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.[2]
Results
Third-party and independent candidates received 1.97% of the vote in the 2024 election, totalling over three million votes.[3] This is slightly more than the 2020 United States presidential election, when third party candidates received 1.86%.[4]
Green Party nominee Jill Stein received the most votes of any third-party candidate, receiving 861,089 votes (0.55%). She received 1.09% of the vote in Maine, her best state by percentage. Stein also received over one percent of the vote in Maryland 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Withdrawn independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.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 756,219 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 650,116 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.
Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee, Claudia De la Cruz received 166,174 votes (0.11%). Nearly double the PSL's 2020 total, and the most votes received by a candidate running on an explicitly socialist presidential ticket since the Socialist Party's Norman Thomas in 1936.
No other candidate reached one percent of the vote in any state. "None of these candidates" received 1.32% in Nevada.
The following general election candidates currently have 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.
WebsiteCampaignFEC filings[8] 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 will not count (One state, 17 electors)
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Candidates with majority ballot or write-in access
The following candidates will have either ballot or write-in access to more than 270 electoral votes (EV), the minimum number required to attain the presidency.
Registered write-in (19 states + D.C., 254 electors)
Automatic write-in (Eight states, 64 electors)
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Candidates with partial ballot access
The following general election candidates will have ballot access to fewer than 270 electoral votes, the minimum number required to attain the presidency.
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.[63]
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.
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
The Green Party is holding a series of presidential primaries through which convention delegates will be awarded to candidates and will nominate the party's presidential ticket at the 2024 Green National Convention,[85] which is scheduled to take place as a virtual event from August 15 to 18, 2024.[86]
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.
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.[103][104]
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.[99]
Pastor and political commentator Stephen Broden, who was running on a ticket with Terry, received the vice presidential nomination via voice vote.[105]
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.[106]
2024 Constitution Party Presidential Nomination Vote
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.[108]
American Independent Party
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.[109][110]
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.[114]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.[115]
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.[117]
Gabel won a plurality of the vote (28.8%), but withdrew ahead of the primary. Of declared candidates, Dennis Schuller finished in the lead, with 17.4%.[119] At the state convention in Bloomington on July 6, Schuller was later chosen as the presidential nominee, with Reyes as his running mate.[120] However, the party lost automatic ballot access in a May 2024 ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court, meaning party officials would have to petition for ballot access.[121]
The party is also ballot-qualified in Nebraska, but no candidates qualified for the May 14 primary. Instead, the state affiliate party nominated Cornel West.[122]
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.
The Approval Voting Party received 409 votes for president in 2020.[127] It is currently only ballot-approved in Colorado.[128] On March 16, the party nominated Blake Huber for president and Andrea Denault for vice president.[129]
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.[132] Kennedy later attempted to remove his name from the ballot in Michigan, but was blocked in courts.
The party is also presidential ballot-qualified in Florida. The Florida party did not nominate a candidate in the 2020 or the 2024 election.[133]
Prohibition Party
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.[134]
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.[136]
However, the Colorado faction of the party, which is 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.[137][138][bettersourceneeded]
The party is currently only ballot-approved in Colorado.[128] In 2020, party co-founder Bill Hammons was on the ballot in three states and received 6,647 votes.[127]
Alliance Party
The Alliance Party received 88,236 votes for president in 2020.[127] It and its affiliates are ballot-qualified in Alaska, Connecticut, and South Carolina.[140][141][142]
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 Cascade Party petitioned to place Krist Novoselić and James Carroll on the ballot in Washington,[159] as that is a requirement to gain state recognition of a new party.[160] Novoselić later withdrew his name from the ballot.
The following individuals have declined to be candidates for the No Labels unity ticket. On April 4, 2024, the organization announced it would not run a presidential campaign.[161]
Candidates invited to the debate were: Biden, Kennedy, Oliver, Stein, Terry, Trump, and West. Oliver, Stein, and Terry participated.[202]
September 18 debate (Los Angeles) (cancelled)
A third debate was scheduled for September 18 in Los Angeles,[204] but it was cancelled and rescheduled for October.[205]
October 23 debate (Hollywood)
Oliver, Stein, and Terry participated in their final debate of the campaign trail on October 23.[206]
Forums
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.[207]
The Abandon Biden movement held an online forum on June 13 featuring Jill Stein,[208] Cornel West,[209] and Claudia de la Cruz[210] focused on promoting "pro-Palestine" candidates for President.[211]
↑ The Green Party is listed as the Maine Green Independent Party in Maine, as the Mountain Party in West Virginia, as the Pacific Green Party in Oregon, and as the Green-Rainbow Party in Massachusetts
↑ Kennedy is listed as the We the People Party, a party he created, in eight states and Team Kennedy in one state
↑ While the Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominations occur separately, Presidential candidates often make known their preferred Vice Presidential nominees should they receive the nomination
↑ Originally was announced as Kristin Alexander[66]
↑ Lars Mapstead, who was seeking the Libertarian nomination at the time, and Jasmine Sherman, who was seeking the Green nomination at the time, also participated.
↑ Joe Biden, who was the presumptive Democratic nominee at the time of the debate, was invited to attend but declined.
↑ The Constitution Party is listed as the U.S. Taxpayer's Party in Michigan. Constitution Party affiliates in Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming rejected the national nominee.
↑ Constitution Party affiliates in Idaho, Nevada and Utah rejected the national nominee and nominated Skousen. The Nevada Constitution Party affiliate is listed as Independent American Party of Nevada.
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