2016 Libertarian National Convention

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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 speakerRuth Bennett
Candidates
Presidential nominee Gary Johnson of New Mexico
Vice presidential nominee Bill Weld of Massachusetts
Other candidates Austin Petersen of Missouri
John McAfee of Tennessee
Darryl W. Perry of New Hampshire
Voting
Total delegates911 delegates
76 alternates
928 votes
Votes needed for nomination464 (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%)
BallotsPresident: 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 and vice president 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

Theme

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

Events

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Orlando
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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.

Presidential delegate count

Libertarian National Convention Presidential vote, 2016 – 1st Ballot [6]
CandidateFirst BallotPercentage
Gary Johnson 45849.5%
Austin Petersen 19721.3%
John McAfee 13114.2%
Darryl Perry636.8%
Marc Allan Feldman586.3%
Kevin McCormick91.0%
None of the above50.5%
Ron Paul (Write-in)10.1%
Vermin Supreme (Write-in)10.1%
Heidi Zemen (Write-in)10.1%
Derrick Grayson (Write-in)10.1%
Totals925100%

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]
CandidateSecond BallotPercentage
Gary Johnson 51855.8%
Austin Petersen 20321.9%
John McAfee 13114.1%
Darryl Perry525.6%
Marc Allan Feldman181.9%
None of the above20.2%
Derrick Grayson (Write-in)10.1%
Michael Shannon (Write-in)10.1%
Kevin McCormick (Write-in)10.1%
Rhett Smith (Write-in)10.1%
Totals928100%

State by state delegate count

First place by delegate votes.
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Gary Johnson (36)


Austin Petersen (9)


No vote (1)


John McAfee (3)


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First place by delegate votes.
Libertarian National Convention Presidential vote, 2016 – 1st Ballot [6]
State / DistrictCandidate Write-in Abstentions
Marc Allan Feldman Gary Johnson John McAfee Kevin McCormickDarryl W. Perry Austin Petersen N.O.T.A. Derrick Grayson Ron Paul Vermin Supreme Heidi Zemen
Alabama 7321
Alaska 15
Arizona 2117222
Arkansas 1431
California 44821343311
Colorado 171221
Connecticut 334
Delaware 111
District of Columbia 3
Florida 4283513
Georgia 59845
Hawaii 41
Idaho 61
Illinois 19314
Indiana 118429
Iowa 23113
Kansas 212
Kentucky 173
Louisiana 481
Maine 25
Maryland 41022
Massachusetts 83
Michigan 2155111
Minnesota 522
Mississippi 611
Missouri 17111121
Montana 11212
Nebraska 26
Nevada 1111
New Hampshire 1251
New Jersey 29523
New Mexico 112
New York 1163316
North Carolina 4182113
North Dakota 122
Ohio 82139
Oklahoma 12111
Oregon
Pennsylvania 31641261
Rhode Island 3
South Carolina 94
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 1431
Texas 72615210
Utah 12221
Vermont 3
Virginia 1192261
Washington 113103
West Virginia 5
Wisconsin 1321
Wyoming 21
Totals58458131963197511112
Percentages6.3%49.5%14.2%1.0%6.8%21.3%0.5%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%

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 / DistrictCandidate Write-in
Marc Allan Feldman Gary Johnson John McAfee Darryl W. Perry Austin Petersen N.O.T.A. Derrick Grayson Kevin McCormickMichael Shannon Rhett Smith
Alabama 9211
Alaska 15
Arizona 118231
Arkansas 54
California 15625233
Colorado 1171311
Connecticut 4141
Delaware 12
District of Columbia 3
Florida 2315312
Georgia 1101028
Hawaii 41
Idaho 61
Illinois 19314
Indiana 12418
Iowa 425
Kansas 24
Kentucky 83
Louisiana 418
Maine 25
Maryland 21012
Massachusetts 83
Michigan 1164211
Minnesota 811
Mississippi 611
Missouri 10113
Montana 232
Nebraska 251
Nevada 112
New Hampshire 2431
New Jersey 111423
New Mexico 121
New York 201315
North Carolina 119315
North Dakota 221
Ohio 32179
Oklahoma 33
Oregon
Pennsylvania 184127
Rhode Island 3
South Carolina 814
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 1431
Texas 23412381
Utah 53
Vermont 3
Virginia 21225
Washington 113103
West Virginia 14
Wisconsin 151
Wyoming 21
Totals185181315220321111
Percentages1.94%55.8%14.1%5.6%21.9%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%

Vice-presidential delegate count

Prior to vice presidential balloting, Marc Allan Feldman endorsed Gary Johnson's running mate Bill Weld, and Austin Petersen endorsed Alicia Dearn. Judd Weiss, whom 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 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]
CandidateFirst BallotPercentage
Bill Weld 42649.0%
Larry Sharpe 26430.4%
William Coley9310.7%
Derrick Grayson485.5%
Alicia Dearn293.3%
None of the above60.7%
Daniel Hogan (Write-in)10.1%
Austin Petersen (Write-in)10.1%
Gary Johnson (Write-in)10.1%
Totals869100%

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]
CandidateSecond BallotPercentage
Bill Weld 44150.6%
Larry Sharpe 40946.9%
None of the above121.4%
Derrick Grayson91.0%
Mary Ruwart (Write-in)10.1%
Totals872100%

Speakers

Notable speakers included: [7]

Incidents

See also

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