2004 Libertarian National Convention
| 2004 presidential election | |
  Nominees Badnarik and Campagna | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | May 28–31, 2004 |
| City | Atlanta Georgia |
| Venue | Marriott Marquis Hotel |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Michael Badnarik of Texas |
| Vice presidential nominee | Richard Campagna of Iowa |
| Other candidates | Gary Nolan of Ohio Aaron Russo of California |
The 2004 Libertarian National Convention was held from May 28 to May 31, 2004 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel [1] in Atlanta, Georgia. The delegates at the convention, on behalf of the U.S. Libertarian Party, nominated Michael Badnarik for the presidency and Richard Campagna for the vice-presidency in the 2004 presidential election. The convention was televised nationally on C-SPAN.
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.[2]
Speakers
Those which attended include:
- Michael Badnarik
- Gary Nolan
- Aaron Russo
- Ron Paul, former Libertarian Presidential candidate and current Republican Congressman
- Neal Boortz, national syndicated radio talk show host
- James Bovard, author of Terrorism and Tyranny
- anti-Brady Bill Sheriff Richard Mack
- David Nolan, Libertarian Party founder
- Michael Colley, retired United States Navy vice admiral
- Dean Cameron, actor
- James P. Gray, judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, California, author of Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed And What We Can Do About It
- Dr. Mary Ruwart, author of Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression
- Ed Thompson, 2002 Wisconsin Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate
- Jimmie Vaughan, musician
Voting for presidential nomination
First ballot
After the first round, a motion was passed to suspend the rules and allow only the top three candidates from the first round to proceed to the second ballot.
| Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | ||||||||||||
| Aaron Russo | 258 | 33.16% | ||||||||||||
| Michael Badnarik | 256 | 32.90% | ||||||||||||
| Gary Nolan | 246 | 31.62% | ||||||||||||
| None of the Above | 10 | 1.29% | ||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Diket | 4 | 0.51% | ||||||||||||
| Drew Carey | 3 | 0.39% | ||||||||||||
| Dave Hollist | 1 | 0.13% | ||||||||||||
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Second ballot
After the second round, Gary Nolan, not receiving the necessary votes to advance, endorsed Michael Badnarik.
| Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | |||||||||
| Aaron Russo | 285 | 36.40% | |||||||||
| Michael Badnarik | 249 | 31.80% | |||||||||
| Gary Nolan | 244 | 31.16% | |||||||||
| None of the Above | 5 | 0.64% | |||||||||
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Third ballot
After the second round of voting, Gary Nolan addressed the convention, endorsing Michael Badnarik for the 2004 nomination of the Libertarian Party.
| Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | ||||||||
| Michael Badnarik | 423 | 54.37% | ||||||||
| Aaron Russo | 344 | 44.22% | ||||||||
| None of the Above | 11 | 1.41% | ||||||||
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Voting for vice presidential nomination
A separate vote was held for the vice presidential nomination. Per convention rules, nominee Michael Badnarik addressed the crowd but, declined to declare a preference for running mate.
First ballot
Richard Campagna of Iowa was nominated as vice presidential candidate on the first ballot.
| Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | ||||||||||
| Richard Campagna | 353 | 56.39% | ||||||||||
| Tamara Millay | 220 | 35.14% | ||||||||||
| Garrett Hayes | 36 | 5.75% | ||||||||||
| None of the Above | 10 | 1.60% | ||||||||||
| Scott Jameson | 7 | 1.12% | ||||||||||
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