2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries

2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries

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Non-binding preferential vote
 
Candidate Gary Johnson Uncommitted Barbara Joy Waymire
Home state New Mexico n/a
Contests won 2 1 0
Popular vote 8,368 5,198 2,118
Percentage 37.5% 23.3% 9.5%

 
Candidate Scott Keller James Ogle
Contests won 0 1
Popular vote 1,208 1,041
Percentage 5.4% 4.7%

First place by popular vote

Previous Libertarian nominee

Bob Barr

Libertarian nominee

Gary Johnson

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.

  1. ^ "Major Third Party 2012 Presidential Primaries". www.thegreenpapers.com. The Green Papers. Retrieved May 18, 2021.