 Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson achieved 9% in his home state, his best performance of any state in the 2016 election and the Libertarian Party's best performance in any single state since Ed Clark received 11.66% of the vote in Alaska in 1980.Johnson's result was the best result for a third party or independent candidate in New Mexico since Ross Perot in 1992.Four candidates appeared on the Democratic Party (United States) presidential primary ballot