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'''William Floyd "Bill" Weld''' (born July 31, 1945) is the {{Event|year=2016|event=Candidate|notes=U.S. vice-president}} candidate for [[Vice President of the United States]].
'''William Floyd "Bill" Weld''' (born July 31, 1945) is an attorney, businessman, and politician living in New York City. He is the 68th Governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1991-1997. In [[National Convention 2016 | 2016]], Weld became [[Gary Earl  Johnson|Gary Johnson]]'s running mate as the Libertarian Party Nominee for Vice-President of the United States.


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==2016 Vice-Presidential Campaign==
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===[[National Convention 2016|2016 Libertarian National Convention]]===
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====Endorsements====
before=[[Jim Gray]]|
*[[Gary Earl Johnson|Gary Johnson]], 29th Governor of New Mexico, 2012 Libertarian Presidential Nominee
title=[[Libertarian Party]] [[Libertarian Party US presidential election results|Vice-Presidential candidate]]|
*[[Jim Gray]], Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, California, 2012 Libertarian Vice-Presidential Nominee
years=[[2016]]|
*[[Marc Allan Feldman]], 2016 Candidate for President of the United States
after=current
*[[Alicia Dearn]], 2016 Candidate for Vice-President of the United States
}}
<ref>http://www.lncregion1.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-Convention-Minutes-v2.pdf</ref>
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===Results===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2016 United States Presidential Election
|-
! Party !! Candidate/Running Mate !! Electoral Votes !! Percent !! Votes
|-
| style="border: padding: 5px; background: #F08080;" | Republican || '''Donald Trump / Mike Pence''' || '''304''' || '''45.93%''' || '''62,985,134'''
|-
| style="border: padding: 5px; background: #00BFFF;" | Democratic || Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine || 227 || 48.02% || 65,853,652
|-
| {{party shading/Libertarian}}| Libertarian || Gary Johnson / Bill Weld || 0 || 3.29% || 4,489,341
|-
| style="border: padding: 5px; background: #64b266;" | Green || Jill Stein / Ajamu Baraka || 0 || 1.06% || 1,457,226
|-
| Independent || Evan McMullin / Mindy Finn || 0 || 0.53% || 732,273
|-
|  style="border: padding: 5px; background: #af79f2;" | Constitution || Darrell Castle / Scott Bradley || 0 || 0.15% || 203,091
|-
| style="border: padding: 5px; background: #f93e3e;" | Socialism and Liberation || Gloria LaRiva / Eugene Puryear || 0 || 0.05% || 74,405
|-
| ''Various'' || ''All Others'' || 7 || 0.97% || 1,330,468
|}
 
==2020 Campaign for President of the United States==
On February 15, 2019 Weld announced his formation of an exploratory committee to run for president of the United States.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/politics/bill-weld-2020-exploratory-committee</ref>
 
On April 15, 2019, Weld announced his candidacy for president of the United States, seeking the Republican Party nomination against incumbent US President Donald Trump.<ref>http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/335/201904019145975335/201904019145975335.pdf</ref>
 
On March 17 2020, Donald Trump secured enough delegates to receive the Republican nomination for President. Bill Weld suspended his campaign the next day.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/us/politics/bill-weld-drops-out.html</ref>


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 26 November 2020

William Floyd Weld
BillWeld2.jpg
68th Governor
of Massachusetts
January 3, 1991—July 29, 1997
Predecessor: Michael Dukakis
Successor: Paul Cellucci
Personal Details
Birth: (1945-07-31) July 31, 1945 (age 79)
Smithtown, New York
Education: Harvard University (JD)
University College, Oxford
Occupation: Attorney, Businessman
Residence: New York City, New York
Party: Republican (Before 2016; 2019-present)[1]
Libertarian (2016-2019)

William Floyd "Bill" Weld (born July 31, 1945) is an attorney, businessman, and politician living in New York City. He is the 68th Governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1991-1997. In 2016, Weld became Gary Johnson's running mate as the Libertarian Party Nominee for Vice-President of the United States.

2016 Vice-Presidential Campaign

2016 Libertarian National Convention

Endorsements

  • Gary Johnson, 29th Governor of New Mexico, 2012 Libertarian Presidential Nominee
  • Jim Gray, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, California, 2012 Libertarian Vice-Presidential Nominee
  • Marc Allan Feldman, 2016 Candidate for President of the United States
  • Alicia Dearn, 2016 Candidate for Vice-President of the United States

[2]

Results

2016 United States Presidential Election
Party Candidate/Running Mate Electoral Votes Percent Votes
Republican Donald Trump / Mike Pence 304 45.93% 62,985,134
Democratic Hillary Clinton / Tim Kaine 227 48.02% 65,853,652
Libertarian Gary Johnson / Bill Weld 0 3.29% 4,489,341
Green Jill Stein / Ajamu Baraka 0 1.06% 1,457,226
Independent Evan McMullin / Mindy Finn 0 0.53% 732,273
Constitution Darrell Castle / Scott Bradley 0 0.15% 203,091
Socialism and Liberation Gloria LaRiva / Eugene Puryear 0 0.05% 74,405
Various All Others 7 0.97% 1,330,468

2020 Campaign for President of the United States

On February 15, 2019 Weld announced his formation of an exploratory committee to run for president of the United States.[3]

On April 15, 2019, Weld announced his candidacy for president of the United States, seeking the Republican Party nomination against incumbent US President Donald Trump.[4]

On March 17 2020, Donald Trump secured enough delegates to receive the Republican nomination for President. Bill Weld suspended his campaign the next day.[5]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.voanews.com/a/ex-gov-weld-back-in-the-gop-as-he-mulls-trump-challenge/4773539.html
  2. ↑ http://www.lncregion1.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-Convention-Minutes-v2.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/politics/bill-weld-2020-exploratory-committee
  4. ↑ http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/335/201904019145975335/201904019145975335.pdf
  5. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/us/politics/bill-weld-drops-out.html
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