Nine Presidential Candidates on More than 10 State Ballots

Nine Presidential Candidates are on more than 10 State Ballots.

The Requirements to Qualify for a Ballot vary widely across the 50 States and Washington, D.C.

Although over One Thousand Candidates technically Declared with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) an intent to Run for Office, 36 Candidates will appear on at least One Ballot in 2020.

The 36 Unique Candidates is more than the 31 Presidential Candidates who also Appeared on at least One Ballot in 2016.

Three Candidates are appearing on the Ballot in all 51 Jurisdictions:

Former Vice President Joe Biden (Democrat)
Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian)
President Donald Trump (Republican)

Green Party Presidential Nominee Howie Hawkins is on the Ballot in 30 States.

Five other Candidates are on the Ballot in More than 10 States:

Don Blankenship (Constitution), 18 Ballots
Brock Pierce (Independent), 16 Ballots
Gloria La Riva (Party for Socialism and Liberation), 15 Ballots
Roque De La Fuente (Alliance), 15 Ballots
Kanye West (Independent), 12 Ballots

The States with the Most Presidential Candidates on the Ballot are Colorado and Vermont, where Voters can Choose from 21 Options.

The Next Largest Presidential Ballots are Arkansas and Louisiana with 13 Candidates each.

Twelve States have only Three Candidates on the Ballot.

Joe Biden (D), Howie Hawkins (G), Jo Jorgensen (L), and Donald Trump (R) are on enough States’ Ballots to Receive the 270 Electoral Votes needed to be Elected president.

In 2016, Colorado had the Most Candidates on the Ballot with 22. Louisiana Followed with 13 Candidates.

Excluding Unaffiliated, Independent, and Nonpartisan Candidates, there were 37 Parties represented on the Ballot in 2016 and 36 Represented in 2020.










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