WHAT IS THE HIGHEST PETITION REQUIREMENT EVER MET BY A CANDIDATE?

State Year Candidate Ballot Label Office Signatures Required

Ala. 2008 Chuck 

Baldwin 

independent President 5,000

Alas. 1982 Dick Randolph Libertarian Governor *4,880

Ariz. 2008 Ralph Nader independent President 21,759

Ark. 2006 Rod Bryan independent Governor 10,000

Calif. 1992 Ross Perot independent President 134,781

Colo. 1992 Ross Perot independent President *5,000

Conn. 1994 Tom Scott Independence Governor *11,412

Del. 1992 Ross Perot Independent President 2,880

D.C. 1964 Clifton 

DeBerry 

Soc. Workers President *13,319

Fla. 1996 Ross Perot Reform President *65,596

Ga. 1968 George 

Wallace

American President *83,339

Hi. 1992 Ross Perot independent President 3,686

Ida. 1980 John Anderson independent President *10,323

Ill. 1975 Willie Mae 

Reed

Soc. Workers Mayor of 

Chicago

*41,403

Ind. 1988 Lenora Fulani New Alliance President 31,077

Iowa 2008 Cynthia 

McKinney 

Green President 1,500

Kan. 2008 Ralph Nader independent President 5,000

Ky. 2008 Ralph Nader independent President 5,000

La. 1992 Ross Perot Prudence, Action, 

Results

President 5,000

Me. 1976 Benjamin 

Bubar

Prohibition President *10,920

Md. 1980 John Anderson independent President *55,517

Mass. 1962 H. Stuart

Hughes

independent U.S. Senator *72,514

Mich. 2004 Ralph Nader independent President *31,766

Minn. 2008 Bob Barr Libertarian President 2,000

Miss. 2008 Ralph Nader independent President 1,000

Mo. 1988 Lenora Fulani New Alliance President *21,083

Mt. 1994 Steve Kelly independent U.S. House-atlarge10,186

Neb. 2008 Ralph Nader independent President 2,500

Nev. 1980 John Anderson independent President *9,533

N.H. 2008 Bob Barr Libertarian President 3,000

N.J. 2009 Chris Daggett independent Governor 800

N.M. 2004 Ralph Nader independent President 14,527

N.Y. 1992 Norma Segal Libertarian U.S. Senator *20,000

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No.C. 1992 Ross Perot independent President 63,831

No.D. 2008 Ralph Nader independent President 4,000

Ohio 1946 Arla Albaugh Socialist Labor Governor *30,953

Okla. 1988 Ron Paul Libertarian President 37,671

Ore. 1980 John Anderson independent President *30,897

Pa. 1984 David 

Bergland

Libertarian President 49,993

R.I. 2008 Gloria La Riva Socialism & 

Liberation

President 1,000

So.C. 2008 Ralph Nader independent President 10,000

So.D. 1934 Knute Walsted independent Governor *5,682

Tenn. 2008 Cynthia 

McKinney

independent President 275

Tex. 1996 Ross Perot independent President 61,541

Utah 2008 Ralph Nader independent President 1,000

Vt. 1970 William Meyer Liberty Union U.S. Senator 1,611

Va. 1996 Harry Browne Libertarian President *15,168

Wash. 2008 Bob Barr Libertarian President 1,000

W.V. 2008 Chuck 

Baldwin

Constitution Constitution *15,118

Wis. 1964 Wayne 

Leverenz

Socialist Workers U.S. Senator *5,000

Wy. 1996 Ross Perot independent President *9,810

See page 4 for more on this chart. The chart refers to petitions that list a candidate running in a general 

election. An asterisk in the “signatures required” column means the law that required that candidate to 

get that many signatures has since been amended to require fewer signatures.

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