BOSTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on the Massachusetts ballot for the November 2024 presidential election, Secretary of State Bill Galvin announced Tuesday.
Kennedy ran as an independent in the presidential election until August, but suspended his campaign and supported Republican candidate Donald Trump.
According to the Secretary of State, Kennedy had collected enough signatures to qualify for the Massachusetts ballot.
“Given the candidate’s recent public statements regarding the status of his campaign, the Kennedy campaign has agreed to remove his name from the Massachusetts ballot,” Galvin’s office said in a statement.
RFK Jr.’s Attempt to Remove Name from Ballots
When Kennedy announced his campaign, he initially said he would remove his name from the ballot in ten crucial states “where my presence would be a spanner in the works,” but that he would remain on the ballot in noncompetitive states.
However, Kennedy has since moved to remove his name from the ballots in states where the race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is not considered close. Kennedy also urged his supporters in a Sept. 5 email to vote for Trump in all states, not just battlegrounds.
Monday is the The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that Kennedy should remain on the ballot in the coveted position. Click here to see a map showing where Kennedy will appear on the ballot in the 2024 election.
Massachusetts presidential election ballot
Galvin unveiled the final presidential ballot for Massachusetts on Tuesday, which lists the candidates in alphabetical order. They are:
- AYYADURAI and ELLIS, independent
- DE LA CRUZ and GARCIA, Socialism and Liberation
- HARRIS and WALZ, Democratic
- OLIVER and TER MAAT, Libertarian
- STEIN and CABALLERO-ROCA, Green-Rainbow Party
- TRUMP and VANCE, Republican
Earlier this year, before the presidential election, there was a pushed by some proponents to remove Trump from the Massachusetts ballot box because of his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. But the highest court in the state the challenge rejected and the U.S. Supreme Court later ruled that some states’ attempts to exclude Trump from the ballot box were unconstitutional.
Early voting in Massachusetts begins on October 19.
