[PAR] [TLE] Bill Weld [SEP] William Floyd Weld (born July 31, 1945) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who was the 68th Governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997.  He was the Libertarian Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election, sharing the ticket with Gary Johnson.  Johnson and Weld were together the first presidential ticket since 1948 to consist of two state governors. [PAR] [TLE] Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2016 [SEP] The 2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses allowed electors 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 2016 presidential election was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2016 Libertarian National Convention, which ran from May 26 to 30, 2016.  The delegates nominated former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld.
[PAR] [TLE] Bill Weld [ SEP ] William Floyd Weld ( born July 31 , 1945 ) is an American attorney , businessman , and politician who was the 68th Governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997 . He was the Libertarian Party 's nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2016 election , sharing the ticket with Gary Johnson . Johnson and Weld were together the first presidential ticket since 1948 to consist of two state governors . [PAR] [TLE] Libertarian Party presidential primaries , 2016 [ SEP ] The 2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries and caucuses allowed electors 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 2016 presidential election was chosen directly by registered delegates at the 2016 Libertarian National Convention , which ran from May 26 to 30 , 2016 . The delegates nominated former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld .
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld were the mominees for Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2016; When was the last time a presidential ticket consisted of two state governors?
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld were the mominees for Libertarian Party presidential primaries , 2016 ; When was the last time a presidential ticket consisted of two state governors ?
1948
1948