# Third-party and independent candidates for the 2020 United States presidential election

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This article lists third-party and independent candidates, also jointly known as minor candidates, associated with the 2020 United States presidential election.
"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.
The list of candidates whose names were printed on the ballot or who were accepted as write-in candidates varied by state. More than a hundred candidates were on the ballot or formally registered as write-in candidates in at least one state.
All minor candidates combined received less than 2% of the national votes.

## Summary

Appearing on every ballot, Libertarian Party nominee Jo Jorgensen performed the best of any third-party candidate, receiving 1,865,535 votes. Jorgensen received 187,910 votes in California, her best state vote total. She received 2.63% of the vote in South Dakota, her best state by percentage. Jorgensen was the only candidate to receive more than 2% of the vote in any one state.
Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins was the only other third-party candidate to receive more than 1% of the vote in any state, which he did in Maine. Hawkins also received his highest vote total in California, with 81,032 votes.
In Nevada, None of These Candidates received 1% of the vote. Show/hide: [presidential candidates] [vice presidential candidates] [parties] [ballot access]
2020 presidential candidates that received at least 0.01% of the vote :
| Presidential candidate | Presidential candidate | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | Jo Jorgensen | Howie Hawkins | Rocky De La Fuente | Gloria La Riva | Kanye West | Don Blankenship | Brock Pierce | Brian Carroll |
| Vice presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Kamala Harris | Mike Pence | Spike Cohen | Angela Walker | Darcy Richardson | Sunil Freeman | Michelle Tidball | William Mohr | Karla Ballard | Amar Patel |
| Party or label | Party or label | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | Green | Alliance | PSL | Birthday | Constitution | Independent | American Solidarity |
| EV access | Ballot | 538 | 538 | 538 | 381 | 183 | 195 | 84 | 165 | 115 | 66 |
| EV access | Total | 538 | 538 | 538 | 511 | 289 | 401 | 243 | 305 | 285 | 463 |
| State/DC | EV | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Others | Total votes |
| Alabama | 9 | 849,624 | 1,441,170 | 25,176 | | | | | | | | 7,312 | 2,323,282 |
| Alaska | 3 | 153,778 | 189,951 | 8,897 | | 318 | | | 1,127 | 825 | | 4,634 | 359,530 |
| Arizona | 11 | 1,672,143 | 1,661,686 | 51,465 | 1,557 | | 190 | | | | | 285 | 3,387,326 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 423,932 | 760,647 | 13,133 | 2,980 | 1,321 | 1,336 | 4,099 | 2,108 | 2,141 | 1,713 | 5,659 | 1,219,069 |
| California | 55 | 11,110,639 | 6,006,518 | 187,910 | 81,032 | 60,162 | 51,038 | | | 185 | 2,605 | 1,291 | 17,501,380 |
| Colorado | 9 | 1,804,352 | 1,364,607 | 52,460 | 8,986 | 636 | 1,035 | 8,089 | 5,061 | 572 | 2,515 | 8,667 | 3,256,980 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 1,080,831 | 714,717 | 20,230 | 7,538 | 13 | | 255 | | | 219 | 54 | 1,823,857 |
| Delaware | 3 | 296,268 | 200,603 | 5,000 | 2,139 | | 14 | 169 | | 5 | 87 | 61 | 504,346 |
| D. of Columbia | 3 | 317,323 | 18,586 | 2,036 | 1,726 | | 855 | | | 693 | | 3,137 | 344,356 |
| Florida | 29 | 5,297,045 | 5,668,731 | 70,324 | 14,721 | 5,966 | 5,712 | | 3,902 | | 854 | 201 | 11,067,456 |
| Georgia | 16 | 2,473,633 | 2,461,854 | 62,229 | 1,013 | | 159 | | 61 | | 701 | 310 | 4,999,960 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 366,130 | 196,864 | 5,539 | 3,822 | | | | 931 | 1,183 | | – | 574,469 |
| Idaho | 4 | 287,021 | 554,119 | 16,404 | 407 | 1,491 | 49 | 3,632 | 1,806 | 2,808 | 163 | 34 | 867,934 |
| Illinois | 20 | 3,471,915 | 2,446,891 | 66,544 | 30,494 | | 8,046 | | 18 | | 9,548 | 288 | 6,033,744 |
| Indiana | 11 | 1,242,498 | 1,729,857 | 58,901 | 989 | | | | | | 895 | 70 | 3,033,210 |
| Iowa | 6 | 759,061 | 897,672 | 19,637 | 3,075 | 1,082 | | 3,210 | 1,707 | 544 | | 4,883 | 1,690,871 |
| Kansas | 6 | 570,323 | 771,406 | 30,574 | 669 | | | 332 | | 4 | 579 | 99 | 1,373,986 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 772,474 | 1,326,646 | 26,234 | 716 | | 98 | 6,483 | | 3,599 | 408 | 110 | 2,136,768 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 856,034 | 1,255,776 | 21,645 | | | 987 | 4,897 | 860 | 749 | 2,497 | 4,617 | 2,148,062 |
| Maine | 4 | 435,072 | 360,737 | 14,152 | 8,230 | 1,183 | | | | | | 87 | 819,461 |
| Maryland | 10 | 1,985,023 | 976,414 | 33,488 | 15,799 | 26 | 125 | 1,117 | | 16 | 795 | 24,227 | 3,037,030 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 2,382,202 | 1,167,202 | 47,013 | 18,658 | | | | | | 164 | 16,327 | 3,631,402 |
| Michigan | 16 | 2,804,040 | 2,649,852 | 60,381 | 13,718 | 2,986 | | | 7,235 | | 963 | 127 | 5,539,302 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 1,717,077 | 1,484,065 | 34,976 | 10,033 | 5,611 | 1,210 | 7,940 | 75 | 5,651 | 1,037 | 9,496 | 3,277,171 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 539,398 | 756,764 | 8,026 | 1,498 | | | 3,657 | 1,279 | 659 | 1,161 | 1,317 | 1,313,759 |
| Missouri | 10 | 1,253,014 | 1,718,736 | 41,205 | 8,283 | | 64 | | 3,919 | | 664 | 77 | 3,025,962 |
| Montana | 3 | 244,786 | 343,602 | 15,252 | | | | | | | | 34 | 603,674 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 374,583 | 556,846 | 20,283 | | | | | | | | 4,671 | 956,383 |
| Nevada | 6 | 703,486 | 669,890 | 14,783 | | | | | 3,138 | | | 14,079 | 1,405,376 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 424,937 | 365,660 | 13,236 | 217 | | | 82 | | | | 2,073 | 806,205 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 2,608,400 | 1,883,313 | 31,677 | 14,202 | 2,728 | 2,928 | 909 | 2,954 | 27 | 330 | 3,255 | 4,549,457 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 501,614 | 401,894 | 12,585 | 4,426 | | 1,640 | | | | | 1,806 | 923,965 |
| New York | 29 | 5,244,886 | 3,251,997 | 60,383 | 32,832 | 25 | 437 | 2,219 | 55 | 22,656 | 999 | 372 | 8,616,861 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 2,684,292 | 2,758,775 | 48,678 | 12,195 | | | | 7,549 | | | 13,315 | 5,524,804 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 115,042 | 235,751 | 9,371 | | | | | | | | 1,860 | 362,024 |
| Ohio | 18 | 2,679,165 | 3,154,834 | 67,569 | 18,812 | | | | | | 1,450 | 372 | 5,922,202 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 503,890 | 1,020,280 | 24,731 | | | | 5,597 | | 2,547 | | 3,654 | 1,560,699 |
| Oregon | 7 | 1,340,383 | 958,448 | 41,582 | 11,831 | | | | | | | 22,077 | 2,374,321 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | 3,458,229 | 3,377,674 | 79,380 | 1,282 | | | | | | 362 | 20,049 | 6,936,976 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 307,486 | 199,922 | 5,053 | | 923 | 847 | | | | 767 | 2,759 | 517,757 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 1,091,541 | 1,385,103 | 27,916 | 6,907 | 1,862 | | | | | | – | 2,513,329 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 150,471 | 261,043 | 11,095 | | | | | | | | – | 422,609 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 1,143,711 | 1,852,475 | 29,877 | 4,545 | 1,860 | 2,301 | 10,279 | 5,365 | | 762 | 2,676 | 3,053,851 |
| Texas | 38 | 5,259,126 | 5,890,347 | 126,243 | 33,396 | | 350 | | | | 2,785 | 2,809 | 11,315,056 |
| Utah | 6 | 560,282 | 865,140 | 38,447 | 5,053 | | 1,139 | 7,213 | 5,551 | 2,623 | 368 | 2,473 | 1,488,289 |
| Vermont | 3 | 242,820 | 112,704 | 3,608 | 1,310 | 48 | 166 | 1,269 | 208 | 100 | 209 | 4,986 | 367,428 |
| Virginia | 13 | 2,413,568 | 1,962,430 | 64,761 | | | | | | | | 19,765 | 4,460,524 |
| Washington | 12 | 2,369,612 | 1,584,651 | 80,500 | 18,289 | | 4,840 | | | | | 29,739 | 4,087,631 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 235,984 | 545,382 | 10,687 | 2,599 | 0 | 9 | | 25 | 5 | | 40 | 794,731 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 1,630,866 | 1,610,184 | 38,491 | 1,089 | | 110 | 411 | 5,146 | | 5,259 | 6,485 | 3,298,041 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 73,491 | 193,559 | 5,768 | | | | | | 2,208 | | 1,739 | 276,765 |
| Total | 538 | 81,283,501 | 74,223,975 | 1,865,535 | 407,068 | 88,241 | 85,685 | 70,950 | 60,080 | 49,773 | 40,365 | 254,458 | 158,429,631 |
Other declared candidates who received more than 1,000 votes :
| Presidential candidate | Presidential candidate | Jade Simmons | Alyson Kennedy | Bill Hammons | Jerome Segal | Dario Hunter | Phil Collins | Jesse Ventura | Mark Charles | Joe McHugh | Samm Tittle | Connie L. Gammon | John R. Myers | Tom Hoefling | President R19 Boddie | H. Brooke Paige |
| Vice presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Claudeliah J. Roze | Malcolm Jarrett | Eric Bodenstab | John de Graaf | Dawn N. Adams | Billy Joe Parker | Cynthia McKinney | Adrian Wallace | Elizabeth Storm | David C. Sandidge | Phil Collins | Tiara S. Lusk | Andy Prior | Eric Stoneham | Thomas J. Whitman |
| Party or label | Party or label | Becoming One Nation | Socialist Workers | Unity | Bread and Roses | Progressive | Prohibition | Alaska Green | indep. | indep. | Constitution | Prohibition | Life and Liberty | Life, Liberty, Constitution | C.U.P. | Grumpy Old Patriots |
| EV access | Ballot | 15 | 53 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| EV access | Total | 372 | 120 | 87 | 80 | 157 | 162 | 128 | 296 | 120 | 91 | 76 | 76 | 244 | 294 | 70 |
| State/DC | EV | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Alabama | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alaska | 3 | | | | | | | 2,673 | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | 11 | 236 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | |
| Arkansas | 6 | | | | | | 2,812 | | | | | 1,475 | 1,372 | | | |
| California | 55 | | | | | | | 611 | 559 | | | | | | | |
| Colorado | 9 | | 354 | 2,730 | | 379 | 568 | | 2,011 | 614 | | | | 24 | | |
| Connecticut | 7 | 22 | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | 3 | 28 | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| D. of Columbia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida | 29 | 181 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | 16 | 181 | | | | | | | 65 | | | | | | 8 | |
| Idaho | 4 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 0 | |
| Illinois | 20 | 78 | | | | | 3 | | 75 | | | | | | 0 | |
| Iowa | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | 6 | 48 | | | | 1 | | | 29 | | | | | 14 | 0 | |
| Kentucky | 8 | 29 | | | | | | | 43 | | | | | 20 | 7 | |
| Louisiana | 8 | 1,626 | 536 | 662 | | | | | | | | | | 668 | 1,125 | |
| Maine | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | 10 | 131 | | | 5,884 | | 10 | | 30 | | | | | 11 | 4 | |
| Massachusetts | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | 16 | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | | |
| Minnesota | 10 | | 643 | | | 1 | | | 112 | | | | | 12 | 0 | |
| Mississippi | 6 | | | | | | 1,317 | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | 10 | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Montana | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | 3 | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey | 14 | 21 | 1 | 3,255 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 20 | | | | | 2 | | |
| New Mexico | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1,806 | | | | | |
| New York | 29 | 180 | | | | 9 | 10 | | 112 | 0 | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | 15 | 119 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Dakota | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | 18 | 212 | | | | 27 | | | | | | | | 114 | 3 | |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 3,654 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | 7 | | | | | 4,988 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | 11 | 68 | 2,576 | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 1 | |
| Texas | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 337 | 2,012 | |
| Utah | 6 | 186 | | | | | | | | 2,229 | | | | 51 | 6 | |
| Vermont | 3 | 1 | 195 | 1 | 65 | | 137 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 1,175 |
| Virginia | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington | 12 | | 2,487 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | 6 | 0 | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 36 | | | | | | | 52 | | | | | | 5 | |
| Wyoming | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 538 | 7,211 | 6,791 | 6,647 | 5,949 | 5,405 | 4,857 | 3,284 | 3,141 | 2,843 | 1,806 | 1,475 | 1,372 | 1,331 | 3,185 | 1,175 |
Other candidates on the ballot or with write-in registration in at least one state/DC :
| Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Party or label | EV access | EV access | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Party or label | EV access | EV access | AL | AK | AZ | CA | CO | CT | DE | DC | FL | GA | ID | IL | IN | IA | KS | KY | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | MO | MT | NE | NH | NJ | NY | ND | OH | OR | PA | RI | TN | TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | WV | WI | WY |
| Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Party or label | Ballot | Total | 9 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Blake Huber | Frank Atwood | Approval Voting | 12 | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyle K. Kopitke | Nathan R. Sorenson | Independent American | 12 | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joseph Kishore | Norissa Santa Cruz | Socialist Equality | 9 | 188 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Princess Khadijah M. Jacob-Fambro | Khadijah M. Jacob | independent | 9 | 144 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cancer Scott | Jennifer Tepool | independent | 9 | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricki Sue King | Dayna R. Chandler | Genealogy Know Your Family History | 6 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Christopher Lafontaine | Michael Speed | independent | 3 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Swing | David Olszta | Boiling Frog | 3 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keith McCormic | Sam Blasiak | Bull Moose | 3 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard Duncan | Mitch Bupp | independent | 3 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zachary Scalf | Matthew Lyda | independent | 3 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kasey Wells | Rachel Wells | independent | 0 | 394 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shawn Howard | Alyssa Howard | independent | 0 | 243 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Todd Cella | Tim Cella | independent | 0 | 186 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barbara Bellar | Kendra Bryant | Republican | 0 | 179 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deborah Rouse | Sheila Cannon | independent | 0 | 167 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mary Ruth Caro Simmons | Sherrie Dow | Write-in | 0 | 148 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Randall Foltyniewicz | | independent | 0 | 131 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Sykes | Unicole Unicron | Populous | 0 | 127 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Abram Loeb | Jennifer Jairala | independent | 0 | 124 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dennis A. Ball | Richard A. Sanders | American Party of America – American National Committee | 0 | 123 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Albert Raley | Darlene Raley | Republican | 0 | 120 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Laboch | Raechelle Pope | independent | 0 | 120 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kathryn Gibson | | independent | 0 | 114 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Manimas | Henry Jackson | Real Democracy | 0 | 111 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Williams | | independent | 0 | 110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Franklin | | independent | 0 | 109 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jesse Cuellar | Jimmy Monreal | independent | 0 | 108 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Morrow | Anne Beckett | independent | 0 | 108 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Katherine Forbes | Heath King | independent | 0 | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Christopher Stried | | independent | 0 | 101 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Susan B. Lochocki | | independent | 0 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser | Charles Tolbert | independent | 0 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David A. Martin | | independent | 0 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hodges | | independent | 0 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard C. Montanye | | independent | 0 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Ehrenreich | Veronica Ehrenreich | independent | 0 | 98 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter W. Sherrill | | independent | 0 | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Silvia Stagg | | Republican | 0 | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bryan Robinson | | independent | 0 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David J. Nash | | independent | 0 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James T. Struck | | independent | 0 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeremy D. Higgs | | independent | 0 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Farney | | independent | 0 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin McKee | | independent | 0 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lowell Martin Seida | | independent | 0 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David C. Byrne | Tony N. Reed | C.C.U.S.A. | 0 | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loren Collins | | independent | 0 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tara Renee Hunter | | independent | 0 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Williams | | independent | 0 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Demetra Wysinger | Cedric D. Jefferson | WXYZ New Day | 0 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sharon Wallace | Karen M. Short | Democratic | 0 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ajay Sood | Richard Mende | independent | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew M. Kelley | | independent | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Betsy P. Elgar | | Constitutional | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael M. Lawlor | | independent | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Philip D. Boynton | | independent | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronald B. Smith | | Democratic | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rossi Wade | | independent | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shereen A. Elbaz | | Democratic | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steven Spenser | | independent | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Take Jones | | independent | 0 | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel C. Cummings | Ryan Huber | Constitution | 0 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David O. Descoteaux | Michael J. Adams | Twelve Visions | 0 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James L. Johnson | | independent | 0 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Schriner | | independent | 0 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valerie McCray | | independent | 0 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Palmiscno | Kyle Palmiscno | independent | 0 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Benjamin Schwalb | | independent | 0 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edward Shlikas | | independent | 0 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frederick Michael Carl Frederickson | Todd William Larson | independent | 0 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason Stanek | Taylor Motari | independent | 0 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Johnson Lee | | independent | 0 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Whitcomb | Jason Horine | independent | 0 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan J. Gilmer | Brent S. Duncan | independent | 0 | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Timothy A. Stevens | Susan C. Fletcher | independent | 0 | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey J. Klojzy | Thomas A. LeMay | independent | 0 | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karynn Weinstein | David Weinstein | independent | 0 | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason R. Edwards | Lisa D. Edwards | independent | 0 | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lois Marie Gillapsie-Greenwood | | independent | 0 | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James O. Ogle | | independent | 0 | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M.D. Mitchell | Margaret M. Bayliss | Dirigo | 0 | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Timothy A. Helgerson | | independent | 0 | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karen M. Short | | independent | 0 | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Toggle | | Democratic | 0 | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Legend :
* Listed on ballot
* Registered as write-in candidate
* Write-in candidates allowed without registration
* Not a candidate in the state/DC

## Candidates who received more than 2,000 votes

The candidates below are listed in order of national vote totals.

### Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian Party

Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen was the only minor candidate to breach a million votes nationwide, getting more than 1% of the national votes and more than the margin between the two major candidates, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, in several battleground states. She was also the only minor party candidate who was on the ballot in every state, plus Washington D.C.
2020 Libertarian Party ticket :
| Jo Jorgensen | Spike Cohen |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Clemson University lecturer from South Carolina | Podcaster and businessman from South Carolina |
| Campaign ||
Other candidates for the Libertarian Party nomination :
| Jacob Hornberger | Vermin Supreme | John Monds | Jim Gray | Adam Kokesh | Dan Behrman |
| Founder and President of the Future of Freedom Foundation | Performance artist, activist, and political satirist | Former President of the Grady County, Georgia NAACP | Former presiding judge for the Superior Court of Orange County, California | Libertarian and anti-war political activist | Software engineer and podcaster |
| — | Campaign | Campaign | Campaign | Campaign | — |
| W: May 23, 2020 8,986 votes (20.55%) 236 first round delegates | W: May 23, 2020 4,288 votes (9.81%) 171 first round delegates | W: May 23, 2020 1 vote (<0.01%) 147 first round delegates | W: May 23, 2020 42 votes (0.10%) 98 first round delegates | W: May 23, 2020 2,728 votes (6.24%) 77 first round delegates | W: May 23, 2020 2,337 votes (5.34%) 0 first round delegates |
| Sam Robb | Justin Amash | Ken Armstrong | Lincoln Chafee | Max Abramson | Kim Ruff |
| Software engineer and author Former naval officer | U.S. representative from MI-03 (2011–present) | U.S. Coast Guard commissioned officer (1977–1994) | Governor of Rhode Island (2011–2015) and U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (1999–2007) | New Hampshire State Representative (2014–2016; 2018–present) | Vice chair of the LPRadical Caucus |
| Campaign | Campaign | Campaign | Campaign | Campaign | — |
| W: May 23, 2020 1,943 votes (5.06%) 0 first round delegates | W: May 17, 2020 3 votes (0.01%) 17 first round delegates | W: April 29, 2020 3,509 votes (8.03%) 0 first round delegates | W: April 5, 2020 294 votes (0.67%) 1 (write-in) first round delegate | W: March 3, 2020 2,052 votes (5.34%) 0 first round delegates | W: January 11, 2020 3,045 votes (7.93%) 0 first round delegates |

### Howie Hawkins, Green Party

2020 Green Party ticket :
| Howie Hawkins | Angela Walker |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Co-founder of the Green Party from New York | ATU Local 998 Legislative Director (2011–2013) from South Carolina |
| Campaign ||
| Additional party nominations: | Legal Marijuana Now Socialist Alternative Socialist Party USA |
Other candidates for the Green Party nomination :
| Dario Hunter Officially recognized | Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry | Dennis Lambert | Jesse Ventura | David Rolde Officially recognized |
| Member of the Youngstown Board of Education (2016–2020) | Activist | Documentary filmmaker | Governor of Minnesota (1999–2003) | Co-chair of the Greater Boston Chapter of the Green-Rainbow Party |
| Campaign | — | — | — | — |
| 89.5 delegates (20.1%) 3,087 votes | 10.5 delegates (3.0%) 2,229 votes | 9 delegates (2.6%) 2,029 votes | 8 delegates (1.7%) 49 votes | 5.5 delegates (1.6%) 960 votes |
| | | | No candidacy | |

### Rocky De La Fuente, Alliance Party

2020 Alliance Party ticket :
| Rocky De La Fuente | Darcy Richardson |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Businessman and perennial candidate from California | Author, historian and political activist from Florida |
| Campaign ||
| Additional party nominations: | Reform Party Natural Law Party of Michigan American Independent Party |
Other candidates for the Reform Party nomination :
| Max Abramson | Johannon Ben Zion | Phil Collins | Souraya Faas |
| New Hampshire State Representative from the 20th Rockingham district | Former 2020 presidential nominee of the Transhumanist Party from Arizona | Former Libertyville Township Trustee and 2020 presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party from Nevada | Former member of the Miami-Dade County Republican executive committee from Florida |
| Campaign | | Campaign | |
| 4 votes | 1 vote | 0 votes | Withdrew before convention (endorsed De La Fuente) |

### Gloria La Riva, Party for Socialism and Liberation

2020 Party for Socialism and Liberation ticket :
| Gloria La Riva | Sunil Freeman |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Activist and writer from California | Author and activist from the District of Columbia |
| Additional party nominations: | Liberty Union Party Peace and Freedom Party |

### Kanye West, Birthday Party

2020 Birthday Party ticket :
| Kanye West | Michelle Tidball |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Rapper, producer and fashion designer from Wyoming | Preacher from Wyoming |
| Campaign ||

### Don Blankenship, Constitution Party

2020 Constitution Party ticket :
| Don Blankenship | William Mohr |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Former CEO of Massey Energy from West Virginia | Chairman of the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan from Michigan |
| Campaign ||
Candidates for the Constitution Party nomination :
| Don Blankenship | Charles Kraut | Don Grundman | Samm Tittle | Daniel Clyde Cummings | J. R. Myers |
| Former CEO of Massey Energy from West Virginia | Author from Virginia | Chairman of the Constitution Party of California | 2012 and 2016 independent presidential candidate from Texas | Physician from Utah | Former Alaska Constitution Party Chairman |
| Convention 139.5 votes (1st ballot) 177 votes (2nd ballot) Popular Vote 639 votes | Convention 77.8 votes (1st ballot) 86.75 votes (2nd ballot) Popular Vote 186 votes | Convention 25.25 votes (1st ballot) 24 votes (2nd ballot) Popular Vote 256 votes | Convention 46.35 votes (1st ballot) 21.25 votes (2nd ballot) Popular Vote 195 votes | Convention 13.1 votes (1st ballot) Popular Vote 133 votes | Popular Vote 116 votes |

### Brock Pierce, independent

Independent :
| Brock Pierce | Karla Ballard |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Director of the Bitcoin Foundation and former actor from Puerto Rico | Entrepreneur from Pennsylvania |
| Campaign ||
| Additional party nominations and ballot labels: | American Shopping Party Independence Party of New York Freedom and Prosperity |

### Brian Carroll, American Solidarity Party

2020 American Solidarity Party ticket :
| Brian T. Carroll | Amar Patel |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Teacher from California | Chairman of the American Solidarity Party from Illinois |
| Campaign ||
Other candidates for the American Solidarity Party nomination :
| Joe Schriner | Joshua Perkins |
| Plumber and activist from Ohio | Programmer from Texas |
| Campaign | |

### Jade Simmons, independent

Independent :
| Jade Simmons | Claudeliah J. Roze |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Classical concert pianist from Texas | Defense contractor from Texas |
| Additional ballot label: | Becoming One Nation |
Registered write-in  Unregistered write-in
Results by state :
| State | Votes | Percentage |
| Arizona | 236 | 0.01% |
| Connecticut | 22 | –% |
| Delaware | 28 | 0.01% |
| Florida | 181 | –% |
| Georgia | 162 | –% |
| Idaho | 21 | –% |
| Illinois | 78 | –% |
| Kansas | 48 | –% |
| Kentucky | 29 | –% |
| Louisiana | 3,654 | 0.23% |
| Maryland | 131 | –% |
| Michigan | 89 | –% |
| Missouri | 74 | –% |
| Montana | 6 | –% |
| New York | 155 | –% |
| New Hampshire | 7 | –% |
| North Carolina | 119 | –% |
| Ohio | 212 | –% |
| Oklahoma | 1,626 | 0.08% |
| Tennessee | 68 | –% |
| Wisconsin | 36 | –% |
| Utah | 186 | –% |
| West Virginia | 6 | –% |
| Vermont | 1 | –% |
| 6 states | 0 | –% |
| 7 states | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 7,175 | –% |
| Source: The Green Papers |||

### Alyson Kennedy, Socialist Workers Party

2020 Socialist Workers Party ticket :
| Alyson Kennedy | Malcolm Jarrett |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Mineworker and 2016 nominee from Texas | Cook from Pennsylvania |
Unregistered write-in
Results by state :
| State | Votes | Percentage |
| Colorado | 354 | 0.01% |
| Minnesota | 643 | 0.02% |
| Louisiana | 536 | 0.02% |
| Tennessee | 2,576 | 0.08% |
| Vermont | 195 | 0.05% |
| Washington | 2,487 | 0.06% |
| 8 states | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 6,791 | –% |
| Source: The Green Papers |||

### Bill Hammons, Unity Party

2020 Unity Party ticket :
| Bill Hammons | Eric Bodenstab |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Founder of the Unity Party from Texas | Chairman of the Colorado Unity Party from Colorado |
| Campaign ||
Unregistered write-in
Results by state :
| State | Votes | Percentage |
| Colorado | 2,730 | 0.08% |
| Louisiana | 662 | 0.03% |
| New Jersey | 3,255 | 0.07% |
| Vermont | 1 | –% |
| 6 states | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 6,647 | –% |
| Source: The Green Papers |||

### Jerome Segal, Bread and Roses

2020 Bread and Roses ticket :
| Jerome Segal | John de Graaf |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Philosopher from Maryland | Documentary filmmaker and author from Washington |
| Campaign ||
Unregistered write-in
Results by state :
| State | Votes | Percentage |
| Maryland | 5,884 | 0.19% |
| Vermont | 65 | 0.02% |
| 8 states | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 5,949 | –% |
| Source: The Green Papers |||

### Dario Hunter, Progressive Party

Dario Hunter2020 Progressive Party ticket :
| Dario Hunter | Dawn Neptune Adams |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Youngstown Board of Education member (2016–2020) and 2020 Green candidate for President from Ohio | Activist from Maine |
| Additional party nominations: | Oregon Progressive Party |
Registered write-in  Unregistered write-in
Results by state :
| State | Votes | Percentage |
| Colorado | 379 | 0.01% |
| Oregon | 4,988 | 0.21% |
| Kansas | 1 | –% |
| Minnesota | 1 | –% |
| Ohio | 27 | –% |
| Washington | 8 | 0% |
| 2 states | 0 | –% |
| 8 states | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 5,404 | –% |
| Source: The Green Papers |||

### Phil Collins, Prohibition Party

2020 Prohibition Party ticket :
| Phil Collins | Billy Joe Parker |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Former Libertyville Township Trustee from Nevada | Former Marine from Georgia |
| Campaign ||
Previous nominees of the Prohibition Party :
| First nominees ||
| Bill Bayes | C. L. Gammon |
| for President | for Vice President |
| 2016 Vice Presidential nominee from Mississippi | Historian from Tennessee |
| Bayes withdrew on March 21, 2019 ||
| Second nominees ||
| C. L. Gammon | Phil Collins |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Historian from Tennessee | Former Libertyville Township Trustee from Nevada |
| Gammon withdrew on August 2, 2019 ||
Registered write-in  Unregistered write-in
Results by state :
| State | Votes | Percentage |
| Arkansas | 2,812 | 0.23% |
| Colorado | 568 | 0.02% |
| Illinois | 3 | –% |
| Maryland | 10 | –% |
| Mississippi | 1,317 | 0.10% |
| New York | 9 | –% |
| Vermont | 137 | 0.04% |
| Washington | 0 | 0% |
| 8 states | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 4,856 | –% |
| Source: The Green Papers |||

### Jesse Ventura, Green Party of Alaska

2020 Green Party of Alaska ticket :
| Jesse Ventura | Cynthia McKinney |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Governor of Minnesota (1999–2003) | U.S. Representative from Georgia (1993–2003) |
Registered write-in  Unregistered write-in
Results by state :
| State | Votes | Percentage |
| Alaska | 2,673 | 0.74% |
| California | 611 | –% |
| Rhode Island | 11 | –% |
| Vermont | 6 | –% |
| 7 states | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 3,036 | –% |
| Source: The Green Papers |||

### Mark Charles, independent

Independent :
| Mark Charles | Adrian Wallace |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Activist from the District of Columbia | Community organizer and activist from Kentucky |
Registered write-in  Unregistered write-in
Results by state :
| State | Votes | Percentage |
| California | 559 | –% |
| Colorado | 2,011 | 0.06% |
| Connecticut | 11 | –% |
| Delaware | 8 | –% |
| Georgia | 65 | –% |
| Illinois | 75 | –% |
| Kansas | 29 | –% |
| Kentucky | 43 | –% |
| Maryland | 30 | –% |
| Minnesota | 112 | –% |
| Montana | 23 | –% |
| Vermont | 7 | –% |
| Wisconsin | 52 | –% |
| West Virginia | 11 | –% |
| 4 states | 0 | 0% |
| 8 states | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 3,036 | –% |
| Source: The Green Papers |||

### Joe McHugh, independent

Independent :
| Joe McHugh | Elizabeth Storm |
| for President | for Vice President |
| Marine veteran and entrepreneur from Michigan | Attorney from Michigan |
Registered write-in  Unregistered write-in
| State | Votes | Percentage |
| UT | 2,229 | 0.15% |
| CO | 614 | 0.02% |
| 3 states | 0 | 0% |
| 9 states | 0 | 0% |
| Source: The Green Papers 1 2 |||

## Other votes

A few states counted write-in votes for anyone, including people who did not declare themselves candidates and even non-human entities. In Vermont, write-in preferences included well-regarded politicians (including misspellings), celebrities, fictional characters, and deities.
Candidates who received under 2,000 votes and alternative ballot options :
| Scattered write-ins | 157,794 | 157,794 | 157,794 |
| Blank / None of the above | 132,870 | 132,870 | 132,870 |
| Candidate | Votes | States reported from | States reported from |
| Candidate | Votes | On ballot | Write-in |
| Samm Tittle | 1,806 | 1 (NM) | 3 (AK, NH, VA) |
| Tom Hoefling | 1,331 | 1 (LA) | 17 states |
| Brooke Paige | 1,175 | 1 (VT) | |
| Bernie Sanders | 1,015 | | 3 (NH, RI, VT) |
| Christopher LaFontaine | 856 | 1 (VT) | |
| Kyle Kopitke | 815 | 2 (CO, VT) | |
| Ricki Sue King | 546 | 1 (IA) | |
| Princess Jacob-Fambro | 505 | 1 (CO) | 7 states |
| Blake Huber | 409 | 2 (CO, VT) | |
| Joseph Tanniru | 350 | 1 (CO) | 4 states |
| Mitt Romney | 336 | | 3 (NH, RI, VT) |
| Tulsi Gabbard | 282 | | 3 (NH, RI, VT) |
| Todd Cella | 223 | | 10 states |
| Richard Duncan | 213 | 1 (VT) | |
| Kasey J. Wells | 213 | | 28 states |
| Jordan Scott | 175 | 1 (CO) | |
| Andrew Yang | 148 | | 3 (NH, RI, VT) |
| John Kasich | 143 | | 3 (NH, RI, VT) |
| Gary Swing | 141 | 1 (VT) | |
| Keith McCormic | 126 | 1 (VT) | |
| Mike Pence | 121 | | 3 (NH, RI, VT) |
| Source: The Green Papers 1 2 3 ||||
In Nevada, the ballots included the option "None of These Candidates", which received 14,079 votes.

## Debates
#### Primaries

Early on March 4, 2020, the Free & Equal Elections Foundation held a debate at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. Various third-party candidates, as well as minor candidates affiliated with the Democratic and Republican parties attended. Some, but not all, of the participants would go on to be their parties nominees.
2020 Free & Equal debates :
| No. | Date & Time | Location | Moderators | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants |
| P Participant. | P Participant. | P Participant. | P Participant. | Democratic | Libertarian | Libertarian | Libertarian | Green | Constitution | American Solidarity | Life and Liberty | Transhumanist |
| P Participant. | P Participant. | P Participant. | P Participant. | Businessman Mark Stewart of Connecticut | Activist Dan Berhman of Texas | Carpenter Erik Gerhardt of Pennsylvania | LNC Vice Chair Arvin Vohra of Maryland | Activist Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry of California | Financial Advisor Charles Kraut of Virginia | Educator Brian Carroll of California | Activist J.R. Myers of Alaska | Activist Ben Zion of Arizona |
| 1a | March 4, 2020 2:00 pm CST | Chicago, Illinois | Christina Tobin | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| P Participant. | P Participant. | P Participant. | P Participant. | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian | Libertarian | Libertarian | Libertarian | Green / Socialist | PSL | Independent |
| P Participant. | P Participant. | P Participant. | P Participant. | Futurist Zoltan Istvan of California | Attorney Mosie Boyd of Arkansas | Lieutenant Ken Armstrong of Hawaii | Lecturer Jo Jorgensen of South Carolina | Corporal Adam Kokesh of Indiana | Activist Vermin Supreme of Massachusetts | Tradesman Howie Hawkins of New York | Activist Gloria La Riva of California | Activist Mark Charles of the District of Columbia |
| 1b | March 4, 2020 6:30 pm CST | Chicago, Illinois | Christina Tobin | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |

#### General election

Two debates were held prior to the general election. The first was on October 8, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, with participation limited to candidates on the ballot in at least eight states. A second debate with the same candidates occurred on October 24, 2020, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
2020 Free & Equal debates :
| No. | Date & Time | Location | Moderators | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants | Invited participants |
| P Participant. A Absent Invitee. | P Participant. A Absent Invitee. | P Participant. A Absent Invitee. | P Participant. A Absent Invitee. | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian | Green / Socialist | PSL | Alliance / Reform | Constitution | American Solidarity | Independent | Independent |
| P Participant. A Absent Invitee. | P Participant. A Absent Invitee. | P Participant. A Absent Invitee. | P Participant. A Absent Invitee. | President Donald Trump of Florida | Former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware | Lecturer Jo Jorgensen of South Carolina | Tradesman Howie Hawkins of New York | Activist Gloria La Riva of California | Businessman Rocky De La Fuente of California | Businessman Don Blankenship of West Virginia | Educator Brian Carroll of California | Entrepreneur Brock Pierce of Puerto Rico | Producer Kanye West of Wyoming |
| 2 | October 8, 2020 6:00 pm MDT | Denver, Colorado | Christina Tobin | A | A | A | P | P | A | P | P | P | A |
| 3 | October 24, 2020 6:00 pm MDT | Cheyenne, Wyoming | Christina Tobin | A | A | A | P | P | A | A | P | P | A |

## Withdrawn candidates

* Max Abramson, New Hampshire State Representative from the 20th Rockingham district (ran for and lost the Veterans Party of America nomination) (ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives)
* Darcy Richardson, author, historian and political activist (Reform Party) (ran for Vice-President)

## Declined

Individuals in this section were the subject of speculation that they might run for president as an independent or minor party candidate for the 2020 election but later said that they would not.
* Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York (2002–2013), CEO of Bloomberg (ran for Democratic nomination) (endorsed Biden)
* Mark Cuban, businessman and investor from Texas (endorsed Biden)
* Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Representative from HI-02 (2013–2021) (ran for Democratic nomination) (endorsed Biden)
* John Kasich, former Governor of Ohio (2011–2019) (endorsed Biden)
* Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks from Washington (endorsed Biden)
* Ed Stack, CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods
* Jesse Ventura, former Governor of Minnesota (1999–2003), former mayor of Brooklyn Park (1991–1995) (considered running for the Green Party nomination; along with Cynthia McKinney, replaced Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker as the Green Party candidates on the ballot in Alaska)
* Marianne Williamson, spiritual/self-help author (ran for Democratic nomination) (endorsed Sanders, then Biden)
* Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, tech executive (ran for Democratic nomination) (endorsed Biden)