2004 Libertarian National Convention

United States political event April 2026 January 2025 2004 Libertarian SI-MichaelBadnarik1.JPG Richard Campagna Kareokee.png Nominees Badnarik and Campagna May 28–31, 2004 Marriott Marquis Hotel Atlanta Georgia Michael Badnarik Texas Richard Campagna Iowa Gary Nolan of OhioAaron Russo of California 2002 2006 The 2004 Libertarian National Convention was held from May 28 to May 31, 2004, at the Marriott Marquis Hotelhttp://www.lp.org/archives/lpnatconv2004.pdf Libertarian National Convention Minutes, 2004 2012-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511110412/http://www.lp.org/archives/lpnatconv2004.pdf 2012-05-11 dead in Atlanta, Georgia. The delegates at the convention, on behalf of the U.S. Libertarian Party, nominated Michael Badnarik for president and Richard Campagna for vice president 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.http://www.lp.org/organization/bylaws.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20080605025750/http://www.lp.org/organization/bylaws.shtml dead Libertarian Party Bylaws June 5, 2008 Speakers March 2021 Those which attended include: Michael Badnarik, activist Gary Nolan, radio host Aaron Russo, businessman and filmmaker Ron Paul, former Libertarian presidential candidate and Republican Congressman Neal Boortz, national syndicated radio talk show host James Bovard, author of Terrorism and Tyranny Sheriff Richard Mack David Nolan, co-founder of the Libertarian Party Michael Colley, retired United States Navy vice admiral Dean Cameron, actor Jim Gray, judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, California, author Dr. Mary Ruwart, author Ed Thompson, nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 2012 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. + 2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1 Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast Aaron Russo 258 33.2% Michael Badnarik 256 32.9% Gary Nolan 246 31.6% None of the Above 10 1.3% Jeffrey Diket 4 0.5% Drew Carey 3 0.4% Dave Hollist 1 0.1%Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place 7th place Second ballot After the second round, Gary Nolan, not receiving the necessary votes to advance, endorsed Michael Badnarik. + 2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 2 Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast Aaron Russo 285 36.4% Michael Badnarik 249 31.8% Gary Nolan 24431.2% None of the Above 5 0.6%Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place Third ballot After the second round of voting, Gary Nolan addressed the convention, endorsing Michael Badnarik for the 2004 nomination of the Libertarian Party. + 2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 3 Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast Michael Badnarik 423 54.4% Aaron Russo 344 44.2% None of the Above 11 1.4%Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Voting for vice presidential nomination A separate vote was held for the vice presidential nomination. Per convention rules, nominee Michael Badnarik addressed the crowd, however he declined to declare his preferred running mate. First ballot Richard Campagna of Iowa was nominated as vice presidential candidate on the first ballot. + 2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1 Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast Richard Campagna 353 56.4% Tamara Millay 220 35.1% Garrett Hayes 36 5.8% None of the Above 10 1.6% Scott Jameson 7 1.1%Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place See also Libertarian National Convention Other parties' presidential nominating conventions of 2004: Green Democratic Republican Libertarian Party of Colorado U.S. presidential election, 2004 References Category:Libertarian Party (United States) National Conventions Libertarian National Convention Libertarian National Convention Category:2004 in Atlanta Category:Conventions in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Political events in Georgia (U.S. state) Libertarian National Convention Category:Conventions in Atlanta