Minor Party and independent candidates for the 2020 United States Presidential Election (Beau Lives)

The following political parties, and independent candidates have either not been recognized by the FEC as a major or minor political party, or are not running under the banner of any political party and have not polled consistently at 5% in public opinion polling.

The Libertarian Party, recognized by the FEC as a "minor political party" received 5% in the 2016 Presidential Election, becoming qualified for public funding and thus being excluded from the above criteria.

Green Party

The Green Party is currently the largest "minor party" in the United States, both by party membership and ballot assess. The Green Party currently has ballot access in 24 states, totaling 305 electoral college votes.

The Party placed fourth in the popular vote last election, taking .98% nationally. The Green Party's 2012 and 2016 nominee, Jill Stein, was initially also a candidate for 2020, but withdrew before the primaries began.

Candidates

Active Candidates

Candidate	Born	Experience	Home state	Announcement date	Popular vote	Delegate Count	Primaries won	Running Mate
									Officially Recognized Candidates
Rocky Anderson	September 9, 1951 (age 68) Logan, Utah	Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah (2000-2008) Founder of and Presidential Nominee for the Justice Party in 2012	Utah	January 3, 2020	TBD	TBD 1 / 189	TBD	N/A
Howie Hawkins	December 8, 1952 (age 67) San Francisco, California	Co-founder of the Green Party (1984) Nominee for Governor of New York in 2010, 2014, and 2018 Socialist Party Nominee for President in 2020	New York	TBD	TBD	TBD 1 / 189	TBD	N/A
Dario Hunter	April 21, 1983 (age 37) Livingston, New Jersey	Member of the Youngstown Board of Education (2016-2020)	California	TBD	TBD	TBD 1 / 189	TBD	N/A
David Rolde	Unknown (age unknown) Unknown Birthplace	Former Secretary of the Greater Boston Green-Rainbow Party	Massachusetts	TBD	TBD	TBD 1 / 189	TBD	N/A
Other Candidates
Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry	Unknown (age unknown) Unknown Birthplace	Activist	California	TBD	TBD	TBD 1 / 189	TBD	N/A
Jesse Ventura	July 15, 1951 (age 68) Minneapolis, Minnesota	Governor of Minnesota (1999-2003) Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (1991-1995)	Minnesota	TBD	TBD	TBD 1 / 189	TBD	N/A

Other Candidates

• Dennis Lambert
• Kent Mesplay
• Chad Wilson
• Susan Buchser Lochocki

• Uncomitted/NOTA

Withdrew before the primaries

• Ian Schlakman
• Jill Stein
• Alan Auguston

Primaries

The Green Party is currently scheduled to hold, or has held, primaries and caucuses in 31 states, as well as a "Young Ecosocialists Caucus," and a general nationwide caucus held in the states not already holding primaries, caucuses, or conventions. The contests will allocate 382 delegates to the Green Party National Convention, to be held from July 9 to July 12.

Other Parties

The Parties in this section have not obtained ballot access in enough states to obtain an electoral college majority. 270 electoral votes is needed to win the Presidency, but have obtained ballot access or have been certified as a write in candidate in at least once state.

Constitution Party

The Constitution Party (formerly known as the Taxpayer's Party) is the fifth largest political party in the United States by membership. The Party is notable for being an officially religious party, holding the scripture of the Bible as part of their official party platform. The party officially subscribes to an originality interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, and holds "Seven Principles" that guide their platform and candidates

Nominee

• Don Blankenship

On the ballot: 14 States (141 Electoral Votes)

• Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Write-in: 2 States (18 Electoral Votes)

• NM (pending lawsuit), VA (pending lawsuit)

Other Candidates

• Jack Fellure
• Samm Tittle
• Charles Kraut
• Don J. Grundmann

Primaries

The Constitution Party held party-run primaries and caucuses in eight states. The results are as follows:

State	Blankenship	Tittle	Grunderman	Kraut	Fellure	J.R. Meyers	Cummings	None
North Carolina	91	0	0	62	11	0	0	117
Idaho	249	193	82	120	23	116	123	0
Missouri	279	0	162	0	24	0	0	270
New Hampshire	26	11	8	3	35	14	2	7
West Virginia	192	137	69	97	93	0	0	39
Wyoming	9	4	1	4	1	0	1	0
South Carolina	1066	0	29	0	35	0	0	15
Utah	186	9	0	9	11	0	0	19
New Mexico	2	7	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	1066 34.66%	379 12.32%	364 11.83%	295 9.592%	234 7.61%	130 4.23%	126 4.10%	467 15.18%

Controversies

Coal Tycoon Don Blankenship and Engineer Jack Fellure were both seeking the Republican nominations as well, leading to internal party disputes about their eligibility. Ultimately, both were allowed to compete for the Party's Presidential nomination. The point was rendered moot after both men ended their campaigns for the Republican nomination.

Further controversy emerged following the selection of Blankenship as the party's nomination. Blankenship, a convicted felon, had willfully ignored safety standards within one of his coal mines, leading to an explosion that killed several miniors. The state party affiliates in Virginia and New Mexico have endorsed Samm Tittle, and she will petition for ballot access under the party line in those states (The Constitution Party of Virginia initially endorsed Libertarian Austin Petersen, but he removed himself from consideration). Blankenship's campaign is exploring legal options to remove Tittle's name from the ballot.

Reform Party

Unlike other political parties, the Reform Party holds an entirely mail-based primary to determine the party's nominee. The party has not held a primary since its near collapse following a schism during the 2000 Presidential election. The party's chair, Bill C. Merrell, claims that roughly 60,000 ballots will be sent out by the party, with between 20,000 and 30,000 expected to return.

In all, around 10,000 people cast ballots in the Reform party primary. On June 2, 2020, Rocky De La Fuente, the Alliance and American Delta Parties' nominee, was announced as the winner. Both Flynn and Abramson are continuing their campaigns as independents.

Candidates

Active Candidates

Candidate	Born	Experience	Home state	Announcement date	Popular vote	States won	Running Mate
								Rocky De La Fuente	October 10, 1954 (age 65) San Diego, California	Businessman Perennial Candidate	New York	April 26, 2020	3,733 (37.81%)	20 (AZ, AK, CA, HI, KY, SC, TN, IL, IA, TX, NM, OR, SD, WI, NY, ME, GA, FL, MI, VA)	Darcy Richardson
Michael Flynn	December 24, 1958 (age 61) Middletown, Rhode Island	Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–2014)	Rhode Island	May 1, 2020	2,969 (30.07%)	17 (WA, ID, NV, MT, UT, CO, NE, KS, MN, MO, NJ, OH, WV, CT, RI, MA, VT)	None
Max Abramson	April 29, 1976 (age 44) Kent, Washington	New Hampshire State Representative (2018–present, 2014–2016) Libertarian Candidate for President in 2020 Libertarian Nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016	New Hampshire	March 3, 2020	2,442 (24.73%)	13 (LA, AR, WY, OK, ND, MS, AL, IN, NC, PA, MD, DE, NH)	TBA

• Lorraine Lynch was recognized by the Reform Party as a candidate, but did not file with the FEC to seek the Presidency. She received 680 votes in the primary.

Withdrew before the primary

• Joe Wendt, Chair of the Florida Reform Party and Libertarian Candidate for the U.S. Senate from Florida in 2018 (endorsed De La Fuente) (Declared Sep 6 2019, Withdrew May 11 2020)

Independent and other notable candidates

The candidates in the following section are running with no party affiliation in at least one state.

Declared Candidates

Candidate	Born	Experience	Home state	Announcement date	Obtainable Electors	States with Ballot Access	Running Mate	Party Affiliation
									Max Abramson	April 29, 1976 (age 44) Kent, Washington	New Hampshire State Representative (2018–present, 2014–2016) Libertarian Candidate for President in 2020 Libertarian Nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016	New Hampshire	June 19, 2019	35	2 Florida, Mississippi	TBA	Veteran's (since March 2020) No Affiliation (since March 2020) Libertarian (June 2019 until March 2020) Reform (March 2020 until June 2020)
Kurt Schilling	April 29, 1976 (age 44) Kent, Washington	Former professional baseball player and Talk Radio Host Republican Nominee for United States Senate from Massachusetts in 2017	Massachusetts	August 8, 2016	58	6 Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire	TBA	Independent

• Marianne Williamson, Spirtual Author and Self-Help Guru.
• Geoff Diehl, Massachusetts State Representative,
• Laurence Kotlikoff, economics professor at Boston University 
• Dan Behrman

Candidates formally exploring a campaign

• Edward W. Stack, CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods

Candidates who have publicly expressed interest

• Mark Cuban, businessman from Texas
• Jesse Ventura, former Governor of Minnesota
• Sean Hannity
• Howard Schultz
• John Cox

Speculative Candidates

• Bill Walker, former Governor of Alaska, 2014-2018
• Brianna Wu, game designer and activist.

Declined Candidates

• Bernie Sanders, Senator from Vermont since 2007 and Democratic Candidate for President in 2016. (ran for the Democratic Party nomination) (endorsed Warren)
• Andrew Yang, tech executive (ran for the Democratic Party nomination)(endorsed Warren)
• Mark Zuckerburg, businessman from California