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==Election of Vice Presidential Nominee== | ==Election of Vice Presidential Nominee== | ||
===Candidates=== | ===Candidates=== | ||
*[[William Weld | Bill Weld]], 68th Governor of Massachusetts | *[[William Weld | Bill Weld]], 68th Governor of Massachusetts (endorsed by Gary Johnson) | ||
*[[Larry Sharpe]], Business Consultant from New York | *[[Larry Sharpe]], Business Consultant from New York | ||
*Will Coley, National Director of Muslims4Liberty | *Will Coley, National Director of Muslims4Liberty (endorsed by Darryl Perry) | ||
*Alicia Dearn, Attorney from Missouri | *Alicia Dearn, Attorney from Missouri (endorsed by Austin Petersen at convention) | ||
*Judd Weiss, Photographer and Activist from California (endorsed by John McAfee) | |||
*Derrick Grayson, Engineer from Georgia | |||
===1st Ballot=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ 2016 Libertarian Party Nomination for Vice-President of the United States | |||
|+ 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win) | |||
! Name !! Votes !! Percent | |||
|- | |||
| William Weld || 426 || 49.022% | |||
|- | |||
| Larry Sharpe || 264 || 30.280% | |||
|- | |||
| Will Coley || 93 || 10.702% | |||
|- | |||
| Derrick Grayson || 48 || 5.524% | |||
|- | |||
| Alicia Dearn || 29 || 3.337% | |||
|- | |||
| NOTA (write-in) || 6 || 0.690% | |||
|- | |||
| Daniel Hogan (write-in) || 1 || 0.115% | |||
|- | |||
| Gary Johnson (write-in) || 1 || 0.115% | |||
|- | |||
| Austin Petersen (write-in) || 1 || 0.115% | |||
|} | |||
No candidate received a majority of delegate votes, leading to the next round of voting. Alicia Dearn was eliminated from the 2nd ballot, and endorsed Bill Weld. Will Coley and Derrick Grayson withdrew from the race and endorsed Larry Sharpe.<ref>http://www.lncregion1.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-Convention-Minutes-v2.pdf</ref> | |||
===2nd Ballot=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ 2016 Libertarian Party Nomination for Vice-President of the United States | |||
|+ 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win) | |||
! Name !! Votes !! Percent | |||
|- | |||
| '''William Weld''' || '''441''' || '''50.573%''' | |||
|- | |||
| Larry Sharpe || 409 || 46.904% | |||
|- | |||
| NOTA (write-in) || 12 || 1.376% | |||
|- | |||
| Derrick Grayson (withdrew) || 9 || 1.032% | |||
|- | |||
| Mark Stewart (write-in) || 1 || 0.115% | |||
|} | |||
==Election of Officers== | ==Election of Officers== | ||