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United States political event
The
1996 Libertarian National Convention
was held in at the Hyatt Regency-Capitol Hill Hotel in
Washington, DC
, during the first weekend in July.
Harry Browne
was chosen as the party's nominee for
president
in the
1996 election
.
"Declare your Independence" was the theme of the convention.
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.
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Primaries
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Some non-binding primary contests were held in some states:
Legend:
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1st place
(popular vote)
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2nd place
(popular vote)
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3rd place
(popular vote)
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Candidate unable to
appear on ballot
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Date
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Contest
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Candidates and results
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Total votes cast
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Ref
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Harry Browne
|
RT
Rick Tompkins
|
IS
Irwin Schiff
|
DO
Doug Ohmen
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Other/Uncommitted
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February 20
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New Hampshire
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40.1%
653 votes
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Unknown
Reported as "scatter"
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20.7%
336 votes
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Unknown
Reported as "scatter"
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39.2%
[a]
638 votes
|
1,627 votes
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[2]
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February 27
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North Dakota
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100%
145 votes
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Not on ballot
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145 votes
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South Dakota
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63.1%
334 votes
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Not on ballot
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36.9%
195 votes
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Not on ballot
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529 votes
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March 5
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Massachusetts
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44.4%
386 votes
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12.8%
111 votes
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7.6%
66 votes
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Unknown
Reported as "scatter"
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35.3%
[b]
307 votes
|
935 votes
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March 19
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Illinois
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73.9%
1,249 votes
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Not on ballot
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26.1%
441 votes
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Not on ballot
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1,690 votes
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[5]
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March 26
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California
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49.8%
6,730 votes
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23.6%
3,189 votes
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15.3%
2,064 votes
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10.5%
1,421 votes
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0.9%
[c]
115 votes
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13,519 votes
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May 14
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Nebraska
|
100%
28 votes
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Not on ballot
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28 votes
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Totals votes earned
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51.7%
9,525 votes
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17.9%
3,300 votes
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16.9%
3,102 votes
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7.7%
1,421 votes
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5.8%
1,060 votes
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18,408 votes
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Convention ballot
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69.1%
416 delegates
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12.3%
74 delegates
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5.3%
32 delegates
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3.3%
20 delegates
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10.0%
60 delegates
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602 delegates
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Voting for presidential nomination
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First ballot
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Harry Browne was nominated on the first ballot, gathering a majority of the voting delegates and defeating Rick Tompkins,
Irwin Schiff
and Doug Ohmen.
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1996 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1
Candidate
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Total votes cast
|
Percent of votes cast
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Harry Browne
|
416
|
69.1%
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Rick Tompkins
|
74
|
12.3%
|
None of the Above
|
60
|
10.0%
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Irwin Schiff
|
32
|
5.3%
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Doug Ohmen
|
20
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3.3%
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Color key:
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1st place
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2nd place
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3rd place
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4th place
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5th place
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Voting for vice presidential nomination
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The convention voted to suspend the rules and allow a voice vote for the vice presidential nomination. After an initial
voice vote
led to a
roll-call vote
, Jo Jorgensen easily prevailed against no opposition, with 36 votes going to
None of the Above
.
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Voice vote
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1996 Libertarian vice presidential nomination
Candidate
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Total votes cast
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Percent of votes cast
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Jo Jorgensen
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459
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92.7%
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None of the Above
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36
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7.3%
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Color key:
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1st place
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2nd place
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See also
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Notes
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- ^
Includes:
- 10.8% write-ins for
Pat Buchanan
(176 votes)
- 6.3% write-ins for Forbes (103 votes)
- 22.1% for other write-ins (359 votes)
- ^
Includes:
- 237 votes (27.2%) for
Uncommitted
- 70 votes (8%) reported as "scatter"
- ^
115 write-ins for Ralph Nader
References
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- ^
Libertarian Party Bylaws
Archived
2008-06-05 at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
Winger, Richard (6 March 1996).
"Ballot Access News -- March 6, 1996"
.
Ballot Access News
. Vol. 11, no. 13
. Retrieved
8 February
2024
.
- ^
"1996 President Libertarian Primary"
.
state.ma.us
. Retrieved
8 February
2024
.
- ^
Winger, Richard (3 April 1996).
"Ballot Access News -- April 3, 1996"
.
Ballot Access News
. Vol. 12, no. 1
. Retrieved
8 February
2024
.
- ^
Winger, Richard (28 May 1996).
"Ballot Access News -- May 28, 1996"
.
Ballot Access News
. Vol. 12, no. 3
. Retrieved
8 February
2024
.
- ^
"Libertarian Convention Nomination Speeches"
.
C-SPAN Video Library
. July 6, 1996
. Retrieved
May 27,
2012
.
- ^
"Libertarian Convention Acceptance Speeches"
.
C-SPAN Video Library
. July 6, 1996
. Retrieved
May 27,
2012
.
External links
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