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'''The 1987 Libertarian Party National Convention''' was held on the first weekend in September in Seattle, Washington. | '''The 1987 Libertarian Party National Convention''' was held on the first weekend in September in Seattle, Washington. | ||
==Nominations== | |||
===President=== | |||
After a closely contested race, former congressman [[Ron Paul]] wons the presidential nomination over American Indian activist [[Russell Means]] on the first ballot. | After a closely contested race, former congressman [[Ron Paul]] wons the presidential nomination over American Indian activist [[Russell Means]] on the first ballot. | ||
Oklahoma Delegate [[Robert Murphy]] approached [[Frank Zappa]] as a possible candidate for the nomination before the vote, who spent hours reviewing the platform and considering it before deciding against it. | Oklahoma Delegate [[Robert Murphy]] approached [[Frank Zappa]] as a possible candidate for the nomination before the vote, who spent hours reviewing the platform and considering it before deciding against it. | ||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | |||
|- | |||
! Candidate | |||
! Round 1 | |||
|- | |||
| '''[[Ron Paul]]''' | |||
| 193 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Russell Means]] | |||
| 120 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Jim Lewis]] | |||
| 49 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Harry Glenn]] | |||
| 3 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Andre Marrou]] | |||
| 3 | |||
|- | |||
| NOTA | |||
| 14 | |||
|- | |||
! Total | |||
! 382 | |||
|} | |||
===Vice President=== | |||
[[Andre Marrou]] was unanimously chosen as the vice-presidential candidate. | [[Andre Marrou]] was unanimously chosen as the vice-presidential candidate. | ||
==Election of LNC== | ==Election of LNC== | ||