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==Election of Presidential Nominee==
==Election of Presidential Nominee==
*[[Gary Johnson]] (nominated)
===Candidates===
*[[Austin Petersen]]
*[[Gary Johnson]], 29th Governor of New Mexico (Running Mate: Bill Weld)
*[[John McAfee]]
*[[Austin Petersen]], Founder of the Libertarian Republic
*[[Daryl Perry]]
*[[John McAfee]], Founder and CEO of McAfee Inc  (Running Mate: Judd Weiss)
*[[Marc Allan Feldman]]
*[[Daryl Perry]], Owner and Managing Editor at Free Press Publications (Running Mate: Will Coley)
*[[Kevin McCormick]]
*[[Marc Allan Feldman]], Anesthesiologist at The Cleveland Clinic
*[[Kevin McCormick]], IT Developer & Entrepreneur from Arizona 
 
 
===1st Ballot Results===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2016 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| Gary Johnson  ||  458  ||  49.51%
|-
| Austin Petersen  ||  197  ||  21.30%
|-
| John McAfee || 131 || 14.16%
|-
| Darryl Perry || 63 || 6.81%
|-
| Marc Allan Feldman || 58 || 6.27%
|-
| Kevin McCormick || 9 || 0.97%
|-
| [[None of the Above | NOTA]] || 5 || 0.54%
|-
| Ron Paul (Write-in) || 1 || 0.11%
|-
| Vermin Supreme (Write-in) || 1 || 0.11%
|-
| Heidi Zemen (Write-in) || 1 || 0.11%
|-
| Derrick Grayson (Write-in) || 1 || 0.11%
|}
 
No candidate received a majority of delegate votes, leading to the next round of voting. Kevin McCormick was eliminated from the 2nd ballot.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2016 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 2nd Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| '''Gary Johnson'''  ||  '''518'''  ||  '''55.82%'''
|-
| Austin Petersen  ||  203  ||  21.88%
|-
| John McAfee || 131 || 14.12%
|-
| Darryl Perry || 52 || 5.60%
|-
| Marc Allan Feldman || 18 || 1.94%
|-
| [[None of the Above | NOTA]] || 2 || 0.11%
|-
| Derrick Grayson (Write-in) || 1 || 0.11%
|-
| Michael Shannon (Write-in) || 1 || 0.11%
|-
| Rhett Smith (Write-in) || 1 || 0.11%
|-
| Kevin McCormick (Write-in) || 1 || 0.11%
|}
 


==Election of Vice Presidential Nominee==
==Election of Vice Presidential Nominee==

Revision as of 05:18, 19 September 2017

2016 Libertarian National Convention
Logo - 2016 Libertarian National Convention.png
Convention
Dates: May 26—30, 2016
Location: Orlando, Florida
Venue: Rosen Centre Hotel & Resort
Media
Website: Website
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The 2016 Libertarian National Convention was held in Orlando, Florida over the weekend of 26-30 May 2016.

Events

  • May 26 – The presidential candidates Marc Allan Feldman, Gary Johnson, John McAfee, Darryl W. Perry, and Austin Petersen participated in a political debate at the convention.
  • May 27 – A debate between the Libertarian candidates seeking the vice presidential nomination was held. On the same day, the candidates for chairperson of the LNC debated.
  • May 28 – A debate between the Libertarian presidential candidates was held. The debate was televised live by C-SPAN.[1] It was moderated by Larry Elder.
  • May 29 – The vote and nomination of the Libertarian presidential and vice-presidential candidates was held and televised by C-SPAN. Multiple ballots extended this.
    • In addition to the announcement of the Party's presidential ticket, a chairperson for the LNC was elected at the convention. Incumbent chairman of the Libertarian National Committee, Nicholas Sarwark was re-elected to the position.

Election of Presidential Nominee

Candidates


1st Ballot Results

2016 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
Name Votes Percent
Gary Johnson 458 49.51%
Austin Petersen 197 21.30%
John McAfee 131 14.16%
Darryl Perry 63 6.81%
Marc Allan Feldman 58 6.27%
Kevin McCormick 9 0.97%
NOTA 5 0.54%
Ron Paul (Write-in) 1 0.11%
Vermin Supreme (Write-in) 1 0.11%
Heidi Zemen (Write-in) 1 0.11%
Derrick Grayson (Write-in) 1 0.11%

No candidate received a majority of delegate votes, leading to the next round of voting. Kevin McCormick was eliminated from the 2nd ballot.

2016 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States 2nd Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
Name Votes Percent
Gary Johnson 518 55.82%
Austin Petersen 203 21.88%
John McAfee 131 14.12%
Darryl Perry 52 5.60%
Marc Allan Feldman 18 1.94%
NOTA 2 0.11%
Derrick Grayson (Write-in) 1 0.11%
Michael Shannon (Write-in) 1 0.11%
Rhett Smith (Write-in) 1 0.11%
Kevin McCormick (Write-in) 1 0.11%


Election of Vice Presidential Nominee

  • Bill Weld
  • Larry Sharpe
  • Will Coley

Election of Officers

Chair

Nicholas Sarwark was reelected Chair in the first ballot.

Candidate Votes Percentage
Nicholas Sarwark 464 64.714%
Brett Pojunis 135 18.828%
Mark Rutherford 108 15.063%
NOTA (write-in) 5 0.697%
James Weeks (write-in) 2 0.279%
Brett Bittner (write-in) 1 0.139%
Vermin Supreme (write-in) 1 0.139%
Trey Waites (write-in) 1 0.139%
Total 717 100.000%

Vice Chair

1st Ballot

Candidate Votes Percentage
Arvin Vohra 206 47.685%
Sam Goldstein 90 20.833%
Jason Scheurer 77 17.824%
Marc Allan Feldman 56 12.963%
NOTA 3 0.694%
Total 432 100.000%

Feldman was dropped from the ballot while Goldstein and Scheurer withdraw, living Vohra the only candidate. A voice vote elected Vohra as Vice Chair.

Secretary

Candidate Votes Percentage
Alicia Mattson 298 70.118%
Jeff Wood 108 25.412%
NOTA (write-in) 19 4.471%

Treasurer

Candidate Votes Percentage
Tim Hagan 252 60.000%
Joshua Wilcoxson 152 36.190%
NOTA (write-in) 13 3.095%
George Phillies (write-in) 3 0.715%

External Links

References

  1. ↑ "Libertarian Party Holds Presidential Debate | Video". http://www.c-span.org/video/?409916-1/libertarian-party-holds-presidential-debate. Retrieved 2016-07-25. 


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