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The Constitution Party National Convention is held by the United States Constitution Party every two to four years. As of August 2020, there have been eight.

National conventions[edit]

1992 convention[edit]

  • The first national convention of the party, then known as the U.S. Taxpayers Party, was held in September 1992 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
U.S. Taxpayers Party National Convention presidential vote, 1992[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Howard Phillips 264 97.78%
Bo Gritz 4 1.48%
Evan Mecham 1 0.37%
Totals 269 100.00%

1996 convention[edit]

U.S. Taxpayers Party National Convention presidential vote, 1996[4]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Howard Phillips 393 92.83%
Charles E. Collins 20 4.81%
Ted Gunderson 5 1.18%
Pat Buchanan 5 1.18%
Diane Beall Templin 0 0%
Totals 423 100.00%

1999 convention[edit]

  • The 1999 convention was held September 1–6, 1999, at the Regal Riverfront Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.[5] It was here that the party changed its name from the U.S. Taxpayers Party to the Constitution Party.[6]
Constitution Party National Convention presidential vote, 1999[7]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Howard Phillips 500 85.03%
Herbert Titus 88 14.97%
Totals 588 100.00%

Joseph Sobran was nominated unanimously for vice president.

Joseph Sobran later withdrew in April 2000, citing scheduling conflicts with his journalistic commitments. Curtis Frazier, a surgeon from Missouri, was later selected by the Party Committee to be his replacement on the ticket.

2004 convention[edit]

Michael Peroutka and Chuck Baldwin were nominated unanimously for president and vice president, respectively.

2008 convention[edit]

Detailed map on the vote for the 2008 presidential nomination by individual state delegations.
Constitution Party National Convention presidential vote, 2008[10]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Chuck Baldwin 383.8 74.38%
Alan Keyes 125.7 24.36%
Max Riekse (Michigan) 4.5 0.87%
Daniel Imperato (Georgia) 1.0 0.19%
Susan Ducey (Kansas) 1.0 0.19%
Totals 516.0 100.00%
Constitution Party National Convention vice presidential vote, 2008[10]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Darrell Castle 389.0 75.98%
Scott Bradley (Utah) 58.0 11.33%
Don Grundmann (California) 43.7 8.54%
Mad Max Riekse (Michigan) 13.3 2.60%
Susan Ducey (Kansas) 8.0 1.56%
Totals 512.0 100.00%

2012 convention[edit]

Detailed map on the vote for the 2012 presidential nomination by individual state delegations

The 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention was held in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 18–21.[11]

Constitution Party National Convention presidential vote, 2012
Candidate Votes Percentage
Virgil Goode 203 50.37%
Darrell Castle 120 29.78%
Robby Wells 58 14.39%
Susan Ducey (Kansas) 15 3.72%
Laurie Roth 6 1.49%
Totals 402 100.00%

Jim Clymer was nominated for vice president by voice vote.

2016 convention[edit]

Constitution Party National Convention presidential vote, 2016[13][14]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Darrell Castle 184 54.19%
Scott Copeland (Texas) 103.5 30.49%
Tom Hoefling 19 5.60%
Daniel Cummings (Wyoming) 9 2.65%
J.R. Myers (Alaska) 9 2.65%
Don Grundmann (California) 6 1.77%
John Diamond (Pennsylvania) 5 1.47%
Jeremy Friedbaum (Utah) 4 1.18%
Totals 339.5 100.00%

Scott Bradley was nominated for vice president by voice vote.

2020 convention[edit]

  • The 2020 Presidential Nominating Convention was held via videoconference from May 1 to May 2.[15]
Constitution Party National Convention presidential vote, 2020, first ballot[16]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Don Blankenship 139.5 46.19%
Charles Kraut 77.8 25.76%
Samm Tittle 46.35 15.35%
Don Grundmann 25.25 8.36%
Daniel Clyde Cummings 13.1 4.24%
Totals 302 100.00%
Constitution Party National Convention presidential vote, 2020, second ballot[16]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Don Blankenship 177 57.28%
Charles Kraut 86.75 28.07%
Don Grundmann 24 7.77%
Samm Tittle 21.25 6.88%
Totals 309 100.00%

William Mohr was nominated for vice president unanimously.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Proposals for the American Independent Party State Convention to be held, Sacramento California, August 29 to 30, 1992" Archived May 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, August 8, 1992.
  2. ^ http://www.ballot-access.org/1992/9-9-92.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "United States Taxpayers Party:Leadership and Key Issues", www.Forerunner.com. May 2008.
  4. ^ "Ballot Access News - September 9, 1996". Ballot-access.org. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Third Party Presidential Nominating Conventions", www.gmu.edu.
  6. ^ "Constitution Party: Frequently Asked Questions". ConstitutionParty.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  7. ^ "US President - CST Convention Race - Sep 01, 1999". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "RWH: Constitution & Green Party Conventions". C-SPAN. June 27, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  9. ^ Winger, Richard (April 26, 2008). "Chuck Baldwin is Constitution Party Nominee for President". Ballot Access News. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Election 2008 - Primary, Caucus, and Convention Phase". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  11. ^ "Constitution Party National Convention to Meet in Nashville Amidst Unprecedented Voter Dissatisfaction with Obama and Romney" Archived July 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Mills, Glen (April 14, 2016). "The Constitution Party hosts national convention in Salt Lake City". abc4.com.
  13. ^ Winger, Richard (April 16, 2016). "Constitution Party Nominates Darrell Castle". Ballot Access News. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  14. ^ Davis, Ricardo (April 16, 2016). "Constitution Party Nominating Convention Results". Constitution Party of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  15. ^ Winger, Richard (March 25, 2020). "Constitution Party Will Hold a Videoconference National Convention". Ballot Access News. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c Winger, Richard (May 2, 2020). "Constitution Party Nominates Don Blankenship for President on Second Ballot". Ballot Access News. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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