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2016 Libertarian National Convention

2016 presidential election
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Nominees
Johnson and Weld

Convention
Date(s)
May 26–30, 2016
City
Orlando, Florida, United States
Venue
Rosen Centre Hotel & Resort[1]
Keynote speaker
Ruth Bennett
Candidates
Presidential nominee
Gary Johnson of New Mexico
Vice Presidential nominee
Bill Weld of Massachusetts
Voting
Total delegates
911 delegates
76 alternates
928 votes
Votes needed for nomination
464 (Majority)
Results (President)
Johnson (NM): 518 (55.8%)
Petersen (MO): 203 (21.8%)
McAfee (VA): 131 (14.1%)
Perry (NH): 52 (5.6%)
Feldman (OH): 18 (1.9%)
Other candidates (including NOTA): 6 (0.6%)
Ballots
President: 2 Ballots
Vice President: 2 Ballots

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The 2016 Libertarian National Convention was the gathering at which delegates of the Libertarian Party chose the party's nominees for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States in the 2016 national election. The party selected Gary Johnson, a former Governor of New Mexico, as its presidential candidate, with Bill Weld, a former Governor of Massachusetts as his running mate. The convention was held from May 26–30, 2016, in Orlando, Florida.[2][3]




Contents





  • 1 Theme


  • 2 Events


  • 3 Presidential delegate count

    • 3.1 State by state delegate count



  • 4 Vice presidential delegate count


  • 5 Speakers


  • 6 Incidents


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




Theme[edit]


The theme of the 2016 convention was #LegalizeFreedom.[4]



Events[edit]


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Map of United States showing Orlando, Florida

Orlando

Orlando



Cleveland

Cleveland



Philadelphia

Philadelphia



Houston

Houston




Sites of the 2016 national presidential nominating conventions. Blue, red, green, and yellow indicate the conventions for the Democratic, Republican, Green, and Libertarian parties, respectively.



  • May 26 – The presidential candidates Marc Allan Feldman, Gary Johnson, John McAfee, Darryl W. Perry, and Austin Petersen participated in a political debate at the convention.


  • May 27 – A debate between the Libertarian candidates seeking the vice presidential nomination was held. On the same day, the candidates for chairperson of the LNC debated.


  • May 28 – A debate between the Libertarian presidential candidates was held. The debate was televised live by C-SPAN.[5] It was moderated by Larry Elder.


  • May 29 – The vote and nomination of the Libertarian presidential and vice-presidential candidates was held and televised by C-SPAN. Multiple ballots extended this.
    • In addition to the announcement of the Party's presidential ticket, a chairperson for the LNC was elected at the convention. Incumbent chairman of the Libertarian National Committee, Nicholas Sarwark was re-elected to the position.


Presidential delegate count[edit]









































Libertarian National Convention Presidential vote, 2016 – 1st Ballot[6]
Candidate
First Ballot
Percentage

Gary Johnson

458

49.5%

Austin Petersen
197
21.3%

John McAfee
131
14.2%

Darryl Perry
63
6.8%
Marc Allan Feldman
58
6.3%
Kevin McCormick
9
1.0%
None of the above
5
0.5%

Ron Paul (Write-in)
1
0.1%

Vermin Supreme (Write-in)
1
0.1%
Heidi Zemen (Write-in)
1
0.1%
Derrick Grayson (Write-in)
1
0.1%

Totals

925

100%

No candidate achieved the majority on the first ballot, so there was a second ballot vote.  Due to finishing last of the six nominated candidates, McCormick was excluded from the second ballot.






































Libertarian National Convention Presidential vote, 2016 – 2nd Ballot[6]
Candidate
Second Ballot
Percentage

Gary Johnson

518

55.8%

Austin Petersen
203
21.9%

John McAfee
131
14.1%

Darryl Perry
52
5.6%
Marc Allan Feldman
18
1.9%
None of the above
2
0.2%
Derrick Grayson (Write-in)
1
0.1%
Michael Shannon (Write-in)
1
0.1%
Kevin McCormick (Write-in)
1
0.1%
Rhett Smith (Write-in)
1
0.1%

Totals

928

100%


State by state delegate count[edit]




First place by delegate votes.













































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Libertarian National Convention Presidential vote, 2016 – 1st Ballot[6]
State / District
Candidate

Write-in

Abstentions

Marc Allan Feldman

Gary Johnson

John McAfee
Kevin McCormick

Darryl W. Perry

Austin Petersen

N.O.T.A.

Derrick Grayson

Ron Paul

Vermin Supreme

Heidi Zemen

Alabama


7
3

2
1




Alaska
1


5




Arizona
2

11
7
2
2
2




Arkansas
1

4
3

1



California
4

48
21
3
4
33


1
1


Colorado


17
1

2
2

1



Connecticut

3
3


4




Delaware


1


1


1




District of Columbia


3




Florida
4

28
3

5
13




Georgia
5

9
8

4
5




Hawaii


4

1




Idaho


6

1




Illinois


19
3

1
4




Indiana
1

18
4

2
9




Iowa
2

3
1
1


3




Kansas


2

1

2




Kentucky
1

7
3




Louisiana

4


8
1



Maine

2


5




Maryland
4

10

2
2




Massachusetts


8
3




Michigan
2

15
5

1
1
1



Minnesota


5

2
2




Mississippi


6
1

1




Missouri
1
7
1
1
1

12
1



Montana
1
1

2

1

2




Nebraska

2


6




Nevada


11

1
1



New Hampshire

1
2


5
1




New Jersey
2

9
5

2
3




New Mexico


11

2




New York
1

16
3

3

16




North Carolina
4

18
2
1
1
3




North Dakota

1

2


2




Ohio
8

21
3

9




Oklahoma
1

2
1

1
1




Oregon




Pennsylvania
3

16
4

12
6


1

Rhode Island


3




South Carolina


9

4




South Dakota


1




Tennessee


14
3

1




Texas
7

26
15

2
10




Utah
1

2

2


2


1



Vermont


3




Virginia
1

19
2

2
6


1

Washington
1

13
10

3




West Virginia


5




Wisconsin


13
2

1




Wyoming


2

1



Totals
58

458
131
9
63
197
5
1
1
1
1
2
Percentages
6.3%

49.5%
14.2%
1.0%
6.8%
21.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
N/A

No candidate achieved the majority on the first ballot, so there was a second ballot vote.  Due to receiving less than 5% of the votes, McCormick was excluded from the second ballot.



























































































































































































































































































































































































































Libertarian National Convention Presidential vote, 2016 – 2nd Ballot[6]
State / District
Candidate

Write-in

Marc Allan Feldman

Gary Johnson

John McAfee

Darryl W. Perry

Austin Petersen

N.O.T.A.

Derrick Grayson
Kevin McCormick
Michael Shannon

Rhett Smith

Alabama


9
2
1
1



Alaska
1


5



Arizona


11
8
2
3
1


Arkansas


5
4



California
1

56
25
2
33



Colorado
1

17
1
3
1

1


Connecticut


4

1

4


1


Delaware

1


2



District of Columbia


3



Florida
2

31
5
3
12



Georgia
1

10

10
2
8



Hawaii


4

1



Idaho


6

1



Illinois


19
3
1
4



Indiana
1

24
1

8



Iowa

4
2


5



Kansas

2


4



Kentucky


8
3



Louisiana

4

1

8



Maine

2


5



Maryland
2

10
1
2



Massachusetts


8
3



Michigan
1

16
4
2
1
1


Minnesota


8

1
1



Mississippi


6
1

1



Missouri

10

1

13



Montana

2

3

2



Nebraska

2


5


1


Nevada


11

2



New Hampshire

2

4
3
1



New Jersey
1

11
4
2
3



New Mexico


12

1



New York


20
1
3
15



North Carolina
1

19
3
1
5



North Dakota


2

2

1



Ohio
3

21
7

9



Oklahoma


3


3



Oregon



Pennsylvania


18
4
12
7



Rhode Island


3



South Carolina


8

1
4



South Dakota


1



Tennessee


14
3
1



Texas
2

34
12
3
8


1

Utah


5

3



Vermont


3



Virginia


21
2
2
5



Washington
1

13
10

3



West Virginia

1


4



Wisconsin


15

1



Wyoming


2

1


Totals
18

518
131
52
203
2
1
1
1
1
Percentages
1.94%

55.8%
14.1%
5.6%
21.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%


Vice presidential delegate count[edit]


Prior to vice presidential balloting, Marc Allan Feldman endorsed Gary Johnson's running mate Bill Weld, and Austin Petersen endorsed Alicia Dearn. Judd Weiss, who John McAfee had selected as his running mate, withdrew his name from consideration and endorsed William Coley, who had been Darryl Perry's running mate. Consequently, McAfee endorsed Derrick Grayson, who had received a write-in vote in each round of the presidential contest but had not campaigned for either the presidency or vice presidency prior to the convention.



































Libertarian National Convention Vice Presidential vote, 2016 – 1st Ballot[6]
Candidate
First Ballot
Percentage

Bill Weld

426

49.0%

Larry Sharpe
264
30.4%
William Coley
93
10.7%
Derrick Grayson
48
5.5%
Alicia Dearn
29
3.3%
None of the above
6
0.7%
Daniel Hogan (Write-in)
1
0.1%
Austin Petersen (Write-in)
1
0.1%
Gary Johnson (Write-in)
1
0.1%

Totals

869

100%

No candidate achieved the majority on the first ballot, so there was a second ballot vote. Due to finishing last of the five nominated candidates, Dearn was excluded from the second ballot. Dearn then endorsed Weld. Additionally, both Coley and Grayson withdrew their names and endorsed Sharpe. However, Grayson withdrew his candidacy after the second ballots had been handed out, and therefore his name remained on the ballot as a valid candidate.























Libertarian National Convention Vice Presidential vote, 2016 – 2nd Ballot[6]
Candidate
Second Ballot
Percentage

Bill Weld

441

50.6%

Larry Sharpe
409
46.9%
None of the above
12
1.4%
Derrick Grayson
9
1.0%
Mary Ruwart (Write-in)
1
0.1%

Totals

872

100%


Speakers[edit]


Notable speakers included:[7]



  • Ruth Bennett, Vice-Chair of Outright Libertarians, former chair of the Libertarian Party of Washington and the Libertarian Party of Colorado

  • Craig Bowden, 2016 candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st congressional district

  • William Coley, 2016 Libertarian vice presidential candidate


  • Judge Jim Gray, 2012 Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee


  • Larry Elder, lawyer, writer and radio and television personality who calls himself the "Sage of South Central," a district of Los Angeles, California


  • Bruce Fein, lawyer specializing in constitutional and international law


  • Sharon Harris, libertarian political activist and president of the Advocates for Self-Government, author


  • Carla Howell, political activist and small government advocate


  • Adam Kokesh, Iraq War veteran, anti-war and libertarian activist, and author


  • Gary S. Miliefsky, Cybersecurity & Privacy Expert, CEO of SnoopWall, Inc.


  • Tim Moen, Leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada since May 2014, firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, and volunteer


  • John Moore, former member of the Nevada Assembly representing District 8, realtor


  • Jordan Page, singer-songwriter and musician


  • Jim Rogers, Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc., Co-founder of the Quantum Fund, businessman, investor and author


  • Jeffrey Tucker, economics writer of the Austrian School, advocate of anarcho-capitalism and Bitcoin, publisher of libertarian books, conference speaker, and internet entrepreneur

  • Dr. Thomas Woods, historian, author, and senior fellow of the Mises Institute


Incidents[edit]


  • On May 29, candidate for Chairman of the LNC James Weeks took stage and stripped down to a thong, saying "I thought we could use a little bit of fun." He danced on the stage before announcing the suspension of his bid for chairperson. He was booed loudly by the delegates and removed from the convention.[8] The incident was streamed live on C-SPAN. This took place during the tabulation of votes on the second ballot for Vice President, and many delegates attempted to make a motion to expel Weeks from the party. This was cut short when chairman Nicholas Sarwark moved to set the matter aside and announce the results of the Vice Presidential nomination. Weeks was later expelled from the Libertarian Party of Michigan, which disavowed all support for his candidacy for county Sheriff.[9]

  • After losing the nomination to Gary Johnson, Austin Petersen endorsed the nominee and gave him a plastic replica of a type of pistol owned by George Washington. Several delegates attending the convention later reported seeing Gary Johnson, the party's nominee, tossing the gift in the garbage. It was returned to Petersen by a family that attended the convention.[10] A spokesman for the campaign apologized on behalf of Gov. Johnson, and explained the frustration arose from Petersen handing Johnson the replica before immediately launching into an attack on Johnson's endorsement of Weld for Vice President. Petersen expressed a desire to move past the incident, encouraged his supporters to do the same, and confirmed that his endorsement of Johnson for the general election remained unchanged.[11]


See also[edit]


  • Libertarian National Convention

  • Libertarian Party presidential debates and forums, 2016

  • Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2016

  • United States Libertarian Party

  • Other U.S. political parties' presidential nominating conventions of 2016:
    • Constitution Party National Convention

    • Democratic National Convention

    • Green National Convention

    • Republican National Convention


  • United States presidential election, 2016


References[edit]




  1. ^ "LP 2016 National Convention". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 18 October 2016. 


  2. ^ Winger, Richard (July 11, 2014). "Libertarian Party Moves Into National Party Headquarters That it Owns". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 2014-07-11. 


  3. ^ "Libertarian National Committee Minutes July 15–16, 2012" (PDF). Libertarian National Committee. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2014-07-11. 


  4. ^ Jenni Woods. "Libertarian Party". Libertarian.nationbuilder.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13. 


  5. ^ "Libertarian Party Holds Presidential Debate | Video". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved 2016-07-25. 


  6. ^ abcdef Libertarian Party National Convention (Live Video). Orlando, Florida: C-SPAN. May 29, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016. 


  7. ^ Raymond Agnew. "Speakers – Libertarian Party". Libertarian.nationbuilder.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13. 


  8. ^ Richardson, Valerie. "Libertarian Party chair candidate strips on stage at national convention". Retrieved May 29, 2016. 


  9. ^ Peal, Wayne (2016-06-13). "Libertarian stripper banned from party". Freep.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26. 


  10. ^ "Gary Johnson Shoots Himself in the Foot: Throws Out Austin Petersen's Gun". Liberty Hangout. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-05-31. 


  11. ^ "Gary Johnson tossed rival Austin Petersen's gift of George Washington's replica pistol in trash". Washington Times. Retrieved 2016-07-25. 



External links[edit]


  • Official 2016 Convention web site

  • Official party web site











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