The 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primary consisted of individuals seeking the Libertarian Party nomination during the first portion of the 2020 Libertarian National Convention on May 22 via online ballot. The nominee will run in the 2020 United States Presidential Election, to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2020.

On 23 May 2020, the Libertarian Party nominated Jo Jorgensen.[1] Spike Cohen was nominated for Vice President the following day.

Over 66 filings were listed under the Federal Election Commission as seeking the Libertarian nomination for President.[4]

The individuals listed below had filed their campaigns with the FEC and created a social media page/website declaring their intention to run:

*formed an exploratory committee

Debates

2018

2020 Libertarian Party Presidential Primaries, 2018 Debates Date Host/Moderators Location Candidates Media 11 December 2018 Johnny Rocket, Raylene Lightheart Internet Livestream Daniel Behrman

Ben Leder

Kim Ruff

Arvin Vohra Video

2019

2020

2020 Libertarian Party Presidential Primaries, 2020 Debates Date Host/Moderators Location Candidates Media 11 January 2020 Daniel Fishman New Hampshire LP Convention Sam Robb

Max Abramson

Daniel Behrman

Arvin Vohra

Vermin Supreme

Eric Gerhardt

Jo Jorgensen

Mark Whitney Video 18 January 2020 Libertarian Party of Georgia

Jessica Szilagyi (moderator) Douglasville, Georgia Dan Behrman

Kenneth Blevins

Lincoln Chafee

Erik Gerhardt

Jo Jorgensen

Adam Kokesh

Sam Robb

Vermin Supreme

Mark Whitney Video 16 February 2020 Libertarian Party of California

Matt Welch (moderator) Los Angeles, California Lincoln Chafee

Jacob Hornberger

Jo Jorgensen

Adam Kokesh

Vermin Supreme

Mark Whitney Video (GI MJ)

Video (3L Productions) 22 February 2020 Libertarian Party of Florida Orlando, Florida Lincoln Chafee

Mark Whitney

Adam Kokesh

Jo Jorgensen

Jacob Hornberger

Arvin Vohra

Dan Behrman

John Monds

Vermin Supreme Video 29 February 2020 Libertarian Party of Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Ken Armstrong

Jacob Hornberger

Lincoln Chafee

Jo Jorgensen

Mark Whitney

Adam Kokesh

Dan Behrman

Sam Robb Video 7 March 2020 Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ken Armstrong

Vermin Supreme

Adam Kokesh

Jacob Hornberger

Jo Jorgensen Video 22 April 2020 Libertarian Party of Kentucky

(first of a series) Online Adam Kokesh

Jim Gray

Jacob Hornberger

Jo Jorgensen

Mark Whitney Video 2 May 2020 Libertarian Party of Kentucky

(second of a series) Online Jim Gray

Jacob Hornberger

Jo Jorgensen

John Monds

Vermin Supreme Video 6 May 2020 Libertarian Party of Kentucky

(fourth of a series) Online Dan Behrman

Brian Ellison

Adam Kokesh

Sam Robb

Arvin Vohra Video 6 May 2020 Lions of Liberty Online Sorinne Ardeleanu

Jim Gray

Jacob Hornberger

Jo Jorgensen

Vermin Supreme

Andy Williams Jr. Video 9 May 2020 Libertarian Party of Kentucky

(fifth of a series) Online Justin Amash

Jim Gray

Jacob Hornberger

Jo Jorgensen

Vermin Supreme Video 18 May 2020 Libertarian Party of Texas Online Dan Behrman

Jim Gray

Jacob Hornberger

Jo Jorgensen

Adam Kokesh

John Monds

Vermin Supreme Video 19 May 2020 Lions of Liberty Online Jim Gray

Jacob Hornberger

Jo Jorgensen

Adam Kokesh

Vermin Supreme Video 20 May 2020 Libertarian Party of Kentucky

("final debate") Online Jim Gray

John Monds

Jo Jorgensen Video 21 May 2020 Libertarian National Committee

John Stossel (moderator) Online Jacob Hornberger

Jo Jorgensen

John Monds

Vermin Supreme

Jim Gray video

Primaries, Caucuses, and State Party Straw Polls

The following are primaries, caucuses, or straw polls that have been conducted by Libertarian Party affiliates, at affiliate conventions, or by state governments. (Per the LP's national bylaws, these results are not binding on the delegations of these states.)[25]

New Hampshire

2020 Libertarian Party Presidential Primary- New Hampshire (January 11, 2020)[26] Candidate Votes Percentage Vermin Supreme 26 59.09% Kim Ruff (withdrew Jan. 11) 22 50% Jo Jorgensen 17 38.64% None of the above (NOTA) 13 29.55% Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman 13 29.55% Jacob Hornberger (write-in) 9 20.45% Sam Robb 8 18.18% Arvin Vohra 6 13.64% Mark Whitney (write-in) 6 13.64% Ken Armstrong 5 11.36% Lincoln Chafee (write-in) 4 9.09% Others 11 25%

Georgia

2020 Georgia Libertarian Party Straw Poll (January 18, 2020)[27] Candidate Votes Percentage Adam Kokesh 48 28.7% Jo Jorgensen 29 17.4% Vermin Supreme 26 15.6% Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman 21 12.6% Sam Robb 20 12.0% other 23

Note: Each member of the debate audience was given three votes to allocate among the candidates.

Iowa

2020 Libertarian Party Presidential Caucus- Iowa (February 8, 2020)[28] Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 134 47.52% Lincoln Chafee 36 12.77% Jo Jorgensen 18 6.38% Adam Kokesh 17 6.03% Dan Behrman 14 4.96% John McAfee 10 3.55% Vermin Supreme 9 3.55% Other (write-in) 8 2.84% None of the Above (NOTA) 8 2.84% Sam Robb 7 2.48% Max Abramson 6 2.13% Mark Whitney 4 1.42% Arvin Vohra 3 1.06% Ken Armstrong 2 0.71% Souraya Faas 2 0.71% Benjamin Leder 1 0.35% John Monds 1 0.35%

California

Two straw polls were held at the 2020 California convention following the presidential debate. The first "informal" poll was done immediately following the debate, with anybody present allowed to vote, and using a form which listed the debate participants. The second "official" (provided for in the LPC's standing convention rules) poll was done the following day, with only state convention delegates participating.

2020 California Convention Informal Straw Poll (16 February 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 51 39.2% Adam Kokesh 22 16.9% Lincoln Chafee 19 14.6% Jo Jorgensen 15 11.5% Mark Whitney 13 10.0% Vermin Supreme 8 6.2% NOTA 2 1.5%

2020 California Convention Official Straw Poll (17 February 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 30 36.6% Adam Kokesh 19 23.2% Lincoln Chafee 10 12.2% Jo Jorgensen 8 9.8% Vermin Supreme 6 7.3% Mark Whitney 3 3.7% Sorinne Ardeleanu 2 2.4% John Monds 2 2.4% Arvin Vohra 2 2.4%

The California primary was held 3 March 2020 and included a presidential preference portion for each recognized party. There were 13 candidates listed on the ballots being provided to registered Libertarians. Voters not affiliated with any recognized party could also request this ballot. (Note: This election was nominally held 3 March, but voting started in some counties as early as the first week of February.)

2020 California Presidential Preference Primary (3 March 2020)

(preliminary results as of 8 April) Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 5515 19.4% Jo Jorgensen 3519 12.4% Vermin Supreme 3458 12.2% Ken Armstrong 3005 10.6% Kim Ruff 2328 8.2% Adam Kokesh 2143 7.5% Sam Robb 1718 6.0% Dan Behrman 1687 5.9% Max Abramson 1600 5.6% Souraya Faas 995 3.5% Steven A. Richey 978 3.4% Erik Chase Gerhardt 743 2.6% Keenan Wallace Dunham 713 2.4%

Note: Two candidates listed on this ballot withdrew from the race before this vote was completed (Kim Ruff on 11 January and Max Abramson on 2 March), but there is no provision in California law for a candidate to be de-listed from the ballot and there was no indication on the ballot that these individuals were no longer running.

Arkansas

2020 Arkansas Convention Straw Poll (22 February 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 21 67.7% John Monds 2 6.5% Lincoln Chafee 2 6.5% Sam Robb 2 6.5% Dan Behrman 1 3.2% Keenan Dunham 1 3.2% Mark Whitney 1 3.2% NOTA 1 3.2%

Florida

2020 Florida Convention Straw Poll (22 February 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 29 26.4% John Monds 22 20.0% Vermin Supreme 21 19.1% Adam Kokesh 10 9.1% Dan Behrman 9 8.2% NOTA 6 5.5% Jo Jorgensen 5 4.5% Mark Whitney 3 2.7% Arvin Vohra 3 2.7% Lincoln Chafee 2 1.8%

Montana

2020 Montana Convention Straw Poll (23 February 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 8 29.6% Lincoln Chafee 8 29.6% John Monds 5 18.5% Ken Armstrong 3 11.1% Daniel Behrman 2 7.4% Steve Richey 1 3.7%

Nevada

2020 Nevada Convention Straw Poll (29 February 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage John Monds 6 46.2% NOTA 5 38.4% Jo Jorgensen 2 15.4%

North Carolina

2020 North Carolina Presidential Preference Primary (3 March 2020)

(preliminary results as of 4 March) Candidate Votes Percentage No Preference 2060 29.8% Jacob Hornberger 604 8.7% John McAfee 570 8.2% Kim Ruff 545 7.9% Vermin Supreme 410 5.9% Ken Armstrong 366 5.3% Jo Jorgensen 316 4.6% Steve Richey 278 4.0% Adam Kokesh 240 3.5% Max Abramson 236 3.4% James Orlando Ogle 232 3.4% Kenneth Blevins 199 2.9% Dan Behrman 194 2.8% Jedidiah Hill 194 2.8% Souraya Faas 193 2.8% Erik Gerhardt 150 2.2%

Massachusetts

2020 Massachusetts Presidential Preference Primary (3 March 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage No Preference 804 21.0% Vermin Supreme 399 10.4%% Jacob Hornberger 369 9.6% Dan Behrman 294 7.7% Kim Ruff 224 5.8% Arvin Vohra 151 3.9% Ken Armstrong 145 3.8% Jo Jorgensen 141 3.7% Sam Robb 127 3.3% Adam Kokesh 125 3.3% Max Abramson 98 2.6% all others 958 25.0%

Alaska

2020 Alaska Convention Straw Poll (7 March 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 9 56.3% Jo Jorgensen 5 31.3% Adam Kokesh 1 6.3% Mark Whitney 1 6.3%

Indiana

2020 Indiana Convention Straw Poll (7 March 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 19 24.7% Jo Jorgensen 16 20.8% John Monds 12 15.6% Lincoln Chafee 9 11.7% Adam Kokesh 7 9.1% Vermin Supreme 7 9.1% Ken Armstrong 3 3.9% Max Abramson 1 1.3% NOTA 3 3.9%

Kentucky

2020 Kentucky Convention Straw Poll (8 March 2020) (initial round) Candidate Votes Percentage John Monds 13 40.6% Mark Whitney 6 18.8% Adam Kokesh 4 12.5% Jacob Hornberger 3 9.4% Jo Jorgensen 3 9.4% Ken Armstrong 1 3.1% Vermin Supreme 1 3.1% Justin Amash (w.i.) 1 3.1%

Virginia

2020 Virginia Convention Straw Poll (14 March 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage Jacob Hornberger 25 44.6% Ken Armstrong 8 14.3% Jo Jorgensen 8 14.3% Dan Behrman 3 5.4% John Monds 3 5.4% NOTA 3 5.4% Lincoln Chafee 2 3.6% Vermin Supreme 2 3.6% Arvin Vohra 2 3.6%

Wyoming

2020 Wyoming (virtual) Convention Straw Poll (4 April 2020) Candidate Votes Percentage Lincoln Chafee 14 87.5% Jacob Hornberger 1 6.25% NOTA 1 6.25%

Michigan

2020 Michigan Convention Straw Poll (4 April 2020)

(instant runoff) Candidate 1st Round

Votes 1st Round

Percentage 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Final

Percentage Jacob Hornberger 22 29.3% 24 24 26 26 28 33 58.9% Justin Amash (w.i.) 21 28.0% 21 21 21 21 21 23 41.1% Vermin Supreme 10 13.3% 10 12 12 12 16 Adam Kokesh 5 6.7% 6 7 7 9 Lincoln Chafee 4 5.3% 4 5 5 Nicholas Sarwark (w.i.) 4 5.3% 4 4 Brian Ellison 3 4.0% 3 Ken Armstrong 3 4.0% 3 Arvin Vohra 1 1.3% Jo Jorgensen 1 1.3% Donald Trump (w.i.) 1 1.3%

Preceded by:

2016 Libertarian Party US Presidential Election Candidates, 2020

Succeeded by:

2024







