2004 Libertarian National Convention

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2004 Libertarian National Convention
2004 presidential election
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Nominees
Badnarik and Campagna
Convention
Date(s)May 28–31, 2004
City Atlanta Georgia
Venue Marriott Marquis Hotel
Candidates
Presidential nominee Michael Badnarik of Texas
Vice presidential nominee Richard Campagna of Iowa
Other candidates Gary Nolan of Ohio
Aaron Russo of California
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The 2004 Libertarian National Convention was held from May 28 to May 31, 2004, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel [1] in Atlanta, Georgia. The delegates at the convention, on behalf of the U.S. Libertarian Party, nominated Michael Badnarik for president and Richard Campagna for vice president in the 2004 presidential election. The convention was televised nationally on C-SPAN.

Contents

Libertarians hold a National Convention every two years to vote on party bylaws, platform and resolutions and elect national party officers and a judicial committee. Every four years it nominates presidential and vice presidential candidates. [2]

Speakers

Those which attended include:

Voting for presidential nomination

First ballot

After the first round, a motion was passed to suspend the rules and allow only the top three candidates from the first round to proceed to the second ballot.

2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1
CandidateTotal votes castPercent of votes cast
Aaron Russo 25833.2%
Michael Badnarik 25632.9%
Gary Nolan 24631.6%
None of the Above 101.3%
Jeffrey Diket 40.5%
Drew Carey 30.4%
Dave Hollist 10.1%
Color key:1st place2nd place3rd place4th place5th place6th place7th place

Second ballot

After the second round, Gary Nolan, not receiving the necessary votes to advance, endorsed Michael Badnarik.

2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 2
CandidateTotal votes castPercent of votes cast
Aaron Russo 28536.4%
Michael Badnarik 24931.8%
Gary Nolan 24431.2%
None of the Above 50.6%
Color key:1st place2nd place3rd place4th place

Third ballot

After the second round of voting, Gary Nolan addressed the convention, endorsing Michael Badnarik for the 2004 nomination of the Libertarian Party.

2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 3
CandidateTotal votes castPercent of votes cast
Michael Badnarik 42354.4%
Aaron Russo 34444.2%
None of the Above 111.4%
Color key:1st place2nd place3rd place

Voting for vice presidential nomination

A separate vote was held for the vice presidential nomination. Per convention rules, nominee Michael Badnarik addressed the crowd, however he declined to declare his preferred running mate.

First ballot

Richard Campagna of Iowa was nominated as vice presidential candidate on the first ballot.

2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1
CandidateTotal votes castPercent of votes cast
Richard Campagna 35356.4%
Tamara Millay 22035.1%
Garrett Hayes 365.8%
None of the Above 101.6%
Scott Jameson 71.1%
Color key:1st place2nd place3rd place4th place5th place

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References

  1. "Libertarian National Convention Minutes, 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  2. "Libertarian Party Bylaws". Archived from the original on June 5, 2008.