Roger MacBride
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| Personal Details | |
| Birth: | August 6, 1927 |
| Death: | March 5, 1995 (aged 67) |
| Education: | Princeton University Harvard University |
| Occupation: | television producer, lawyer |
| Party: | Republican (prior to 1972, 1983-1995) Libertarian (1972-1983) |
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Roger L. MacBride (August 6, 1927—March 5, 1995) was the adopted grandson and protegee of libertarian writer Rose Wilder Lane, daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House on the Prairie" series of books. In 1972, as a "faithless" Republican elector from Virginia, he cast his electoral college vote for the Libertarian Party's first national ticket of John Hospers and Tonie Nathan, also becoming the first person in US history to cast an electoral college vote for a woman. In 1976, he was selected as the Libertarian presidential candidate, with David Bergland as his running mate.
In 1983, MacBride rejoined the Republican Party, and became a major benefactor of the Republican Liberty Caucus, a group of libertarians working within the Republican Party. In 1994, he was elected chair of the RLC, and helped launch the Congressional Liberty Caucus, a group of self-proclaimed libertarians in the House of Representatives. MacBride died in 1995 at the age of 67. He was inducted into the Hall of Liberty posthumously in 2012.
Campaign Staff
Press secretary: C. Ronald Kimberling
State-Level "MacBride for President committees - Staffers and volunteers
IA: Iowa MacBride for President committee - Dale Roewe: Treasurer/fundraiser
Election results
| Party | Name/Running Mate | Electoral Votes | Percent | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale | 297 | 50.08% | 40,831,881 |
| Republican | Gerald Ford / Bob Dole | 240 | 48.01% | 39,148,634 |
| Independent | Eugene McCarthy / various | 0 | 0.91% | 744,763 |
| Libertarian | Roger MacBride / David Bergland | 0 | 0.21% | 173,819 |
| American Independent | Lester Maddox / William Dyke | 0 | 0.21% | 170,373 |
| American | Thomas Anderson / Rufus Shackelford | 0 | 0.19% | 158,724 |
| Socialist Workers | Peter Camejo / Willie Mae Reid | 0 | 0.11% | 90,986 |
| Communist | Gus Hall / Jarvis Tyner | 0 | 0.07% | 58,709 |
| People's | Margaret Wright / Benjamin Spock | 0 | 0.06% | 49,016 |
| US Labor | Lyndon LaRouche / R. Wayne Evans | 0 | 0.05% | 40,018 |
| Various | All Others | 0 | 0.09% | 75,119 |
| Preceded by: John Hospers |
Libertarian Party Presidential candidate 1976 |
Succeeded by: Ed Clark |