Candidates who were not on any state ballots, withdrew from the race, suspended their presidential campaign, or failed to earn their party's nomination are listed separately.
The table below shows which third-party candidates were able to gain ballot access in each state.
The Socialist Workers Party's official ticket could not be listed on the ballot in some states because Calero and Hawkins were both ineligible to be president, as Calero was not a native-born citizen and Hawkins was too young.
In such states the party used their 2000 ticket of James Harris and Margaret Trowe (JH).
Although Guam has no votes in the Electoral College, they have held a straw poll for their presidential preferences since 1980.