Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2016

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Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2016
United States
March 1 – June 7, 2016 → 2020
Preferential poll
  Garyjohnsonphoto - modified.jpg Blank portrait, male (rectangular).png Austin Petersen (8561551248) (cropped).jpg
Candidate Gary Johnson Uncommitted Austin Petersen
Home state New Mexico n/a Missouri
Contests won 2 1 0
Popular vote 2,560 3,207 1,053
Percentage 28.90% 36.20% 11.89%

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First place (popular vote)
     Gary Johnson        Uncommitted
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2016 U.S. presidential election
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Minor parties

The 2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries are a series of preference elections that are being held alongside the Republican and Democratic primaries as an alternative ballot. While presidential primaries are traditionally elections in which voters elect a nominee for the party in the United States presidential election, voters in the Libertarian primaries did not appoint delegates to represent a candidate at the party's convention. Rather, they expressed their preferred candidate for the presidential nomination. The party's nominee for the 2016 presidential election will instead be chosen directly by delegates at the 2016 Libertarian National Convention.

Two states allocated ballots for the Libertarian Party during their primaries on March 15, 2016 — Missouri and North Carolina. An additional ballot in California will also be allocated during their June 7, 2016 primaries, held after the party's convention. Former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, who had previously won the party's nomination in the 2012 presidential election, appeared on the North Carolina ballot. Producer Austin Petersen also appeared on both the North Carolina and Missouri ballots, while businessman John McAfee, another publicized candidate, appeared on neither. Johnson won the North Carolina primary ahead of an uncommitted vote of 35%. Petersen finished second in his home state of Missouri behind an uncommitted vote of 40%.

Background and process[edit]

The 2016 presidential nominee is chosen by registered delegates attending the Libertarian National Convention. However, ballots featuring Libertarian Party candidates appear in three states as an alternative option to voting in the Democratic and Republican primaries. In North Carolina and Missouri, the Libertarian Party and Constitution Party ballots were an option for voters alongside the Democratic and Republican ballots, though a voter could only register in one of the four ballots.[1] In the California primary, the Libertarian Party will appear alongside the Green Party (as part of their own series of primaries), the American Independent Party and the Peace and Freedom Party.[2]

On December 24, 2015, John McAfee, who had previously announced his candidacy under the banner of a newly-formed "Cyber Party", announced that he would instead seek the Libertarian Party presidential nomination.[3] On January 6, 2016, Gary Johnson, who had been the Libertarian presidential nominee in 2012, announced his 2016 candidacy.[4]

Candidates[edit]

See also: United States third party and independent presidential candidates, 2016 § Libertarian Party

The following appear on the ballot in at least one Libertarian Party primary. All were recognized by the Libertarian Party on its official website[5] though John David Hale was removed because he is ineligible to serve as President due to being under 35. Thomas Clements, Malisia Garcia, Kevin McCormick, Bart Lower and Heidi Zeman are also recognized by the Libertarian Party, however do not appear on any ballots. All recognized candidates will be eligible for the presidential nomination at the 2016 Libertarian National Convention.[6][7]

Candidate Profession Campaign On primary or caucus ballot Popular vote
MN
 NC
 MO
 OR[8]
 CA
Garyjohnsonphoto - modified.jpg
Gary Johnson		 29th
Governor of New Mexico
(1995-2003)		 GJ2016.png
(Campaign • Positions • Website)		 Yes Yes No Yes Yes 2,560
Austin Petersen (8561551248) (cropped).jpg
Austin Petersen		 Founder and CEO of Stonegait, LLC
(2014-present)		 Austin Petersen presidential campaign, 2016 logo.png
(Website)		 Yes Yes Yes No Yes 1,053
John McAfee Def Con (14902350795) (cropped).jpg
John McAfee		 Founder and CEO of McAfee, Inc.
(1987-1994)		 John McAfee Feldman presidential campaign, 2016 logo.png
(Website)		 Yes No No No Yes 26
John David Hale No Yes No No Yes 326
Marc Allan Feldman (20277052616) (cropped).jpg
Marc Allan
Feldman[9][10]		 Anesthesiologist at The Cleveland Clinic
(1998–present)		 Marc Allan Feldman presidential campaign, 2016 logo.png
(website)		 Yes Yes Yes No Yes 304
Joy Waymire Ranch foreman (website) Yes Yes No Yes Yes 266
Rhett Smith (3948563894) (cropped).jpg
Rhett Smith		 Private security officer (website) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 141
Darryl W. Perry (cropped).png
Darryl Perry		 Owner and Managing Editor of
Free Press Publications		 DWP2016 logo (25237651214).png
(website)		 Yes Yes No Yes Yes 116
Derrick
Michael Reid		 Political analyst and retired engineer (website) Yes Yes No Yes Yes 71
Jack
Robinson, Jr.		 Businessman and inventor (website) Yes Yes No No Yes 69
Shawna Joy Sterling Pastor at the Elohim Christian Church (Website) Yes No No No No 1
Nathan Norman.jpeg
Nathan Norman		 Entertainer Nathannormanforpresident.png
(Website)		 No No No Yes No -
Steve Kerbel Businessman and entrepreneur Steve Kerbel presidential campaign, 2016 logo.png
(website)
Withdrew: March 16, 2016[11]
(endorsed Gary Johnson)		 Yes Yes Yes No Yes 507
Cecil Ince Owner of Ince Films Cecil ince presidential campaign, 2016 logo.png
(website)
Withdrew: March 17, 2016[12]		 Yes Yes Yes No Yes 208

Results[edit]

The Missouri primary was run on March 15, 2016. 40% of the electorate voted to stand uncommitted to any candidate. Austin Petersen, running in his home state, finished second with 29% of the statewide vote, which was double that of Steve Kerbel from Colorado, who finished third with 14%. Petersen comfortably won the support of voters in the state's capital, Jefferson City, and its surrounding counties, but was fell heavily behind the uncommitted vote in the state's two largest cities, Kansas City and St. Louis. Kerbel won three counties around Springfield, while Marc Allan Feldman, Cecil Ince, and Rhett Smith all won a sprawl of counties across the state; in most of these counties, however, only a single vote was cast. No votes were cast for Libertarian Party candidates in the northwestern counties of Harrison, Holt, Mercer, and Worth.[13]

The North Carolina primary was also run on March 15, 2016. Gary Johnson won against competing candidates with 42% of the primary vote, overcoming 35% of the electorate who remained uncommitted to any candidate, and far ahead of third place finisher John David Hale with 6%. Most urban counties showed majority support for Johnson, particularly in the state's largest city, Charlotte, and its capital, Raleigh, while uncommitted votes mostly came from rural counties across the state. Many counties were tied between Johnson and the uncommitted vote, but a number of counties in the east recorded ties between Johnson and other candidates such as John David Hale and Joy Waymire, albeit with a small amount of votes. In Gates County, a four-way tie was recorded when Gary Johnson, Cecil Ince, and Derrick Michael Reid recorded one vote each, with an additional uncommitted voter accounted for. Tyrrell was the only county in the entire state where Johnson did not win or tie; instead Hale tied with an uncommitted voter, with one vote each.[14]

Debate schedule[edit]

Debates among candidates for the 2016 Libertarian Party U.S. presidential nomination
Date Place Host Participants
 P  Participant, main debate.  S  Participant, secondary debate only.  A  Absent.  I  Invitee, future debate.  N  Non-invitee, future debate.  O    Out of race (exploring or suspended) Clements Feldman Ince Johnson Kerbel McAfee Perry Petersen Reid Robinson Smith Sterling
October 17, 2015[17] Worcester, MA Libertarian Party of Massachusetts O P A O P O P O P A A A
February 27, 2016[18] Biloxi, MS Libertarian Party of Alabama
Libertarian Party of Mississippi		 A P S P A P P P S S S S
March 5, 2016[19] Marietta, GA Libertarian Party of Georgia P A A A[a] A P A P A A[b] A P
March 5, 2016[20] Sandston, VA Libertarian Party of Virginia A A A P A A P A P P P A
March 7, 2016[21] Raleigh, NC
Google Hangouts		 Libertarian Party of North Carolina A A A P P P P P A P A A
March 11, 2016[22] Springfield, IL Libertarian Party of Illinois A P P P A A A P P A P P
March 12, 2016[23] Colorado Springs, CO Libertarian Party of Colorado A S S P P A[c] S P A P A S
March 19, 2016[24] Philadelphia, PA Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania A P O P O A P A P A A A
March 25, 2016[25] Hillsboro, OR Libertarian Party of Oregon PAC ? ? O I O ? ? I ? ? ? ?
March 29, 2016[26]
April 1, 2016 (air)		 New York, NY Stossel
Fox Business Network		 N N O I O I N I N N N N
April 2, 2016[27] Los Angeles, CA Libertarian Party of California I I O I O I I I I I I I
April 8, 2016[28] San Antonio, TX Libertarian Party of Texas N I O I O I N I N N N I
April 9, 2016[29] Palm Beach, FL Libertarian Party of Florida I I O I O I I I I I I I
April 16, 2016[30] Baton Rouge, LA Libertarian Party of Louisiana ? I O ? O I I ? ? I I ?
April 30, 2016[31] New York, NY Libertarian Party of New York I I O I O I I I I I I I
  1. ^ Jim Gray stood in for Johnson.
  2. ^ A substitute stood in for Robinson.
  3. ^ A substitute stood in for McAfee, and made the second debate round.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Houston Herald staff (7 March 2016). "Missouri’s presidential primary is next Tuesday". Houston Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2016. 
  2. ^ "Generally Recognized Presidential Candidates - June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State of California. Government of California. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016. 
  3. ^ Swartz, Jon. "McAfee will run as Libertarian Party candidate for president". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 25, 2015. 
  4. ^ Brody, Ben (January 7, 2016). "Gary Johnson Will Seek White House as Libertarian". Retrieved 17 March 2016. 
  5. ^ "2016 Presidential Candidates". LP.org. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2016. 
  6. ^ "2016 Presidential Candidates". Libertarian National Committee. 
  7. ^ Field, Rose (26 January 2016). "Libertarian Party Candidates for President – Part One". Libertarian Party of Iowa. Retrieved 7 March 2016. 
  8. ^ http://www.lporegon.org/index.php/2016-elections/2016-primary-candidates
  9. ^ Modern Healthcare staff (11 April 2015). "Meet the physician candidate who's not Rand Paul". Modern Healthcare. Crain Communications. Retrieved 7 March 2016. 
  10. ^ Goodrich, Barry (May 2015). "Candid Candidate". Cleveland Magazine. Great Lakes Publishing Company. Retrieved 7 March 2016. 
  11. ^ Lesiak, Krzysztof (16 March 2016). "Steve Kerbel ends presidential campaign, endorses Gary Johnson". American Third Party Report. Retrieved 17 March 2016. 
  12. ^ Harlos, Caryn (17 March 2016). "Libertarian Party: Cecil Ince Suspends Presidential Campaign, Turns Eyes Back to Missouri". Independent Political Report. Retrieved 17 March 2016. 
  13. ^ a b "State of Missouri - Election Night Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Government of Missouri. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016. 
  14. ^ a b "NC SBE Contest Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Government of North Carolina. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016. 
  15. ^ "2016 LPMN Caucus Results of presidential preference poll". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016. 
  16. ^ "2016 Election Rules". The Libertarian Party of Oregon. Retrieved 19 March 2016. 
  17. ^ "Presidential candidate debate at the Massachusetts LP convention". Libertarian Party. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  18. ^ "Alabama and Mississippi LP host Presidential debate February 27". Libertarian Party. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  19. ^ "Libertarian Party of Georgia". Libertarian Party of Georgia. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  20. ^ "Libertarian Party of Virginia". Libertarian Party of Virginia. Retrieved 6 March 2016. 
  21. ^ "Libertarian Party Presidential Debate". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  22. ^ "Illinois Libertarian Convention 2016". Libertarian Party of Illinois. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  23. ^ "2016 Convention". Libertarian Party of Colorado. Retrieved 13 March 2016. 
  24. ^ "The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania". The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  25. ^ "Libertarian Party of Oregon". Facebook. Retrieved 22 March 2016. 
  26. ^ "Libertarian presidential debate to air on Stossel Show in April". Libertarian Party. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  27. ^ "2016 Convention". Libertarian Party of California. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  28. ^ "LPTexas Straw Poll Results". Liberty Now. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  29. ^ "Presidential Debate". LP Con Florida. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
  30. ^ "Libertarian Party of Louisiana". Libertarian Party of Louisiana. Retrieved 18 March 2016. 
  31. ^ "The Libertarian Party of New York". The Libertarian Party of New York. Retrieved 3 March 2016. 
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