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== Election of Vice Presidential Nominee == | |||
<ref>https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2008-National-Convention-0508-rev.pdf</ref> | |||
===Candidates=== | |||
*[[Jim Burns]], former [[Libertarian Party of Nevada]] chair. | |||
*[[Steve Kubby]], 2008 candidate for President. | |||
*[[Gail Lightfoot]], founding member of the Libertarian Party from California. | |||
*[[Wayne Allyn Root]], 2008 candidate for President (endorsed by [[Bob Barr]]). | |||
*[[Leonard Schwartz]], attorney from Michigan. | |||
*[[Daniel Williams]], author and activist. | |||
====1st Ballot==== | |||
Prior to the First Ballot, Schwartz withdrew the from race. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ 2008 Libertarian Party Nomination for Vice-President of the United States | |||
|+ 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win) | |||
! Name !! Votes !! Percent | |||
|- | |||
| Wayne Allyn Root || 276 || 47.7% | |||
|- | |||
| Steve Kubby || 209 || 37.1% | |||
|- | |||
| Daniel Williams || 40 || 7.1% | |||
|- | |||
| Jim Burns || 20 || 4.8% | |||
|- | |||
| Gail Lightfoot || 15 || 2.5% | |||
|- | |||
| NOTA || 2 || 0.4% | |||
|- | |||
| Mary Ruwart (write-in) || 1 || 0.2% | |||
|- | |||
| Mike Ferguson (write-in) || 1 || 0.2% | |||
|- | |||
| Lenoard Schwartz (Withdrew) || 1 || 0.2% | |||
|} | |||
No candidate received enough delegate votes to secure the nomination. Lightfoot and Burns were eliminated from the second ballot and endorsed Kubby. | |||
Prior to the second ballot, Williams withdrew from the race and endorsed Root. | |||
====2nd Ballot==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ 2008 Libertarian Party Nomination for Vice-President of the United States | |||
|+ 1st Ballot (50% of Delegates needed to win) | |||
! Name !! Votes !! Percent | |||
|- | |||
| '''Wayne Allyn Root''' || '''289''' || '''51.0%''' | |||
|- | |||
| Steve Kubby || 259 || 45.7% | |||
|- | |||
| Daniel Williams (withdrew) || 10 || 1.8% | |||
|- | |||
| NOTA || 6 || 1.1% | |||
|- | |||
| Mary Ruwart (write-in) || 1 || 0.2% | |||
|- | |||
| Mike Ferguson (write-in) || 1 || 0.2% | |||
|- | |||
| Richard [Last Name Missing] || 1 || 0.2% | |||
|} | |} | ||