Mississippi Releases List of 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates

Ten presidential and eight vice presidential candidates have qualified for the Mississippi general election ballot this year, according to a recent list published by the Secretary of State’s office.

As of Tuesday morning, the list of qualifying general election candidates includes the following presidential and vice presidential nominees, along with how they qualified to appear on the ballot:

Notably, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has suspended his presidential campaign and is working to remove his name from various state ballots, qualified to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate. This marks a change from his campaign’s original announcement in June that he would appear under the We the People Party line. That announcement led to a response from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office, which revealed that the party had failed to submit the necessary documentation to place Kennedy on the ballot, though it was never clarified exactly what was missing.

Additionally, some presidential tickets are listed without their vice presidential running mates. The Secretary of State’s office has been updating the list daily since its release last week, so further names may still be added. For instance, over the weekend, the list initially omitted Dr. Cornel West entirely and listed James Clymer as the Mississippi Constitution Party nominee instead of Randall Terry.

According to the Secretary of State’s office, the State Board of Election Commissioners still ultimately determines whether each candidate meets the qualifications before they are confirmed for the ballot.

Thanks to the Gadfly Podcast for sharing the original list of qualified candidates in Mississippi.