Here Are 21 People Who Received Actual Write-In Votes For President In 2024
Recently, while scrolling post-election Twitter, I came across a viral tweet sharing a few of the people that voters in Vermont wrote in on their ballots. Intrigued, I dug a bit further into Vermont's election results to see just who had received votes over candidates who were actually printed on the ballot. Here are 21 of the wildest write-ins that received real, actual votes in the 2024 election:
1.Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater was a United States senator who lost the presidential election to Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. He passed away in 1998.
2.Beyoncé
Beyoncé is a singer, songwriter, and businesswoman.
3.Clark Griswold
Clark Griswold is a fictional character played by Chevy Chase in the National Lampoon's Vacation film series.
4.Connor Roy
Connor Roy is a fictional character played by Alan Ruck in Succession (who unsuccessfully ran for president).
5.Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a former professional wrestler-turned-actor.
6.Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter.
7.Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav is a hip-hop artist and reality television star.
8.Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is an actor.
9.Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is a former first lady, United States senator, and Secretary of State who lost the presidential election to Donald Trump in 2016.
10.Jason Kelce
A former center for the Philadelphia Eagles, he now co-hosts the ESPN Monday Night Countdown and the New Heights podcast (the latter with his brother, Travis Kelce).
11.Kid Rock
Kid Rock is a singer, rapper, and songwriter.
12.Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey is an actor.
13.Mike Rowe
Mike Rowe is a talk show host and narrator famous for the television show Dirty Jobs.
14.Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney is a United States senator who lost the presidential election to Barack Obama in 2012.
15.Mookie Betts
Mookie Betts is an outfielder and shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
16.Pedro
Pedro is a fictional character played by Efren Ramirez in the film Napoleon Dynamite.
17.Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is a singer-songwriter.
18.Tiamat the Dragon Queen
Tiamat is a fictional character from Dungeons & Dragons.
19.Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks is an actor, producer, and filmmaker.
20.Vermin Supreme
Vermin Supreme is a performance artist and activist who has unsuccessfully run in every presidential election since 1992.
21.And finally, there was also a written-in vote for "Anyone else but someone on the list."
You don't say.
I'd love to know: Have you ever written in a name that wasn't on the ballot? If so, why? And did your candidate win, or did they have no chance?
