Thirty-six presidential candidates are appearing on at least one ballot across the 50 states and Washington, D.C., on November 3, 2020. This 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 (D) • Jo Jorgensen (L) • President Donald Trump (R)
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
There are 21 candidates on the ballot each in Vermont and Colorado. The next largest presidential ballots are Arkansas and Louisiana with 13 candidates each. Twelve states have only three candidates on the ballot.
In 2016, Colorado had the most candidates on the ballot: 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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