| Election Name: | 2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | primary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Name: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Election Date: | February 7 – June 5, 2012 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Votes For Election: | Non-binding preferential vote |
| Candidate1: | Gary Johnson |
| Color1: | 1F75FE |
| Home State1: | New Mexico |
| States Carried1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,368 |
| Percentage1: | 37.5% |
| Candidate2: | Uncommitted |
| Color2: | 000000 |
| States Carried2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,198 |
| Percentage2: | 23.3% |
| Candidate3: | Barbara Joy Waymire |
| States Carried3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,118 |
| Percentage3: | 9.5% |
| Candidate4: | Scott Keller |
| States Carried4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,208 |
| Percentage4: | 5.4% |
| Candidate5: | James Ogle |
| Color5: | FF0000 |
| States Carried5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,041 |
| Percentage5: | 4.7% |
| Libertarian nominee | |
| Before Election: | Bob Barr |
| After Election: | Gary Johnson |
| Map Size: | 400px |
The 2012 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 2012 presidential election was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2012 Libertarian National Convention, which ran from May 2 to 6, 2012. The delegates nominated former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson for President and former judge Jim Gray for Vice President.
Four primaries were held.[1] A total of 22,346 votes were cast in these primaries.
| Candidate | Profession | Campaign | On primary ballot | Popular vote | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | NC | NE | CA | ||||||||
| data-sort-value="Johnson, Gary" | Gary Johnson | 29th Governor of New Mexico (1995–2003) | (campaign • positions) Running mate: Jim Gray[2] | data-sort-value="8368" | 8,368 | ||||||
| data-sort-value="Waymire, Barbara Joy" | Barbara Joy Waymire | data-sort-value="2118" | 2,118 | ||||||||
| data-sort-value="Keller, Scott" | Scott Keller | data-sort-value="1208" | 1,208 | ||||||||
| data-sort-value="Ogle, James" | James Ogle | Secretary of "U.S. Parliament"[3] | data-sort-value="1041" | 1,041 | |||||||
| data-sort-value="Harris, R. J." | R. J. Harris | Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in 2010[4] | data-sort-value="998" | 998 | |||||||
| data-sort-value="Still, Bill" | Bill Still | data-sort-value="901" | 901 | ||||||||
| data-sort-value="Gary, Roger" | Roger Gary | data-sort-value="838" | 878 | ||||||||
| data-sort-value="Wrights, R. Lee" | R. Lee Wrights | Vice-chairperson of the Libertarian National Committee | data-sort-value="838" | 838 | |||||||
| data-sort-value="Person, Carl" | Carl Person | Attorney | data-sort-value="798" | 798 | |||||||
| Colspan=11 | Alternate ballot options: | ||||||||||
| data-sort-value="Uncommitted" | Uncommitted | N/A | data-sort-value="5198" | 5,198 | |||||||
In the Missouri primary on February 7, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside the Republican and Democratic primaries.[5]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Ogle | 483 | 52.8 | |
| Uncommitted | 431 | 47.2 | |
| Total | 914 | 100 |
In the North Carolina primary on May 8, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside the Republican and Democratic primaries.[6]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncommitted | 4,767 | 61.97 | |
| Gary Johnson | 1,491 | 19.38 | |
| R. Lee Wrights | 336 | 4.37 | |
| R. J. Harris | 315 | 4.10 | |
| Roger Gary | 301 | 3.91 | |
| Carl Person | 261 | 3.39 | |
| Bill Still | 221 | 2.87 | |
| Total | 7,692 | 100 |
In the Nebraska primary on May 15, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside the Democratic and Republican primaries.[7]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson | 97 | 55.43 | |
| R. Lee Wrights | 23 | 13.14 | |
| Roger Gary | 18 | 10.29 | |
| Carl Person | 14 | 8.00 | |
| R. J. Harris | 13 | 7.43 | |
| Bill Still | 10 | 5.71 | |
| Total | 175 | 100 |
Type: Semi-ClosedIn the California primary on June 5, the Libertarian Party had a state-run primary held alongside those for the Republicans, Democrats, the Green Party, the American Independent Party and the Peace and Freedom Party.[8]
This non-binding primary took place after the 2012 Libertarian National Convention.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson | 6,780 | 50.0 | |
| Barbara Joy Waymire | 2,118 | 15.6 | |
| Scott Keller | 1,208 | 8.9 | |
| R. J. Harris | 670 | 4.9 | |
| Bill Still | 670 | 4.9 | |
| Roger Gary | 559 | 4.1 | |
| James Ogle | 558 | 4.1 | |
| Carl Person | 523 | 3.9 | |
| R. Lee Wrights | 479 | 3.5 | |
| Total | 13,565 | 100 |
See also: 2012 Libertarian National Convention.
Presidential primaries