James A. "Jim" Lewis (April 20, 1933 – February 22, 1997, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut) was the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nominee in the 1984 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with David Bergland.(1984-09-06) "Libertarian touts less government" , The Morning Call. Retrieved January 7, 2011. The ticket received 228,111 votes (0.3%) to finish third overall.1984 Presidential General Election Results, USelectionatlas.org.
Lewis, from his home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, made campaign stops across the United States during his campaign, and co-authored a book with Jim Peron, entitled Liberty Reclaimed.
In 1987 Lewis ran for the 1988 Libertarian Party presidential nomination finishing third with 12.8% of the vote at the 1987 Libertarian National Convention. Lewis finished behind nominee Ron Paul (51.3%) and Russell Means (31.4%).United Press International (September 6, 1987) "Libertarians choose Texan to head ticket" , Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
Lewis had earlier (1982) run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut as a Libertarian finishing fourth (receiving 8,163 votes (0.8%))Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982 and had served from 1981 until 1983 as a representative to the Libertarian National Committee.
Lewis graduated from Babson College in 1958, and spent many years as a salesman for the General Book Binding Company of Cleveland, Ohio.(March 2, 1997) "Libertarian Party organizer James Lewis dies", Record-Journal. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
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