| 2004 presidential election | |
  Nominees Badnarik and Campagna | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | May 28–31, 2004 |
| City | Atlanta Georgia |
| Venue | Marriott Marquis Hotel |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Michael Badnarik ofTexas |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Richard Campagna ofIowa |
| Other candidates | Gary Nolan ofOhio Aaron Russo ofCalifornia |
| ‹ 2002 · 2006 › | |
The2004 Libertarian National Convention was held from May 28 to May 31, 2004, at theMarriott Marquis Hotel[1] inAtlanta, Georgia. The delegates at the convention, on behalf of theU.S. Libertarian Party, nominatedMichael Badnarik forpresident andRichard Campagna forvice president in the2004 presidential election. The convention was televised nationally onC-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.[2]
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Those which attended include:
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.
| Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | ||||||||||||
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| 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% | ||||||||||||
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After the second round,Gary Nolan, not receiving the necessary votes to advance, endorsed Michael Badnarik.
| Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Russo | 285 | 36.4% | |||||||||
| Michael Badnarik | 249 | 31.8% | |||||||||
| Gary Nolan | 244 | 31.2% | |||||||||
| None of the Above | 5 | 0.6% | |||||||||
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After the second round of voting, Gary Nolan addressed the convention, endorsing Michael Badnarik for the 2004 nomination of the Libertarian Party.
| 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% | ||||||||
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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.
Richard Campagna of Iowa was nominated as vice presidential candidate on the first ballot.
| 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% | ||||||||||
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