Michael Badnarik 2004 presidential campaign

• Bob Barr, U.S. House of Representative from Georgia's 7th district (Barr would later run and win the nomination of the party four years later)[5]
• Crispin Sartwell, American philosopher, self-professed individualist anarchist and journalist[6]
• Jimmie Vaughan, musician
• Doug Stanhope, comedian
• Penn Jillette, entertainer, of Penn & Teller[7]
• Aaron Russo, 2004 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate [8]
• Gary Nolan, 2004 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate
• Barry Hess, 2000 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate [9]
• Jo Jorgensen, academic; Libertarian nominee for President in 2020; Libertarian nominee for Vice President in 1996; Libertarian nominee for U.S. Representative from SC-04 in 1992[10]
• James Bovard,[11]
• Tim Cavanaugh,[11]
• Nick Gillespie[11]

Badnarik stated that he would oppose and veto any federal legislative attempt to prohibit gay marriage, while opposing federal control over abortion, an end to foreign interventionism, repeal of federal mandates and controls over schools and an end to the War on Drugs. He also supported the right to bear arms of the individual, along with opposing the renewal of the defense weapons ban. He also advocated to an end of all corporate welfare, such as subsidies to oil and timber companies.[12][13][14]

The campaign raised $1 million by Election Day.[15]

Badnarik and Green Party candidate David Cobb were arrested[16][17] in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 8, 2004, for an act of civil disobedience. Badnarik and Cobb were protesting their exclusion from the presidential debates of the 2004 presidential election campaign. They were arrested after crossing a police barricade in an attempt to serve an Order to Show Cause to the Commission on Presidential Debates.

In the general election, Badnarik finished in 4th place, receiving 397,265 votes (0.3% of the electorate).[18] This was 12,834 more votes than the Browne/Olivier ticket four years prior.