2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries

{{Short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries | country = United States | type = primary | ongoing = no | party_name = no | previous_year = 2020 | election_date = January 13 to June 4, 2024 | next_election = | next_year = ''2028'' | image_size = 150x150px | votes_for_election = Non-binding preferential vote | before_election = Jo Jorgensen | after_election = Chase Oliver | title = Libertarian nominee | image1 = File:Charles Ballay for President 2024 (cropped).png | candidate1 = Charles Ballay | colour1 = DDA9FF | home_state1 = Louisiana | states_carried1 = 1 | popular_vote1 = '''22,337'''{{efn|name=incomplete-vote-total|Popular vote totals are incomplete as some contests do not report raw vote totals.}} | percentage1 = '''55.1%''' | image2 = File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg | candidate2 = None of the above{{efn|Includes 'No Preference' in North Carolina}} | colour2 = 000000 | home_state2 = — | states_carried2 = 2 | popular_vote2 = 6,384{{efn|name=incomplete-vote-total|Popular vote totals are incomplete as some contests do not report raw vote totals.}} | percentage2 = 15.7% | image3 = File:Chase Oliver (53133648114) (cropped).jpg | candidate3 = '''Chase Oliver'''{{efn|name="Oliver"|The primaries were non-binding. Despite not receiving a plurality of the popular vote, Oliver was able to secure a majority of delegate votes at the convention, and thus the nomination.}} | colour3 = 218DDA | home_state3 = Georgia | states_carried3 = '''6''' | popular_vote3 = 3,498{{efn|name=incomplete-vote-total|Popular vote totals are incomplete as some contests do not report raw vote totals.}} | percentage3 = 8.6% | image4 = File:Jacob Hornberger speaking at the University of Arizona (cropped).png | candidate4 = Jacob Hornberger | colour4 = DAA520 | home_state4 = Virginia | states_carried4 = 0 | popular_vote4 = 2,043{{efn|name=incomplete-vote-total}} | percentage4 = 5.0% | image5 = File:Lars Mapstead at South Carolina Libertarian Convention (cropped).jpg | candidate5 = Lars Mapstead | colour5 = 533BA4 | home_state5 = California | states_carried5 = 2 | popular_vote5 = 1,222{{efn|name=incomplete-vote-total}} | percentage5 = 3.0% | image6 = File:MichaelRectenwaldMay2024.png | candidate6 = Michael Rectenwald | colour6 = C72532 | home_state6 = Pennsylvania | states_carried6 = 2 | popular_vote6 = 943{{efn|name=incomplete-vote-total}} | percentage6 = 2.3% | image7 = File:Mike Ter Maat on the "LibertyDad" Podcast.jpg | candidate7 = Mike ter Maat | colour7 = 6F2900 | home_state7 = Florida | states_carried7 = 1 | popular_vote7 = 589{{efn|name=incomplete-vote-total}} | percentage7 = 1.5% | image8 = File:Joshua Smith in March 2020.png | candidate8 = Joshua Smith | colour8 = 10A742 | home_state8 = Iowa | states_carried8 = 1 | popular_vote8 = 416{{efn|name=incomplete-vote-total}} | percentage8 = 1.0% | map_image = {{Switcher | {{2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries imagemap}} | First place by first-instance vote | x250px | First place by final convention ballot | x250px | First place by first convention ballot }} | map_caption = '''First place by first-instance vote''' {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} {{legend|#218DDA|Chase Oliver |border=0}} {{legend|#000000|None of the Above|border=0}} {{legend|#ffffff|Write-in|outline=black|border=0}} {{legend|#C72532|Michael Rectenwald |border=0}} {{legend|#6F2900|Mike ter Maat |border=0}} {{legend|#533BA4|Lars Mapstead|border=0}} {{Col-2}} {{legend|#10A742|Joshua Smith |border=0}} {{legend|#DAA520|Jacob Hornberger |border=0}} {{legend|#DDA9FF|Charles Ballay |border=0}} {{legend|#d4ff2a|Toad Anderson |border=0}} {{legend|#cccccc|No vote|border=0}} {{Col-end}} }} {{US 2024 presidential elections series}} The '''2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses''' were a series of current electoral contests to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party (LP) presidential nominee in the 2024 United States presidential election. These differed from the Republican or Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses in that they do not appoint delegates to represent a candidate at the party's convention to select the party's presidential nominee.

The party's nominee was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention on May 26 in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lnc2024.com/|title=Become Ungovernable|website=2024 Libertarian National Convention}}</ref><ref>Winger, Richard (July 22, 2022) [https://ballot-access.org/2022/07/22/libertarian-party-presidential-convention-in-2024-will-be-in-washington-d-c/ "Libertarian Party Presidential Convention in 2024 Will be in Washington, D.C."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224170057/https://ballot-access.org/2022/07/22/libertarian-party-presidential-convention-in-2024-will-be-in-washington-d-c/ |date=February 24, 2023}}, ''Ballot Access News''.</ref> Chase Oliver was chosen as the party's nominee in the seventh round of voting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/26/libertarians-reject-trump-rfk-chase-oliver-presidential-nominee-00160040|title=Libertarians pick Chase Oliver as presidential nominee|work=Politico|date=May 26, 2024|accessdate=May 27, 2024|last=Gibson|first=Brittany}}</ref>

==Results== Candidates and ballot options listed on multiple ballots and receiving at least 1% of the national popular vote are listed individually on the table. All remaining votes are detailed under the other column.

{| style="text-align:center; margin:15px 0; line-height:13px;" cellpadding="0" |- ! Legend:   | ! style="padding:11px 8px; background:#E6CF54;"| 1st place (popular vote) | ! style="padding:11px 8px; background:#E3D493;"| 2nd place (popular vote) | ! style="padding:11px 8px; background:#F0E3C7;"| 3rd place (popular vote) | ! style="padding:11px 8px; background:#aaa;"| Candidate has withdrawn | ! style="padding:11px 8px; background:#ccc;"| Candidate unable to appear on ballot |} {| class="wikitable " style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;line-height:20px" |- ! rowspan=3|Date ! rowspan=3|Contest ! colspan=9|Candidates and results |- ! x100px Charles Ballay ! x100px Jacob Hornberger ! x100px Lars Mapstead ! x100px Chase Oliver ! x100px Michael Rectenwald ! x100px Joshua Smith ! x100px Mike ter Maat ! border|frameless|x100px Other ! border|frameless|x100px None of the Above |- ! style="background:#DDA9FF;"| ! style="background:#DAA520;"| ! style="background:#533BA4;"| ! style="background:#218DDA;"| ! style="background:#C72532;"| ! style="background:#10A742;"| ! style="background:#6F2900;"| ! style="background:lightgrey;"| ! style="background:#000000;"| |- |January 13 |Arizona<ref name="Arizona Straw Poll results">{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/Arizona_LP/status/1746874725413028024?s=20|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref>{{efn|name=pop-vote-unavailable|Popular Vote Unavailable}} |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''2nd''' |5th |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''3rd''' |5th |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#lightgrey;"| 2 votes{{efn|Not included in popular vote total}} |- |January 15 |Iowa<ref>{{cite web |last=Bunge |first=Mike |title=Libertarian Party of Iowa announces the winner of its statewide Presidential caucus |url=https://www.kimt.com/news/iowa/libertarian-party-of-iowa-announces-the-winner-of-its-statewide-presidential-caucus/article_ce728c54-b49d-11ee-8f7c-0f68584b645c.html |website=KIMT |date=January 16, 2024 |publisher=Allen Media Broadcasting |access-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116233237/https://www.kimt.com/news/iowa/libertarian-party-of-iowa-announces-the-winner-of-its-statewide-presidential-caucus/article_ce728c54-b49d-11ee-8f7c-0f68584b645c.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |0% {{small|0 votes}} |1.1% {{small|1 vote}} |1.1% {{small|1 vote}} |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''42.7%''' {{small|38 votes}} |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''16.9%''' {{small|15 votes}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''13.5%''' {{small|12 votes}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''13.5%''' {{small|12 votes}} |10.1% {{small|9 votes}}{{efn|4 votes for Vivek Ramaswamy (''Not a candidate''), 2 votes for Robert Sansone, 2 votes for Mario Perales, 1 vote for Art Olivier}} |style="background:#lightgrey;"|1.1% {{small|1 vote}} |- |February 3 |Alabama<ref name="facebook.com">{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/lpalabama/videos/742279087855109|title=LP Alabama|website=Facebook |access-date=February 3, 2024}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2024}}</ref>{{efn|name=pop-vote-unavailable}} |4th |6th |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''3rd''' |5th |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''1st''' |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''2nd''' |6th{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr.}} |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |- | February 24 | Mississippi<ref name="x.com"/> |0% {{small|0 votes}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''11.8%''' {{small|2 votes}} |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''29.4%''' {{small|5 votes}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''11.8%''' {{small|2 votes}} |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''41.2%''' {{small|7 votes}} |0% {{small|0 votes}} |0% {{small|0 votes}} |0% {{small|0 votes}} |5.9% {{small|1 vote}} |- | February 27 | Minnesota<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/LPofMN/status/1762909741351673962?s=20|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> |2.3% {{small|1 vote}} |14.0% {{small|6 votes}} |0% {{small|0 votes}} |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''23.3%''' {{small|10 votes}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''20.9%''' {{small|9 votes}} |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''30.2%''' {{small|13 votes}} |4.7% {{small|2 votes}} |2.3% {{small|1 vote}}{{efn|1 vote for David Reed DeSilva III}} |2.3% {{small|1 vote}} |- | rowspan=2 |March 2 |Indiana<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://opavote.com/|title=Online Voting and Elections Website | OpaVote|website=opavote.com}}</ref> |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |4.0% {{small|4 votes}} |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''13.9%''' {{small|14 votes}} |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''62.4%''' {{small|63 votes}} |5.9% {{small|6 votes}} |4.0% {{small|4 votes}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''6.9%''' {{small|7 votes}} |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |3.0% {{small|3 votes}} |- |Pennsylvania<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/lppaorg/status/1764751857627410924?s=46|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> |2.2% {{small|3 votes}} |4.4% {{small|6 votes}} |0.1% {{small|1 vote}}{{efn|As a write-in candidate}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''19.0%''' {{small|26 votes}} |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''22.6%''' {{small|31 votes}} |16.1% {{small|22 votes}} |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''28.5%''' {{small|39 votes}} |6.6% {{small|9 votes}}{{efn|4 votes for Art Olivier, 1 vote for Joseph Collins Jr., 2 write-in votes for Toad Anderson, 1 write-in vote for Dave Smith (not a candidate), and 1 write-in vote for Rowan Atkinson (not a candidate)}} |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |- | rowspan=4 | March 5 | North Carolina<ref name="er.ncsbe.gov"/> |3.6% {{small|183 votes}} |7.0% {{small|357 votes}} |3.5% {{small|176 votes}} |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''13.3%''' {{small|676 votes}} |3.8% {{small|195 votes}} |7.0% {{small|354 votes}} |2.7% {{small|137 votes}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''18.7%''' 946 votes{{efn|464 votes (9.1%) for David (TrimeTaveler) Dunlap, 320 votes (6.3%) for Beau Lindsey, 162 votes (3.2%) for John "Toad" Anderson}} |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''40.5%''' {{small|2,058 votes}}{{efn|Listed as No Preference}} |- | California<ref name="auto6">{{cite web|title=STATEMENT OF VOTE MARCH 5, 2024, PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RESULTS|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2024-primary/sov/complete-sov.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413044714/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2024-primary/sov/complete-sov.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 13, 2024|website=California Secretary of State|date=April 12, 2024|accessdate=April 12, 2024}}</ref> |style="background:#E6CF54;"| '''98.6%''' {{small|21,906 votes}} |colspan=2 style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''1.4%'''{{efn|As a write-in candidate<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Shirley N. |date=February 3, 2024 |title=CERTIFIED LIST OF PRESIDENTIAL WRITE-IN CANDIDATES MARCH 5, 2024, PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//statewide-elections/2024-primary/write-in-president.pdf |website=OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE STATE OF CALIFORNIA |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224171602/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2024-primary/write-in-president.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{small|313 votes}} |colspan=5 style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |- | Oklahoma<ref name="Unofficial Results">{{cite web |title=Unofficial Results |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20240305 |website=results.okelections.us |publisher=Oklahoma State Election Board |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''38.9%''' {{Small|362 votes}} |colspan=1 style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''61.1%''' {{Small|569 votes}} |colspan=5 style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |- | Massachusetts<ref name="auto9">{{cite web|url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2024/year_to:2024/office_id:1|title=2024 President Libertarian Primary|work=Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}</ref> |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''11.0%''' {{small|1,089 votes}} |4.0% {{small|399 votes}} |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''14.6%''' {{small|1,453 votes}} |5.5% {{small|546 votes}} |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |3.2% {{small|314 votes}} |21.7% {{small|2,161 votes}}{{efn|Scattered write-ins}} |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''40.0%''' {{small|3,982 votes}} |- |April 2 | Connecticut<ref name="StrawPollWinner"/> |{{small|''First Ballot:'' '''''6.6%''''' {{small|''7 votes''}}}} {{small|'''Final Ballot:'''}} '''0.0%''' {{small|0 votes}} | style="background:#E3D493;" |{{small|''First Ballot:'' '''''11.3%''''' {{small|''12 votes''}}}} {{small|'''Final Ballot:'''}} '''34.4%''' {{small|23 votes}} |{{small|''First Ballot:'' '''''6.6%''''' {{small|''7 votes''}}}} {{small|'''Final Ballot:'''}} '''0.0%''' {{small|0 votes}} | style="background:#E6CF54;" |{{small|''First Ballot:'' '''''34.9%''''' {{small|''37 votes''}}}} {{small|'''Final Ballot:'''}} '''65.6%''' {{small|49 votes}} | style="background:#F0E3C7;" |{{small|''First Ballot:'' '''''14.6%''''' {{small|''14 votes''}}}} {{small|'''Final Ballot:'''}} '''0.0%''' {{small|0 votes}} |{{small|''First Ballot:'' '''''9.4%''''' {{small|''10 votes''}}}} {{small|'''Final Ballot:'''}} '''0.0%''' {{small|0 votes}} |{{small|''First Ballot:'' '''''8.5%''''' {{small|''9 votes''}}}} {{small|'''Final Ballot:'''}} '''0.0%''' {{small|0 votes}} |{{small|''First Ballot:'' '''''3.8%''''' {{small|''4 votes''}}}} {{small|'''Final Ballot:'''}} '''0.0%''' {{small|0 votes}}{{efn|For Joseph Collins Jr.}} |{{small|''First Ballot:'' '''''5.7%''''' {{small|''6 votes''}}}} {{small|'''Final Ballot:'''}} '''0.0%''' {{small|0 votes}} |- |May 5 | Maine<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/LP_Maine/status/1787621106104271245|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |0.0% {{small|0 votes}} |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''73.3%''' {{small|11 votes}} |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''13.3%''' {{small|2 votes}} |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''6.7%''' {{small|1 vote}} |0.0% {{small|0 votes}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''6.7%''' {{small|1 vote}}{{efn|for Dave Smith (not a candidate)}} |style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |- | May 14 | Nebraska<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nebraska Secretary of State – Election Night Results – May 14th, 2024 |url=https://electionresults.nebraska.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521023159/https://electionresults.nebraska.gov/resultsCTY.aspx?map=CTY&osn=90&pty=LIB&rid=11935&type=SW |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |accessdate=June 5, 2024 |website=Nebraska Secretary of State}}</ref> |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''21.2%''' {{small|249}} |style="background:#F0E3C7;"|'''18.2%''' {{small|201}} |16.1% {{small|178 votes}} |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''27.6%''' {{small|309 votes}} |10.7% {{small|120 votes}} |style="background:lightgrey;" |''Not on ballot'' |6.2% {{small|68 votes}} |colspan=2 style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |- | June 4 |New Mexico<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=Lars Mapstead Wins Post-Convention New Mexico Libertarian Presidential Primary |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/06/lars-mapstead-wins-post-convention-new-mexico-libertarian-presidential-primary/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Independent Political Report |language=en-US}}</ref> |colspan=2 style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#E6CF54;"|'''56.5%''' {{small|428 votes}} |colspan=5 style="background:lightgrey;"|''Not on ballot'' |style="background:#E3D493;"|'''43.5%''' {{small|332 votes}} |- style="background:#FFFD55;" |colspan=2|'''Totals as of June 5'''{{efn|name=incomplete-vote-total}} (See Above) |'''55.1%''' {{Small|22,337 votes}} |'''5.0%''' {{Small|2,043 votes}} |'''3.0%''' {{Small|1,222 votes}} |'''8.6%''' {{Small|3,498 votes}} |'''2.3%''' {{Small|943 votes}} |'''1.0%''' {{Small|416 votes}} |'''1.5%''' {{Small|589 votes}} |'''7.7%''' {{Small|3,131 votes}}{{efn| 5.3%; 2,161 votes for Scattered write-ins 1.1%; 464 votes for David "Trime Taveler" Dunlap 0.8%; 320 votes for Beau Lindsey 0.4%; 164 votes for John "Toad" Anderson nil%; 5 votes for Art Olivier nil%; 5 votes for Joseph Collins Jr. nil%; 4 votes for Vivek Ramaswamy (ran as a Republican) nil%; 2 votes for Robert Sansone nil%; 2 votes for Mario Perales nil%; 2 votes for Dave Smith (not a candidate) nil%; 1 vote for David Reed DeSilva III nil%; 1 vote for Rowan Atkinson (not a candidate)}} |'''15.7%''' {{Small|6,384 votes}} |}

==Candidates== ===Major candidates=== 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.<ref name=browse>{{cite web|title=List of United States Presidential Candidates:Libertarian Party|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/president/?election_year=2024&cycle=2024&election_full=true&party=LIB|access-date=July 7, 2023|website=FEC.gov|language=en|archive-date=July 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707163149/https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/president/?election_year=2024&cycle=2024&election_full=true&party=LIB|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Nominee ==== <section begin="declared" /> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+2024 Libertarian Party nominee |- !scope="col" colspan=2 | Name !scope="col"| Born !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Experience !scope="col"| Home state !scope="col"| Campaign {{small|Announcement date}} !scope="col"| Contests won !scope="col"| Popular vote !scope="col"| Running mate{{efn|While the Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominations occur separately, Presidential candidates often make known their preferred Vice Presidential nominees should they receive the nomination}} !scope="col"| Ref. |- | scope="row" data-sort-value="Chase, Oliver" |x150px '''Chase Oliver''' | style="background:#218DDA;" | |{{dts|1985|8|16}} (age {{age nts|1985|8|16}}) Nashville, Tennessee |'''Nominee for U.S. Senator from Georgia in 2022''' Candidate for {{ushr|GA|5|GA-05}} in 2020 Chair of the Atlanta Libertarian Party (2016–2017) |{{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}} |{{hs|April 5, 2023}}frameless|150x150px Campaign [https://www.votechaseoliver.com/ Website] ----{{small|April 5, 2023}} FEC filing<ref>{{cite web |date=April 7, 2023 |title=Statement of Candidacy |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/362/202304079579733362/202304079579733362.pdf |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=docquery.fec.gov |archive-date=June 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616014324/https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/362/202304079579733362/202304079579733362.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> |'''6''' (IA, IN, AZ, OK, CT, NE) |3,498 (8.6%) |Mike ter Maat<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kmZVRWpr20|title=Libertarian Party National Convention 2024 Day 3|date=May 26, 2024|via=YouTube}}</ref>{{efn|Originally was announced as Kristin Alexander<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=ChaseForLiberty|number=1794403183684641057|title=The word is out- From the great state of Indiana, my preferred running mate is Kristin Alexander. Kristin is the current vice chair of Indiana and is a young enthusiastic voice for liberty. #oliveralexander|date=May 25, 2024|accessdate=August 7, 2024}}</ref>}} |<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barton|first1=Tom|date=July 23, 2023|url=https://www.thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/who-is-chase-oliver-meet-the-libertarian-candidate-running-for-president/|title=Who is Chase Oliver" Meet the Libertarian candidate running for president|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723202440/https://www.thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/who-is-chase-oliver-meet-the-libertarian-candidate-running-for-president/ |archivedate=July 23, 2023|work=The Gazette|accessdate=July 25, 2023}}</ref> |}

==== Eliminated at convention ==== 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. <section begin="declared" /> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+Eliminated in convention balloting |- !scope="col" colspan=2 | Candidate !scope="col"| Born !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Experience !scope="col"| Home state !scope="col"| Campaign announced {{small|Announcement date}} !scope="col"| Campaign suspended {{small|Suspension date}} !scope="col"| Contests won !scope="col"| Popular vote !scope="col"| Ref. |-  |- | data-sort-value="No preference/ None of the above/ Uncommitted"|'''No preference/ None of the above/ Uncommitted''' | style="background:#000000 | || colspan=4 | ''N/A'' |May 26, 2024 (eliminated in seventh balloting) |'''2''' (NC, MA) |6,384 (15.7%) | <ref name="er.ncsbe.gov">[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/05/2024&county_id=0&office=FED&contest=2569 "03/05/2024 UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS – STATEWIDE"], North Carolina State Board of Elections.</ref> |- | scope="row" data-sort-value="Michael, Rectenwald" |x150px '''Michael Rectenwald''' | style="background:#C72532;" | |{{dts|1959|1|29}} (age {{age nts|1959|1|29}}) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |'''Author and Scholar''' Former New York University professor (2008–2019) |{{flag|Pennsylvania}} |{{hs|August 28, 2023}}frameless|150x150px {{small|August 28, 2023}} FEC filing<ref name="Statement of Candidacy">{{cite web |date=August 28, 2023 |title=Statement of Candidacy |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00849273/1723815/ |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=Federal Election Commission |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904170919/https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00849273/1723815/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |May 26, 2024 (eliminated in sixth balloting) |'''2''' (MS, AL) |943 (2.3%) |<ref name="Breakthrough"/> |- | scope="row" data-sort-value="ter Maat, Mike" | x150px '''Mike ter Maat''' | style="background:#6F2900;" | |{{dts|1961|6|20}} (age {{age nts|1961|6|6}}) Portland, Oregon |'''Economist''' Former Hallandale Beach, Florida police officer Nominee for {{ushr|FL|20|FL-20}} in 2022 |{{flag|Virginia}} |{{hs|April 18, 2022}}frameless|150x150px {{small|April 18, 2022}} FEC filing<ref name="fec.gov">{{cite web |title=Mike ter Maat for President – committee overview |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00812966/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=FEC.gov |language=en |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321043903/https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00812966/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |May 26, 2024 (eliminated during fifth balloting; endorsed Oliver during balloting) (ran for vice-president) |'''1''' (PA) |589 (1.5%) | |- | scope="row" data-sort-value="Mapstead, Lars" | x150px|alt=Lars Mapstead|Lars Mapstead '''Lars Mapstead''' | style="background:#533BA4;" | |{{dts|1969|8|14}} (age {{age nts|1969|8|14}}) Monterey, California |'''Co-founder of Friend Finder Networks''' Founder of Fupa Games and Legendary Speed<ref>{{cite web |title=Lars Mapstead |url=https://wellfound.com/p/lars-mapstead |website=Well Found |access-date=March 7, 2024}}</ref> |{{flag|California}} |{{hs|2021-03-23}} frameless|150x150px {{small|March 23, 2021}} FEC filing<ref name="Lars Mapstead for President – commi">{{cite web |title=Lars Mapstead for President – committee overview |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00774109/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=FEC.gov |language=en |archive-date=September 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909175418/https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00774109/ |url-status=live}}></ref> Running mate: Larry Sharpe<ref name="auto4">{{Cite tweet|user=LibertarianLars|number=1787186651128574064|title=I am thrilled to announce today that New York businessman, veteran, and former candidate for NY governor Larry Sharpe will be joining the campaign as my vice-presidential candidate.|date=May 5, 2024|accessdate=August 7, 2024}}</ref> |May 26, 2024 (eliminated during fourth balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) |'''2''' (ME, NM) |1,222 (3.0%) |<ref name="next">{{cite web |last=Sharp |first=John |date=March 23, 2023 |title=What's next for Libertarians? Presidential hopefuls bring platforms to Alabama |url=https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/whats-next-for-libertarians-presidential-hopefuls-bring-platforms-of-decriminalizing-drugs-ranked-choice-voting-to-alabama.html |access-date=September 18, 2023 |website=al |language=en |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928190142/https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/whats-next-for-libertarians-presidential-hopefuls-bring-platforms-of-decriminalizing-drugs-ranked-choice-voting-to-alabama.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | scope="row" data-sort-value="Smith, Joshua" | x150px '''Joshua Smith''' | style="background:#10A742;" | |{{dts|1983|3|13}} (age {{age nts|1983|3|13}}) Antioch, California |'''Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee''' (2022–2023) |{{flag|Iowa}} |{{hs|July 24, 2023}} frameless|150x150px {{small|July 24, 2023}} FEC filing<ref name="LP-auto5">{{cite web |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Statement of Candidacy |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/079/202307229584019079/202307229584019079.pdf |access-date=July 27, 2023 |website=docquery.fec.gov |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727173627/https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/079/202307229584019079/202307229584019079.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> |May 26, 2024 (eliminated during third balloting) |'''1''' (MN) |416 (1.0%) |<ref name="Breakthrough"/> |- | data-sort-value="Hornberger, Jacob" |x150px '''Jacob Hornberger'''|| style="background:#DAA520;" | |{{dts|1950|1|28}} (age {{age nts|1950|1|28}}) 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 |{{flag|Virginia}} |{{hs|2023-02-20}}frameless|150x150px {{small|February 20, 2023}} FEC filing<ref>{{cite web |title=FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1690012 |website=FEC.gov |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/P40011074/1690012/ |access-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320195908/https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/P40011074/1690012/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |May 26, 2024 (eliminated during second balloting) |0 |2,043 (5.0%) |<ref name="Breakthrough">{{cite web|last=Philips|first=Aleks|date=September 9, 2023|title=Libertarians Sense Golden Opportunity to Make 2024 Breakthrough|url=https://www.newsweek.com/libertarian-party-golden-opportunity-race-potential-2024-breakthrough-1825386|website=Newsweek|access-date=September 9, 2023|archive-date=September 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909085950/https://www.newsweek.com/libertarian-party-golden-opportunity-race-potential-2024-breakthrough-1825386|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | data-sort-value="Ballay", Charles |x150px '''Charles Ballay''' | style="background:#DDA9FF;" " | |{{dts|1970|1|1}} (age {{age nts|1970|1|1}}) New Orleans, Louisiana |'''Otolaryngologist''' |{{flag|Louisiana}} |{{hs|August 24, 2023}}frameless|120x120px {{small|August 24, 2023}} FEC filing<ref name="docquery.fec.gov">{{cite web |title=FEC FORM 1 STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION FILING FEC-1738636 |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00848903/1738636/ |website=Federal Election Commission |access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> |May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) |'''1''' (CA) |22,337 (55.1%) |<ref name=NCprimary>[https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/02/29/here-are-10-libertarian-candidates-2024-nc-primary-election/ "Here are the 10 Libertarian candidates in the 2024 NC Presidential Primary"], Fox Carolina. February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.</ref> |- | scope="row" data-sort-value="Art, Olivier" |x150px '''Art Olivier''' | style="background:#BE8B5E;" | |{{dts|1957|8|24}} (age {{age nts|1957|8|24}}) Lynwood, California |'''Nominee for U.S. Vice President in 2000''' Nominee for Governor of California in 2006 Mayor of Bellflower, California (1998–1999) |{{flag|California}} |{{hs|December 11, 2023}}frameless|120x120px {{small|December 11, 2023}} FEC filing<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web |date=December 11, 2023 |title=Statement of Candidacy |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00859850 |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=docquery.fec.gov |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118094820/https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00859850 |url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=January 2024}}</ref> |May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting) |0 |5 (nil%) |<ref>Bunge, Mike (January 16, 2024) [https://www.kimt.com/news/iowa/libertarian-party-of-iowa-announces-the-winner-of-its-statewide-presidential-caucus/article_ce728c54-b49d-11ee-8f7c-0f68584b645c.html "Libertarian Party of Iowa announces the winner of its statewide Presidential caucus"], KIMT.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.</ref> |- |} <section end="declared" />

==== Withdrew before the primaries ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+Former candidates in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries |- !scope="col"| Name !scope="col"| Born !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Experience !scope="col"| Home state !scope="col"| Campaign announced !scope="col"| Campaign suspended !scope="col"| Campaign !scope="col"| Ref. |- |scope="row" data-sort-value="Exotic, Joe" |border|x100px '''Joe Exotic''' |{{dts|1963|3|5}} (age {{age nts|1963|3|5|2023|4|11}}) 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 |{{flag|Texas}} |{{dts|2023|3|10}} |{{dts|2023|4|11}} {{small|(ran for the Democratic nomination)<ref name="LP-auto8">{{cite web |date=April 12, 2023 |title=Joe Exotic switches parties for 2024 presidential run |url=https://www.fox23.com/news/local/joe-exotic-switches-parties-for-2024-presidential-run/article_955e3906-d931-11ed-8e94-3b809c7de790.html |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=Fox23.com Tulsa |language=en-US |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412190237/https://www.fox23.com/news/local/joe-exotic-switches-parties-for-2024-presidential-run/article_955e3906-d931-11ed-8e94-3b809c7de790.html |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |frameless|150x150px <hr>FEC filing<ref>{{cite web |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Statement of Candidacy |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P60018249/?tab=filings |access-date=March 12, 2023 |website=docquery.fec.gov |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313031502/https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P60018249/?tab=filings |url-status=live}}</ref> |<ref name="LP-auto7">{{cite news |last1=Teh |first1=Cheryl |date=March 21, 2023 |title=Joe Exotic is running a long-shot 2024 campaign for president, all while serving 21 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot |work=BusinessInsider.com |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-exotic-long-shot-2024-president-bid-make-america-exotic-2023-3 |access-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322074101/https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-exotic-long-shot-2024-president-bid-make-america-exotic-2023-3 |url-status=live}}</ref> |}

===Other candidates=== The following candidates achieved at least one of the following in the 2024 election cycle: appeared on a primary ballot, received votes in a LP-sanctioned contest that did not require ballot access, were invited to a party-sanctioned debate or forum, or were included on the Libertarian National Committee's list of candidates.

LNC delegates are not bound to votes in primary elections, so while voters are able choose a candidate, it has no direct effect on the nominee selection at the party's nominating Convention.<ref>{{cite web |title=Libertarian Party presidential nomination, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Libertarian_Party_presidential_nomination,_2024 |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104002104/https://ballotpedia.org/Libertarian_Party_presidential_nomination,_2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

;On the ballot/received votes in multiple states * Joseph Collins Jr., broadcaster from California (AL, MS, PA, CT)<ref>{{cite web |last=Presswire|first=EIN|date=October 6, 2023 |title=Joseph Collins Jr. Will Run for President in 2024 |url=https://fox40.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/665357695/presidential-candidate-joseph-collins-jr-endorsed-by-alliance-of-asian-american-voters-and-us-global-business-forum/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=FOX40 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smart |first=Johnathan |date=October 6, 2023 |title=Joseph Collins Jr. Will Run for President in 2024 |url=https://urbtnews.com/joseph-collins-jr-will-run-president-in-2024/ |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=URBT News |language=en-US}}</ref> * Joshua "Toad" Anderson (NC, PA)<ref name=NCprimary/>(Nominated on floor of the national convention as "Toad")<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kmZVRWpr20|title=Libertarian Party National Convention 2024 Day 3|date=May 26, 2024 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

;On the ballot/received votes in one state * David "TrimeTaveler" Dunlap (NC) from Florida<ref name=NCprimary/><ref>{{cite web |title=FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1616327 |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/P40008484/1616327/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=docquery.fec.gov}}</ref> * Beau Lindsey (NC), "anonymous candidate" from Tennessee<ref name=NCprimary/><ref>[https://sites.google.com/view/beaulindsey4president/about?authuser=0 Beau Lindsey's 2024 Campaign] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105150030/https://sites.google.com/view/beaulindsey4president/about?authuser=0 |date=January 5, 2024}}, Accessed January 5, 2024.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1471972 |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/P40004277/1471972/ |access-date=January 24, 2024 |website=docquery.fec.gov}}</ref> * Robert Sansone (IA), Air Force veteran and government contractor from Colorado<ref>[https://rob2024.com/about-me/ Robert Sansome's 2024 Campaign] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105195341/https://rob2024.com/about-me/|date=January 5, 2024}}, Accessed January 5, 2023.</ref> * Mario Perales (IA), alien hunter from Iowa<ref>{{cite web |title=FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1743469 |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/P40018731/1743469/ |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=docquery.fec.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/people/Mario-Perales-Jr/pfbid0xrMZmcwoBswfdwoQmK6RmH2Zq8LhEZytaDNush7zwxewN1XHkTLeoSgmZFcM3knAl/?paipv=0&eav=AfavrK5amWVePOZAA5qq5FgeiTXvmOazXUI5bPN7-F_xMA7mvg8p9h6RnfjZocLfVWw |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/TIndexFrm|title=Iowa Trial Court}}</ref> * David Reed DeSilva III of Arizona (MN)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/P40007270/1558985/|title=FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1558985|website=docquery.fec.gov}}</ref>

;On the ballot/received votes in no states * Joshua Rodriguez, computer scientist from Colorado<ref name="Forum '24">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0sEGAhaggc |title=2nd Libertarian Party Presidential Forum '24! Co-moderated by Larry Sharpe & Kim Iversen! |access-date=September 24, 2023 |work=Larry Sharpe |date=April 26, 2023 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142231/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0sEGAhaggc |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lpillinois.org/event/2024-illinois-state-libertarian-party-convention-2024-03/|title=J2024 Illinois State Libertarian Party Convention|access-date=January 31, 2024}}</ref> * Jody Jones, activist and economist from Florida<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://lnc2024.com/presidential-candidate-debate-strawpoll-results/|title=Presidential Candidate Debate Strawpoll Results|website=2024 Libertarian National Convention}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libertarian24.us/|title=Jones for America|website=Libertarian 24}}</ref>

===Declined to be candidates=== The following notable individuals had been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy but either publicly denied interest in running, or ultimately did not run.  * Justin Amash, former United States Representative from {{ushr|MI|3|MI-03}} (2011–2021), member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 72nd district (2009–2011) ''(ran for U.S. Senate as a Republican, eliminated in primary)''<ref name="Breakthrough" /><ref>{{cite web |date=October 6, 2023 |title=Justin Amash States That He Will Not Seek Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination {{!}} Ballot Access News |url=https://ballot-access.org/2023/10/06/justin-amash-states-that-he-will-not-seek-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/ |access-date=October 10, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008054909/https://ballot-access.org/2023/10/06/justin-amash-states-that-he-will-not-seek-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/ |url-status=live}}</ref> * Spike Cohen, political activist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and Libertarian vice presidential nominee in 2020<ref name="Breakthrough"/> * Chris Fronzak, lead musician for Attila<ref>{{cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=September 9, 2023 |title=Attila's Chris Fronzak Is Running For President Of The United States |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/attilas-chris-fronzak-is-running-for-president-of-the-united-states |access-date=September 18, 2023 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907235434/https://metalinjection.net/news/attilas-chris-fronzak-is-running-for-president-of-the-united-states |url-status=live }}</ref> * Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental lawyer and founder of Children's Health Defense ''(previously ran for the Democratic nomination; ran as an independent before withdrawing and endorsing Trump)''<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert F. Kennedy Jr. flirts with the Libertarian nomination|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/25/libertarian-candidate-president-robert-kennedy-jr-00148662|work=Politico|date=March 25, 2024|access-date=April 2, 2024|author=Gibson, Brittany}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/robert-kennedy-jr-ruled-libertarian-run-president/story?id=109208097|title = RFK Jr. says he has ruled out Libertarian run for president|work = ABC News|date = April 13, 2024|accessdate = April 13, 2024}}</ref> * Vivek Ramaswamy, executive chairman of Strive Asset Management (2022–2023) and CEO of Roivant Sciences (2014–2021) ''(ran as a Republican; endorsed Trump)''<ref>{{cite news |author1=Bacharier, Galen|author2=Joens, Philip|title=Vivek Ramaswamy, Libertarian candidate? In Iowa, his campaign flirts with a third-party run |work=The Des Moines Register |date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/12/07/iowa-caucuses-vivek-ramaswamy-presidential-campaign-flirts-with-libertarian-party-ticket/71841250007/ |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116233241/https://subscribe.desmoinesregister.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Felections%2Fpresidential%2Fcaucus%2F2023%2F12%2F07%2Fiowa-caucuses-vivek-ramaswamy-presidential-campaign-flirts-with-libertarian-party-ticket%2F71841250007%2F&sltsgmt=TBP_24&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vivek Ramaswamy says he is not exploring Libertarian presidential bid |work=The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) |date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |url=https://www.thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/vivek-ramaswamy-says-he-is-not-exploring-libertarian-presidential-bid/ |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209152739/https://www.thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/vivek-ramaswamy-says-he-is-not-exploring-libertarian-presidential-bid/ |url-status=live}}</ref> * Dave Smith, stand-up comedian, libertarian political commentator, and podcaster<ref>{{cite web |url=https://reason.com/video/2022/06/20/dave-smith-comedian-podcaster-presidential-candidate/ |title=Dave Smith: Comedian, Podcaster...Presidential Candidate? |last1=Gillespie |first1=Nick |last2=Weissmueller |first2=Zach |date=July 20, 2022 |publisher=Reason |access-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630143615/https://reason.com/video/2022/06/20/dave-smith-comedian-podcaster-presidential-candidate/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/libertarians-could-supercharge-rfk-jr-173347373.html |title=Libertarians could supercharge RFK Jr's campaign. But can he prove he's one of them? |last=Weigal |first=David |authorlink=David Weigel |date=February 9, 2024|website=Semafor |publisher=Yahoo! News|access-date=February 14, 2024|quote="Dave Smith, a comedian and leader in the Mises faction's LP takeover [...] considered a run for the nomination but opted against it."}}</ref> ''(endorsed Rectenwald)''<ref name=Rectendorsements/> * Vermin Supreme, performance artist, activist, political satirist, perennial candidate, and candidate for the 2020 Libertarian presidential nomination ''(ran for the Democratic and Legal Marijuana Now nominations, now running as the US Pirate Party nominee) ''<ref>f{{cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Nick |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Former Libertarian Presidential Candidate Torches Party |url=https://www.newsweek.com/former-libertarian-presidential-candidate-torches-party-1779962 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=NewsWeek |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016032950/https://www.newsweek.com/former-libertarian-presidential-candidate-torches-party-1779962 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Porter|first=Steven|title=Eccentric candidates 'part of the color' of N.H. primary process |newspaper=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/30/metro/eccentric-candidates-part-color-nh-primary-process/|access-date=November 5, 2023|date=October 30, 2023 |language=en-US|archive-date=November 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105191415/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/30/metro/eccentric-candidates-part-color-nh-primary-process/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vermin Supreme 2024 – United States Pirate Party |url=https://uspirates.org/vermin-supreme-2024/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Endorsements ==

{{Endorsements box|title=Lars Mapstead|list= ;Notable individuals * Larry Sharpe, businessman, motivational speaker, and nominee for Governor of New York in 2018 and 2022 ''(running mate)''<ref name="auto4"/> }} {{Endorsements box|title=Chase Oliver|list= ;Organizations * Classical Liberal Caucus<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/LP_CLC/status/1788847147384701192|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> ;Notable individuals * Ronald Bailey, libertarian science writer<ref name="Reason">{{cite web | url=https://reason.com/2024/10/17/how-are-reason-staffers-voting-in-2024/ | title=How are Reason staffers voting in 2024? | date=October 17, 2024 }}</ref> * Nick Gillespie, libertarian journalist, editor of ''Reason''<ref name="Reason"/> * Gary Johnson, Former governor of New Mexico (1995–2003),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Birnbaum |first=Ben |date=November 5, 2024 |title=Who's Gary Johnson voting for? |url=https://reason.com/2024/11/05/whos-gary-johnson-voting-for/ |access-date=January 3, 2025 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US}}</ref> 2012 and 2016 Libertarian candidate for President of the United States. * Robby Soave, libertarian journalist, editor of ''Reason''<ref name="Reason"/> * John Stossel, television personality and political pundit<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Stossel |first=John |date=July 24, 2024|title=John Stossel: Unsatisfied with Trump and Harris? Consider Chase Oliver for president. |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/07/24/john-stossel-unsatisfied-with-trump-and-harris-consider-chase-oliver-for-president/ |access-date=January 3, 2025|website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref> * Jacob Sullum, columnist, senior editor of ''Reason''<ref name="Reason"/> * Jesse Walker, books editor of ''Reason''<ref name="Reason"/> }} {{Endorsements box|title=Michael Rectenwald|list= ;State officials * Andrew Napolitano, former Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court (1987–1995)<ref name=Rectendorsements>{{cite web|url=https://www.rectenwald2024.com/endorsements/|title=Endorsements|work=Michael Rectenwald 2024|access-date=November 10, 2023|archive-date=November 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110103603/https://www.rectenwald2024.com/endorsements/|url-status=live}}</ref> ;Notable individuals * Gene Epstein, economist<ref name=Rectendorsements/> * Dave Smith, stand-up comedian, podcaster, and libertarian political commentator<ref name=Rectendorsements/> * Maj Toure, libertarian political activist and rapper<ref name=Rectendorsements/> ''(Independent)'' ;Organizations * Mises Caucus<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/RecTheRegime/status/1787460889060212747|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> }} {{Endorsements box|title=Joshua Smith|list= ;Notable individuals * Shane Hazel, 2020 nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, 2022 nominee for Governor in Georgia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/JoshuaAtLarge/status/1712786197011955879|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> }}

== Timeline of the race == === 2021 === * '''March 23''': Co-founder of Friend Finder Networks Lars Mapstead files to run<ref name="Lars Mapstead for President – commi"/>

=== 2022 === * '''April 18''': Mike ter Maat files to run<ref name="fec.gov"/> * '''December 2''': Nominee for Georgia's 2022 U.S. Senator race, Chase Oliver forms an exploratory committee for the party's nomination.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nunez |first1=Gabriella |date=December 2, 2022 |title=Georgia Libertarian announces president exploratory committee |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/georgia-libertarian-chase-oliver-president-exploratory-committee/85-e56dc1ca-2e4b-4bce-823c-2561396874e1 |access-date=May 28, 2024 |work=WXIA-TV |location=Atlanta}}</ref>

=== 2023 === * '''February 8''': Vermin Supreme, a perennial candidate and satirist who had previously vied for party's nomination, announces his departure from the party, citing disagreements with party leadership.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Nick |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Former Libertarian Presidential Candidate Torches Party |url=https://www.newsweek.com/former-libertarian-presidential-candidate-torches-party-1779962 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=NewsWeek |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016032950/https://www.newsweek.com/former-libertarian-presidential-candidate-torches-party-1779962 |url-status=live}}</ref> * '''February 20''': Jacob Hornberger, the runner-up for the party's 2020 nomination announces on X that he is seeking the nomination once again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/JacobforLiberty/status/1627719429499781141|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> * '''March 10''': Being arrested in 2020 for his role in a murder-for-hire plot, Joe Exotic, from his prison cell, launches his campaign for the nomination via X<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/joe_exotic/status/1634311913713590273|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref><ref name="LP-auto7"/> * '''April 5''': Following a months long exploratory committee, Chase Oliver announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination on X.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1643404453163282434 |user=ChaseForLiberty |title=Are you ready to start Chase-ing Liberty with me? http://Votechaseoliver.com |author=Chase Oliver}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/ChaseForLiberty/status/1643404453163282434|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> * '''April 11''': Following condemnation from party chair Angela McArdle and his own frustrations about party infighting and views on weapon ownership, Exotic suspends his campaign to instead run for the Democratic nomination.<ref name="LP-auto7"/><ref name="LP-auto8"/> * '''July 24''': Former Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee Joshua Smith formally begins his campaign for the nomination.<ref name="Breakthrough"/><ref name="LP-auto5"/> * '''August 19''': After campaigning extensively in Iowa throughout the summer, Oliver makes history as the first third-party presidential candidate to speak at the Iowa State Fair.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Opsahl |first=Robin |date=August 19, 2023 |title=Presidential candidates wrap up state fair political events |url=https://www.swiowanewssource.com/news/state/article_4fa5b2c5-0cc8-52e1-b226-96377f7d65c2.html |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=The Southwest Iowa News Source |language=en |archive-date=August 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820031308/https://www.swiowanewssource.com/news/state/article_4fa5b2c5-0cc8-52e1-b226-96377f7d65c2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * '''August 24''': Otolaryngologist Charles Ballay files to run for the nomination.<ref name="docquery.fec.gov"/> * '''August 28''': Author and former New York University professor Michael Rectenwald files to seek the Libertarian presidential nomination, announcing his candidacy days later.<ref name="Statement of Candidacy"/> * '''December 11''': 2000 vice presidential nominee Art Olivier files to run for the presidential nomination.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

=== 2024 === * '''January 13''' Chase Oliver wins the Arizona Libertarian Party straw poll<ref name="Arizona Straw Poll results"/> * '''January 15''': The Libertarian Party of Iowa held its first ever caucus as a recognized party in the state.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/libertarian-party-of-iowa-announces-it-will-hold-caucuses-jan-15/ | title=Libertarian Party of Iowa announces it will hold caucuses Jan. 15 }}</ref> * '''January 16''': The next day, Chase Oliver is announced as its winner via a plurality with 42.7% of the vote<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bunge |first1=Mike |title=Libertarian Party of Iowa announces the winner of its statewide Presidential caucus |url=https://www.kimt.com/news/iowa/libertarian-party-of-iowa-announces-the-winner-of-its-statewide-presidential-caucus/article_ce728c54-b49d-11ee-8f7c-0f68584b645c.html |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=KIMT 3 |date=16 January 2024}}</ref> * '''February 3''' Michael Rectenwald wins the Libertarian Party of Alabama straw poll<ref name="facebook.com"/> * '''February 24''' Rectenwald wins the Libertarian Party of Mississippi<ref name="x.com"/> * '''February 27''' Joshua Smith wins the Libertarian Party of Minnesota's internally-held presidential preference caucus.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> * '''March 2'''; ** Oliver wins the Libertarian Party of Indiana internally-held presidential preference caucus. ** Oliver wins the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania internally-held presidential preference caucus. * '''March 5'''; ** "No preference" wins the North Carolina Libertarian primary<ref name="er.ncsbe.gov"/> ** As the only candidate on the ballot, Charles Ballay wins the California Libertarian presidential primary.<ref name="auto6"/> ** Oliver wins the Oklahoma Libertarian presidential primary.<ref name="Unofficial Results"/> ** "No preference" wins Massachusetts Libertarian presidential primary.<ref name="auto9"/>

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== Debates and forums ==

=== Schedule === {{Location map+ | USA | width = 350 | caption = Sites of the Libertarian Party presidential debates. | alt = Map of United States showing sites of all Libertarian presidential debates in 2019–2020. | places = {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L1 Stanhope''' | label_size = 50 | position = right | lat_deg = 40.90288  | lon_deg = -74.70905 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L2 North Charleston''' | label_size = 50 | position = right | lat_deg = 32.854622  | lon_deg = -79.974808 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L3 Cromwell''' | label_size = 50 | position = top | lat_deg = 41.5951  | lon_deg = -72.64537 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L4 Tucson''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 32.22174  | lon_deg = -110.92648 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L5 Des Moines''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 41.619549  | lon_deg = -93.598022 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L6 Jacksonville''' | label_size = 50 | position = bottom | lat_deg = 30.332184  | lon_deg = -81.655647 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L7 Conyers''' | label_size = 50 | position = top | lat_deg = 33.6598  | lon_deg = -84.0045 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L8 Delta''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 33.440524  | lon_deg = -85.675905 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L9 Midwest City''' | label_size = 50 | position = bottom | lat_deg = 35.4495  | lon_deg = -97.3838 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L10 Des Moines''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 41.619549  | lon_deg = -93.598022}} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L11 Clemmons''' | label_size = 50 | position = right | lat_deg = 36.021526  | lon_deg = -80.381996 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L11 St. Louis''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 38.627003  | lon_deg = -90.199402 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L12 Costa Mesa''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 33.641132  | lon_deg = -117.918671 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = ''' L13 Harrisburg''' | label_size = 50 | position = right | lat_deg = 40.263680  | lon_deg = -76.890739 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L14 New Brunswick''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 40.4883  | lon_deg = -74.4478 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L15 Elmhurst''' | label_size = 50 | position = top | lat_deg = 41.899773  | lon_deg = -87.939980 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L16 Flint''' | label_size = 50 | position = top | lat_deg = 43.016193  | lon_deg = -83.705521 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L17 Watkins Glen''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 42.380592  | lon_deg = -76.872932 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L18 Colorado Springs''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 38.859055  | lon_deg = -104.813499 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L19 Metairie''' | label_size = 50 | position = bottom | lat_deg = 29.984093  | lon_deg = -90.152855 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L20 Corpus Christi''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 27.800583  | lon_deg = -97.396378 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L21 Spokane''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 47.658779  | lon_deg = -117.426048 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L22 Salt Lake City''' | label_size = 50 | position = left | lat_deg = 40.758701  | lon_deg = -111.876183 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L23 Overland Park''' | label_size = 50 | position = top | lat_deg = 38.984764  | lon_deg = -94.677658 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L24 Duluth''' | label_size = 50 | position = top | lat_deg = 46.786671  | lon_deg = -92.100487 }} {{Location map~ | USA | label = '''L25 Washington''' | label_size = 50 | position = top | lat_deg = 38.889805  | lon_deg = -77.009056 }} }}

=== Debates ===

The following table lists debates which are sponsored by an affiliate of the Libertarian Party.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |+ Libertarian Party-sponsored debates among candidates for the 2024 Libertarian Party U.S. presidential nomination |- !style="white-space:nowrap;"| Date || Place || Host || scope="col" colspan="10"| Participants |- !colspan="3" |{{Colors|black|#99ff99|  P }} Participant. {{Colors|black|#ccffcc|  I }} Invitee. {{Colors|black|#ffffdd|  A }} Absent. {{Colors|black|#ff9999|  N }} Confirmed non-invitee. {{Colors|grey|#ececec|  O }} Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Ballay ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Hornberger ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Mapstead ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Oliver ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Olivier ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Rectenwald ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Smith ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|ter Maat ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Others |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|October 3, 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIwkxJobBaI |title=Pumpkins & Peace |date=October 4, 2023 |via=www.youtube.com |access-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113004809/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIwkxJobBaI |url-status=live}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Stanhope, New Jersey | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|North New Jersey Libertarian Party |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}}{{efn|Participated in a virtual interview prior to the debate}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{NA|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}}{{efn|Participated in a virtual interview prior to the debate}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|November 11, 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW8luXQRBo8 |title=2023 SCLP Presidential Debate |date=December 4, 2023 |via=www.youtube.com |access-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211020551/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW8luXQRBo8 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|To qualify candidates needed to have raised $10,000 and to have campaigned in ten states<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/JoshuaAtLarge/status/1705704704783614414?s=20|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref>}} | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|North Charleston, South Carolina | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|South Carolina Libertarian Party |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{NA|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|December 2, 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/live/Ge4-GgEH29A?app=desktop&si=JINMx_EiPn1rVgx1 |title=Libertarian Party Presidential Debate |via=www.youtube.com |access-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180737/https://www.youtube.com/live/Ge4-GgEH29A?app=desktop&si=JINMx_EiPn1rVgx1 |url-status=live}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Cromwell, Connecticut | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Connecticut Libertarian Party |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{NA|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Participated virtually}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}}{{efn|Was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|January 13, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofd7lJ9wZ8U&list=LL&index=1 |title=2024 Arizona Libertarian Presidential Debate |date=January 13, 2024 |via=www.youtube.com |access-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115231901/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofd7lJ9wZ8U&list=LL&index=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Tucson, Arizona | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Arizona Libertarian Party |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}}{{efn|Was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|January 15, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj8929M8huA |title=Pre-Caucus Libertarian Debate |date=January 15, 2024 |via=www.youtube.com |access-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117022026/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj8929M8huA |url-status=live}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Des Moines, Iowa | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Iowa |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}}{{efn|Was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|January 20, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5KAYk665vM |title=2024 LP Florida Debate |website=YouTube |date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Jacksonville, Florida | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Florida |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|January 27, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rumble.com/v4akygo-the-2024-presidential-debate.html|title=The 2024 Presidential Debate|access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Conyers, Georgia | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Georgia |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Joshua "Toad" Anderson}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| February 3, 2024<ref name="LP Alabama"/> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Delta, Alabama | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Alabama |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr.}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| February 7, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DHM3seIWwk&t=1s|title=2024 Libertarian OK Presidential Forum|website=YouTube|date=February 15, 2024 }}</ref>{{efn|Only candidates on the ballot in Oklahoma were invited.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/01/libertarian-presidential-candidates-to-hold-forum-at-rose-state-college/|title=Libertarian Presidential Candidates to Hold Forum at Rose State College – Independent Political Report}}</ref>}} | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Midwest City, Oklahoma | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Oklahoma |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}}

|- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| February 17, 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/termaatmike/status/1759032281656701149?s=46|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Des Moines, Iowa | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Iowa |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| February 18, 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lpnc.org/2024_convention_debates|title=2024 Convention Debates – Libertarian Party of North Carolina|website=www.lpnc.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/live/QVRjEq0hHhw|title= Libertarian Party of North Carolina State Convention 2024 Presidential Porcupines|website= YouTube}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Clemmons, North Carolina | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of North Carolina |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}}{{efn|David 'TrimeTaveler' Dunlap was announced as a participate but did not attend}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| February 23, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwkX3tVYlwg|access-date=February 28, 2024 | title=Missouri Libertarian Party 2024 Presidential Debate|website=YouTube|date=February 28, 2024 }}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|St. Louis, Missouri | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Missouri |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| February 24–25, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ca.lp.org/2024-convention/|title=CALIFORNIA STATE CONVENTION |date=March 4, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIqb3SPK6H4&ab_channel=LibertarianPartyofCalifornia|title=2024 Libertarian Party of California Convention – Day 1|website=YouTube|date=February 24, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNZE_PsKrmk&ab_channel=LibertarianPartyofCalifornia|title=2024 Libertarian Party of California Convention Day 2|website=YouTube|date=February 25, 2024 }}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Costa Mesa, California | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of California |{{Yes|'''N2'''}} |{{Yes|'''N2'''}} |{{Yes|'''N2'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''N1'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''N1'''}} |{{Yes|'''N1/2'''}}{{efn|Night One: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (running as independent) Night Two: Cornel West (running as independent) Jill Stein (running for Green Party nomination) was announced as a night one participant but did not attend}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| March 2, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://convention.lppa.org/|title=PENNSYLVANIA STATE CONVENTION |access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeq50C5cs2Y&ab_channel=LibertarianPartyofPennsylvania|title=Live with Restream|website=YouTube|date=March 3, 2024 }}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr. was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| March 3, 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/newjerseylp/status/1764435980369457659?s=46|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|New Brunswick, New Jersey | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of New Jersey |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| March 8, 2024<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_hr18kG5p_0&t=7830s "The Libertarian Party of Illinois 2024 Presidential Debate"] [Debate begins around 2:12:15]. March 8, 2024. </ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Elmhurst, Illinois | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Illinois |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}{{efn|Was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}{{efn|Joshua Rodriguez was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| March 9, 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/termaatmike/status/1767610609191866701?s=46|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Flint, Michigan | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Michigan |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}{{efn|Was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| March 17, 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://evergreen.humanitru.com/web/campaigns/libertarian-party-of-new-york~2024-lpny-nominating-convention|title=Libertarian Party of New York: 2024 LPNY Nominating Convention|website=evergreen.humanitru.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vyGIO3eCF0|title=LPNY Presidential Debate | Watkins Glen, NY | March 17, 2024|date=March 20, 2024|via=YouTube}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Watkins Glen, New York | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of New York |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr. Jill Stein (running for Green Party nomination) was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| March 23, 2024<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1771719520643584484|title=Happening now|website=X (formerly Twitter)|user=lpco|author=Libertarian Party of Colorado}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Colorado Springs, Colorado | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Colorado |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| April 6, 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/MisesCaucusLA/status/1765152106569142308?s=20|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/ballay2024/status/1776823673711694263?s=46|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Metairie, Louisiana | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Louisiana |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}{{efn|Was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr. and Brett Dillon (running as an Independent) were announced as participants but did not attend}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| April 12, 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Vote-With-Your-Dollars Straw Poll |website=Libertarian Party of Texas |url= https://2024.lptexas.org/presidential_debate |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/rectheregime/status/1778925224328581345?s=46|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref>{{efn|The four campaigns whose supporters raised the most money in the state's 'Vote with your dollars' campaign qualified for the debate}} | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Corpus Christi, Texas | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Texas |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| April 14, 2024<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/lpwa/status/1779545883761328391?s=46|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Spokane, Washington | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Washington |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Participated virtually}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Participated virtually}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Participated virtually}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}

|- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| April 19, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/04/19/libertarian-presidential-candidates-plan-to-disrupt-2024-election-between-biden-and-trump/ |title= How Libertarians plan to 'throw a wrench' into the 2024 presidential election|date= April 20, 2024}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Salt Lake City, Utah | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Utah |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| April 20, 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpks.org/events/2024-convention |title=2024 State Convention – Presidential Candidate Forum |date=April 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/LPKS_Org/status/1781677099893297504|title=x.com|website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Overland Park, Kansas | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Kansas |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr. was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| April 21, 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 LPMN State Convention |website=Libertarian Party of Minnesota |url=https://convention.lpmn.org/|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Duluth, Minnesota | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Minnesota |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}{{efn|Was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}}{{efn|Was announced as a participant but did not attend}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Pending|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"| May 25, 2024<ref name="auto2"/>{{efn|The five campaigns whose supporters raised the most money in the party's straw poll fundraiser qualified for the debate. The convention then voted on May 24 to add ter Maat, who finished in sixth.}} | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Washington, D.C. | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|United States Libertarian Party |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|The five campaigns whose supporters raised the most money in the party's straw poll fundraiser qualified for the debate. The convention then voted on May 24 to add ter Maat, who finished in sixth.}} |{{No|'''N'''}} |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Candidate !! Debates |- | ter Maat | 24 |- | Oliver | 22 |- | Mapstead | 20 |- | Hornberger | 19 |- | Rectenwald | 16 |- | Smith | 12 |- | Ballay | 11 |- | Olivier | 5 |- | Collins Jr. | 2 |- | Anderson | 1 |}

=== Forums === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |+ Forums among candidates for the 2024 Libertarian Party U.S. presidential nomination |- !style="white-space:nowrap;"| Date || Place || Host || scope="col" colspan="10"| Participants |- !colspan="3" |{{Colors|black|#99ff99|  P }} Participant. {{Colors|black|#ffffdd|  A }} Absent. {{Colors|grey|#ececec|  O }} Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Ballay ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Hornberger ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Mapstead ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Oliver ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Olivier ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Rectenwald ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Smith ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Maat ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Others |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|February 15, 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMzujpZHQ14 |title=Libertarian Party Presidential Forum for 2024! Co-moderated by Larry Sharpe & Chrissie Mayr! |access-date=September 24, 2023 |work=Larry Sharpe |date=February 15, 2023 |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142230/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMzujpZHQ14 |url-status=live}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Online | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Larry Sharpe |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Oliver was not officially in the race}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Joshua Rodriguez}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|March 26, 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UTSu4zCheo&t=302s&ab_channel=MiketerMaat|title=Washington LP Convention|website=YouTube|date=March 29, 2023 }}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Unknown, Washington | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Washington |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Oliver was not officially in the race}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|April 26, 2023<ref name="Forum '24" /> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Online | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Larry Sharpe |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}}{{efn|Invited but did not attend<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1649158990851350529|title=I don't see the value in engaging in debates this early, especially since more candidates are almost certain to announce from now until November. Once the nominating conventions start, take my word for it—there will be debates almost every weekend, and you can rest assured that|access-date=January 17, 2024|archive-date=January 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118094903/https://twitter.com/JacobforLiberty/status/1649158990851350529?s=20|url-status=live|user=JacobforLiberty|author= Jacob Hornberger}}</ref>}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}}{{efn|Joshua Rodriguez}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|June 24, 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEOrVnnPeBs&t=523s&ab_channel=MiketerMaat|title=PorcFest Presidential Forum|website=YouTube|date=June 26, 2023 }}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Lancaster, New Hampshire | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|PorcFest |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|October 21, 2023<ref>{{cite web|title=Libertarian Presidential Candidates Visit Jax |website=Facebook |access-date=January 30, 2024|url=https://www.facebook.com/lpduvalfl/videos/370277705332072}}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Jacksonville, Florida | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of Duval County |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |- ! style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|December 10, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez0bEw8gftM&ab_channel=JacobHornberger-2024LibertarianforPresident|title=The New Jersey Libertarian Party Presidential Forum |website=YouTube|date=December 12, 2023 }}</ref> | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Unknown, New Jersey | style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"|Libertarian Party of New Jersey |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{n/a|'''O'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |{{Yes|'''P'''}} |{{Yes-No|'''A'''}} |}

== Primary election polling ==

=== State polling === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;" |- ! style="font-size:88%"|Poll source ! style="font-size:88%"|Sample size ! style="font-size:88%"|Date(s) | style="font-size:88%"| '''Hornberger''' | style="font-size:88%"| '''Mapstead''' | style="font-size:88%"| '''Oliver''' | style="font-size:88%"| '''Rectenwald''' | style="font-size:88%"| '''ter Maat''' | style="font-size:88%"| '''Others''' |- |Iowa State Fair Presidential Straw Poll<ref>{{cite web |title=Iowa State Fair Presidential Straw Poll – August Poll |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/news/2023_08_21.html |website=sos.iowa.gov/ |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922111121/https://sos.iowa.gov/news/2023_08_21.html |url-status=live}}</ref> | 143 | August 21, 2023 | 4% | 2% | {{party shading/Libertarian}}| '''19%''' | |2% |74%<ref>Avouris 8%, Babicz 4%, Biondi 8%, DeLeon 2%, DeSilva 6%, Dunlap 4%, Ferry 4%, Gagnon 3%, Garcia 7%, Lee 1%, Rodriguez 1%, Stewart 6%, Vaught Jr. 1%, Wagner 19%</ref> |- |Suffolk University Massachusetts Poll<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/academics/research-at-suffolk/suprc/polls/massachusetts2/2024/2_7_2024_ma_marginals.pdf|title=2024 Massachusetts Libertarian Primary}}</ref> | 10 | February 2, 2024 – February 5, 2024 |{{party shading/Libertarian}}| '''10%''' | 0% | {{party shading/Libertarian}}| '''10%''' | 0% | 0% |70%<ref>Undecided 70%</ref> |}

== Campaign finance == {{Update|date=April 2024}} According to campaign finance laws, an individual must begin filing reports once they raise or spend more than $5,000. This fundraising table includes money raised and spent as of June 30, 2023. As Smith had not officially announced his campaign as of that date, he had not reported any fundraising. Fundraising reports for the third quarter had to be filed by October 15, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Quarterly reports |url=https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/dates-and-deadlines/2023-reporting-dates/2023-quarterly-filers/ |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=FEC.gov |language=en |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162955/https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/dates-and-deadlines/2023-reporting-dates/2023-quarterly-filers/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+Overview of campaign financing for candidates in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries |+through June 30, 2023 !scope="col" rowspan=2 | Candidate !scope="col" data-sort-type=currency rowspan=2 | Total raised !scope="col" data-sort-type=currency rowspan=2 | Total raised since last quarter !scope="col" colspan=3 | Individual contributions !scope="col" data-sort-type=currency rowspan=2 | Debt !scope="col" data-sort-type=currency rowspan=2 | Spent !scope="col" data-sort-type=currency rowspan=2 | Spent since last quarter !scope="col" data-sort-type=currency rowspan=2 | {{abbr|COH|Cash on hand}} |- !scope="col" data-sort-type=currency | Total !scope="col" data-sort-type=currency | Unitemized !scope="col" data-sort-type=number | Pct |- |scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Hornberger<ref>{{cite web|title=Hornberger, Mr. Jacob George|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00834069/|access-date=August 20, 2023|website=Federal Election Commission|archive-date=September 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902030829/https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00834069/|url-status=live}}</ref> |$30,386 |$12,870 |$30,361 |$1,611 |5.3% |$0 |$13,338 |$3,807 |$17,048 |- |scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Mapstead<ref>{{cite web|title=Mapstead, Lars, Damian|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P40005936/|access-date=August 20, 2023|website=Federal Election Commission|archive-date=September 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902020748/https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P40005936/|url-status=live}}</ref> |$158,414 |$151,193 |$2,300 |$1,800 |78.3% |$150,000 |$94,497 |$56,871 |$101,543 |- |scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Oliver<ref>{{cite web|title=Oliver, Chase Russell|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P40011983/|access-date=August 20, 2023|website=Federal Election Commission|archive-date=August 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820023424/https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P40011983/|url-status=live}}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" colspan="3"| $24,164 |$5,432 |22.5% |$0 | style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"|$24,058 |$106 |- |Smith, Joshua |$0 |$0 |$0 |$0 |0.0% |$0 |$0 |$0 |$0 |- |scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | ter Maat<ref>{{cite web |title=Ter Maat, Michael |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P40007734/ |access-date=August 20, 2023 |website=Federal Election Commission |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920204556/https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P40007734/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"|$126,805 |$6,961 |$1,937 |27.8% |$0 | style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"|$96,820 |$29,985 |- style="background:silver;" |scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Exotic<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldonado, Joseph A.|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P60018249/|access-date=August 20, 2023|website=Federal Election Commission|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313031506/https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P60018249/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Note that this table also includes fundraising data from Exotic's campaign as a Democratic presidential candidate.}} | style="text-align: center;" colspan="4"|$10,294 |100.0% |$0 | style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"|$8,530 |$1,764 |}

==Schedule== {| class="wikitable" |+Caucuses and primaries in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries !Date !Primaries/caucuses !Ref |- | January 13 | Arizona convention |<ref name="Arizona Straw Poll results"/> |- | January 15 | Iowa caucus | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Bacharier |first1=Galen |title=Iowa libertarians are an official party for the 2024 election. Can they stay that way? |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/05/01/iowa-libertarians-now-a-major-political-party-hope-to-stay-that-way/70163480007/ |website=The Des Moines Register |access-date=September 29, 2023 |date=May 1, 2023 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116233236/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/05/01/iowa-libertarians-now-a-major-political-party-hope-to-stay-that-way/70163480007/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |February 3 |Alabama convention |<ref name="LP Alabama"/> |- |February 24 |Mississippi convention |<ref name="x.com"/> |- | February 27 | Minnesota caucus | <ref name="CAUCUS NIGHT"/> |- |rowspan=2| March 2 | Indiana convention | <ref name="auto3"/> |- |Pennsylvania convention |<ref name="Straw Poll Results"/> |- | rowspan=4 | March 5 | California primary | <ref>{{cite web |title=March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election Calendar |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//statewide-elections/2024-primary/section-05-primary-election-calendar.pdf |website=California Secretary of State |access-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802042602/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//statewide-elections/2024-primary/section-05-primary-election-calendar.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Oklahoma primary | <ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Oklahoma Elections – Voter Information Calendar |url=https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/dates-and-deadlines/2024-voter-information-calendar.pdf |website=Oklahoma.gov Home |access-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202162633/https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/dates-and-deadlines/2024-voter-information-calendar.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Massachusetts primary | <ref>{{cite web|title=How to Run for President in 2024|url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/getting-on-the-ballot/how-to-run-for-president.htm|website=Massachusetts Secretary of State|access-date=December 11, 2023|archive-date=December 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211170937/https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/getting-on-the-ballot/how-to-run-for-president.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | North Carolina primary | <ref>{{cite web|title=Upcoming Election|url=https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/upcoming-election|website=Massachusetts Secretary of State|access-date=December 11, 2023|archive-date=December 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220183247/https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/upcoming-election|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | April 2 | Connecticut straw poll |<ref name="StrawPollWinner"/> |- | May 5 | Maine convention |<ref name="auto"/> |- | May 14 | Nebraska primary | <ref>{{cite web|title=Official 2024 Election Calendar|url=https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/sos.nebraska.gov/files/doc/elections/2024/2024%20Election%20Calendar.pdf|website=Nebraska Secretary of State|access-date=December 11, 2023|archive-date=December 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211170937/https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/sos.nebraska.gov/files/doc/elections/2024/2024%20Election%20Calendar.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |- {{party shading/Libertarian}} | May 24–26 | Convention | |- | June 4 | New Mexico primary | <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 Primary Candidate Information|url=https://www.sos.nm.gov/candidate-and-campaigns/2024-primary-candidate-information/|website=New Mexico Secretary of State|access-date=December 11, 2023|archive-date=December 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211170937/https://www.sos.nm.gov/candidate-and-campaigns/2024-primary-candidate-information/|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

=== Ballot access === <section begin="ballotaccess" /> The following is a table of which candidates have received ballot access in which states. 13px|Yes indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest, 13px|Dropped indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate, and 13px|No indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest. 13px|Maybe indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot. States not appearing in the table did not hold Libertarian presidential primaries. {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto" |+Ballot access in the 2024 Libertarian presidential preference contests |-valign=bottom ! State ! Date ! Ballay ! Hornberger ! Mapstead ! Oliver ! Olivier ! Rectenwald ! Smith ! ter Maat ! Other !NOTA ! Ref |- !AZ |Jan 13 |{{na}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{na}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{na}} |{{ya}} |<ref>{{cite web |url= https://x.com/Arizona_LP/status/1746874725413028024?s=20|title=AZLP Straw Poll results |access-date=February 3, 2024}}</ref> |- !IA (caucus) |Jan 15 |colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:#d2ffd2;"|''Ballot access not required'' | |- !AL |Feb 3 |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{na}} |{{ya}} |{{na}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}}{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr.}} |{{na}} |<ref name="LP Alabama">{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/lpalabama/videos/742279087855109|title=LP Alabama|website=Facebook |access-date=February 3, 2024}}</ref> |- !MS |Feb 24 |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}}{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr.}} |{{ya}} |<ref name="x.com">{{cite tweet |number=1761758353317863799 |user=LPMississippi|title=The attendees of our annual convention in Flowood, MS, participated in the party's first presidential straw poll.}}</ref> |- !MN |Feb 27 |colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:#d2ffd2;"|''All FEC filed candidates qualified'' |<ref name="CAUCUS NIGHT">{{Cite web|url=https://lpmn.org/2024caucus/|title=2024 Caucus Night|first=James|last=Jenneman}}</ref> |- !IN | rowspan=2 | Mar 2 |{{na}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{na}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{na}} |{{ya}} | |- !PA |{{ya}} |{{ya}} | {{dropped|13px|link=|Write-in}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |{{ya}}{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr All write-ins counted}} |{{na}} |<ref name="Straw Poll Results">{{cite tweet|number=1764347028039938494 |user=JoshuaAtLarge| title=Straw Poll Results}}</ref> |- ! MA | rowspan=4 | Mar 5 | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Jordan Willow |title=Five Libertarians to Appear on Massachusetts Presidential Primary Ballot |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2023/12/five-libertarians-to-appear-on-massachusetts-presidential-primary-ballot/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |work=Independent Political Report |date=December 26, 2023 |archive-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228010316/https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2023/12/five-libertarians-to-appear-on-massachusetts-presidential-primary-ballot/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! NC | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}}{{efn|Toad Anderson, David "TrimeTaveler" Dunlap, Beau Lindsey}} | {{ya}} | <ref name="nc">{{cite web |title=State Board Approves Presidential Primary Candidates |url=https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2023/12/19/state-board-approves-presidential-primary-candidates |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228010317/https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2023/12/19/state-board-approves-presidential-primary-candidates |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! CA | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{na}} |{{dropped|13px|link=|Write-in}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | <ref>{{cite web |title=Generally Recognized Presidential Candidates – March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2024-primary/generally-recognized-pres-candidates.pdf |website=California Secretary of State |access-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216010125/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2024-primary/generally-recognized-pres-candidates.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/02/10/chase-oliver-files-as-a-write-in-candidate-in-the-california-libertarian-presidential-primary/|title=Chase Oliver Files as a Write-in Candidate in the California Libertarian Presidential Primary|date=February 10, 2024}}</ref> |- ! OK | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Stecklein |first1=Janelle |title=Who is on the presidential primary ballot in Oklahoma? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/12/07/presidential-elections-2024-primary-ballot-oklahoma-donald-trump-joe-biden/71838116007/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |work=Oklahoma Voice |agency=USA Today |date=December 7, 2023 |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208185253/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/12/07/presidential-elections-2024-primary-ballot-oklahoma-donald-trump-joe-biden/71838116007/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! CT | April 2 | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}}{{efn|Joseph Collins Jr.}} | {{ya}} | <ref name="StrawPollWinner">{{cite tweet|number=1775325330242236707|user=LPofCT|title=The winner of our LPCT Presidential Primary straw poll is @ChaseForLiberty.|date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> |- ! ME | May 5 | {{dropped|13px|link=|Write-in}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{dropped|13px|link=|Write-in}} |{{dropped|13px|link=|Write-in}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{dropped|13px|link=|Write-in}}{{efn|All write-ins counted}} | {{na}} | <ref>{{cite tweet|number=1787621106104271245|title=Congrats to @LibertarianLars for winning the straw poll at yesterday's State Convention.|user=LP_Maine|author=Libertarian Party ME}}</ref> |- ! NE | May 14 | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | <ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/presidential-candidates-for-nebraska-s-primary-ballot-announced/ar-BB1j4f7p "Presidential candidates for Nebraska's primary ballot announced"] KOLN. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.</ref> |- ! NM | Jun 4 | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{na}} | {{ya}} | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Morgan |title=New Mexico parties certify 5 GOP candidates for June presidential primary amid challenge to Trump |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/new-mexico-prepares-june-presidential-primary-amid-challenge-105863067 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |work=ABC News |agency=Associated Press |date=December 22, 2023 |archive-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228010315/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/new-mexico-prepares-june-presidential-primary-amid-challenge-105863067 |url-status=live}}</ref> |} <section end="ballotaccess" />

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