Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn from the South Carolina ballot, according to the South Carolina State Board of Elections.
The South Carolina Union Party said in a news release Tuesday that its executive committee voted Monday evening to withdraw its nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for U.S. president.
“While the party wishes Mr. Kennedy the best, the South Carolina Union Party and its candidates are committed to providing voters with a different choice than what the Democratic and Republican parties offer,” the group’s chairwoman, Keisha Long, said in a statement.
The retraction follows Kennedy’s decision late last week to suspend his campaign and endorse former President Trump. He said his name would remain on the ballot in most states that lean Democratic or Republican, but would be removed in swing states.
“Our nominated candidates for elective office present themselves through their actions, principles, and policies as an alternative to the choices presented by the two established political parties. Seventy-one percent of Americans say they want a third-party option,” Long said in a news release. “We and our candidates remain committed to achieving that goal, working with our candidates to the finish line.”
Kennedy also attended a rally in Arizona on Friday after Trump announced he was suspending his campaign.
“I am so pleased to welcome tonight a man who has been an incredible champion of many of the values that we all share, values that we have shared for a long time,” Trump said in introducing Kennedy at the rally.
Congress reached out to the Kennedy campaign.
