# 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries

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The 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses were a series of current electoral contests to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party (LP) presidential nominee in the 2024 United States presidential election. These differed from the Republican or Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses in that they do not appoint delegates to represent a candidate at the party's convention to select the party's presidential nominee.
The party's nominee was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention on May 26 in Washington, D.C. Chase Oliver was chosen as the party's nominee in the seventh round of voting.

## Results

Candidates and ballot options listed on multiple ballots and receiving at least 1% of the national popular vote are listed individually on the table. All remaining votes are detailed under the other column.
| Legend: | 1st place (popular vote) | 2nd place (popular vote) | 3rd place (popular vote) | Candidate has withdrawn | Candidate unable to appear on ballot |
| Date | Contest | Candidates and results | Candidates and results | Candidates and results | Candidates and results | Candidates and results | Candidates and results | Candidates and results | Candidates and results | Candidates and results |
| Date | Contest | Charles Ballay | Jacob Hornberger | Lars Mapstead | Chase Oliver | Michael Rectenwald | Joshua Smith | Mike ter Maat | Other | None of the Above |
| January 13 | Arizona | Not on ballot | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | Not on ballot | 2 votes |
| January 15 | Iowa | 0% 0 votes | 1.1% 1 vote | 1.1% 1 vote | 42.7% 38 votes | 16.9% 15 votes | 13.5% 12 votes | 13.5% 12 votes | 10.1% 9 votes | 1.1% 1 vote |
| February 3 | Alabama | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | Not on ballot | 2nd | 6th | Not on ballot |
| February 24 | Mississippi | 0% 0 votes | 11.8% 2 votes | 29.4% 5 votes | 11.8% 2 votes | 41.2% 7 votes | 0% 0 votes | 0% 0 votes | 0% 0 votes | 5.9% 1 vote |
| February 27 | Minnesota | 2.3% 1 vote | 14.0% 6 votes | 0% 0 votes | 23.3% 10 votes | 20.9% 9 votes | 30.2% 13 votes | 4.7% 2 votes | 2.3% 1 vote | 2.3% 1 vote |
| March 2 | Indiana | Not on ballot | 4.0% 4 votes | 13.9% 14 votes | 62.4% 63 votes | 5.9% 6 votes | 4.0% 4 votes | 6.9% 7 votes | Not on ballot | 3.0% 3 votes |
| March 2 | Pennsylvania | 2.2% 3 votes | 4.4% 6 votes | 0.1% 1 vote | 19.0% 26 votes | 22.6% 31 votes | 16.1% 22 votes | 28.5% 39 votes | 6.6% 9 votes | Not on ballot |
| March 5 | North Carolina | 3.6% 183 votes | 7.0% 357 votes | 3.5% 176 votes | 13.3% 676 votes | 3.8% 195 votes | 7.0% 354 votes | 2.7% 137 votes | 18.7% 946 votes | 40.5% 2,058 votes |
| March 5 | California | 98.6% 21,906 votes | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | 1.4% 313 votes | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
| March 5 | Oklahoma | Not on ballot | 38.9% 362 votes | Not on ballot | 61.1% 569 votes | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
| March 5 | Massachusetts | Not on ballot | 11.0% 1,089 votes | 4.0% 399 votes | 14.6% 1,453 votes | 5.5% 546 votes | Not on ballot | 3.2% 314 votes | 21.7% 2,161 votes | 40.0% 3,982 votes |
| April 2 | Connecticut | First Ballot: 6.6% 7 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 11.3% 12 votes Final Ballot: 34.4% 23 votes | First Ballot: 6.6% 7 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 34.9% 37 votes Final Ballot: 65.6% 49 votes | First Ballot: 14.6% 14 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 9.4% 10 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 8.5% 9 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 3.8% 4 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes | First Ballot: 5.7% 6 votes Final Ballot: 0.0% 0 votes |
| May 5 | Maine | Not on ballot | 0.0% 0 votes | 73.3% 11 votes | 13.3% 2 votes | Not on ballot | 6.7% 1 vote | 0.0% 0 votes | 6.7% 1 vote | Not on ballot |
| May 14 | Nebraska | 21.2% 249 | 18.2% 201 | 16.1% 178 votes | 27.6% 309 votes | 10.7% 120 votes | Not on ballot | 6.2% 68 votes | Not on ballot | Not on ballot |
| June 4 | New Mexico | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | 56.5% 428 votes | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | Not on ballot | 43.5% 332 votes |
| Totals as of June 5 (See Above) | Totals as of June 5 (See Above) | 55.1% 22,337 votes | 5.0% 2,043 votes | 3.0% 1,222 votes | 8.6% 3,498 votes | 2.3% 943 votes | 1.0% 416 votes | 1.5% 589 votes | 7.7% 3,131 votes | 15.7% 6,384 votes |

## Candidates
### Major candidates

Prior to the LP 2024 National Convention, 38 candidates filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in 2024.

#### Nominee

2024 Libertarian Party nominee :
| Name | Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign Announcement date | Contests won | Popular vote | Running mate | Ref. |
| Chase Oliver | | August 16, 1985 (age 39) 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 | Campaign Website April 5, 2023 FEC filing | 6 (IA, IN, AZ, OK, CT, NE) | 3,498 (8.6%) | Mike ter Maat | |

#### Eliminated at convention

This section includes candidates who filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission with intent to run under the Libertarian Party and who met one or more of the following criteria: a) meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines; b) participated in at least three Libertarian Party-sponsored debates; or c) received non-trivial media coverage as a candidate in this election cycle.
Eliminated in convention balloting :
| Candidate | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced Announcement date | Campaign suspended Suspension date | Contests won | Popular vote |
| No preference/ None of the above/ Uncommitted | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 26, 2024 (eliminated in seventh balloting) | 2 (NC, MA) | 6,384 (15.7%) |
| Michael Rectenwald | January 29, 1959 (age 66) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Author and Scholar Former New York University professor (2008–2019) | Pennsylvania | August 28, 2023 FEC filing | May 26, 2024 (eliminated in sixth balloting) | 2 (MS, AL) | 943 (2.3%) |
| Mike ter Maat | June 20, 1961 (age 63) Portland, Oregon | Economist Former Hallandale Beach, Florida police officer Nominee for FL-20 in 2022 | Virginia | April 18, 2022 FEC filing | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during fifth balloting; endorsed Oliver during balloting) (ran for vice-president) | 1 (PA) | 589 (1.5%) |
| Lars Mapstead | August 14, 1969 (age 55) Monterey, California | Co-founder of Friend Finder Networks Founder of Fupa Games and Legendary Speed | California | March 23, 2021 FEC filing Running mate: Larry Sharpe | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during fourth balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) | 2 (ME, NM) | 1,222 (3.0%) |
| Joshua Smith | March 13, 1983 (age 41) Antioch, California | Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (2022–2023) | Iowa | July 24, 2023 FEC filing | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during third balloting) | 1 (MN) | 416 (1.0%) |
| Jacob Hornberger | January 28, 1950 (age 75) 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 | February 20, 2023 FEC filing | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during second balloting) | 0 | 2,043 (5.0%) |
| Charles Ballay | January 1, 1970 (age 55) New Orleans, Louisiana | Otolaryngologist | Louisiana | August 24, 2023 FEC filing | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting; endorsed Oliver after his nomination) | 1 (CA) | 22,337 (55.1%) |
| Art Olivier | August 24, 1957 (age 67) Lynwood, California | Nominee for U.S. Vice President in 2000 Nominee for Governor of California in 2006 Mayor of Bellflower, California (1998–1999) | California | December 11, 2023 FEC filing | May 26, 2024 (eliminated during initial balloting) | 0 | 5 (nil%) |

#### Withdrew before the primaries

Former candidates in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries :
| Name | Born | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Campaign | Ref. |
| Joe Exotic | March 5, 1963 (age 60) Garden City, Kansas | Businessman and media personality Owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (1998–2018) Independent candidate for president in 2016 Candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 | Texas | March 10, 2023 | April 11, 2023 (ran for the Democratic nomination) | FEC filing | |

### Other candidates

The following candidates achieved at least one of the following in the 2024 election cycle: appeared on a primary ballot, received votes in a LP-sanctioned contest that did not require ballot access, were invited to a party-sanctioned debate or forum, or were included on the Libertarian National Committee's list of candidates.
LNC delegates are not bound to votes in primary elections, so while voters are able choose a candidate, it has no direct effect on the nominee selection at the party's nominating Convention.

#### On the ballot/received votes in multiple states

* Joseph Collins Jr., broadcaster from California (AL, MS, PA, CT)
* Joshua "Toad" Anderson (NC, PA)(Nominated on floor of the national convention as "Toad")

#### On the ballot/received votes in one state

* David "TrimeTaveler" Dunlap (NC) from Florida
* Beau Lindsey (NC), "anonymous candidate" from Tennessee
* Robert Sansone (IA), Air Force veteran and government contractor from Colorado
* Mario Perales (IA), alien hunter from Iowa
* David Reed DeSilva III of Arizona (MN)

#### On the ballot/received votes in no states

* Joshua Rodriguez, computer scientist from Colorado
* Jody Jones, activist and economist from Florida

### Declined to be candidates

The following notable individuals had been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy but either publicly denied interest in running, or ultimately did not run.
* Justin Amash, former United States Representative from MI-03 (2011–2021), member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 72nd district (2009–2011) (ran for U.S. Senate as a Republican, eliminated in primary)
* Spike Cohen, political activist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and Libertarian vice presidential nominee in 2020
* Chris Fronzak, lead musician for Attila
* Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental lawyer and founder of Children's Health Defense (previously ran for the Democratic nomination; ran as an independent before withdrawing and endorsing Trump)
* Vivek Ramaswamy, executive chairman of Strive Asset Management (2022–2023) and CEO of Roivant Sciences (2014–2021) (ran as a Republican; endorsed Trump)
* Dave Smith, stand-up comedian, libertarian political commentator, and podcaster (endorsed Rectenwald)
* Vermin Supreme, performance artist, activist, political satirist, perennial candidate, and candidate for the 2020 Libertarian presidential nomination (ran for the Democratic and Legal Marijuana Now nominations, now running as the US Pirate Party nominee)

## Endorsements
### Notable individuals

* Larry Sharpe, businessman, motivational speaker, and nominee for Governor of New York in 2018 and 2022 (running mate)

### Organizations

* Classical Liberal Caucus

### Notable individuals

* Ronald Bailey, libertarian science writer
* Nick Gillespie, libertarian journalist, editor of Reason
* Gary Johnson, Former governor of New Mexico (1995–2003), 2012 and 2016 Libertarian candidate for President of the United States.
* Robby Soave, libertarian journalist, editor of Reason
* John Stossel, television personality and political pundit
* Jacob Sullum, columnist, senior editor of Reason
* Jesse Walker, books editor of Reason

### State officials

* Andrew Napolitano, former Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court (1987–1995)

### Notable individuals

* Gene Epstein, economist
* Dave Smith, stand-up comedian, podcaster, and libertarian political commentator
* Maj Toure, libertarian political activist and rapper (Independent)

### Organizations

* Mises Caucus

### Notable individuals

* Shane Hazel, 2020 nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, 2022 nominee for Governor in Georgia

## Timeline of the race
### 2021

* March 23: Co-founder of Friend Finder Networks Lars Mapstead files to run

### 2022

* April 18: Mike ter Maat files to run
* December 2: Nominee for Georgia's 2022 U.S. Senator race, Chase Oliver forms an exploratory committee for the party's nomination.

### 2023

* February 8: Vermin Supreme, a perennial candidate and satirist who had previously vied for party's nomination, announces his departure from the party, citing disagreements with party leadership.
* February 20: Jacob Hornberger, the runner-up for the party's 2020 nomination announces on X that he is seeking the nomination once again.
* March 10: Being arrested in 2020 for his role in a murder-for-hire plot, Joe Exotic, from his prison cell, launches his campaign for the nomination via X
* April 5: Following a months long exploratory committee, Chase Oliver announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination on X.
* April 11: Following condemnation from party chair Angela McArdle and his own frustrations about party infighting and views on weapon ownership, Exotic suspends his campaign to instead run for the Democratic nomination.
* July 24: Former Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee Joshua Smith formally begins his campaign for the nomination.
* August 19: After campaigning extensively in Iowa throughout the summer, Oliver makes history as the first third-party presidential candidate to speak at the Iowa State Fair.
* August 24: Otolaryngologist Charles Ballay files to run for the nomination.
* August 28: Author and former New York University professor Michael Rectenwald files to seek the Libertarian presidential nomination, announcing his candidacy days later.
* December 11: 2000 vice presidential nominee Art Olivier files to run for the presidential nomination.

### 2024

* January 13 Chase Oliver wins the Arizona Libertarian Party straw poll
* January 15: The Libertarian Party of Iowa held its first ever caucus as a recognized party in the state.
* January 16: The next day, Chase Oliver is announced as its winner via a plurality with 42.7% of the vote
* February 3 Michael Rectenwald wins the Libertarian Party of Alabama straw poll
* February 24 Rectenwald wins the Libertarian Party of Mississippi
* February 27 Joshua Smith wins the Libertarian Party of Minnesota's internally-held presidential preference caucus.
* March 2;
** Oliver wins the Libertarian Party of Indiana internally-held presidential preference caucus.
** Oliver wins the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania internally-held presidential preference caucus.
* March 5;
** "No preference" wins the North Carolina Libertarian primary
** As the only candidate on the ballot, Charles Ballay wins the California Libertarian presidential primary.
** Oliver wins the Oklahoma Libertarian presidential primary.
** "No preference" wins Massachusetts Libertarian presidential primary.

### Overview

| Active campaign | Withdrawn candidate |
| Midterm elections | Primary |
| Super Tuesday | Libertarian National Convention |

## Debates and forums
### Debates

The following table lists debates which are sponsored by an affiliate of the Libertarian Party.
Libertarian Party-sponsored debates among candidates for the 2024 Libertarian Party U.S. presidential nomination :
| Date | Place | Host | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants |
| P Participant. I Invitee. A Absent. N Confirmed non-invitee. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | P Participant. I Invitee. A Absent. N Confirmed non-invitee. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | P Participant. I Invitee. A Absent. N Confirmed non-invitee. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | Ballay | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Olivier | Rectenwald | Smith | ter Maat | Others |
| October 3, 2023 | Stanhope, New Jersey | North New Jersey Libertarian Party | A | A | A | P | O | P | P | A | A |
| November 11, 2023 | North Charleston, South Carolina | South Carolina Libertarian Party | N | P | P | P | O | P | P | P | N |
| December 2, 2023 | Cromwell, Connecticut | Connecticut Libertarian Party | A | P | P | P | O | P | A | P | A |
| January 13, 2024 | Tucson, Arizona | Arizona Libertarian Party | A | P | P | P | A | P | A | P | A |
| January 15, 2024 | Des Moines, Iowa | Libertarian Party of Iowa | A | A | P | P | A | A | P | P | A |
| January 20, 2024 | Jacksonville, Florida | Libertarian Party of Florida | A | P | P | P | A | P | P | P | A |
| January 27, 2024 | Conyers, Georgia | Libertarian Party of Georgia | A | P | P | P | A | P | P | P | P |
| February 3, 2024 | Delta, Alabama | Libertarian Party of Alabama | P | P | P | P | A | P | A | P | P |
| February 7, 2024 | Midwest City, Oklahoma | Libertarian Party of Oklahoma | N | P | N | P | N | N | N | N | N |
| February 17, 2024 | Des Moines, Iowa | Libertarian Party of Iowa | A | A | A | A | P | A | A | P | A |
| February 18, 2024 | Clemmons, North Carolina | Libertarian Party of North Carolina | A | P | P | P | A | P | A | P | A |
| February 23, 2024 | St. Louis, Missouri | Libertarian Party of Missouri | A | P | A | A | A | A | A | P | A |
| February 24–25, 2024 | Costa Mesa, California | Libertarian Party of California | N2 | N2 | N2 | A | A | N1 | A | N1 | N1/2 |
| March 2, 2024 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania | P | P | A | P | P | P | P | P | A |
| March 3, 2024 | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Libertarian Party of New Jersey | P | P | P | P | A | P | P | P | A |
| March 8, 2024 | Elmhurst, Illinois | Libertarian Party of Illinois | P | P | P | P | P | A | P | P | A |
| March 9, 2024 | Flint, Michigan | Libertarian Party of Michigan | P | P | P | P | P | A | A | P | A |
| March 17, 2024 | Watkins Glen, New York | Libertarian Party of New York | P | P | P | P | A | P | A | P | P |
| March 23, 2024 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Libertarian Party of Colorado | A | P | P | P | A | P | A | P | A |
| April 6, 2024 | Metairie, Louisiana | Libertarian Party of Louisiana | P | P | P | P | A | A | A | P | A |
| April 12, 2024 | Corpus Christi, Texas | Libertarian Party of Texas | N | N | P | P | N | P | N | P | N |
| April 14, 2024 | Spokane, Washington | Libertarian Party of Washington | A | P | A | P | A | P | P | P | A |
| April 19, 2024 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Libertarian Party of Utah | P | A | P | A | A | A | A | P | A |
| April 20, 2024 | Overland Park, Kansas | Libertarian Party of Kansas | A | P | A | P | A | P | P | P | A |
| April 21, 2024 | Duluth, Minnesota | Libertarian Party of Minnesota | P | A | P | P | P | A | P | P | A |
| May 25, 2024 | Washington, D.C. | United States Libertarian Party | P | N | P | P | N | P | P | P | N |
| Candidate | Debates |
| ter Maat | 24 |
| Oliver | 22 |
| Mapstead | 20 |
| Hornberger | 19 |
| Rectenwald | 16 |
| Smith | 12 |
| Ballay | 11 |
| Olivier | 5 |
| Collins Jr. | 2 |
| Anderson | 1 |

### Forums

Forums among candidates for the 2024 Libertarian Party U.S. presidential nomination :
| Date | Place | Host | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants |
| P Participant. A Absent. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | P Participant. A Absent. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | P Participant. A Absent. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | Ballay | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Olivier | Rectenwald | Smith | Maat | Others |
| February 15, 2023 | Online | Larry Sharpe | O | O | P | P | O | O | O | P | P |
| March 26, 2023 | Unknown, Washington | Libertarian Party of Washington | O | A | A | P | O | O | O | P | A |
| April 26, 2023 | Online | Larry Sharpe | O | A | P | P | O | O | O | P | P |
| June 24, 2023 | Lancaster, New Hampshire | PorcFest | O | A | P | A | O | O | O | P | A |
| October 21, 2023 | Jacksonville, Florida | Libertarian Party of Duval County | A | A | P | P | O | P | P | P | A |
| December 10, 2023 | Unknown, New Jersey | Libertarian Party of New Jersey | A | P | A | A | O | P | A | P | A |

## Primary election polling
### State polling

| Poll source | Sample size | Date(s) | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Rectenwald | ter Maat | Others |
| Iowa State Fair Presidential Straw Poll | 143 | August 21, 2023 | 4% | 2% | 19% | | 2% | 74% |
| Suffolk University Massachusetts Poll | 10 | February 2, 2024 – February 5, 2024 | 10% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 70% |

## Campaign finance

According to campaign finance laws, an individual must begin filing reports once they raise or spend more than $5,000. This fundraising table includes money raised and spent as of June 30, 2023. As Smith had not officially announced his campaign as of that date, he had not reported any fundraising. Fundraising reports for the third quarter had to be filed by October 15, 2023.
Overview of campaign financing for candidates in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries :
| Candidate | Total raised | Total raised since last quarter | Individual contributions | Individual contributions | Individual contributions | Debt | Spent | Spent since last quarter | COH |
| Candidate | Total raised | Total raised since last quarter | Total | Unitemized | Pct | Debt | Spent | Spent since last quarter | COH |
| Hornberger | $30,386 | $12,870 | $30,361 | $1,611 | 5.3% | $0 | $13,338 | $3,807 | $17,048 |
| Mapstead | $158,414 | $151,193 | $2,300 | $1,800 | 78.3% | $150,000 | $94,497 | $56,871 | $101,543 |
| Oliver | $24,164 | $24,164 | $24,164 | $5,432 | 22.5% | $0 | $24,058 | $24,058 | $106 |
| Smith, Joshua | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ter Maat | $126,805 | $126,805 | $6,961 | $1,937 | 27.8% | $0 | $96,820 | $96,820 | $29,985 |
| Exotic | $10,294 | $10,294 | $10,294 | $10,294 | 100.0% | $0 | $8,530 | $8,530 | $1,764 |

## Schedule

Caucuses and primaries in the 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries :
| Date | Primaries/caucuses |
| January 13 | Arizona convention |
| January 15 | Iowa caucus |
| February 3 | Alabama convention |
| February 24 | Mississippi convention |
| February 27 | Minnesota caucus |
| March 2 | Indiana convention |
| March 2 | Pennsylvania convention |
| March 5 | California primary |
| March 5 | Oklahoma primary |
| March 5 | Massachusetts primary |
| March 5 | North Carolina primary |
| April 2 | Connecticut straw poll |
| May 5 | Maine convention |
| May 14 | Nebraska primary |
| May 24–26 | Convention |
| June 4 | New Mexico primary |

### Ballot access

The following is a table of which candidates have received ballot access in which states. indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the primary contest, indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate, and indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest. indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot. States not appearing in the table did not hold Libertarian presidential primaries.
Ballot access in the 2024 Libertarian presidential preference contests :
| State | Date | Ballay | Hornberger | Mapstead | Oliver | Olivier | Rectenwald | Smith | ter Maat | Other | NOTA |
| AZ | Jan 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| IA (caucus) | Jan 15 | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required | Ballot access not required |
| AL | Feb 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MS | Feb 24 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MN | Feb 27 | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified | All FEC filed candidates qualified |
| IN | Mar 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Mar 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Mar 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NC | Mar 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CA | Mar 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| OK | Mar 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CT | April 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ME | May 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE | May 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NM | Jun 4 | | | | | | | | | | |