Third party and independent candidates for the 2024 United States presidential election

This article lists third-party and independent candidates, also jointly known as minor candidates, associated with the 2024 United States presidential election.

Third party and independent candidates for the 2024 United States presidential election

2024 U.S. presidential election
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Third parties
Related races
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"Third party" is a term commonly used in the United States in reference to political parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties. An independent candidate is one not affiliated with any political party.

Nominated candidates

Nominees with ballot access

The following political parties currently have ballot access to fewer than 270 electoral votes, the minimum number required to attain the presidency. Ballot access deadlines vary from state to state.

Party Presidential nominee Vice presidential nominee Campaign
Announcement date		 States with ballot access Ref.

Peter Sonski
Member of Connecticut’s Regional School District 17 board of education
Lauren Onak
Teacher
Website
June 13, 2023
FEC filing[1]
  On ballot (1 state, 6 electoral votes)[lower-roman 1]
  Write-in (7 states, 59 electoral votes)[lower-roman 2]
  Not on ballot
 [3]
Michael Wood
businessman		 John Pietrowski Website
July 5, 2023
FEC filing[4]
  On ballot (1 state, 6 electoral votes)[lower-roman 3]
  Write-in (7 states, 59 electoral votes)[lower-roman 4]
  Not on ballot
 [6]

Nominees without ballot access

Parties and candidates in this section have not attained ballot lines in one or more states.

Declared candidates

Libertarian Party
Main article: 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries

The Libertarian Party plans to hold non-binding preference primaries in 2024. The party's presidential nominee will be chosen directly by delegates at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention, which is scheduled to be held on Memorial Day weekend from May 24 to 26, 2024, in Washington, D.C.[8][9]

Declared candidates in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
Name Born Experience Home state Campaign
Announcement date		 Ref.
Charles Ballay
Charles Ballay		 January 1, 1970
(age 53)		 Otolaryngologist
Louisiana
Website
August 24, 2023
FEC filing[10]		 [11]
Keenan Dunham
Keenan Dunham		 July 16, 1981
(age 42)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina		 Former Chair of the Horry County, South Carolina Libertarian Party
Candidate for President in 2016 and 2020
South Carolina
Website
July 18, 2023
FEC filing[12]		 [13]

Jacob Hornberger		 January 28, 1950
(age 73)
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
Virginia
Website
February 20, 2023
FEC filing[14]		 [15]
Lars Mapstead
Lars Mapstead		 August 14, 1969
(age 54)
Monterey, California		 Co-founder of Friend Finder Networks[16]
California
Website
March 23, 2021
FEC filing[17]		 [16]

Chase Oliver

 August 16, 1985
(age 38)
Nashville, Tennessee		 Nominee for U.S. Senator from Georgia in 2022
Candidate for GA-05 in 2020
Chair of the Atlanta Libertarian Party (2016–2017)
Georgia
Website
April 5, 2023
FEC filing[18]		 [19]

Michael Rectenwald

 January 29, 1959
(age 64)		 Author and Scholar
Former Liberal and Global Liberal Studies professor at New York University (2008–2019)
Pennsylvania
Website
August 28, 2023
FEC filing[20]		 [15]

Joshua Rodriguez

 Quantum computer scientist

Nominee for US Senate in the 2020 US Senate Special election for the Unity Party of America
Colorado
Website
November 11, 2022
FEC filing[21]		 [11]

Joshua Smith

 March 13, 1983
(age 40)
Antioch, California		 Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
(2022–2023)
Iowa
Website
July 24, 2023
FEC filing[22]		 [15]

Mike ter Maat		 June 20, 1961
(age 62)		 Economist
Former Hallandale Beach, Florida police officer
Nominee for FL-20 in 2022
Florida
Website
April 18, 2022
FEC filing[23]		 [16]

Green Party

The Green Party plans to hold a series of presidential primaries through which convention delegates will be awarded to candidates and will nominate the party's presidential ticket at the 2024 Green National Convention.[24] Major candidates include co-founder and leader Randy Toler. Cornel West was considered the frontrunner,[25] before he withdrew his candidacy for the Green nomination and announced he would instead run an independent campaign.[26]

As of October 2023, at least nine candidates have filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the Green Party nomination in 2024.[27] In previous cycles, the majority of these candidates did not appear on any ballots, raise money, or otherwise attempt to formally run a campaign.[27][28]

Declared major candidates

This section includes candidates who have received substantial media coverage or have held a major public or party office.

Other candidates include Anita Bell, Robert Cooke, Mason Cysewski, DeShaun Davis, Tyler Gray, Adam Hollick, Matthew McGowan, Jasmine Sherman, Jackie Tate, and Jorge Zavala.[29]

Declared candidates for the 2024 Green Party presidential primaries
Name Born Experience Home state Campaign
Announcement date		 Ref.
Randy Toler 1956 (age 66–67)
Illinois		 Co-founder of the Green Party
Co-chair of the Florida Green Party
Perennial candidate
Florida		 Website
August 3, 2021		 [30][31][32]

Withdrew before the primaries
Name Born Experience Home state Campaign
announced		 Campaign
suspended		 Campaign Ref.

Emanuel Pastreich		 October 16, 1964
(age 59)
Nashville, Tennessee		 President of the Asia Institute
Academic
International relations expert		  Massachusetts September 11, 2023 September 28, 2023 [33][34][35]

Cornel West		 June 2, 1953
(age 70)
Tulsa, Oklahoma		 Academic scholar and activist  California June 14, 2023 October 5, 2023
Campaign

Other parties and independents

As of October 2023, the following notable individuals are declared presidential candidates that are running as an independent or as the potential nominee of an unspecified third party.

Potential candidates

As of October 2023, there has been speculation about the potential candidacy as an independent or with an unspecified third party, for the following notable individuals, within the previous six months.

No Labels

Independent/unspecified

Declined to be candidates

The following notable individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.

Polling
Hypothetical Polling with third party and independent candidates
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Joe
Biden		 Donald
Trump		 Cornel
West		 Robert F.
Kennedy Jr		 Joe
Manchin		 Other Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates October 22-26, 2023 1000 (LV) 35% 38% 2% 12% – – 13%
Harris X/The Messenger October 16-23, 2023 3029 (RV) 35% 38% 2% 12% – – 12%
USA Today/Suffolk October 17-20, 2023 1000 (RV) 37% 36% 4% 13% – – 8%
Harvard/Harris X October 18-19, 2023 2116 (RV) 31% 39% 3% 18% – – 9%
LPTAD October 16-19, 2023 1000 (LV) 35% 35% 3% 13% – – 12%
YouGov/Yahoo October 12-16, 2023 1122 (RV) 40% 39% – 9% – 2% 9%
Zogby Analytics October 13-15, 2023 869 (LV) 41.2% 42.6% 3.7% 12.5% – – –
MNA October 11-17, 2023 3318 (LV) 36.9% 37.9% – 14.2% – 8.6% 2.4%
NPR/PBS/Marist October 10-11, 2023 1218 (RV) 44% 37% – 16% – – 3%
October 9, 2023 Kennedy declares his Independent candidacy
Fox News October 6-9, 2023 1007 (RV) 41% 41% – 16% – 2%[lower-alpha 2] 1%
Fox News October 6-9, 2023 1007 (RV) 43% 45% 9% – – 2%[lower-alpha 3] 2%
Cygnal October 3-5, 2023 3000 (LV) 38.8% 39.6% – 12.3% – – 9.3%
Reuters/Ipsos October 3-4, 2023 1005 (A) 31% 33% – 14% – 9% 13%
Echelon Insights September 25-28, 2023 1011 (LV) 36% 40% – 14% – – 10%
John Zogby Strategies September 23-24, 2023 1008 (LV) 38% 38% – 19% – 5% –
Mclaughlin & Associates September 22-26, 2023 1000 (LV) 36% 40% 4% – 6% – 14%
Mclaughlin & Associates September 22-26, 2023 1000 (LV) 38% 43% 6% – – – 13%
Gravis September 19-20, 2023 1262 (LV) 40% 41% 2% – – 4%[lower-alpha 4] 13%[lower-alpha 5]
Emerson College September 17-18, 2023 1125 (RV) 42% 43% 4% – – – 11%
YouGov September 7-18, 2023 3098 (RV) 45% 43% – – 2% 5%[lower-alpha 6] 5%
PRRI August 25-30, 2023 2525 (RV) 41% 37% 5% – 10% – 6%
PRRI August 25-30, 2023 2525 (RV) 38% 43% 4% – – 10%[lower-alpha 7] 7%
Wall Street Journal August 24-30, 2023 1500 (RV) 39% 40% 2% – – 1%[lower-alpha 8] 17%
Emerson College August 25-26, 2023 1000 (RV) 39% 44% 4% – – – 13%
Mclaughlin & Associates August 15-23, 2023 1000 (LV) 41% 42% 6% – – – 11%
Mclaughlin & Associates August 15-23, 2023 1000 (LV) 38% 39% 5% – 7% – 12%
Emerson College August 16-17, 2023 1000 (RV) 41% 42% 5% – – – 13%
McLaughlin & Associates July 19-24, 2023 1000 (LV) 38% 40% 6% – 5% – 12%
McLaughlin & Associates July 19-24, 2023 1000 (LV) 40% 42% 5% – – – 13%
Reuters/Ipsos July 11-17, 2023 4414 (A) 31% 31% – 18% – 9% 10%
Echelon Insights June 26-29, 2023 1020 (LV) 42% 43% 4% – – – 11%
Emerson College June 19-20, 2023 1015 (RV) 40% 41% 6% – – 7% 6%
June 14, 2023 West declares his candidacy
Data For Progress May 25-June 5, 2023 1625 (LV) 44% 44% – – – 6%[lower-alpha 9] 7%
Echelon Insights May 22-25, 2023 1035 (LV) 41% 42% – – 9% – 8%
RMG Research May 22-24, 2023 1000 (RV) 35% 37% – – 12% 4% 12%

See also

Notes
  1. Cheney is a member of the Republican Party, but has been named as a potential candidate for an independent or third party run.
  2. "Other" and "Wouldn't Vote" both at 1%
  3. "Other" and "Wouldn't Vote" both at 1%
  4. Mapstead at 4%
  5. Listed as other or undecided
  6. "Another Candidate" at 3%; I would not vote at 2%
  7. Hogan at 10%
  8. Mapstead at 1%
  9. Hogan at 6%

Ballot access
  1. American Solidarity Party on ballot states:
  2. American Solidarity Party write-in states:
  3. Prohibition Party on ballot states:
  4. Prohibition Party write-in states:

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