David Bergland

David T. Bergland
Chair Libertarian National Committee
1998—2000
Predecessor:	Steve Dasbach
Successor:	Jim Lark
Chair Libertarian National Committee
1977—1981
Predecessor:	Ed Crane
Successor:	Alicia Clark
Personal Details
Birth:	4 June 1935 Mapleton, Iowa, USA
Death:	June 2019
Education:	University of Southern California
Occupation:	Law professor
Party:	Libertarian Party
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David Bergland (June 4, 1935 - June 2019) was the Libertarian Party's 1984 candidate for president, and author of the book Libertarianism in One Lesson.

In 1974, Bergland ran for Attorney General of California as a Libertarian write in candidate. In 1976, he was the LP's candidate for vice president, the running mate of Roger MacBride. In 1978, in his run for State Senate, he was the first candidate to appear on the ballot as a Libertarian in California. In 1980, he ran for a position in the U.S. Senate, and in 1982 received the LPC's Sons of Liberty Award for effectiveness in communicating libertarian principles to the voters in that campaign.

In his 1984 presidential campaign, with Jim Lewis as his running mate, he was on the ballot in 36 states and received 228,710 votes.

He was co-chairman of Harry Browne's presidential campaign in 1996.

He served as LP National Chair from 1977 to 1981, and then again from 1998 to 2000. He also served as Nstional Vice Chair from 1988 to 1989, and in other positions on the LNC during other terms.

Bergland held a juris doctorate from the University of Southern California. He was an adjunct professor of law at Western State University's Colleges of Law in Fullerton and later Irvine, California from 1970-1993.

Election results

1984 United States Presidential election

Party	Name/Running Mate	Electoral Votes	Percent	Votes
Republican	Ronald Reagan / George H. W. Bush	525	58.77%	54,455,472
Democratic	Walter Mondale / Geraldine Ferraro	13	40.56%	37,577,352
Libertarian	David Bergland / Jim Lewis	0	0.25%	228,706
Independent	Lyndon LaRouche / Billy Davis	0	0.09%	78,809
US Citizens	Sonia Johnson / Richard Walton	0	0.08%	72,161
Populist	Bob Richards / Maureen Salaman	0	0.07%	66,324
New Alliance	Dennis Serrette / Nancy Ross	0	0.05%	46,853
Communist	Gus Hall / Angela Davis	0	0.04%	36,386
Socialist Workers	Melvin Mason / Matilde Zimmerman	0	0.03%	24,699
Various	All Others	0	0.07%	67,066

Presidential Election Year Fundraising

1984	Total Receipts
January	37,177
February	19,335
March	17,666
April	60,518
May	43,651
June	19,742
July	57,836
August	50,822
September	61,447
Oct 1 - Oct 17	84,457
Oct 18 - Nov 26	49,884
Nov 27 - Dec 31	8,284
1984 Total	510,819

References

Preceded by: Tonie Nathan	Libertarian Party Vice Presidential candidate 1976	Succeeded by: David Koch
Preceded by: Ed Clark	Libertarian Party Presidential candidate 1984	Succeeded by: Ron Paul
Preceded by: Ed Crane	Libertarian Party National Chair 1977-1981	Succeeded by: Alicia Clark
Preceded by: Steve Dasbach	Libertarian Party National Chair 1998-2000	Succeeded by: Jim Lark
Preceded by: Lynn Kinsky	Libertarian Party California Senatorial Nominee 1980	Succeeded by: Joseph Fuhrig