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| − | '''Ed Clark''' was the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate for [[President of the United States]] in 1980. He won 921,128 popular votes or 1.1% of the national vote, which is still the Libertarian Party's best showing in the popular vote in a Presidential election. (Their best showing in the [[electoral vote]] was in 1972 when a [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] elector from [[Virginia]] cast his vote instead for the Libertarian candidate | + | '''Ed Clark''' was the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate for [[President of the United States]] in 1980. He won 921,128 popular votes or 1.1% of the national vote, which is still the Libertarian Party's best showing in the popular vote in a Presidential election. (Their best showing in the [[electoral vote]] was in 1972 when a [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] elector from [[Virginia]] cast his vote instead for the Libertarian candidate.) Clark's support was strongest in some western states, such as [[Alaska]] (11.7%), [[Montana]] (2.7%), [[Wyoming]] (2.6%), and [[Oregon]] (2.2%). In Alaska he actually finished third, ahead of [[John Anderson]]. |
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Revision as of 00:37, September 23, 2007
Ed Clark was the Libertarian Party candidate for President of the United States in 1980. He won 921,128 popular votes or 1.1% of the national vote, which is still the Libertarian Party's best showing in the popular vote in a Presidential election. (Their best showing in the electoral vote was in 1972 when a Nixon elector from Virginia cast his vote instead for the Libertarian candidate.) Clark's support was strongest in some western states, such as Alaska (11.7%), Montana (2.7%), Wyoming (2.6%), and Oregon (2.2%). In Alaska he actually finished third, ahead of John Anderson.