2016 Libertarian National Convention
2016 presidential election
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Nominees
Johnson and Weld |
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| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | May 26–30, 2016 |
| City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Venue | Rosen Centre Hotel & Resort |
| Keynote speaker | Ruth Bennett |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Gary Johnson of New Mexico |
| Vice Presidential nominee | William Weld of Massachusetts |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 911 delegates 76 alternates 931 votes |
| Votes needed for nomination | 456 (Majority) |
| Results (President) |
Johnson (NM): 458 (49.5%) Petersen (MO): 197 (21.3%) McAfee (VA): 131 (14.2%) Perry (NH): 63 (6.8%) Feldman (OH): 58 (6.3%) McCormick (AZ): 9 (1.0%) Other: 4 (0.4%) Abstention: 5 (0.5%) |
| Ballots | President: 2 Ballots Vice President: 2 Ballots |
The United States 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. It was held May 26–30, 2016, in Orlando, Florida.
The theme of the 2016 convention was #LegalizeFreedom.
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.
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.
Prior to vice presidential balloting, Marc Allan Feldman endorsed Gary Johnson's running mate William 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.
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.
Notable speakers included:
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