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.Libertarian Party Bylaws
Background Primaries Some non-binding primary contests were held in some states: Legend: 1st place(popular vote) 2nd place(popular vote) 3rd place(popular vote) Candidate unable to appear on ballot DateContestCandidates and resultsTotal votes castRefHarry Browne RTRick Tompkins ISIrwin Schiff DODoug OhmenOther/UncommittedFebruary 20New Hampshire40.1%Unknown20.7%Unknown39.2%February 27North Dakota100%Not on ballotSouth Dakota63.1%Not on ballot36.9%Not on ballotMarch 5Massachusetts44.4%12.8%7.6%Unknown35.3%March 19Illinois73.9%Not on ballot26.1%Not on ballotMarch 26California49.8%23.6%15.3%10.5%0.9%May 14Nebraska100%Not on ballotTotals votes earned51.7%17.9%16.9%7.7%5.8%Convention ballot69.1%12.3% 5.3%3.3%10.0%
Logistics The convention, featuring 700 delegates, was held in Washington, D.C.. It was broadcast by C-SPAN.
Voting for presidential nomination
Harry Browne was nominated on the first ballot, gathering a majority of the voting delegates and defeating Rick Tompkins, Irwin Schiff and Doug Ohmen.
+ 1996 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1 Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast Harry Browne 416 69.1% Rick Tompkins 74 12.3% None of the Above 60 10.0% Irwin Schiff 32 5.3% Doug Ohmen 20 3.3%Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place
Voting for vice presidential nomination 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.
Voice vote + 1996 Libertarian vice presidential nomination Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast Jo Jorgensen 459 92.7% None of the Above 36 7.3%Color key: 1st place 2nd place
See also Libertarian National Convention Other parties' presidential nominating conventions of 1996: Democratic Republican Libertarian Party of Colorado U.S. presidential election, 1996
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