2016 presidential election | |
  Nominees Johnson and Weld | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | May 26–30, 2016 |
| City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Venue | Rosen Centre Hotel & Resort[1] |
| Keynote speaker | Ruth Bennett |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Gary Johnson of New Mexico |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Bill Weld of Massachusetts |
| Other candidates | Austin Petersen of Missouri John McAfee of Tennessee Darryl W. Perry of New Hampshire |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 911 delegates 76 alternates 928 votes |
| Votes needed for nomination | 464 (Majority) |
| Results (president) | Johnson (NM): 518 (55.8%) Petersen (MO): 203 (21.8%) McAfee (VA): 131 (14.1%) Perry (NH): 52 (5.6%) Feldman (OH): 18 (1.9%) Other candidates (including NOTA): 6 (0.6%) |
| Ballots | President: 2 Ballots Vice President: 2 Ballots |
The 2016 Libertarian National Convention was the gathering at which delegates of the Libertarian Party chose the party's nominees for president and vice president in the 2016 national election. The party selected Gary Johnson, a former Governor of New Mexico, as its presidential candidate, with Bill Weld, a former Governor of Massachusetts as his running mate. The convention was held from May 26–30, 2016, in Orlando, Florida.[2][3]
- ^ "LP 2016 National Convention". Libertarian Party. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Winger, Richard (July 11, 2014). "Libertarian Party Moves Into National Party Headquarters That it Owns". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ "Libertarian National Committee Minutes July 15–16, 2012" (PDF). Libertarian National Committee. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2014-07-11.