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font-size:90%; float:right; padding:4px;"><tbody><tr style="background:#FFA812; color:white"><td colspan="2" align="center"><big><b>Libertarian Party</b></big></td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2" valign="top"><a href="/Libertarian_Party" title="Libertarian Party"><img alt="Libertarian Party logo.PNG" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/1/10/Libertarian_Party_logo.PNG/150px-Libertarian_Party_logo.PNG" decoding="async" width="150" height="118" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/1/10/Libertarian_Party_logo.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="185" data-file-height="146" /></a></td></tr><tr style="background:#FFA812; color:white; font-size:95%;"><td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Basic facts</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><b>Location:</b></td><td><a href="/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria, Va.</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><b>Type:</b></td><td>Political party</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><b>Top official:</b></td><td align="left">Angela McArdle, Chairman</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><b>Founder(s):</b></td><td align="left">David Nolan</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><b>Year founded:</b></td><td align="left">1971</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><b>Website:</b></td><td align="left"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.lp.org">Official website</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The <b>Libertarian Party</b> is the <a href="/Ballot_access" title="Ballot access">third-largest</a> <a href="/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States" title="List of political parties in the United States">political party</a> in the United States after the <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> and <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> parties. According to the Libertarian Party's website, "Libertarians strongly oppose any government interference into their personal, family, and business decisions."<sup id="cite_ref-history_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Party_chair"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Party chair</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Party_leadership"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Party leadership</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Historical_leadership"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Historical leadership</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-4"><a href="#National_committee_members_2022"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">National committee members 2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-5"><a href="#National_committee_members_2021"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">National committee members 2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#National_committee_members_2020"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">National committee members 2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="#National_committee_members_2019"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">National committee members 2019</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#National_committee_members_2017"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.5</span> <span class="toctext">National committee members 2017</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Party_platform"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Party platform</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Party_rules_and_bylaws"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Party rules and bylaws</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#2023_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2023 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#2022_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2022 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#2021_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">2021 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#2020_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">2020 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#2019_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.5</span> <span class="toctext">2019 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#2018_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.6</span> <span class="toctext">2018 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#2017_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.7</span> <span class="toctext">2017 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#2016_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.8</span> <span class="toctext">2016 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#2015_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.9</span> <span class="toctext">2015 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#2014_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.10</span> <span class="toctext">2014 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#2013_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.11</span> <span class="toctext">2013 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#2012_elections"><span class="tocnumber">5.12</span> <span class="toctext">2012 elections</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#Conventions"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Conventions</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#2024_Libertarian_National_Convention"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024 Libertarian National Convention</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#2020_Libertarian_National_Convention"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">2020 Libertarian National Convention</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Presidential_nomination"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Presidential nomination</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Vice_presidential_nomination"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">Vice presidential nomination</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#2016_Libertarian_National_Convention"><span class="tocnumber">6.5</span> <span class="toctext">2016 Libertarian National Convention</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-28"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Party_chair">Party chair</span></h2> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a href="/File:Angela_mcardle.jpeg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/36/Angela_mcardle.jpeg/150px-Angela_mcardle.jpeg" decoding="async" width="150" height="188" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/36/Angela_mcardle.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="250" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Angela_mcardle.jpeg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Angela McArdle</div></div></div> <p>As of April 2024, Angela McArdle was identified as the party chair for the Libertarian Party.<sup id="cite_ref-leader_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leader-2">[2]</a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> <br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Party_leadership">Party leadership</span></h2> <p>The Libertarian Party listed the following individuals as party leaders as of April 2024:<sup id="cite_ref-leader_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leader-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Angela McArdle</b>, <i>Chair</i></li> <li><b>Andrew Watkins</b>, <i>Vice-chair</i></li> <li><b>Todd Hagopian</b>, <i>Treasurer</i></li> <li><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b>, <i>Secretary</i></li></ul> <p>For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/libertarian-national-committee/">click here</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_leadership">Historical leadership</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="National_committee_members_2022">National committee members 2022</span></h4> <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2" class="“mobile-columns""> <ul><li><b>Joe Bishop-Henchman</b>, <i>Chairman</i></li> <li><b>Joshua Smith</b>, <i>Vice-chair</i></li> <li><b>Todd Hagopian</b>, <i>Treasurer</i></li> <li><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b>, <i>Secretary</i></li> <li><b>Dustin Blankenship</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Richard Bowen</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Bryan Elliot</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Steven Nekhaila</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Michael Rufo</b>, <i>At-large</i></li></ul> </div> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="National_committee_members_2021">National committee members 2021</span></h4> <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2" class="“mobile-columns""> <ul><li><b>Joe Bishop-Henchman</b>, <i>Chairman</i></li> <li><b>Ken Moellman</b>, <i>Vice-chair</i></li> <li><b>Tim Hagan</b>, <i>Treasurer</i></li> <li><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b>, <i>Secretary</i></li> <li><b>Laura Ebke</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Valerie Sarwark</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Joshua Smith</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Richard Longstreth</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Erik Raudsep</b>, <i>At-large</i></li></ul> </div> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="National_committee_members_2020">National committee members 2020</span></h4> <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2" class="“mobile-columns""> <ul><li><b>Joe Bishop-Henchman</b>, <i>Chairman</i></li> <li><b>Ken Moellman</b>, <i>Vice chair</i></li> <li><b>Tim Hagan</b>, <i>Treasurer</i></li> <li><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b>, <i>Secretary</i></li> <li><b>Laura Ebke</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Valerie Sarwark</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Joshua Smith</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Richard Longstreth</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Erik Raudsep</b>, <i>At-large</i></li></ul> </div> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="National_committee_members_2019">National committee members 2019</span></h4> <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2" class="“mobile-columns""> <ul><li><b>Nicholas Sarwark</b>, <i>Chairman</i></li> <li><b>Alex Merced</b>, <i>Vice chair</i></li> <li><b>Tim Hagan</b>, <i>Treasurer</i></li> <li><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b>, <i>Secretary</i></li> <li><b>Joe Bishop-Henchman</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Sam Goldstein</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Alicia Mattson</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>William Redpath</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Joshua Smith</b>, <i>At-large</i></li></ul> </div> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="National_committee_members_2017">National committee members 2017</span></h4> <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2" class="“mobile-columns""> <ul><li><b>Nicholas Sarwark</b>, <i>Chairman</i></li> <li><b>Arvin Vohra</b>, <i>Vice chair</i></li> <li><b>Tim Hagan</b>, <i>Treasurer</i></li> <li><b>Alicia Mattson</b>, <i>Secretary</i></li> <li><b>William Redpath</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Sam Goldstein</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Starchild</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Joshua Katz</b>, <i>At-large</i></li> <li><b>Daniel Hayes</b>, <i>At-large</i></li></ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Party_platform">Party platform</span></h2> <p>The Libertarian Party's current platform is composed of the following issues:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> </p><p><b>I. Personal liberty</b><br /><i>"Individuals are inherently free to make choices for themselves and must accept responsibility for the consequences of the choices they make. Our support of an individual’s right to make choices in life does not mean that we necessarily approve or disapprove of those choices. No individual, group, or government may initiate force against any other individual, group, or government."</i> </p> <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2" class="“mobile-columns""> <ul><li><b>Self-Ownership</b></li> <li><b>Expression and Communication</b></li> <li><b>Privacy</b></li> <li><b>Personal Relationships</b></li> <li><b>Parental Rights</b></li> <li><b>Crime and Justice</b></li> <li><b>Death Penalty</b></li> <li><b>Self-Defense</b></li></ul> </div> <p><br /> <b>II. Economic liberty</b><br /><i>"Libertarians want all members of society to have abundant opportunities to achieve economic success. A free and competitive market allocates resources in the most efficient manner. Each person has the right to offer goods and services to others on the free market. The only proper role of government in the economic realm is to protect property rights, adjudicate disputes, and provide a legal framework in which voluntary trade is protected. All efforts by government to redistribute wealth, or to control or manage trade, are improper in a free society."</i> </p> <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2" class="“mobile-columns""> <ul><li><b>Aggression, Property, and Contract</b></li> <li><b>Environment</b></li> <li><b>Energy and Resources</b></li> <li><b>Government Finance and Spending</b></li> <li><b>Government Debt</b></li> <li><b>Government Employees</b></li> <li><b>Money and Financial Markets</b></li> <li><b>Marketplace Freedom</b></li> <li><b>Licensing</b></li> <li><b>Sex Work</b></li> <li><b>Labor Markets</b></li> <li><b>Education</b></li> <li><b>Health Care</b></li> <li><b>Retirement and Income Security</b></li></ul> </div> <p><br /> <b>III. Securing liberty</b><br /><i>"In the United States, constitutional limits on government were intended to prevent the infringement of individual rights by those in power. The only proper purpose of government, should it exist, is the protection of individual rights. The principle of non-initiation of force should guide relationships between governments."</i> </p> <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2" class="“mobile-columns""> <ul><li><b>National Defense</b></li> <li><b>Internal Security and Individual Rights</b></li> <li><b>International Affairs</b></li> <li><b>Free Trade and Migration</b></li> <li><b>Rights and Discrimination</b></li> <li><b>Representative Government</b></li> <li><b>Self-Determination</b></li></ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Party_rules_and_bylaws">Party rules and bylaws</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/bylaws-and-convention-rules/">Bylaws</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The Chair is the chief executive officer of the Party with full authority to direct its business and affairs, including hiring and discharging of National Committee volunteers and paid personnel, subject to express National Committee policies and directives issued in the exercise of the National Committee's plenary control and management of Party affairs, properties and funds.</li> <li>The National Committee shall have control and management of all the affairs, properties and funds of the Party consistent with these bylaws.</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2023_elections">2023 elections</span></h3> <p>The Libertarian Party supported 99 candidates for federal, state, and local-level offices across the country in the 2023 election cycle.<sup id="cite_ref-election_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022_elections">2022 elections</span></h3> <p>The Libertarian Party supported 774 candidates for federal, state, and local-level offices across the country in the 2022 election cycle.<sup id="cite_ref-election_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2021_elections">2021 elections</span></h3> <p>The Libertarian Party supported 351 candidates for federal, state, and local-level offices across the country in the 2021 election cycle.<sup id="cite_ref-election_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020_elections">2020 elections</span></h3> <p>The Libertarian Party supported 608 candidates for federal, state, and local-level offices across the country in the 2020 election cycle.<sup id="cite_ref-election_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2019_elections">2019 elections</span></h3> <p>The Libertarian Party supported 312 candidates for federal, state, and local-level offices across the country in the 2019 election cycle.<sup id="cite_ref-election_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018_elections">2018 elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Libertarian_Party_candidates,_2018" title="Libertarian Party candidates, 2018">Libertarian Party candidates, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The Libertarian Party supported 967 candidates for federal, state, and local-level offices across the country in the 2018 election cycle.<sup id="cite_ref-election_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election-5">[5]</a></sup> The following is an abbreviated list of 2018 Libertarian Party candidates: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/Dale_Kerns" title="Dale Kerns">Dale Kerns</a></b>, <a href="/United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania,_2018" title="United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2018">U.S. Senate Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Japheth_Campbell" title="Japheth Campbell">Japheth Campbell</a></b>, <a href="/United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri,_2018" title="United States Senate election in Missouri, 2018">U.S. Senate Missouri</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Mark_Tippetts" title="Mark Tippetts">Mark Tippetts</a></b>, <a href="/Texas_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Texas gubernatorial election, 2018">Governor of Texas</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Timothy_Ferreira" title="Timothy Ferreira">Timothy Ferreira</a></b>, <a href="/California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Lieutenant Governor of California</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2017_elections">2017 elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Libertarian_Party_candidates,_2017" title="Libertarian Party candidates, 2017">Libertarian Party candidates, 2017</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The following is an abbreviated list of 2017 Libertarian Party candidates: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/Ron_Bishop" title="Ron Bishop">Ron Bishop</a></b>, <a href="/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Alabama,_2017" title="United States Senate special election in Alabama, 2017">U.S. Senate Alabama</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Bill_Bledsoe" title="Bill Bledsoe">Bill Bledsoe</a></b>, <a href="/South_Carolina%27s_5th_Congressional_District_special_election,_2017" title="South Carolina's 5th Congressional District special election, 2017">U.S. House South Carolina District 5</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Will_Hammer" title="Will Hammer">Will Hammer</a></b>, <a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2017" title="Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017">Virginia House of Delegates District 20</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Robert_Shapiro" title="Robert Shapiro">Robert Shapiro</a></b>, <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_elections,_2017" title="New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017">New Jersey State Senate District 6</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_elections">2016 elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Libertarian_Party_candidates,_2016" title="Libertarian Party candidates, 2016">Libertarian Party candidates, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The following is an abbreviated list of 2016 Libertarian Party candidates: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/Gary_Johnson" title="Gary Johnson">Gary Johnson</a></b>, <a href="/Gary_Johnson_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016">President</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Jonathan_Dine" title="Jonathan Dine">Jonathan Dine</a></b>, <a href="/United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri,_2016" title="United States Senate election in Missouri, 2016">U.S. Senate Missouri</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Herschel_Young" title="Herschel Young">Herschel Young</a></b>, <a href="/United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri,_2016" title="United States Senate election in Missouri, 2016">U.S. Senate Missouri</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Cean_Stevens" title="Cean Stevens">Cean Stevens</a></b>, <a href="/United_States_Senate_election_in_Alaska,_2016" title="United States Senate election in Alaska, 2016">U.S. Senate Alaska</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2015_elections">2015 elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Libertarian_Party_candidates,_2015" title="Libertarian Party candidates, 2015">Libertarian Party candidates, 2015</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The Libertarian Party supported 103 state and local-level candidates in elections across the country in 2015. Of these candidates, 24 <a href="/Libertarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Libertarian">Libertarians</a> were elected or re-elected to public office.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> The following is an abbreviated list of 2015 Libertarian Party candidates: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/Ron_Williams_(Mississippi)" title="Ron Williams (Mississippi)">Ron Williams</a></b>, <a href="/Mississippi_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2015" title="Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015">Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Carl_Loser" title="Carl Loser">Carl Loser</a></b>, <a href="/Virginia_State_Senate_elections,_2015" title="Virginia State Senate elections, 2015">Virginia State Senate District 10</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Joshua_Hardy" title="Joshua Hardy">Joshua Hardy</a></b>, <a href="/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2015" title="Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2015">Mississippi House of Representatives District 109</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Damien_Caillault" title="Damien Caillault">Damien Caillault</a></b>, <a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_elections,_2015" title="New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015">New Jersey General Assembly District 27</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014_elections">2014 elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Libertarian_Party_candidates,_2014" title="Libertarian Party candidates, 2014">Libertarian Party candidates, 2014</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The Libertarian Party supported 756 congressional, state, and local-level candidates across the country during the 2014 election cycle. <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> The following is an abbreviated list of 2014 Libertarian Party candidates: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/Jon_Roland" title="Jon Roland">Jon Roland</a></b>, <a href="/United_States_Senate_elections_in_Texas,_2014" title="United States Senate elections in Texas, 2014">U.S. Senate Texas</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Jim_Vein" title="Jim Vein">Jim Vein</a></b>, <a href="/Utah%27s_4th_Congressional_District_elections,_2014" title="Utah's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014">U.S. House Utah District 4</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Charlie_Earl" title="Charlie Earl">Charlie Earl</a></b>, <a href="/Ohio_gubernatorial_election,_2014" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio gubernatorial election, 2014">Governor of Ohio</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Dexter_Lefavour" title="Dexter Lefavour">Dexter Lefavour</a></b>, <a href="/Vermont_State_Senate_elections,_2014" title="Vermont State Senate elections, 2014">Vermont State Senate Washington District</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2013_elections">2013 elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Libertarian_Party_candidates,_2013" title="Libertarian Party candidates, 2013">Libertarian Party candidates, 2013</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The following is an abbreviated list of 2013 Libertarian Party candidates: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/Bill_Slantz" title="Bill Slantz">Bill Slantz</a></b>, <a href="/Missouri%27s_8th_Congressional_District_special_election,_2013" title="Missouri's 8th Congressional District special election, 2013">U.S. House Missouri District 8</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Keith_Blandford" title="Keith Blandford">Keith Blandford</a></b>, <a href="/South_Carolina%27s_1st_Congressional_District_special_election,_2013" title="South Carolina's 1st Congressional District special election, 2013">U.S. House South Carolina District 1</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Robert_Sarvis" title="Robert Sarvis">Robert Sarvis</a></b>, <a href="/Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_2013" title="Virginia gubernatorial election, 2013">Governor of Virginia</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Robert_Shapiro" title="Robert Shapiro">Robert Shapiro</a></b>, <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_elections,_2013" title="New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013">New Jersey State Senate District 6</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_elections">2012 elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Libertarian_Party_candidates,_2012" title="Libertarian Party candidates, 2012">Libertarian Party candidates, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The following is an abbreviated list of 2012 Libertarian Party candidates: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/Andy_Horning" title="Andy Horning">Andy Horning</a></b>, <a href="/United_States_Senate_elections_in_Indiana,_2012" title="United States Senate elections in Indiana, 2012">U.S. Senate Indiana</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Hardy_Macia" title="Hardy Macia">Hardy Macia</a></b>, <a href="/New_Hampshire%27s_2nd_Congressional_District_elections,_2012" title="New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012">U.S. House New Hampshire District 2</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Ron_Vandevender" title="Ron Vandevender">Ron Vandevender</a></b>, <a href="/Montana_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2012" title="Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012">Governor of Montana</a></li> <li><b><a href="/Brandon_Hughes" title="Brandon Hughes">Brandon Hughes</a></b>, <a href="/Colorado_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Colorado State Senate elections, 2012">Colorado State Senate District 10</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Conventions">Conventions</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024_Libertarian_National_Convention">2024 Libertarian National Convention</span></h3> <p>The <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Libertarian Party</a> selected <a href="/Chase_Oliver" title="Chase Oliver">Chase Oliver</a> as its presidential nominee on May 26, 2024, at the Libertarian National Convention in <a href="/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>. <a href="/Mike_ter_Maat" title="Mike ter Maat">Mike ter Maat</a> was selected as the party's vice presidential nominee. </p><p>The convention was held from May 24-26, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-Con_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Con-8">[8]</a></sup> </p><p>Before the national convention, delegates were selected by state Libertarian affiliates. These delegates chose a party nominee at the convention by majority vote.<sup id="cite_ref-How_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020_Libertarian_National_Convention">2020 Libertarian National Convention</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Libertarian_Party_presidential_nomination,_2020" title="Libertarian Party presidential nomination, 2020">Libertarian Party presidential nomination, 2020</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>On May 2, 2020, the Libertarian Party voted to cancel its in-person presidential nominating convention, which had been scheduled to take place May 21-25, 2020, in <a href="/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a>. The party opted instead to hold an online meeting starting on May 22 to select its presidential ticket. The party also planned to conduct a separate in-person convention for other party business July 8-12, 2020, in Orlando, Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-Con_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Con-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Presidential_nomination">Presidential nomination</span></h3> <p>The Libertarian Party selected <a href="/Jo_Jorgensen" title="Jo Jorgensen">Jo Jorgensen</a> as its presidential nominee on May 23, the second day of the national convention.<sup id="cite_ref-Day2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Day2-12">[12]</a></sup> </p><p>Party delegates nominated six candidates to be on the initial ballot. Candidates were eliminated on each subsequent ballot until one candidate received a majority of the vote. Jorgensen received 51.1% of the vote on the fourth ballot, defeating candidates Jacob Hornberger and Vermin Supreme.<sup id="cite_ref-Day2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Day2-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <table class="marqueetable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="50%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>Libertarian presidential nomination final vote</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Votes </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Jacob_Hornberger" title="Jacob Hornberger">Jacob Hornberger</a></td> <td>285</td> <td>27.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/Jo_Jorgensen" title="Jo Jorgensen">Jo Jorgensen</a></b></td> <td>524</td> <td>51.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Vermin_Supreme" title="Vermin Supreme">Vermin Supreme</a></td> <td>206</td> <td>20.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other</td> <td>11</td> <td>1.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b></td> <td>1,026</td> <td>100% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Vice_presidential_nomination">Vice presidential nomination</span></h3> <p><a href="/Spike_Cohen" title="Spike Cohen">Spike Cohen</a> was selected as the party's vice presidential nominee on May 24 in the third round of voting.<sup id="cite_ref-Day3_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Day3-13">[13]</a></sup> </p> <table class="marqueetable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="50%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>Libertarian vice presidential nomination final vote</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Votes </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/Spike_Cohen" title="Spike Cohen">Spike Cohen</a></b></td> <td>533</td> <td>52.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/John_Monds" title="John Monds">John Monds</a></td> <td>472</td> <td>46.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other</td> <td>17</td> <td>1.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>1,022</td> <td>100% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_Libertarian_National_Convention">2016 Libertarian National Convention</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Libertarian_National_Convention,_2016" title="Libertarian National Convention, 2016">Libertarian National Convention, 2016</a></i></dd> <dd><i>See also: <a href="/Day_one_of_the_Libertarian_National_Convention:_Vice_presidential_candidates_speak" title="Day one of the Libertarian National Convention: Vice presidential candidates speak">Day one of the Libertarian National Convention</a></i></dd> <dd><i>See also: <a href="/Day_two_of_the_Libertarian_National_Convention:_Presidential_candidates_take_the_stage" title="Day two of the Libertarian National Convention: Presidential candidates take the stage">Day two of the Libertarian National Convention</a></i></dd> <dd><i>See also: <a href="/Day_three_of_the_Libertarian_National_Convention:_Johnson/Weld_chosen_as_nominees" title="Day three of the Libertarian National Convention: Johnson/Weld chosen as nominees">Day three of the Libertarian National Convention</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The Libertarian Party's 2016 National Convention took place in <a href="/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>, from May 27 to May 30, 2016. The party chose former <a href="/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">Governor of New Mexico</a> <a href="/Gary_Johnson_(New_Mexico)" title="Gary Johnson (New Mexico)">Gary Johnson</a> and former <a href="/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts</a> <a href="/William_Weld" class="mw-redirect" title="William Weld">William Weld</a> as its presidential and vice presidential nominees, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Candidates_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Candidates-15">[15]</a></sup> </p> <table style="width:240px; background:#F8F8F8; border:1px solid #ccc; float:right; padding:5px; margin:5px; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0;"> <tbody><tr> <td><br /><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/Presidential_election,_2016" title="Presidential election, 2016"><img alt="Presidential Elections-2016-badge.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/65/Presidential_Elections-2016-badge.png/150px-Presidential_Elections-2016-badge.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/65/Presidential_Elections-2016-badge.png/225px-Presidential_Elections-2016-badge.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/6/65/Presidential_Elections-2016-badge.png/300px-Presidential_Elections-2016-badge.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="900" /></a></div></div><br /><center><big><b><a href="/Presidential_election,_2016" title="Presidential election, 2016">2016 Presidential Election</a></b></big><br /><small><b>Date: <a href="/Sample_Ballot_Lookup" title="Sample Ballot Lookup">November 8, 2016</a></b></small></center><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b><a href="/Presidential_candidates,_2016" title="Presidential candidates, 2016">Candidates</a></b><br /><small><b>Winner:</b> <a href="/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016">Donald Trump</a> (R)<br /><a href="/Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016">Hillary Clinton</a> (D) • <a href="/Jill_Stein_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2016">Jill Stein</a> (G) • <a href="/Gary_Johnson_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016">Gary Johnson</a> (L) • <a href="/Vice_presidential_candidates,_2016" title="Vice presidential candidates, 2016">Vice presidential candidates</a></small></center><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><a href="/Presidential_election,_2016" title="Presidential election, 2016"><b>Election coverage</b></a><br /><small><a href="/Important_dates_in_the_2016_presidential_race" title="Important dates in the 2016 presidential race">Important dates</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_nominations:_calendar_and_delegate_rules" title="2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules">Nominating process</a> • <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_battleground_poll,_2016" title="Ballotpedia's battleground poll, 2016">Ballotpedia's 2016 Battleground Poll</a> • <a href="/Presidential_election,_2016/Polls" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential election, 2016/Polls">Polls</a> • <a href="/Presidential_debates_(2015-2016)" title="Presidential debates (2015-2016)">Debates</a> • <a href="/Presidential_election_by_state,_2016" title="Presidential election by state, 2016">Presidential election by state</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidate_ratings_and_scorecards" title="2016 presidential candidate ratings and scorecards">Ratings and scorecards</a></small></center><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><small><b>Ballotpedia's presidential election coverage</b><br /><a href="/Presidential_election,_2028" title="Presidential election, 2028">2028</a> • <a href="/Presidential_election,_2024" title="Presidential election, 2024">2024</a> • <a href="/Presidential_election,_2020" title="Presidential election, 2020">2020</a> • <a href="/Presidential_election,_2016" title="Presidential election, 2016">2016</a></small></center><hr /> <div style="margin-top:1%; margin-bottom:1%;padding:1px;font-size:95%; text-align:center;"><div id="tap-promo" style="font-weight:bold;">Have you subscribed yet?</div> <p>Join the hundreds of thousands of readers trusting Ballotpedia to keep them up to date with the latest political news. 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The meeting was chaired by Nicholas Sarwark, who won re-election as National Chair later in the afternoon. </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Libertarian_National_Convention,_2016" title="Libertarian National Convention, 2016">Libertarian National Convention, 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/Day_one_of_the_Libertarian_National_Convention:_Vice_presidential_candidates_speak" title="Day one of the Libertarian National Convention: Vice presidential candidates speak">Day one of the Libertarian National Convention: Vice presidential candidates speak</a></li> <li><a href="/Day_two_of_the_Libertarian_National_Convention:_Presidential_candidates_take_the_stage" title="Day two of the Libertarian National Convention: Presidential candidates take the stage">Day two of the Libertarian National Convention: Presidential candidates take the stage</a></li> <li><a href="/Day_three_of_the_Libertarian_National_Convention:_Johnson/Weld_chosen_as_nominees" title="Day three of the Libertarian National Convention: Johnson/Weld chosen as nominees">Day three of the Libertarian National Convention: Johnson/Weld chosen as nominees</a></li> <li><a href="/Gary_Johnson_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016">Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/Gary_Johnson_(New_Mexico)" title="Gary Johnson (New Mexico)"> Gary Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/Cato_Institute" title="Cato Institute">Cato Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/Coalition_on_Free_and_Open_Elections" title="Coalition on Free and Open Elections">Coalition on Free and Open Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/Marijuana_Policy_Project" title="Marijuana Policy Project">Marijuana Policy Project</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=Libertarian+Party">Search Google News for this topic</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.lp.org">Libertarian Party</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/libertarians/">Libertarian Party on Facebook</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/LPNational">Libertarian Party on Twitter</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-history-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-history_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/about/"><i>Libertarian Party</i>, "About the Libertarian Party," accessed October 31, 2019</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-leader-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-leader_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-leader_2-1">2.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/libertarian-national-committee/"><i>Libertarian Party</i>, "Libertarian National Committee," accessed May 2, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/platform"><i>Libertarian Party</i>, "Platform," May 29, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/bylaws-and-convention-rules/"><i>Libertarian Party</i>, "Bylaws and Convention Rules," accessed May 2, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-election-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-election_5-0">5.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-election_5-1">5.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-election_5-2">5.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-election_5-3">5.3</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-election_5-4">5.4</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-election_5-5">5.5</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://my.lp.org/civicrm/profile/?_qf_Search_display=true&qfKey=CRMProfileFormSearch2n0ednh4xeckowsk04gwgwc84wco0g8cs888koossw44kcgccc_2626"><i>Libertarian Party</i>, "Election History," accessed May 2, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.lp.org/2015-election-results"><i>Libertarian Party</i>, "2015 election results," accessed May 2, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/2014-election-night-updates"><i>Libertarian Party</i>, "2014 election night updates," accessed July 14, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Con-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Con_8-0">8.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Con_8-1">8.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/libertarian-national-convention-2024/"><i>Libertarian Party website</i>, "Home," accessed June 22, 2023</a> <span class="error mw-ext-cite-error" lang="en" dir="ltr">Cite error: Invalid <code><ref></code> tag; name "Con" defined multiple times with different content</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-How-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-How_9-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/news-press-releases-how-the-libertarian-party-selects-its-presidential-vp-nominees/"><i>Libertarian Party</i>, "How the Libertarian Party selects its presidential, VP nominees," May 12, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://ballot-access.org/2020/05/02/libertarian-party-national-committee-votes-not-to-hold-an-in-person-presidential-convention-in-late-may/"><i>Ballot Access News</i>, "Libertarian Party National Committee Votes Not to Hold an In-Person Presidential Convention in Late May," May 2, 2020</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://ballot-access.org/2020/05/09/libertarian-party-will-use-on-line-process-to-choose-national-ticket-in-late-may-then-hold-an-in-person-july-convention-for-other-business/"><i>Ballot Access News</i>, "Libertarian Party Will Use On-Line Process to Choose National Ticket in Late May, Then Hold an In-Person July Convention for Other Business," May 9, 2020</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Day2-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Day2_12-0">12.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Day2_12-1">12.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcD_q4kvp_c"><i>YouTube</i>, "LNC Convention Day 2," May 23, 2020</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Day3-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Day3_13-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhCmfH_qHhI"><i>YouTube</i>, "LNC Convention Webinar Day 3," May 24, 2020</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.lp.org/event/lp-2016-national-convention"><i>Libertarian Party</i>, "LP 2016 National Convention," accessed July 5, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Candidates-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Candidates_15-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.lp.org/2016-libertarian-party-candidates"><i>Libertarian party</i>, "2016 Libertarian Party Candidates," accessed July 5, 2016</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="2" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; 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href="/Teller_Silver-Republican_Party" title="Teller Silver-Republican Party">Teller Silver-Republican Party</a> • <a href="/U.S._Taxpayers_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Taxpayers Party">U.S. Taxpayers Party</a> • <a href="/United_Citizens_Party" title="United Citizens Party">United Citizens Party</a> • <a href="/United_States_Marijuana_Party" title="United States Marijuana Party">United States Marijuana Party</a> • <a href="/Vermont_Independence_Day_Party" title="Vermont Independence Day Party">Vermont Independence Day Party</a> • <a href="/Vermont_Progressive_Party" title="Vermont Progressive Party">Vermont Progressive Party</a> • <a href="/Vermont-Independence_Party" title="Vermont-Independence Party">Vermont-Independence Party</a> • <a href="/Working_Families_Party" title="Working Families Party">Working Families Party</a> • <a href="/Wyoming_Country_Party" title="Wyoming Country Party">Wyoming Country Party</a> <hr /></div></td></tr><tr 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