2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
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The 2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries allowed voters to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate. These differed from the Republican or Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses in that they did not appoint delegates to represent a candidate at the party's convention to select the party's nominee for the United States presidential election. The party's nominee for the 2012 presidential election was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2012 Libertarian National Convention, which ran from May 2 to 6, 2012. The delegates nominated former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson for President and former judge Jim Gray for Vice President.
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February 7 – June 5, 2012
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 First place by popular vote
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Four primaries were held.[1] A total of 22,346 votes were cast in these primaries.
Candidates
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Gary Johnson | 29th Governor of New Mexico (1995–2003) |
 (campaign • positions) Running mate: Jim Gray[2] |
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8,368 | |||
| Barbara Joy Waymire | |
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2,118 | |||||
| Scott Keller | |
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1,208 | |||||
| James Ogle | Secretary of "U.S. Parliament"[3] | |
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1,041 | ||||
| R. J. Harris | Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in 2010[4] | |
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998 | ||||
| Bill Still | |
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901 | |||||
| Roger Gary | |
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878 | |||||
| R. Lee Wrights | Vice-chairperson of the Libertarian National Committee | |
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838 | ||||
.jpg) Carl Person | Attorney | |
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798 | ||||
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| Uncommitted | N/A | |
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5,198 | ||||
Primaries and caucuses
Missouri primary
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In the Missouri primary on February 7, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside the Republican and Democratic primaries.[5]  James Ogle Uncommitted |
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North Carolina primary
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In the North Carolina primary on May 8, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside the Republican and Democratic primaries.[6] |
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Nebraska primary
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In the Nebraska primary on May 15, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside the Democratic and Republican primaries.[7] |
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California primary
Type: Semi-Closed
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In the California primary on June 5, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside those for the Republicans, Democrats, the Green Party, the American Independent Party and the Peace and Freedom Party.[8] This non-binding primary took place after the 2012 Libertarian National Convention. |
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2012 National Convention
See also
Presidential primaries
- 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2012 Green Party presidential primaries
- 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
- National Conventions