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{{Convention
|title = 2004 Libertarian National Convention
|eventname = Liberty Works!
|image = LNC2004Logo.png
|image-size = 300px
|type = National
|year = 2004
|dates = May 27—31, 2004
|location = Atlanta, Georgia
|venue = Marriott Marquis Hotel
|website = 
|facebook = 
|name = National Convention
|previous-year = 2002
|next-year = 2006
}}
The [[2004]] [[Libertarian National Convention]] was held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] Memorial Day weekend, May 27 to May 31.  [[Michael Badnarik]] was chosen as the party's presidential candidate, beating out [[Gary Nolan]] and [[Aaron Russo]] on the third ballot;  [[Richard Campagna]] was chosen as the party's vice-presidential candidate over [[Tamara Millay]], and [[Michael Dixon]] was elected chair of the [[Libertarian National Committee]].  The convention was chaired by [[Geoffrey Neale]].

Gary Nolan's campaign was managed by former LNC [[National Chair]] and LP Executive Director [[Steve Dasbach]].  Russo's campaign was managed by the LP's current Political Director, [[Stephen Gordon]].  [[Fred Collins]], with the assistance of his wife [[Barbara Goushaw-Collins]] assumed the managerial responsibilities of the Badnarik campaign during the 2006 convention. Prior to the convention, [[Jon Airheart]] and [[Trevor Southerland]] had been Badnarik's key staffers.

The convention was organized by [[Nancy Neale]].  Audio, video and stage production was handled by Atlanta-based Van Gogh Productions.

The convention was broadcast on television nationally by [[C-Span]], as well as other media outlets.

The theme of the convention was "LIBERTY Works!"

==Speakers==
*[[Michael Badnarik]]
*[[Gary Nolan]]
*[[Aaron Russo]]
*Dr. [[Ron Paul]], former Libertarian Presidential candidate and current Republican Congressman
*[[Neal Boortz]], national syndicated [[radio talk show]] host
*[[James Bovard]], author of ''Terrorism and Tyranny''
*anti-[[Brady Bill]] [[sheriff]] [[Richard Mack]]
*[[David Nolan]], Libertarian Party founder
*[[retire]]d [[U.S. Navy]] [[vice-admiral]] [[Michael Colley]]
*actor [[Dean Cameron]]
*[[James Gray]], [[Superior Court]] [[Judge]] and author of ''[[Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed And What We Can Do About It]]''
*Dr. [[Mary Ruwart]], author of ''[[Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression]]''
*[[Ed Thompson]], 2002 Wisconsin Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate
*[[Jimmie Vaughan]], [[Grammy]]-Award-winning [[blues]] [[guitar]]ist/[[singer]], a founding member of the [[Fabulous Thunderbirds]]

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==Election of Presidential Nominee==
===Candidates===
*[[Michael Badnarik]], constitutional scholar from Indiana.
*[[Gary Nolan]], talk radio host from Ohio.
*[[Aaron Russo]], film producer from California.

===Results===
====1st Ballot====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2004 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| Aaron Russo  ||  258  ||  33.16%
|-
| Michael Badnarik  ||  256  ||  32.90%
|-
| Gary Nolan || 246 || 31.62%
|-
| [[None of the Above|NOTA]] || 10 || 1.29%
|-
| Jeffrey Diket || 4 || 0.51%
|- 
| Drew Carey || 3 || 0.39%
|-
| Dave Hollist || 1 || 0.13%
|}

No candidate received enough votes to secure the nomination. After the first round, a motion was passed to suspend the rules and allow only the top three candidates from the first round to proceed to the second ballot.

====2nd Ballot====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2004 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 2nd Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| Aaron Russo  ||  285  ||  36.40%
|-
| Michael Badnarik  ||  249  ||  31.80%
|-
| Gary Nolan || 244 || 31.16%
|-
| [[None of the Above|NOTA]] || 5 || 0.64%
|}

No candidate received enough votes to secure the nomination. Nolan was eliminated from the third ballot and endorsed Badnarik.

====3rd Ballot==== 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2004 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 2nd Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| '''Michael Badnarik'''  ||  '''423'''  ||  '''54.37%'''
|-
| Aaron Russo  ||  344  ||  44.22%
|-
| [[None of the Above|NOTA]] || 11 || 1.41%
|}

==Election of Officers==
===Chair===
===Vice-Chair===
*[[R. Lee Wrights]] (elected)

===Secretary===
===Treasurer===


==Minutes==
*[[Media:CONVMIN 2004.pdf|Minutes of the 2004 Convention]]

==Delegate List==
*[[Media:CONVDEL 2004.xls|2004 National Delegate List Excel File]]

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