Libertarian Party Primary Elections

The Libertarian Party is a third party in the USA. They share major policies with the Republican Party. Their headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia, and they are generally seen as right-wing (which focuses on businesses and a small government).

The way the Libertarian Party conducts the primaries is much different from the other parties. Instead of winning delegates, the nominee is chosen based on the number of states won.

The candidates for the Libertarian Party nomination were:

• Chase Oliver (6 states)

• Lars Mapstead (2 states)

• Michael Rectenwald (2 states)

• Charles Ballay (1 state)

• Joshua Smith (1 state)

• Mike ter Maat (1 state)

• 2 more...

• Joe Exotic (withdrawn)

Chase Oliver won in 6 states, so he became the Libertarian presidential nominee. He chose Mike ter Maat as his running mate.

Primary Dates:

• March 5th:

  • California

  • Oklahoma

  • Massachusetts

  • North Carolina

• May 14th: Nebraska

• June 4th: New Mexico

Caucuses and Convention Dates:

• January 13th: Arizona convention

• January 15th: Iowa caucus

• February 3rd: Alabama convention

• February 24th: Mississippi convention

• February 27th: Minnesota caucus

• March 2nd:

  • Indiana convention

  • Pennsylvania convention

• April 2nd: Connecticut caucus (straw poll)

• May 5th: Maine convention

• May 24th-26th: National convention

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