nominee Rocky De La Fuente, who received 2,986 votes in Michigan.
The party was also presidential ballot-qualified in Florida. The Florida party did not nominate a candidate in the 2020 or the 2024 election. [177]
The Prohibition Party held its presidential nominating convention on May 8–9, 2023, in Buffalo, New York. Three candidates stood for nomination; Michael Wood was nominated on the first ballot. [178]
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Wood | 8 | 61.5% | ||
Zack Kusnir | 4 | 30.8% | ||
Scott Baier | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Jay Rockefeller (write-in) | 1 | 7.7% | ||
Total: | 13 | 100.00% | ||
Source: [179] |
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
John Petrowski | Nominated via Unanimous Consent | |||
Source: [179] |
The Bill Hammons-led faction of the Unity Party of America nominated Paul Noel Fiorino and Matthew May for president and vice president respectively at the 7th United National Convention over Google Meet on April 6, 2024. [180]
However, the Colorado faction of the party, which was the only state party with ballot access, met on April 13, 2024, and nominated independent candidate Cornel West for president and his running mate, Melina Abdullah for vice president. [181] [182] [ better source needed ]
Candidate | Percentage | |||
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Cornel West | 95% | |||
Paul Noel Fiorino | 5% | |||
Total: | 100.00% | |||
Source: [182] |
Withdrew before convention:
The party was only ballot-approved in Colorado. [172] In 2020, party co-founder Bill Hammons was on the ballot in three states and received 6,647 votes. [171]
The Alliance Party received 88,236 votes for president in 2020. [171] It and its affiliates were ballot-qualified in Alaska, Connecticut, and South Carolina. [184] [185] [186]
The Alliance Party of South Carolina nominated Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for its ballot line, but he later withdrew his name from the ballot in South Carolina.
The Green Party of Alaska is unaffiliated with the Green Party of the United States and was not ballot-qualified in Alaska. [185] The party nominated Jesse Ventura for president in 2020 and received 2,673 votes. [187]
Jasmine Sherman and Tanda BluBear were nominated for president and vice president, respectively. [188] [ better source needed ]
The party hosted a series of debates featuring the following candidates seeking the nomination: [189]
The Liberal Party, formerly the Association of State Liberty Parties, has qualified state parties in Massachusetts and New Mexico which were, until 2022, affiliated with the national Libertarian Party. [201] [202] These parties received a combined 59,598 votes in 2020.
The Libertarian Association of Massachusetts provided its ballot line to the national Libertarian Party nominees, Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat. The Libertarian Party of New Mexico ran Laura Ebke and Trisha Butler, the Liberal Party Chair on its ballot line, without any campaign.
The Cascade Party petitioned to place Krist Novoselić and James Carroll on the ballot in Washington, [203] as that is a requirement to gain state recognition of a new party. [204] Novoselić later withdrew his name from the ballot.
The following individuals had declined to be candidates for the No Labels unity ticket. On April 4, 2024, the organization announced it would not run a presidential campaign. [205]
The following notable individuals were the subject of speculation about their possible candidacies, but had publicly denied interest in running.
2024 Free & Equal debates | |||||||||||
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No. | Date & Time | Location | Participants | ||||||||
P Participant A Absent invitee | Democratic | Republican | Independent | Libertarian | Green | Independent | PSL | Constitution | Others | ||
Kamala Harris | Donald Trump | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Chase Oliver | Jill Stein | Cornel West | Claudia De la Cruz | Randall Terry | See notes | |||
1 | February 29, 2024 | New York City | NYD | N | A | P | P | A | P | N | P [ah] |
2 | July 12, 2024 | Las Vegas | NYD | A | A | P | P | A | N | P | A [ai] |
3 | October 23, 2024 | Hollywood | A | A | W | P | P | A | A | P | N |
The Free & Equal Elections Foundation hosted a multiparty debate on February 29, 2024, in New York City, New York moderated by Caitlin Sinclair, Jason Palmer and Christina Tobin. Socialism and Liberation nominee Claudia De la Cruz, Libertarian candidates Chase Oliver and Lars Mapstead, and Green candidates Jill Stein and Jasmine Sherman attended. Independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West were also invited but did not attend. [244] [245]
2nd Free and Equal Presidential debate | |
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![]() From left to right: Oliver, Stein, and Terry | |
Date(s) | July 12, 2024 |
Duration | c. 1 hour and 50 minutes |
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Participants | Chase Oliver Jill Stein Randall Terry |
Footage | Archived July 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine |
Moderator(s) | Christina Tobin and Thomas Massie |
Free and Equal hosted a second debate on July 12, 2024, at FreedomFest in Las Vegas, Nevada moderated by the foundation's chair, Christina Tobin and congressman Thomas Massie. [246] [247]
Candidates invited to the debate were: Biden, Kennedy, Oliver, Stein, Terry, Trump, and West. Oliver, Stein, and Terry participated. [246]
A third debate was scheduled for September 18 in Los Angeles, [248] but it was cancelled and rescheduled for October. [249] Oliver, Stein, and Terry participated in the October 23 debate. [250]
The Muslim Civic Coalition hosted a forum featuring Jill Stein and Cornel West on February 3 in Oak Brook, Illinois. The organization claimed all presidential candidates were invited to attend. [251]
The Abandon Biden movement held an online forum on June 13 featuring Jill Stein, [252] Cornel West, [253] and Claudia de la Cruz [254] focused on promoting "pro-Palestine" candidates for President. [255]
This table will only include polling aggregates that track at least one third-party candidate.
Poll source | Since | As of | Kamala Harris DEM | Donald Trump GOP | Robert F. Kennedy Jr IND [aj] | Jill Stein GRN | Cornel West IND [ak] | Margin |
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538 | July 24, 2024 | August 9, 2024 | 45.5% | 43.4% | 5.1% | – | – | Harris +2.0% |
RCP | July 22, 2024 | August 9, 2024 | 45.3% | 44.5% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Harris +0.8% |
TH/DDHQ | July 7, 2024 | August 9, 2024 | 46.7% | 43.5% | 3.4% | – | – | Harris +3.2% |
SB | July 1, 2024 | August 9, 2024 | 46.3% | 43.9% | 4.1% | – | – | Harris +2.4% |
RTTWH | July 8, 2024 | August 9, 2024 | 45.7% | 43.5% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Harris +2.2% |
NYT | July 17, 2024 | August 9, 2024 | 45% | 43% | 5% | – | – | Harris +2% |
By the numbers, if I were to run, I would probably increase the chances of Trump winning," he told Playbook. "And so I'm not going to do that.