The 2004 Libertarian Party presidential primaries allowed voters to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate. These differed from the Republican or Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses in that they did not appoint delegates to represent a candidate at the party's convention to select the party's nominee for the United States presidential election. The party's nominee for the 2004 presidential election was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2004 Libertarian National Convention, which ran from May 28 to 31, 2008. The delegates nominated Michael Badnarik for president and Richard Campagna for vice president.
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Five primaries were held.[1] A total of 26,701 votes were cast in these primaries.
Candidates
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| Gary Nolan | Talk radio host | 
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Entertainment businessman, film producer and director, and political activist | 
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Software engineer |
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| Jeffrey Diket |
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| Ruben Perez | 2002 candidate for Texas Railroad Commission[2] |
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| Uncommitted/No preference/Uninstructed delegation | N/A |
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Primaries and caucuses
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | First-place primary/caucus finishes |
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| Gary Nolan | 14,683 | 54.99% | 5 |
| Aaron Russo | 4964 | 18.59% | — |
| Michael Badnarik | 4,879% | 18.27 | — |
| Uncommitted/uninstructed | 885 | 3.31% | — |
| Jeffery Diket | 223 | 0.84% | — |
| Ruben Perez | 219 | 0.82% | — |
| Scattered write-ins | 214 | 0.80% | — |
Missouri primary
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In the Wisconsin primary on February 3, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside the Democratic, Republican primaries.[3]
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Wisconsin primary
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In the Wisconsin primary on February 17, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside the Democratic, Republican primaries.[4][5]
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California primary
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In the California primary on March 2, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside those for the Republicans, Democrats, the Green Party, and the Peace and Freedom Party.[6]
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Massachusetts primary
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In the Massachusetts primary on March 2, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside the Democratic, Republican, and Green primaries.[1][7]
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Nebraska primary
edit2004 National Convention
editSee also
editPresidential primaries
- 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2004 Green Party presidential primaries
- 2004 Republican Party presidential primaries
- National Conventions
Notes
edit- ^ The primaries were non-binding. Despite not receiving a plurality of the popular vote, Badnarik was able to secure a majority of delegate votes at the convention, and thus the nomination.
References
edit- ^ a b "Major Third Party 2004 Presidential Primaries". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Vote Perez for Railroad Commission". voteperez.freeservers.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "All Results Official Election Returns State of Missouri Presidential Preference Primary Presidential Preference Primary Tuesday, February 03, 2004 As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on Monday, February 23, 2004" (PDF). www.sos.mo.gov. Missouri Secretary of State. February 23, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Federal Elections 2004 Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). www.fec.gov. Federal Elections Commission. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin State Elections Board Results of President Primary Election – 02/17/2004" (PDF). elections.wi.gov. Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 18, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Statement of Vote" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. California Secretary of State. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Search". electionstats.state.ma.us. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "2004 President Libertarian Primary". electionstats.state.ma.us. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "2004 Official Nebraska Primary Election Results May 11, 2004" (PDF). sos.nebraska.gov. Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved May 25, 2021.