2024 Libertarian National Convention

The **2024 Libertarian National Convention** was a political event to choose the Libertarian Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 2024 election. It took place from May 24 to the morning of May 27, 2024, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.

## Background 
Elections were held for the chairperson and vice chair of the Libertarian National Committee. Angela McArdle is the current chairperson, and Andrew Watkins is the vice chair. McArdle was elected in 2022 in Reno, Nevada, with 69% of the votes. She was supported by the Mises Caucus, which opposes Nicholas Sarwark's time as chairperson.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. first said he wouldn't run but then accepted a nomination on the day of the convention. He was eliminated in the first round with 19 votes. Donald J. Trump wanted to run but was disqualified for not submitting the right paperwork.

## Presidential nomination 
Candidates had to get signatures from at least 30 delegates to be nominated. The following candidates met this requirement:

* Lars Mapstead
* Art Olivier
* Mike ter Maat
* Joshua "Toad" Anderson
* Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
* Joshua Smith
* Charles Ballay
* Chase Oliver
* Michael Rectenwald
* Jacob Hornberger

A delegate tried to nominate Donald Trump, but it was invalid because Trump didn't submit the needed papers.

Oliver won the nomination with 60.6% of the vote.

## Vice Presidential nomination 
Candidates had to get signatures from at least 30 delegates to be nominated. The following candidates met this requirement:

* Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental lawyer and independent presidential candidate
* Peter A. McCullough, cardiologist and epidemiologist
* Vivek Ramaswamy, entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate
* Gabriel Shipton, brother of Julian Assange
* Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative (1976–1977, 1979–1985, 1997–2013), 1988 Libertarian presidential nominee, 2008 and 2012 candidate for the Republican presidential nomination
* Mark Skousen, economist and writer
* Dave Smith, comedian and commentator
* Donald Trump, former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee

After Trump announced he would speak at the convention on May 1, Kennedy suggested a debate, but Trump declined.

Trump's invitation was controversial, and the Libertarian National Committee considered canceling it. During his speech, Trump tried to get the Libertarian nomination and promised to appoint a Libertarian to his cabinet.

Vivek Ramaswamy spoke and debated with the vice-presidential debate winner, chosen by a straw poll at the convention.

Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, was supposed to speak on May 26 but withdrew after Kennedy was eliminated in the first round.

## Delegate allocation 
Delegates at the convention are assigned to state party affiliates based on the number of members in the national Libertarian Party in each state and the percentage of votes Jo Jorgensen received in the 2020 presidential election. There were 1,051 delegates voting at the convention.

## Related pages 
* 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries 
* 2024 Republican National Convention
* 2024 Democratic National Convention

## References