a fatal blow to other opposition political parties that might enter the race for President, as the race was thought likely to come down to Brumskine and Johnson-Sirleaf. However, Winston Tubman was the most popular of Johnson-Sirleaf's opponents, and the third-place finisher in the contest was Prince Johnson. 2017 elections In 2016, Brumskined announced his intention to run for President of Liberia in the 2017 elections On 19 March 2017, Brumskine announced that Harrison Karnwea, a native of Nimba County, northeastern Liberia would be his running mate in the 2017 presidential election. Brumksine the presidential candidate of the Liberty Party during the 2017 elections won 9.62%. Death On the evening of November 20, 2019, Brumskine died. On November 21, 2019 the National Ensign was flown at half-mast from 8 am to 6 pm in Liberia. The reigning president, George Weah stated “Liberia has lost a great champion of social justice and a stalwart of our body politics. Counsellor Charles Brumskine was a legal luminary whose contributions to our justice system and political sphere will truly be missed. Words are inadequate to express how deeply saddened we all are; over the passing of Counsellor Brumskine – an astute statesman and accomplished public servant whose dedication to the country remains irrefutable.” References 1951 births Candidates for President of Liberia Liberian evangelicals Liberty Party (Liberia) politicians 2019 deaths Members of the Senate of Liberia Presidents pro tempore of the Senate of Liberia Dedman School of Law alumni University of Liberia alumni People from Grand Bassa County Americo-Liberian people People of Americo-Liberian descent