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29th May 2016, 01:53 PM
Johnson wins Libertarian Party presidential nomination
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Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson on Sunday won the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, getting more than 50 percent of the vote in a field of five.
Johnson, who was heavily favored to win the nomination, won with 55.8 percent of the vote, followed by Austin Peterson, of Missouri, with 23 percent; John McAffee, of Tennessee, with 14 percent; and Darryl Perry, of New Hampshire, with 5.6 percent.
The voting for vice president at the party’s nominating convention this weekend in Orlando, Fla., will take place later Sunday.
“I’ve always said, it’s your hard work,” Johnson told party members in his acceptance speech. “Your work has gotten us to this point. I will work as hard as I can to represent all you in this room.”
Though the Libertarian candidate is always a long shot to become U.S. president, Johnson in recent polls has double-digit popularity among voters, in a three-way matchup with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, who each have historically low popularity.
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Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson on Sunday won the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, getting more than 50 percent of the vote in a field of five.
Johnson, who was heavily favored to win the nomination, won with 55.8 percent of the vote, followed by Austin Peterson, of Missouri, with 23 percent; John McAffee, of Tennessee, with 14 percent; and Darryl Perry, of New Hampshire, with 5.6 percent.
The voting for vice president at the party’s nominating convention this weekend in Orlando, Fla., will take place later Sunday.
“I’ve always said, it’s your hard work,” Johnson told party members in his acceptance speech. “Your work has gotten us to this point. I will work as hard as I can to represent all you in this room.”
Though the Libertarian candidate is always a long shot to become U.S. president, Johnson in recent polls has double-digit popularity among voters, in a three-way matchup with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, who each have historically low popularity.