List of United States Libertarian Party presidential tickets

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

List of Libertarian presidential tickets

1972

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

1976

Presidential nominee	1976 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Roger MacBride of VT (1929–1995)	Prior experience Vermont House of Representatives (1963–1965) Higher education Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (JD)	Prior experience Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (1977–1981) Higher education Long Beach City College University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of Southern California (JD)	David Bergland of CA (1935–2019)
Opponent(s) Jimmy Carter (Democratic) Gerald Ford (Republican)	Electoral vote Electoral vote (President) Carter: 297 (55.2%) Ford: 240 (44.6%)^[2] Reagan: 1 (0.2%) Electoral vote (Vice President) Mondale: 297 (55.2%) Dole: 241 (44.8%) Popular vote Carter/Mondale: 40,831,881 (50.1%) Ford/Dole: 39,148,634 (48.0%) MacBride/Bergland: 172,557 (0.2%)		Opponent(s) Walter Mondale (Democratic) Bob Dole (Republican)

1980

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

1984

Presidential nominee	1984 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
David Bergland of CA (1935–2019)	Prior experience Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (1977–1981) Higher education Long Beach City College University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of Southern California (JD)	Prior experience Party organizer Higher education Babson College (BA)	Jim Lewis of CT (1933–1997)
Opponent(s) Ronald Reagan (Republican) Walter Mondale (Democratic)	Electoral vote Reagan/Bush: 525 (97.6%) Mondale/Ferraro: 13 (2.4%) Popular vote Reagan/Bush: 54,455,472 (58.8%) Mondale/Ferraro: 37,577,352 (40.6%) Bergland/Lewis: 228,111 (0.3%)		Opponent(s) George H. W. Bush (Republican) Geraldine Ferraro (Democratic)

1988

Presidential nominee	1988 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Ron Paul of TX (born 1935)	Prior experience U.S. House of Representatives (1976–1977, 1979–1985) Higher education Gettysburg College (BS) Duke University (MD)	Prior experience Alaska House of Representatives (1985–1987) Higher education Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BA)	Andre Marrou of AK (born 1938)
Opponent(s) George H. W. Bush (Republican) Michael Dukakis (Democratic)	Electoral vote (President) Bush: 426 (79.2%) Dukakis: 111 (20.6%)^[3] Bentsen: 1 (0.2%) Electoral vote (Vice President) Quayle: 426 (79.2%) Bentsen: 111 (20.6%)^[3] Dukakis: 1 (0.2%) Popular vote Bush/Quayle: 48,886,097 (53.4%) Dukakis/Bentsen: 41,809,074 (45.7%) Paul/Marrou: 431,750 (0.5%)		Opponent(s) Dan Quayle (Republican) Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic)

1992

Presidential nominee	1992 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Andre Marrou of AK (born 1938)	Prior experience Alaska House of Representatives (1985–1987) Higher education Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BA)	Prior experience Activist Higher education University of Maryland, College Park (BS) University of Maryland, Baltimore (MD) Georgetown University (JD)	Nancy Lord of NV (1952–2022)
Opponent(s) Bill Clinton (Democratic) George H. W. Bush (Republican) Ross Perot (Independent)	Electoral vote Clinton/Gore: 370 (68.8%) Bush/Quayle: 168 (31.2%) Popular vote Clinton/Gore: 44,909,806 (43.0%) Bush/Quayle: 39,104,550 (37.5%) Perot/Stockdale: 19,743,821 (18.9%) Marrou/Lord: 290,087 (0.3%)		Opponent(s) Al Gore (Democratic) Dan Quayle (Republican) James Stockdale (Independent)

1996, 2000

Presidential nominee	1996 (lost), 2000 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Harry Browne of TN (1933–2006)	Prior experience Author Higher education None	Prior experience Professor Higher education Baylor University (BS) Southern Methodist University (MBA) Clemson University (PhD)	Jo Jorgensen of SC (born 1957) (1996)
Harry Browne of TN (1933–2006)	Prior experience Author Higher education None	Prior experience Mayor of Bellflower, CA (1998–1999) Higher education Cerritos College (BS)	Art Olivier of CA (born 1957) (2000)
Opponent(s) Bill Clinton (Democratic) Bob Dole (Republican) Ross Perot (Reform)	Electoral vote Clinton/Gore: 379 (70.4%) Dole/Kemp: 159 (29.6%) Popular vote Clinton/Gore: 47,401,185 (49.2%) Dole/Kemp: 39,197,469 (40.7%) Perot/Choate: 8,085,294 (8.4%) Browne/Jorgensen: 485,759 (0.5%)		Opponent(s) Al Gore (Democratic) Jack Kemp (Republican) Pat Choate (Reform)
Opponent(s) George W. Bush (Republican) Al Gore (Democratic) Ralph Nader (Green)	Electoral vote Bush/Cheney: 271 (50.4%) Gore/Lieberman: 266 (49.4%) Popular vote Gore/Lieberman: 50,999,897 (48.4%) Bush/Cheney: 50,456,002 (47.9%) Nader/LaDuke: 2,882,955 (2.7%) Browne/Olivier: 384,431 (0.4%)		Opponent(s) Dick Cheney (Republican) Joe Lieberman (Democratic) Winona LaDuke (Green)

2004

Presidential nominee	2004 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Michael Badnarik of TX (1954-2022)	Prior experience Radio show host Higher education Indiana University, Bloomington	Prior experience Activist Higher education Brown University (BA) New York University (MA) St. John's University, New York (JD) Columbia University (MA) American College of Metaphysical Theology (PhD)	Richard Campagna of IA (born 1960)
Opponent(s) George W. Bush (Republican) John Kerry (Democratic)	Electoral vote Bush: 286 (53.2%) Kerry: 251 (46.7%)^[4] Edwards: 1 (0.2%) Electoral vote (Vice President) Cheney: 286 (53.2%) Edwards: 252 (46.8%) Popular vote Bush/Cheney: 62,040,610 (50.7%) Kerry/Edwards: 59,028,444 (48.3%) Badnarik/Campagna: 397,265 (0.3%)		Opponent(s) Dick Cheney (Republican) John Edwards (Democratic)

2008

Presidential nominee	2008 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Bob Barr of GA (born 1948)	Prior experience U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (1986–1990) U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2003) Higher education University of Southern California (BA) George Washington University (MA) Georgetown University (JD)	Prior experience Political commentator Higher education Columbia University (BA)	Wayne Root of NV (born 1961)
Opponent(s) Barack Obama (Democratic) John McCain (Republican)	Electoral vote Obama/Biden: 365 (67.8%) McCain/Palin: 173 (32.2%) Popular vote Obama/Biden: 69,498,516 (52.9%) McCain/Palin: 59,948,323 (45.7%) Barr/Root: 523,715 (0.4%)		Opponent(s) Joe Biden (Democratic) Sarah Palin (Republican)

2012, 2016

Presidential nominee	2012 (lost), 2016 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Gary Johnson of NM (born 1953)	Prior experience Governor of New Mexico (1995–2003) Higher education University of New Mexico (BS)	Prior experience Jurist Higher education University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of Southern California (JD)	Jim Gray of CA (born 1945) (2012)
Gary Johnson of NM (born 1953)		Prior experience United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (1986–1988) U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (1981–1986) Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997) Higher education Harvard University (BA, JD) University College, Oxford	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] Trump: 304 (56.5%) Clinton: 227 (42.2%) Powell: 3 (0.6%) Kasich: 1 (0.2%) Paul: 1 (0.2%) Sanders: 1 (0.2%) Spotted Eagle: 1 (0.2%) Electoral vote (Vice President) Pence: 305 (56.7%) Kaine: 227 (42.2%) Warren: 2 (0.4%) Cantwell: 1 (0.2%) Collins: 1 (0.2%) Fiorina: 1 (0.2%) LaDuke: 1 (0.2%) Popular vote Clinton/Kaine: 65,853,516 (48.2%) Trump/Pence: 62,984,825 (46.1%) Johnson/Weld: 4,489,341 (3.3%) Stein/Baraka: 1,457,216 (1.1%)		Opponent(s) Mike Pence (Republican) Tim Kaine (Democratic) Ajamu Baraka (Green)

2020

Presidential nominee	2020 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Jo Jorgensen of SC (born 1957)	Prior experience Professor Higher education Baylor University (BS) Southern Methodist University (MBA) Clemson University (PhD)	Prior experience Activist Higher education None	Spike Cohen of SC (born 1982)
Opponent(s) Joe Biden (Democratic) Donald Trump (Republican)	Electoral vote^[6] Biden/Harris: 306 (56.9%) Trump/Pence: 232 (43.1%) Jorgensen/Cohen: 0 Popular vote^[6] Biden/Harris: 81,268,924 (51.3%) Trump/Pence: 74,216,154 (46.9%) Jorgensen/Cohen: 1,865,724 (1.2%)		Opponent(s) Kamala Harris (Democratic) Mike Pence (Republican)

2024

Presidential nominee	2024 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Chase Oliver of GA (born 1985)	Prior experience Activist Higher education Georgia State University	Prior experience Economist Higher education Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS, MBA) George Washington University (MA, PhD)	Mike ter Maat of VA (born 1961)
Opponent(s) Donald Trump (Republican) Kamala Harris (Democratic) Jill Stein (Green) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Independent)	Electoral vote Trump/Vance: 295 (54.8%) Harris/Walz: 226 (44.2%) Popular vote Trump/Vance: 72,623,882 (50.9%) Harris/Walz: 67,927,989 (47.6%) Stein/Ware: 641,062 (0.4%) Kennedy/Shanahan: 616,095 (0.4%) Oliver/Ter Maat: 575,451 (0.4%)		Opponent(s) J. D. Vance (Republican) Tim Walz (Democratic) Butch Ware (Green) Nicole Shanahan (Independent)

Vote percentages Map

2016 United States presidential election results by county, shaded according to percentage of the vote for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson
2020 United States presidential election, Jo Jorgensen's state-by-state performance across the nation. Percentage shades are rough increments of 0.25%.

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b If not for a faithless elector, Nixon and Agnew would have won 521 (96.8%) Electoral College votes.
^ If not for a faithless elector, Ford would have won 241 (44.8%) votes.
^ ^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.
^ A faithless elector voted Edwards for president and vice president in the Electoral College, otherwise Kerry would have won 252 (46.8%) votes.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Official 2020 presidential general election results" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[1972_EC-1] 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.

[1988_Election-3] 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.

[FEC_2020_results-6] "Official 2020 presidential general election results" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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