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  Nominees Oliver and ter Maat | |
| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | May 24–27, 2024 |
| City | Washington, D.C. |
| Venue | Washington Hilton |
| Chair | Angela McArdle |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Chase Oliver ofGeorgia |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Mike ter Maat ofVirginia |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 1,051 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 526 |
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The2024 Libertarian National Convention was a political event to select theLibertarian Party nominees forpresident andvice president in the2024 election. It was held from May 24 to the early morning of May 27, 2024, at theWashington Hilton inWashington, D.C.[1]
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Elections were held for the chairmanship of theLibertarian National Committee, currently held byAngela McArdle, as well as the position of vice chair, currently held by Andrew Watkins.[2] McArdle was elected at the 2022 convention inReno, Nevada, by acquiring the votes of 69% of delegates. She was elected with the support of theMises Caucus, which was created in opposition toNicholas Sarwark's tenure as chairman.[3] Independent candidateRobert F. Kennedy Jr. originally ruled out a nomination, then accepted a nomination the day of the convention, but was eliminated in the first round with 19 delegate votes.[4]Donald Trump asked for the party nomination but was disqualified for not having submitted the appropriate paperwork.[5]
Candidates needed to submit papers with the signatures of at least 30 delegates to be nominated. The following candidates met the threshold:[6]
A delegate also attempted to nominateDonald Trump, but the nomination was considered invalid due to Trump not submitting nomination papers.[7]
Ten candidates were nominated for the first round. Delegates could also cast awrite-in vote or vote fornone of the above (NOTA).[6] If no candidate reaches 50%, the candidate with the lowest vote total and all candidates below 5% are eliminated and the convention votes again.[8]
Ballay, Kennedy, Anderson, and Art Olivier were eliminated after the first round, Hornberger was eliminated after the second round, Smith was eliminated after the third round, Mapstead was eliminated after the fourth round, ter Maat was eliminated after the fifth round.
Following his elimination in the fifth round, ter Maat announced he would run as Chase Oliver's running mate. Michael Heise, founder of theMises Caucus, which endorsed Rectenwald, noted that the caucus also offered ter Maat the vice presidential position.[9]
The sixth round was a head-to-head between Oliver and Rectenwald. No candidate received 50% of the vote due to votes for NOTA and write-ins. As the lowest placed nominated candidate, Rectenwald was eliminated. This set up a seventh round between Oliver and NOTA. ChairAngela McArdle noted that should NOTA receive a majority, the party would not nominate a candidate for president.[10]
Chase Oliver won the nomination on the seventh ballot with 60.6% of the vote.
This is the first convention that delegates did not nominate the candidate who won the first round of voting since the2004 convention.[11]
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | 3rd ballot | 4th ballot | 5th ballot | 6th ballot | 7th ballot | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ± | Votes | % | ± | Votes | % | ± | Votes | % | ± | Votes | % | ± | Votes | % | ± | |
| Chase Oliver | 181 | 19.7% | 219 | 24.0% | +4.3% | 230 | 25.4% | +1.4% | 231 | 25.9% | +0.5% | 286 | 32.9% | +7.0% | 423 | 49.5% | +16.6% | 497 | 60.6% | +11.1% |
| None of the above | 11 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.8% | −0.4% | 9 | 1.0% | +0.2% | 10 | 1.1% | +0.1% | 22 | 2.5% | +1.4% | 44 | 5.2% | +2.7% | 300 | 36.6% | +21.4% |
| Write-ins | 13[a] | 1.4% | 8 | 0.9% | −0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | −0.7% | 1[b] | 0.1% | −0.1% | 3[c] | 0.3% | +0.2% | 5[d] | 0.6% | +0.3% | 23 | 2.8% | +1.2% |
| Michael Rectenwald | 259 | 28.2% | 293 | 32.2% | +4.0% | 319 | 35.2% | +3.0% | 335 | 37.6% | +2.4% | 334 | 38.4% | +0.8% | 382 | 44.7% | +6.3% | Eliminated | ||
| Mike ter Maat | 141 | 15.3% | 162 | 17.8% | +2.5% | 165 | 18.2% | +0.4% | 175 | 19.6% | +1.4% | 225 | 25.9% | +6.3% | Eliminated | |||||
| Lars Mapstead | 122 | 13.3% | 123 | 13.5% | +0.2% | 137 | 15.1% | +1.6% | 139 | 15.6% | +0.5% | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Joshua Smith | 73 | 7.9% | 62 | 6.8% | −1.1% | 45 | 5.0% | −1.8% | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Jacob Hornberger | 59 | 6.4% | 37 | 4.1% | −2.3% | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Charles Ballay | 21 | 2.3% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 19 | 2.1% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua "Toad" Anderson | 16 | 1.7% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
| Art Olivier | 4 | 0.4% | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
| Votes cast | 919 | 87.4% | 911 | 86.7% | −0.7% | 907 | 86.3% | −0.4% | 891 | 84.8% | −1.5% | 870 | 82.8% | −2.0% | 854 | 81.3% | −1.5% | 820 | 78.0% | −3.3% |
Candidates needed to submit papers with the signatures of at least 30 delegates to be nominated. The following candidates met the threshold:[6]
Five candidates were nominated for the first round. Delegates could also write-in a candidate or vote forNOTA in any round. If no candidate reaches 50%, the candidate with the lowest vote total and all candidates below 5% are eliminated and the convention votes again. Delegates voted to suspend the rules and additionally suspend all candidates with below 15% in the first round.[6]
Clegg, Greenstein, and Ludden were eliminated after the first round.
Mike ter Maat, who was endorsed by presidential nomineeChase Oliver, was nominated on the second ballot with 51.3% of the vote.
| Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ± | |
| Mike ter Maat | 367 | 49.7% | 371 | 51.3% | +1.6% |
| Clint Russell | 339 | 45.9% | 340 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| None of the above | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| Write-ins | 10[e] | 1.4% | 4[f] | 0.6% | −0.8% |
| Freddie Clegg | 9 | 1.2% | Eliminated | ||
| Kendal Ludden | 3 | 0.4% | Eliminated | ||
| Mark Stewart Greenstein | 3 | 0.4% | Eliminated | ||
| Votes cast | 739 | 70.3% | 723 | 68.8% | −1.5% |
According to the convention website, the following people were scheduled to appear as convention speakers:[12]
After the May 1 announcement that Trump would be addressing the convention, Kennedy proposed a formal debate between the two at the convention, as he would also be making an appearance.[13] According to Kennedy, Trump declined.[citation needed]
Inviting Trump to speak was highly controversial within the party, and a motion was introduced on theLibertarian National Committee to rescind the invitation issued by party chair McArdle.[19] During his speech, Trump made a play for the Libertarian nomination and vowed to appoint a Libertarian to his cabinet.[20]
Ramaswamy, in addition to speaking, engaged in a debate with the winner of the libertarian vice-presidential debate, which is to be determined by astraw poll at the convention.[15]
Nicole Shanahan, the running mate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was anticipated to speak on May 26. However, she backed out after Kennedy was eliminated from contention for the Libertarian nomination in the first round of balloting.[4]
Delegates to the convention are allocated to state party affiliates based on the number of sustaining members of the national Libertarian Party perstate, as well as the percentage of the vote cast by state in the2020 presidential election for Libertarian nomineeJo Jorgensen. A total of 1,051 delegates are currently selected to vote at the convention.[21]
