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The convention delegates, among other business, elected the LP's 2008 Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees and determined the party's platform.   
The convention delegates, among other business, elected the LP's 2008 Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees and determined the party's platform.   


== Presidential candidates ==
==Election of Presidential Nominee==
*[[Bob Barr]], former US Congressman, [[LNC Region 4]] representative, Presidential candidate
===Candidates===
*[[James Burns]], former Nevada LP chair
*[[Bob Barr]], former US House Representative from Georgia's 7th District, [[LNC Region 4]] representative
*[[Mike Gravel]], former US Senator, author
*[[Mike Gravel]], former US Senator from Alaska
*[[Dave Hollist]], activist
*[[Daniel Imperato]], businessman
*[[Mike Jingozian]], software developer
*[[Mike Jingozian]], software developer
*[[Steve Kubby]], businessman, activist
*[[Steve Kubby]], businessman, activist
*[[Alden Link]], businessman
*[[George Phillies]], physicist
*[[George Phillies]], physicist
*[[Wayne Allyn Root]], gambling industry personality, vice-presidential candidate
*[[Wayne Allyn Root]], gambling industry personality, vice-presidential candidate
*[[Mary Ruwart]], author, activist
*[[Mary Ruwart]], author, activist
*[[Christine Smith]], activist
*[[Christine Smith]], activist from Colorado
 
===Results===
<ref>https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2008-National-Convention-0508-rev.pdf</ref>
====1st Ballot====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2008 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| Bob Barr  ||  153  ||  24.2%
|-
| Mary Ruwart  ||  152  ||  24.1%
|-
| Wayne Allyn Root || 123 || 19.5%
|-
| Mike Gravel || 71 || 11.3%
|-
| George Phillies || 49 || 7.8%
|-
| Steve Kubby || 41 || 6.5%
|-
| Michael Jingozian || 23 || 3.6%
|-
| Christine Smith || 6 || 0.95%
|-
| Ron Paul (Write-in) || 6 || 0.95%
|-
| Penn Gilette (Write-in) || 3 || 0.48%
|-
| [[None of the Above|NOTA]] || 2 || 0.3%
|-
| Willaim Koehler || 1 || 0.16%
|-
| Daniel Imperato || 1 || 0.16%
|}
 
No Candidate received enough votes to secure the nomination. Michael Jingozian and Christine Smith were eliminated from the 2nd Ballot. Michael Jingozian endorsed Mike Gravel.
 
====2nd Ballot====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2008 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 2nd Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| Bob Barr  ||  188  ||  29.6%
|-
| Mary Ruwart  ||  162  ||  25.5%
|-
| Wayne Allyn Root || 138 || 21.7%
|-
| Mike Gravel || 73 || 11.5%
|-
| George Phillies || 36 || 5.7%
|-
| Steve Kubby || 32 || 5.0%
|-
| Ron Paul (Write-in) || 3 || 0.45%
|-
| [[None of the Above|NOTA]] || 1 || 0.16%
|-
| Michael Jingozian (Write-in) || 1 || 0.16%
|-
| Jesse Ventura (Write-in) || 1 || 0.16%
|-
| Stephen Kolbert (Write-in) || 1 || 0.16%
|}
 
No Candidate received enough votes to secure the nomination. Steve Kubby was eliminated from the 3rd Ballot. Kubby endorsed Mary Ruwart.
 
====3rd Ballot====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2008 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 3rd Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| Bob Barr  ||  186  ||  29.5%
|-
| Mary Ruwart  ||  186  ||  29.5%
|-
| Wayne Allyn Root || 146 || 23.2%
|-
| Mike Gravel || 78 || 12.4%
|-
| George Phillies || 31 || 4.9%
|-
| NOTA || 2 || 0.3%
|-
| Ron Paul (Write-in) || 1 || 0.16%
|-
|}
 
No Candidate received enough votes to secure the nomination. George Phillies was eliminated from the 3rd Ballot.
 
====4th Ballot====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2008 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 4th Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| Bob Barr  ||  202  ||  32.0%
|-
| Mary Ruwart  ||  202  ||  32.0%
|-
| Wayne Allyn Root || 149 || 23.6%
|-
| Mike Gravel || 76 || 12.0%
|-
| NOTA || 3 || 0.5%
|}
 
No Candidate received enough votes to secure the nomination. Mike Gravel was eliminated from the 5th Ballot.
 
====5th Ballot====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2008 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 5th Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| Mary Ruwart  ||  229  ||  36.8%
|-
| Bob Barr  ||  223  ||  35.8%
|-
| Wayne Allyn Root || 165 || 26.5%
|-
| NOTA || 6 || 1.0%
|}
 
No Candidate received enough votes to secure the nomination. Wayne Allyn Root was eliminated from the 6th Ballot. Root endorsed Barr and expressed interest in being his running mate.
 
====6th Ballot====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2008 Libertarian Party Nomination for President of the United States
|+ 6th Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win)
! Name !! Votes !! Percent
|-
| '''Bob Barr'''  ||  '''324'''  ||  '''51.4%'''
|-
| Mary Ruwart  ||  276  ||  43.9%
|-
| NOTA || 26 || 4.1%
|-
| Ron Paul (Write-in) || 1 || 0.16%
|-
| Ralph Nader (Write-in) || 1 || 0.16%
|}


== LNC candidates ==
== LNC candidates ==
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