Barr: 186
Ruwart: 186
Root: 146
Gravel: 76
Phillies: 31
NOTA: 2
Phillies will be dropped off the next ballot. Phillies got up and declined to endorse anyone.
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Barr: 188
Ruwart: 162
Root: 138
Gravel: 71
Phillies: 36
Kubby: 32
NOTA: 1
Kubby will now be eliminated on the next ballot. Kubby got up and endorsed Ruwart.
With no candidate receiving over 25% on the first ballot, here are the results:
Bob Barr: 153
Mary Ruwart: 152
Wayne Root: 123
Mike Gravel: 71
Geo. Phillies: 49
Steve Kubby: 41
Mike Jingozian: 23
Ron Paul (WI): 6
Christine Smith: 6
NOTA: 2
Jingozian and Smith will be dropped from the next ballot. Following the vote announcement, Mike Jingozian spoke and endorsed Mike Gravel. Christine Smith got up and gave an anti-endorsement of Bob Barr.
For the first time since 1983, the Libertarian Party national convention has delegations from 49 states and the District of Columbia. The one state without any delegates is North Dakota.
Also, in a very unusual move, Michael Jingozian immediately followed his nomination speech by getting back up and nominating Mike Gravel.
The Arkansas May 20 primary (for office other than president) had the lowest turnout for an Arkansas primary in history. Only 16% of the registered voters voted. Legislative leaders are bemoaning that result, and talking about introducing bills next year to re-combine the presidential primary and the primary for other office.
Although the Green Party is ballot-qualifried, it is not entitled to nominate its candidates by primary, and will have a final state convention in June to nominate candidates for state legislature, and perhaps a few more candidates for Congress. No minor party in the last 70 years has had more than eight candidates for the Arkansas legislature in any one year, but the Arkansas Green Party will probably surpass that record.