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2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries

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339½ delegates to the Constitution Party National Convention
Candidate Don Blankenship Uncommitted Don J. Grundmann Home state West Virginia n/a California Contests won 2 1 0 Popular vote 641 397 256 Percentage 33.25% 20.59% 13.28%   Candidate Samm Tittle Charles Kraut Home state Texas Virginia Contests won 1 0 Popular vote 199 186 Percentage 10.32% 9.65%
First place by first-instance vote First place by final convention ballot First place by first convention ballot   Don Blankenship   Charles Kraut   Don J. Grundmann   Samm Tittle   Daniel Cummings   Uncommitted/NOTA
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The 2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries were a series of primary elections determining the allocation of delegates in the selection of the Constitution Party's presidential nominee in the 2020 United States presidential election. On May 2, 2020, the Constitution Party nominated Don Blankenship for president and William Mohr for vice-president. Several state parties split from the national Constitution Party to nominate their own candidates.

Background

Constitution Party nominees for president historically have received around 0.1% of the general election vote. In 2016 with attorney Darrell Castle as its nominee, the party reached a milestone, receiving over 200,000 votes for president for the first time. During the early months of 2019, there was some consternation among Constitution Party members over a perceived lack of candidates for the nomination.

State affiliate disputes

After the Constitution Party chose Blankenship as its presidential nominee, there was substantial tension among several state affiliates of the Constitution Party over nominating Blankenship, who has been convicted of conspiring to willfully violate mine safety and health standards in relation to the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster. The same day that Blankenship was chosen as the nominee, the Constitution Party of Virginia broke with the national party, instead choosing to back Libertarian Justin Amash for the presidency.

On May 13, 2020, the Constitution Party of New Mexico also broke with the national CP, giving Blankenship's fellow candidate Samm Tittle their ballot line. Tittle was also endorsed by the Virginia Party after Amash withdrew from the presidential race. The Constitution Party of Idaho was reportedly considering not nominating William Mohr for vice president, and instead choosing their own vice presidential nominee, but they eventually acquiesced and nominated him for vice president.

Candidates

Nominee

2020 Constitution Party ticket
Don Blankenship	William Mohr
for President	for Vice President
Coal executive	Chairman of the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan
641 votes 2 states won (ID, MO)
[REDACTED] Campaign

Defeated at convention

The following candidates received at least 5% of the vote at the 2020 Constitution Party national convention.

Name		Born	Experience	Home state	Campaign Announcement date	Popular vote	Contests won	Ref
Don J. Grundmann		March 5, 1952 (age 72) Oakland, California	Chiropractor Chairman of the Constitution Party of California	California	August 30, 2019 FEC filing	256	0
Samm Tittle		El Paso, Texas	Independent Candidate for President in 2012 and 2016	Texas	January 28, 2020 FEC filing	199	1 (NM)
Charles Kraut		New York	Financial adviser and author	Virginia	October 29, 2019 FEC filing	186	0

Debates

Timeline

2019

• August 30: Don J. Grundmann announced his campaign and filed his candidacy with the FEC.
• September 11: Don Blankenship announced his campaign.
• October 29: Charles Kraut announced his campaign and filed his candidacy with the FEC.
• October 31: Don Blankenship filed his candidacy with the FEC.

2020

• February 25: The first Constitution Party debate took place online, held by Constitution Party of Texas.
• February 29: The second Constitution Party debate took place in Boise, Idaho.
• March 3: The North Carolina primary took place. Uncommitted delegates win a majority.
• March 4: Two Constitution Party candidates took part in the Free & Equal elections debate that took place in Chicago.
• March 10: Blankenship won Idaho and Missouri.
• April 1: The third Constitution Party debate took place online.
• May 13: Tittle won New Mexico.

Primary and caucus calendar

Ballot access

Filing for the primaries began in August 2019. indicates that the candidate was on the ballot for the upcoming primary contest and indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest.

Primaries and Caucuses

State/ Territory	Date	Blankenship	Grundmann	Kraut	Tittle	Cummings	Myers	Ref
NC	Mar 3
ID	Mar 10
MO	Mar 10
UT	Apr 25
NM	May 13

Results

North Carolina

North Carolina Constitution Party presidential primary, March 3, 2020
Candidate	Popular vote
	Count	Percentage
Uncommitted	117	41.64%
Don Blankenship	102	36.30%
Charles Kraut	62	22.06%
Total:	281	100%

Idaho

Idaho Constitution Party presidential primary, March 10, 2020
Candidate	Popular vote
	Count	Percentage
Don Blankenship	250	27.59%
Sheila “Samm” Tittle	195	21.52%
Daniel Clyde Cummings	133	14.68%
Charles Kraut	124	13.69%
J. R. Myers	116	12.80%
Don J. Grundmann	88	9.71%
Total:	906	100%

Missouri

Missouri Constitution Party presidential primary, March 10, 2020
Candidate	Popular vote
	Count	Percentage
Don Blankenship	287	39.05%
Uncommitted	280	38.10%
Don J. Grundmann	168	22.86%
Total:	735	100%

New Mexico

New Mexico Constitution Party presidential primary, May 15, 2020
Candidate	Popular vote
	Count	Percentage
Sheila “Samm” Tittle	4	66.67%
Don Blankenship	2	33.33%
Total:	6	100%

See also

• 2020 United States presidential election

National Conventions

• 2020 Constitution Party National Convention
• 2020 Republican National Convention
• 2020 Democratic National Convention
• 2020 Libertarian National Convention
• 2020 Green National Convention

Presidential primaries

• 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
• 2020 Green Party presidential primaries

Notes

1. ^ J. R. Myers is a member of the Life and Liberty Party, but was on the ballot for the Constitution Party primary in Idaho.
2. In the below table, blank cells indicate the candidate was not a ballot option or approved write-in candidate. Shaded cells indicate withdrawn candidates.

References

1. ^ Winger, Richard (May 2, 2020). "Constitution Party Nominates Don Blankenship for President on Second Ballot". Ballot Access News. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
2. ^ Winger, Richard (July 26, 2020). "Virginia Constitution Party Nominates Sheila Tittle for President". Ballot Access News. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
3. "2016 National Results - Constitution Party". Constitution Party. May 29, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
4. Myers, J.R. (March 15, 2020). "JR Myers: Where Are The Constitution Party 2020 POTUS Candidates?". Independent Political Report. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. ^ "Virginia Constitution Party Rejects Nomination of Blankenship, Wants Libertarian Justin Amash To Be Its Presidential Candidate". American Third Party Report. May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
6. "New Mexico Constitution Party Rejects National CP Nominee". American Third Party Report. May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
7. Whitley, Floyd W. (May 14, 2020). "CP-Idaho will still choose our own VP candidate". American Third Party Report. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
8. Winger, Richard (August 1, 2020). "Idaho Constitution Party Nominates Don Blankenship for President". Ballot Access News. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
9. ^ "GRUNDMANN FOR PRESIDENT". FEC.gov. August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
10. "Fight the Power: The official site of Don J. Grundmann for President". Fightthepower.org.
11. ^ Stufflebeam, Randall (February 25, 2020). "Texas Constitution Party 2020 Presidential Debate". YouTube. Constitution Party of Texas. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
12. "TITTLE, SHEILA "SAMM"". Federal Electoral Commission. January 28, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
13. "Samm Tittle's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
14. ^ "Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. 2019.
15. "About Charles Kraut". Charles W. Kraut 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
16. ^ "Idaho Constitution Party sets presidential debate in Boise on Feb. 29". Idaho County Free Press. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
17. ^ "FREE & EQUAL ELECTIONS' OPEN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE". Free & Equal. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
18. ^ Stufflebeam, Randall (April 1, 2020). "Debate 1 - The Constitution - Part 1". YouTube. Vision 20/20. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
19. "Constitution Party of Utah Fails to Attract Any Presidential Candidates".
20. ^ "New Mexico Constitution Party Rejects National CP Nominee".
21. North Carolina State Board of Elections. "03/03/2020 Unofficial Local Election Results - Statewide". Retrieved March 4, 2020.
22. State of Idaho Elections Department. "Election Night Results". Retrieved March 10, 2020.
23. Missouri Secretary of State. "State of Missouri - Election Night". Retrieved March 10, 2020.

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