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{{Update|RFK Jr.'s withdrawal|date=August 2024}}
{{short description|Reform Party USA National Convention for the 2024 Presidentional Election}}
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| election_date = May 23, 2024
| image1 = Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| candidate1 = [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] (withdrawn)
| party1 = Reform Party (US)
| home_state1 = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| image2 = File:Tony Jones for Narragansett Town Council(cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = [[Tony Jones]] (withdrawn)
| home_state2 = [[Rhode Island]]
| party2 = [[Reform Party (US)|Reform]]
| candidate2 = [[Tony Jones (Rhode Island politician)|Tony Jones]]
| alliance2 = [[Party Party of Rhode Island|Party Party]]
| alliance1 = Independent politician
}}
{{US 2024 presidential elections series}}
 
On May 23, 2024, the [[Reform Party of the United States of America]] selected [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] as its 2024 nominee for [[presidentPresident of the United States]] at its convention.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hensley |first=Nicholas |date=2024-06-20 |title=Reform Party Nominates Robert F. Kennedy for President |url=https://reformparty.org/reform-party-nominated-robert-f-kennedy-for-president/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Reform Party National Committee |language=en-US |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807201603/https://reformparty.org/reform-party-nominated-robert-f-kennedy-for-president/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jordan Willow |author-link=Jordan Willow Evans |date=May 24, 2024 |title=Reform Party Endorses Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President Amid Efforts to Regain Florida Ballot Access |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/05/reform-party-endorses-independent-robert-f-kennedy-jr-for-president-amid-active-efforts-to-regain-florida-ballot-access/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=[[Independent Political Report]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McDuffie |first=Will |date=May 24, 2024 |title=RFK Jr.'s 'clever move' to help earn ballot access nationwide: Allying with little-known parties |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk-jrs-clever-move-earn-ballot-access-nationwide/story?id=109872197 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622101610/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk-jrs-clever-move-earn-ballot-access-nationwide/story?id=109872197 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |archive-datetitle=JuneRFK 22,Jr. 2024nominated by Reform Party; Trump on Haley |archive-url=https://webmynews13.archive.orgcom/webfl/20240622101610orlando/news/2024/05/24/reform-party-nominates-rfk-jr--and-trump-reacts-to-haley-s-support |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=[[Spectrum News 13]] |language=en}}</ref> Kennedy withdrew his candidacy on August 23, 2024, and was removed as the Reform Party's presidential nominee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yilek |first=Caitlin |last2=Novelo |first2=Allison |date=2024-09-16 |title=Map shows where RFK Jr. is on the ballot in the 2024 election - CBS News |url=https://abcnewswww.gocbsnews.com/Politicsnews/rfk-jrsjr-clevermap-moveon-earnthe-ballot-states/ |access-nationwide/story?iddate=1098721972024-09-20 |url-statuswebsite=live[[CBS News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
The Reform Party of Florida regained its ballot access in June 2024, giving Kennedy and his vice presidential nominee, [[Nicole Shanahan]], a spot on the [[2024 United States presidential election in Florida|Florida presidential ballot]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jordan Willow |author-link=Jordan Willow Evans |date=June 8, 2024 |title=Reform Party Regains Ballot Access in Florida, Securing Spot for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/06/reform-party-regains-ballot-access-in-florida/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=[[Independent Political Report]]}}</ref> There was little opposition to the nomination, with the only objection coming from a group of self-described "Reform Party activists" requesting another convention.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jordan Willow |author-link=Jordan Willow Evans |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Self-Identified Reform Party Activists Challenge Kennedy Nomination, Demand New Convention |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/06/reform-party-activists-challenge-kennedy-nomination-demand-new-convention/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=[[Independent Political Report]]}}</ref>
 
== Candidates ==
 
=== Nominee ===
=== Withdrew after Convention ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Name
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=== WithdrawnWithdrew before Convention ===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
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| data-sort-value="Jones, Tony" scope="row" |[[File:Tony Jones (cropped).jpg|146x146px]]<br>'''[[Tony Jones (Rhode Island politician)|Tony Jones]]{{efn|Withdrew to [[2024 Rhode Island House of Representatives election|run for Rhode Island state representative]] and [[Narragansett, Rhode Island|Narragansett Town Council]]. Jones was later nominated by the [[Party Party of Rhode Island]] as their vice-presidential nominee}}'''
| style="background:#58c7b5;" |
|''Unknown''
|'''Adjunct professor at [[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]] School of Theology''' <br/> Founder of the [[Party Party of Rhode Island]] <br/> Former contributor to ''[[Independent Political Report]]'''''
|[[File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg|center|frameless|70x70px]][[Rhode Island]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hensley |first=Nicholas |date=2024-01-11 |title=Dr. Tony Jones is Running for Rhode Island's 34th District |url=https://reformparty.org/dr-tony-jones-is-running-for-rhode-islands-23rd-district/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Reform Party National Committee |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jordan Willow |author-link=Jordan Willow Evans |date=January 11, 2024 |title=Reform Party Candidate to Seek Rhode Island Legislative Seat in 2024 |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/01/reform-party-candidate-to-seek-rhode-island-legislative-seat-in-2024/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=[[Independent Political Report]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jordan Willow |author-link=Jordan Willow Evans |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Party Party of Rhode Island Begins Returning Signatures for Ballot Access Campaign |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/08/rhode-islands-party-party-begins-returning-petitions-for-ballot-access/ |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[Independent Political Report]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Jones (Rhode Island) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tony_Jones_(Rhode_Island) |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |language=en}}</ref>
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The following candidates were subject to speculation about their potential candidacies, but did not announce a campaign.
 
* Nicholas Hensley, Chairman of the Reform Party of America (2014–present)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillies |first=George |date=September 19, 2023 |title=Interview with Reform Party Chairman Nicholas Hensley |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2023/04/interview-with-reform-party-chairman-nicholas-hensley/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=[[Independent Political Report]]}}</ref>
 
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Reform Party of the United States of America presidential primaries]]
[[Category:2024 United States presidential primaries|Reform]]
 
 
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