List of United States Libertarian Party presidential tickets

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

List of Libertarian presidential tickets[edit]

1972[edit]

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

1976[edit]

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

1980[edit]

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

1984[edit]

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

1988[edit]

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

1992[edit]

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

1996, 2000[edit]

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

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

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

2004[edit]

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

2008[edit]

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

2012, 2016[edit]

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

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

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

2020[edit]

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

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

Mike Pence
(Republican)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b If not for a faithless elector, Nixon and Agnew would have won 521 (96.8%) Electoral College votes.
  2. ^ If not for a faithless elector, Ford would have won 241 (44.8%) votes.
  3. ^ a b A faithless elector swapped their votes for President and Vice President in the Electoral College, otherwise the Dukakis/Bentsen ticket would have won 112 (20.8%) votes.
  4. ^ A faithless elector voted Edwards for President and Vice President in the Electoral College, otherwise Kerry would have won 252 (46.8%) votes.
  5. ^ If not for faithless electors, Trump and Pence would have won 306 Electoral College votes each, while Clinton and Kaine would have won 232 votes.
  6. ^ a b "Official 2020 presidential general election results" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.