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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 .
Results summary table
Date
Contest
2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries [a]
Source
Jo Jorgensen
Jacob Hornberger
Vermin Supreme
Adam Kokesh
Dan Behrman
Sam Robb
Ken Armstrong
Kim Ruff
Max Abramson
None of the above
Others
Total
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[b] (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[c] (23.8%)
281
[2]
February 25
Minnesota
32 (40.5%)
47 (59.5%)
eliminated
eliminated
eliminatedin round 1/7
eliminated
eliminated
eliminated
eliminated
79
[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%)
eliminatedin round 8/9
eliminatedin round 5/9
eliminatedin round 2/9
eliminatedin round 7/9
22 (12.6%)
174
[8]
April 25-28
Connecticut
eliminatedin round 18/19
85 (50.9%)
eliminatedin round 16/19
eliminatedin round 17/19
eliminatedin round 12/19
eliminatedin round 10/19
eliminatedin round 7/19
eliminatedin 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 [d]
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]
Candidate
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Percentage
Vermin Supreme
10
3
13
26
17.3%
Kim Ruff
6
9
7
22
14.7%
Jo Jorgensen
5
8
4
17
11.3%
None of the Above (NOTA)
4
6
3
13
8.7%
Dan "Taxation Is Theft" Behrman
0
6
7
13
8.7%
Jacob Hornberger (write-in)
9
0
0
9
6.0%
Sam Robb
1
2
5
8
5.3%
Mark Whitney
(write-in)
4
0
2
6
4.0%
Arvin Vohra
1
0
5
6
4.0%
Ken Armstrong
0
2
3
5
3.3%
Lincoln Chafee (write-in)
1
2
1
4
2.7%
Justin Amash (write-in)
1
1
1
3
2.0%
Keenan Wallace Dunham
0
0
2
2
1.3%
Max Abramson
1
0
0
1
nil
Straw Poll (write-in)
1
0
0
1
nil
Joe Bishop-Henchman
(write-in)
0
0
1
1
nil
Thomas Knapp (write-in)
0
0
1
1
nil
Adam Kokesh (write-in)
0
0
1
1
nil
Nicholas Sarwark (write-in)
0
0
1
1
nil
Exhausted Ballots/Undervotes
0
5
5
10
Total
44
44
62
150
2020 New Hampshire Libertarian vice presidential primary[17] [18]
Candidate
1st
2nd
Total
Percentage
John Phillips
15
6
21
63.6%
None of the Above
9
6
15
45.5%
Spike Cohen (write-in)
2
0
2
6.1%
Larry Sharpe
(write-in)
2
0
2
6.1%
Ron Paul (write-in)
1
1
2
6.1%
Darryl W Perry (write-in)
1
0
1
3.0%
Straw Poll (write-in)
1
0
1
3.0%
Nicolas Sarwark (write-in)
1
0
1
3.0%
Mark Whitney
(write-in)
1
0
1
3.0%
Exhausted Ballots/Undervotes
11
20
31
Total
44
33
77
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.
County results —Iowa. Ken Armstrong
Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
Lincoln Chafee
Jacob Hornberger
Jo Jorgensen
Adam Kokesh
John McAfee
Sam Robb
Vermin Supreme
Tie
No votes
Minnesota caucuses
The
to tabulate the results of their caucus. After 7 rounds, Jacob Hornberger was declared the winner.
Minnesota Libertarian presidential caucus, February 25, 2020[20] [21]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 7
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jacob Hornberger
37
38.1%
+ 10
47
59.5%
Jo Jorgensen
12
12.4%
+ 20
32
40.5%
Vermin Supreme
11
11.3%
- 11
Eliminated
Adam Kokesh
6
6.2%
- 6
Eliminated
John Monds
6
6.2%
- 6
Eliminated
Lincoln Chafee
6
6.2%
- 6
Eliminated
Mark Whitney
6
6.2%
- 6
Eliminated
N.O.T.A.
4
4.1%
- 4
Eliminated
Arvin Vohra
2
2.1%
- 2
Eliminated
Ken Armstrong
2
2.1%
- 2
Eliminated
Sam Robb
2
2.1%
- 2
Eliminated
Keenan Wallace Dunham
1
1.0%
- 1
Eliminated
Sorinne Ardeleanu
1
1.0%
- 1
Eliminated
Abrahamson (write-in)
1
1.0%
- 1
Eliminated
Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
0
nil
Eliminated
Jedi Hill
0
nil
Eliminated
Souraya Faas
0
nil
Eliminated
Steven Richey
0
nil
Eliminated
Round 1 Total
97
100%
Round 7 Total
79
100%
Minnesota Libertarian vice presidential caucus, February 25, 2020[22] [21]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jeff Wood
32
40.0%
+ 0
32
52.5%
Spike Cohen
29
36.3%
+ 0
29
47.5%
NOTA
19
23.8%
- 19
Eliminated
Round 1 Total
80
100%
Round 2 Total
61
100%
Results by Congressional District —Minnesota.[23] Lincoln Chafee
Jacob Hornberger
Jo Jorgensen
Vermin Supreme
California primary
California Libertarian presidential primary, March 3, 2020[24]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Jacob Hornberger
5,530
19.4%
Jo Jorgensen
3,534
12.4%
Vermin Supreme
3,469
12.2%
Ken Armstrong
3,011
10.6%
Kim Ruff (withdrawn)
2,330
8.2%
Adam Kokesh
2,161
7.6%
Sam Robb
1,722
6.0%
Dan Behrman
1,695
5.9%
Max Abramson
1,605
5.7%
Souraya Faas
999
3.5%
Steven A Richey
982
3.4%
Erik Chase Gerhardt
748
2.6%
Keenan Wallace Dunham
720
2.5%
Sorinne Ardeleanu (write-in)
27
nil
Geby Eva Espínosa (write-in)
2
nil
Nicholas D'Artagnan Dumas (write-in)
0
nil
James Orlando Ogle (write-in)
0
nil
Total
28,535
100%
County results —California Ken Armstrong
Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
Jacob Hornberger
Erik Gerhardt
Sam Robb
Vermin Supreme
Jo Jorgensen
Massachusetts primary
Massachusetts Libertarian presidential primary, March 3, 2020[25]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
No Preference
804
19.3%
Vermin Love Supreme [e]
399
9.6%
Jacob George Hornberger
369
8.9%
Blanks
324
7.8%
Dan Taxation Is Theft Behrman
294
7.1%
Kimberly Margaret Ruff (withdrawn)
224
5.4%
Arvin Vohra
151
3.6%
Kenneth Reed Armstrong
145
3.5%
Jo Jorgensen
141
3.4%
Samuel Joseph Robb
127
3.1%
Adam Kokesh
125
3.0%
Max Abramson
98
2.4%
All Others
958
23.0%
Total
4,159
100%
County results —Massachusetts. No preference
Jacob Hornberger
No Preference percentage by county —Massachusetts.[26] 11%
14%
17%
18%
19%
21%
22%
23%
North Carolina primary
North Carolina Libertarian presidential primary, March 3, 2020[27]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
No Preference
2,022
33.1%
Jacob Hornberger
584
9.6%[f]
John McAfee
550
9.0%
Kim Ruff (withdrawn)
469
7.7%
Vermin Supreme
387
6.3%
Ken Armstrong
346
5.7%
Jo Jorgensen
267
4.4%
Steve Richey
227
3.7%
James Orlando Ogle
207
3.4%
Souraya Faas
169
2.8%
Adam Kokesh
163
2.7%
Max Abramson
160
2.6%
Dan Behrman
144
2.4%
Kenneth Blevins
122
2.0%
Jedidiah Hill
117
1.9%
Erik Gerhardt
99
1.6%
Arvin Vohra
77
1.3%
Total
6,110
100%
County results —North Carolina. None of the above
Tie
Vermin Supreme
Ken Armstrong
Jedidiah Hill
Dan Behrman
Jo Jorgensen
Steve Richey
Kim Ruff
No votes
Missouri primary
Missouri Libertarian presidential primary, March 10, 2020[28]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Jacob Hornberger
1,693
74.6%
Uncommitted
577
25.4%
Total
2,270
100%
County results —Missouri. Jacob Hornberger
Uncommitted
Tie
No votes
Ohio caucus
Online voting took place from March 16 to April 11, with 192 participants. The primary was tabulated using instant runoff voting . Percentages shown are percentage of ballots cast.
Ohio Libertarian presidential caucus[29]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jacob Hornberger
61
31.8%
+ 0
61
31.8%
+ 0
61
31.8%
+ 5
66
34.4%
+ 3
69
35.9%
+ 7
76
39.6%
+ 8
84
43.8%
+ 13
97
50.5%
Jo Jorgensen
24
12.5%
+ 0
24
12.5%
+ 2
26
13.5%
+ 1
27
14.1%
+ 6
33
17.2%
+ 5
38
19.8%
+ 8
46
24.0%
+ 9
55
28.6%
NOTA
9
4.7%
+ 0
9
4.7%
+ 0
9
4.7%
+ 0
9
4.7%
+ 0
9
4.7%
+ 1
10
5.2%
+ 2
12
6.3%
+ 10
22
11.5%
Vermin Supreme
33
17.2%
+ 0
33
17.2%
+ 2
35
18.2%
+ 3
38
19.8%
+ 1
39
20.3%
+ 2
41
21.4%
+ 2
43
22.4%
- 43
Eliminated
Ken Armstrong
18
9.4%
+ 1
19
9.9%
+ 0
19
9.9%
+ 0
19
9.9%
+ 1
20
10.4%
+ 2
22
11.5%
- 22
Eliminated
Lincoln Chafee (withdrew during the voting period)
18
9.4%
+ 0
18
9.4%
+ 0
18
9.4%
+ 0
18
9.4%
+ 1
19
9.9%
- 19
Eliminated
Mark Whitney
11
5.7%
+ 0
11
5.7%
+ 1
12
6.3%
+ 0
12
6.3%
- 12
Eliminated
Adam Kokesh
11
5.7%
+ 0
11
5.7%
+ 0
11
5.7%
- 11
Eliminated
Dan Taxation is Theft Behrman
6
3.1%
+ 0
6
3.1%
- 6
Eliminated
Steve Richey
1
nil
- 1
Eliminated
Round 1 Total
192
100%
Round 2 Total
1920 exhausted
100%
Round 3 Total
1911 exhausted
99.5%
Round 4 Total
1893 exhausted
98.4%
Round 5 Total
1893 exhausted
98.4%
Round 6 Total
1875 exhausted
97.4%
Round 7 Total
1857 exhausted
96.4%
Round 8 Total
17418 exhausted
90.6%
County results of the 2020 Libertarian presidential caucus None of the above
Jacob Hornberger
Vermin Supreme
Ken Armstrong
Mark Whitney
Jo Jorgensen
Lincoln Chafee
Adam Kokesh
No votes
Connecticut primary
Voting took place from April 25–28, 2020.[30]
Connecticut Libertarian presidential caucus[30]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 19
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jacob Hornberger
47
31.7%
+ 48
85
66.9%
James P. Gray
23
13.8%
+ 19
42
33.1%
Jo Jorgensen
18
10.8%
- 34
Eliminated in round 18
Adam Kokesh
14
8.4%
- 22
Eliminated in round 17
Vermin Supreme
14
8.4%
- 16
Eliminated in round 16
Brian Ellison
6
3.6%
- 11
Eliminated in round 15
Souraya Faas
4
2.4%
- 8
Eliminated in round 14
N.O.T.A
8
4.2%
- 8
Eliminated in round 13
Dan Behrman
5
3.0%
- 5
Eliminated in round 12
Sorinne Ardeleanu
4
2.4%
- 5
Eliminated in round 11
Sam Robb
4
2.4%
- 5
Eliminated in round 10
Arvin Vohra
4
2.4%
- 4
Eliminated in round 9
John Monds
4
2.4%
- 4
Eliminated in round 8
Ken Armstrong
1
nil
- 3
Eliminated in round 7
Phil Gray
2
1.2%
- 2
Eliminated in round 6
Steve Richey
1
nil
- 1
Eliminated in round 5
Erik Gerhardt
1
nil
- 1
Eliminated in round 4
Jedidiah Hill
1
nil
- 1
Eliminated in round 3
Louis Vanacore
1
nil
- 1
Eliminated in round 2
Kenneth Blevins, James Ogle, Rhett Smith
0
nil
- 0
Eliminated in round 1
Round 1 Total
167
100%
Round 9 Total
167 (40 exhausted)
100%
New York primary
Nebraska primary
Nebraska Libertarian presidential primary, March 3, 2020[31]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Jo Jorgensen
508
27.8%
Jacob Hornberger
444
24.3%
Adam Kokesh
263
14.4%
Lincoln Chafee (withdrawn)
254
13.9%
Max Abramson (withdrawn)
182
10.0%
Dan Behrman
177
9.7%
Total
1,828
100%
County results — Nebraska. Jo Jorgensen
Jacob Hornberger
Adam Kokesh
Lincoln Chafee
Max Abramson
Dan Behrman
No votes
New Mexico primary
New Mexico Libertarian presidential primary, June 2, 2020[32]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Jo Jorgensen
520
33.1%
Uncommitted
330
21.0%
Lincoln Chafee (withdrawn)
158
10.1%
Jacob Hornberger (withdrawn)
154
9.8%
Adam Kokesh (withdrawn)
124
7.9%
Sam Robb
(withdrawn)
90
5.7%
John Monds (withdrawn)
63
4.0%
Dan Behrman (withdrawn)
58
3.7%
Arvin Vohra (withdrawn)
39
2.5%
James Ogle (withdrawn)
34
2.2%
Total
1,557
100%
2020 New Mexico Libertarian presidential primary county results
Jo Jorgensen
Uncommitted
Tie
No votes
See also
Notes
^ In the below table, blank cells indicate the candidate was not a ballot option or approved write-in candidate . Shaded cells indicate withdrawn candidates.
: 1 (0.7%)
Mark Whitney: 4 (1.4%), Arvin Vohra: 3 (1.1%), Keenan Dunham: 2 (0.7%), Souraya Faas: 2 (0.7%), Benjamin Leder: 1 (0.4%),
John Monds : 1 (0.4%)
^ The New Mexico primary was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and was therefore held after Jo Jorgensen received the Libertarian Party nomination on May 23.[12] [13]
^ No preference received the most votes in Massachusetts. Supreme, the candidate who had received the most votes, was recognized as the winner by the Secretary of State. This is unlike what happened in North Carolina, where Hornberger was not recognized as the winner.
^ No preference received the most votes in North Carolina. Hornberger, the candidate who had received the most votes, was not recognized as the winner. This is unlike what happened in Massachusetts, where Supreme was recognized as the winner.
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