On May 5 , 2012 , at the Libertarian National Convention , Johnson received the Libertarian Party 's official nomination for President of the United States by a vote of 419 votes to 152 votes for second-place candidate Lee Wrights . Following his nomination , Johnson asked the convention 's delegates to nominate as his vice-presidential running-mate Judge Jim Gray of California . Gray won the vice-presidential nomination on the first ballot
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2012 Libertarian National Convention
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