2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries|
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Candidate
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Gary Johnson
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Uncommitted
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Barbara Joy Waymire
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Home state
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New Mexico
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n/a
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Contests won
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2
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1
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0
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Popular vote
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8,368
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5,198
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2,118
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Percentage
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37.5%
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23.3%
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9.5%
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Candidate
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Scott Keller
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James Ogle
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Contests won
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0
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1
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Popular vote
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1,208
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1,041
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Percentage
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5.4%
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4.7%
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First place by popular vote
James Ogle (1)
Uncommitted (1)
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No contest
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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.
Four primaries were held.[1] A total of 22,346 votes were cast in these primaries.