For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for List of United States Libertarian Party presidential tickets.

List of United States Libertarian Party presidential tickets

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (November 2020) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "List of United States Libertarian Party presidential tickets" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

This is a list of the candidates for the offices of president of the United States and vice president of the United States of the Libertarian Party. Opponents who received over one percent of the popular vote or ran an official campaign that received Electoral College votes are listed. Offices held prior to Election Day are included, and those held on Election Day have an italicized end date.

List of Libertarian presidential tickets

1972

Presidential
nominee
1972 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
John Hospers of CA
(1918–2011)
Prior experience
  • Professor of Philosophy
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Radio and television producer
  • Activist
Higher education
Tonie Nathan of OR
(1923–2014)
Opponent(s)
Richard Nixon (Republican)
George McGovern (Democratic)
John Schmitz (American
Independent
)
Electoral vote
  • Nixon/Agnew: 520 (96.7%)[1]
  • McGovern/Shriver: 17 (3.2%)
  • Hospers/Nathan: 1 (0.2%)[1]
Popular vote
  • Nixon/Agnew: 47,168,710 (60.6%)
  • McGovern/Shriver 29,173,222 (37.5%)
  • Schmitz/Anderson: 1,100,868 (1.4%)
  • Hospers/Nathan: 3,674 (0.0%)
Opponent(s)
Spiro Agnew (Republican)
Sargent Shriver (Democratic)
Thomas Anderson (American
Independent
)

1976

Presidential
nominee
1976 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Roger MacBride of VT
(1929–1995)
Prior experience
Higher education
Prior experience
Higher education
David Bergland of CA
(1935–2019)
Opponent(s)
Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Gerald Ford (Republican)
Electoral vote
Electoral vote (President)
  • Carter: 297 (55.2%)
  • Ford: 240 (44.6%)[2]
  • Reagan: 1 (0.2%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
  • Mondale: 297 (55.2%)
  • Dole: 241 (44.8%)
Popular vote
  • Carter/Mondale: 40,831,881 (50.1%)
  • Ford/Dole: 39,148,634 (48.0%)
  • MacBride/Bergland: 172,557 (0.2%)
Opponent(s)
Walter Mondale (Democratic)
Bob Dole (Republican)

1980

Presidential
nominee
1980 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Ed Clark of CA
(born 1930)
Prior experience
  • Lawyer
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Entrepreneur
  • Philanthropist
  • Activist
Higher education
David Koch of KS
(1940–2019)
Opponent(s)
Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
John B. Anderson (Independent)
Electoral vote
  • Reagan/Bush: 489 (90.9%)
  • Carter/Mondale: 49 (9.1%)
Popular vote
  • Reagan/Bush: 43,903,230 (50.7%)
  • Carter/Mondale: 35,480,115 (41.0%)
  • Anderson/Lucey: 5,719,850 (6.6%)
  • Clark/Koch: 921,128 (1.1%)
Opponent(s)
George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Walter Mondale (Democratic)
Patrick Lucey (Independent)

1984

Presidential
nominee
1984 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
David Bergland of CA
(1935–2019)
Prior experience
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Party organizer
Higher education
Jim Lewis of CT
(1933–1997)
Opponent(s)
Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Walter Mondale (Democratic)
Electoral vote
  • Reagan/Bush: 525 (97.6%)
  • Mondale/Ferraro: 13 (2.4%)
Popular vote
  • Reagan/Bush: 54,455,472 (58.8%)
  • Mondale/Ferraro: 37,577,352 (40.6%)
  • Bergland/Lewis: 228,111 (0.3%)
Opponent(s)
George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Geraldine Ferraro (Democratic)

1988

Presidential
nominee
1988 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Ron Paul of TX
(born 1935)
Prior experience
Higher education
Prior experience
Higher education
Andre Marrou of AK
(born 1938)
Opponent(s)
George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
Electoral vote (President)
  • Bush: 426 (79.2%)
  • Dukakis: 111 (20.6%)[3]
  • Bentsen: 1 (0.2%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
  • Quayle: 426 (79.2%)
  • Bentsen: 111 (20.6%)[3]
  • Dukakis: 1 (0.2%)
Popular vote
  • Bush/Quayle: 48,886,097 (53.4%)
  • Dukakis/Bentsen: 41,809,074 (45.7%)
  • Paul/Marrou: 431,750 (0.5%)
Opponent(s)
Dan Quayle (Republican)
Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic)

1992

Presidential
nominee
1992 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Andre Marrou of AK
(born 1938)
Prior experience
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Activist
Higher education
Nancy Lord of NV
(born 1952)
Opponent(s)
Bill Clinton (Democratic)
George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Ross Perot (Independent)
Electoral vote
  • Clinton/Gore: 370 (68.8%)
  • Bush/Quayle: 168 (31.2%)
Popular vote
  • Clinton/Gore: 44,909,806 (43.0%)
  • Bush/Quayle: 39,104,550 (37.5%)
  • Perot/Stockdale: 19,743,821 (18.9%)
  • Marrou/Lord: 290,087 (0.3%)
Opponent(s)
Al Gore (Democratic)
Dan Quayle (Republican)
James Stockdale (Independent)

1996, 2000

Presidential
nominee
1996 (lost), 2000 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Harry Browne of TN
(1933–2006)
Prior experience
  • Author
Higher education
  • None
Prior experience
  • Professor
Higher education
Jo Jorgensen of SC
(born 1957)

(1996)
Prior experience
Higher education
Art Olivier of CA
(born 1957)

(2000)
Opponent(s)
Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Bob Dole (Republican)
Ross Perot (Reform)
Electoral vote
  • Clinton/Gore: 379 (70.4%)
  • Dole/Kemp: 159 (29.6%)
Popular vote
  • Clinton/Gore: 47,401,185 (49.2%)
  • Dole/Kemp: 39,197,469 (40.7%)
  • Perot/Choate: 8,085,294 (8.4%)
  • Browne/Jorgensen: 485,759 (0.5%)
Opponent(s)
Al Gore (Democratic)
Jack Kemp (Republican)
Pat Choate (Reform)
Opponent(s)
George W. Bush (Republican)
Al Gore (Democratic)
Ralph Nader (Green)
Electoral vote
  • Bush/Cheney: 271 (50.4%)
  • Gore/Lieberman: 266 (49.4%)
Popular vote
  • Gore/Lieberman: 50,999,897 (48.4%)
  • Bush/Cheney: 50,456,002 (47.9%)
  • Nader/LaDuke: 2,882,955 (2.7%)
  • Browne/Olivier: 384,431 (0.4%)
Opponent(s)
Dick Cheney (Republican)
Joe Lieberman (Democratic)
Winona LaDuke (Green)

2004

Presidential
nominee
2004 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Michael Badnarik of TX
(1954-2022)
Prior experience
  • Radio show host
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Activist
Higher education
Richard Campagna of IA
(born 1960)
Opponent(s)
George W. Bush (Republican)
John Kerry (Democratic)
Electoral vote
  • Bush: 286 (53.2%)
  • Kerry: 251 (46.7%)[4]
  • Edwards: 1 (0.2%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
  • Cheney: 286 (53.2%)
  • Edwards: 252 (46.8%)
Popular vote
  • Bush/Cheney: 62,040,610 (50.7%)
  • Kerry/Edwards: 59,028,444 (48.3%)
  • Badnarik/Campagna: 397,265 (0.3%)
Opponent(s)
Dick Cheney (Republican)
John Edwards (Democratic)

2008

Presidential
nominee
2008 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Bob Barr of GA
(born 1948)
Prior experience
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Political commentator
Higher education
Wayne Root of NV
(born 1961)
Opponent(s)
Barack Obama (Democratic)
John McCain (Republican)
Electoral vote
  • Obama/Biden: 365 (67.8%)
  • McCain/Palin: 173 (32.2%)
Popular vote
  • Obama/Biden: 69,498,516 (52.9%)
  • McCain/Palin: 59,948,323 (45.7%)
  • Barr/Root: 523,715 (0.4%)
Opponent(s)
Joe Biden (Democratic)
Sarah Palin (Republican)

2012, 2016

Presidential
nominee
2012 (lost), 2016 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Gary Johnson of NM
(born 1953)
Prior experience
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Jurist
Higher education
Jim Gray of CA
(born 1945)

(2012)
Prior experience
Higher education
Bill Weld of MA
(born 1945)

(2016)
Opponent(s)
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Mitt Romney (Republican)
Electoral vote
  • Obama/Biden: 332
  • Romney/Ryan: 206
Popular vote
  • Obama/Biden: 65,915,796 (51.1%)
  • Romney/Ryan: 60,933,500 (47.2%)
  • Johnson/Gray: 1,275,971 (1.0%)
Opponent(s)
Joe Biden (Democratic)
Paul Ryan (Republican)
Opponent(s)
Donald Trump (Republican)
Hillary Clinton (Democratic)
Jill Stein (Green)
Electoral vote (President)[5]
Electoral vote (Vice President)
Popular vote
  • Clinton/Kaine: 65,853,516 (48.2%)
  • Trump/Pence: 62,984,825 (46.1%)
  • Johnson/Weld: 4,489,341 (3.3%)
  • Stein/Baraka: 1,457,216 (1.1%)
Opponent(s)
Mike Pence (Republican)
Tim Kaine (Democratic)
Ajamu Baraka (Green)

2020

Presidential
nominee
2020 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Jo Jorgensen of SC
(born 1957)
Prior experience
  • Professor
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Activist
Higher education
  • None
Spike Cohen of SC
(born 1982)
Opponent(s)
Joe Biden
(Democratic)

Donald Trump
(Republican)
Electoral vote[6]
  • Biden/Harris: 306 (56.9%)
  • Trump/Pence: 232 (43.1%)
  • Jorgensen/Cohen: 0
Popular vote[6]
  • Biden/Harris: 81,268,924 (51.3%)
  • Trump/Pence: 74,216,154 (46.9%)
  • Jorgensen/Cohen: 1,865,724 (1.2%)
Opponent(s)
Kamala Harris
(Democratic)

Mike Pence
(Republican)

2024

Presidential
nominee
2024 (pending) Vice presidential
nominee
Chase Oliver of GA
(born 1985)
Prior experience
  • Activist
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Economist
Higher education
Mike ter Maat of FL
(born 1961)
Opponent(s)
Joe Biden (Democratic, presumptive)
Donald Trump (Republican)
Electoral vote
  • Biden/Harris: pending
  • Trump/Vance: pending
Popular vote
  • Biden/Harris: pending
  • Trump/Vance: pending
Opponent(s)
Kamala Harris (Democratic, presumptive)
J. D. Vance (Republican)

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b If not for a faithless elector, Nixon and Agnew would have won 521 (96.8%) Electoral College votes.
  2. ^ If not for a faithless elector, Ford would have won 241 (44.8%) votes.
  3. ^ a b A faithless elector swapped their votes for president and vice president in the Electoral College, otherwise the Dukakis/Bentsen ticket would have won 112 (20.8%) votes.
  4. ^ A faithless elector voted Edwards for president and vice president in the Electoral College, otherwise Kerry would have won 252 (46.8%) votes.
  5. ^ If not for faithless electors, Trump and Pence would have won 306 Electoral College votes each, while Clinton and Kaine would have won 232 votes.
  6. ^ a b "Official 2020 presidential general election results" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
{{bottomLinkPreText}} {{bottomLinkText}}
List of United States Libertarian Party presidential tickets
Listen to this article

This browser is not supported by Wikiwand :(
Wikiwand requires a browser with modern capabilities in order to provide you with the best reading experience.
Please download and use one of the following browsers:

This article was just edited, click to reload
This article has been deleted on Wikipedia (Why?)

Back to homepage

Please click Add in the dialog above
Please click Allow in the top-left corner,
then click Install Now in the dialog
Please click Open in the download dialog,
then click Install
Please click the "Downloads" icon in the Safari toolbar, open the first download in the list,
then click Install
{{::$root.activation.text}}

Install Wikiwand

Install on Chrome Install on Firefox
Don't forget to rate us

Tell your friends about Wikiwand!

Gmail Facebook Twitter Link

Enjoying Wikiwand?

Tell your friends and spread the love:
Share on Gmail Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Buffer

Our magic isn't perfect

You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo.

This photo is visually disturbing This photo is not a good choice

Thank you for helping!


Your input will affect cover photo selection, along with input from other users.

X

Get ready for Wikiwand 2.0 🎉! the new version arrives on September 1st! Don't want to wait?