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{{Convention
The '''2013 Libertarian National Convention''' was held on 4-6 May [[2012]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.
|title = 2012 Libertarian National Convention
|eventname = Liberty Will Win!
|image = 2012LPConventionLogo.jpg
|image-size = 300px
|type = National
|year = 2012
|dates = May 4—6, 2012
|location = Las Vegas, Nevada
|venue =
|website =
|facebook =
|name = National Convention
|previous-year = 2010
|next-year = 2014
}}
The '''2012 Libertarian National Convention''' was held on 4–6 May [[2012]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. It marked the 40th anniversary of the founding of the [[Libertarian Party]].
 
 
==Election of Presidential Nominee==
===Candidates===
*'''[[Jim Burns]]''', former [[Libertarian Party of Nevada]] chair
*'''[[Gary Earl Johnson|Gary Johnson]]''', 29th Governor of New Mexico
*'''[[Carl Person]]''', Attorney from New York
*'''[[Lee Wrights]]''', [[Libertarian National Committee]] Vice-Chair
 
===1st Round===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2012 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} | '''Gary Johnson'''  || {{party shading/Libertarian}} |  '''419'''  || {{party shading/Libertarian}} |  '''70.4%'''
|-
| R. Lee Wrights  ||  152  ||  25.6%
|-
| Jim Burns || 12 || 2.0%
|-
| Carl Person || 3 || 0.5%
|-
| [[None of the Above|NOTA]] || 3 || 0.5%
|-
| [[Sam Sloan]] (Write-in) || 2 || 0.3%
|-
| [[Max Abramson]] (Write-in) || 2 || 0.3%
|-
| [[Ron Paul]] (Write-in) || 1 || 0.2%
|-
| [[Wayne Allyn Root]] (Write-in) || 1 || 0.2%
|}


*[[Gary Earl Johnson|Gary Johnson]] won the presidential nomination.  
===Results===
*[[Jim Gray]] was chosen as the vice-presidential candidate.
{| style="border: 1px solid black; border-spacing: 0; margin: 1em auto;"
|+ '''2012 Libertarian Party Convention Presidential Nomination'''
|+ '''(50% of Delegates needed to win)'''
|-
! !! style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; background: #CC6600;" | '''Gary Johnson''' !! style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; background: #660099;" | R. Lee Wrights !! style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; background: #990000;" | Jim Burns
|-
! 1st Round
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;" | '''419 (70.4%)'''
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;" | 152 (25.6%)
| style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px;  | 12 (2.0%)
|-
| colspan="4" style="border: 1px solid black; text-align: center;" |
{|
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center; width: 150px;" |[[File:2012LPConPresResultsRound1.png|500px|center]]
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center; width: 150px;" |1st Round Delegate Vote Results. Delegate majorities are represented as ''Orange'' for Gary Johnson, ''Purple'' for Lee Wrights, and ''Red'' for Jim Burns. Black denotes states where delegate majority was split, and grey indicates states that did not participate.
|-
|}
|}
 
==Election of Vice-Presidential Nominee==
===Candidates===
*'''[[Jim Burns]]''', former chair of the Libertarian Party of Nevada.
*'''[[Jim Gray]]''', former Presiding judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, California (endorsed by Gary Johnson).
*'''[[Lee Wrights]]''', Libertarian National Committee Vice-Chair
 
===Results===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2012 Libertarian Party Nomination for Vice-President of the United States
|+ 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| '''Jim Gray'''  ||  '''357'''  ||  '''59.50%'''
|-
| R. Lee Wrights  ||  229  ||  38.17%
|-
| Jim Burns || 6 || 1.0%
|-
| [[None of the Above|NOTA]] || 7 || 1.17%
|-
| Sam Sloan (write-in) || 1 || 0.17%
|}
 
==Election of LNC Officers==
*[[Geoff Neale]] was elected as national chair.
*[[Geoff Neale]] was elected as national chair.
*[[Lee Wrights|R Lee Wrights]] was elected as vice chair
*[[Lee Wrights|R Lee Wrights]] was elected as vice-chair
*[[Tim Hagan]] was elected as treasurer and [[Ruth Bennett]] as secretary.
*[[Tim Hagan]] was elected as treasurer and [[Ruth Bennett]] as secretary.


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before=[[2010 Libertarian National Convention|St Louis 2010]]|
==Minutes==
title=[[Libertarian National Convention]]|
*[[Media:CONVMIN 2012.pdf|Minutes of the 2012 Convention]]
years=[[2012]]|
 
after=[[2014 Libertarian National Convention|Columbus 2014]]
==Merchandises==
}}
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==Delegates==
*[[Media:CONVDEL 2012 noaddresses.xls|Delegate List]]


==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/10/26/photographing-the-libertarian-party-national-convention-with-my-nex-5n-by-judd-weiss/ Commentary by photographer Judd Weiss]]
*[http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/10/26/photographing-the-libertarian-party-national-convention-with-my-nex-5n-by-judd-weiss/ Commentary by photographer Judd Weiss]


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