(The Center Square) – Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn his name from the Wyoming general election ballot.
The son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew to President John F. Kennedy petitioned the state to appear as an independent candidate for president on Aug. 26.
“Following his notice of withdrawal, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on the ballot as a presidential candidate in Wyoming,” Secretary of State Chuck Gray said in a release. “Our office is dedicated to providing continued, transparent service to the people of Wyoming.”
Kennedy launched his campaign as a Democrat seeking to defeat President Joe Biden in his party’s primaries. That changed in October 2023 when Kennedy announced he would instead run as an independent. He suspended his campaign Aug. 23 and endorsed former President Donald Trump, telling supporters in states that are not battlegrounds voting for him would be fine and appreciated.
“In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path of electoral victory in the face of this relentless, systematic censorship and media control,” Kennedy said in a televised address.
Trump later expressed his appreciation for the endorsement, telling supporters at a campaign event in Nevada that it was “very nice.”
Polls show the presidential election between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is close. Trump is predicted to win Wyoming, according to Real Clear Politics, which shows that Trump won the state election in 2016 with 70.1% of the vote compared to Hillary Clinton’s 22.5%. The numbers were similar in 2020. Trump won 69.9% of the vote compared to Biden’s 26.6%.
Kennedy’s running mate was attorney and tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan.