David Bergland
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David P. Bergland received the United States Libertarian Party's nomination for the 1984 presidential election.[1] Bergland and his running mate Jim Lewis received 228,111 (0.3%). He received the party's vice-presidential nomination in the 1976 presidential election, sharing the ticket with Roger MacBride. The MacBride/Bergland ticket received 172,553 votes (0.2%). He served as the party's national chair from 1977 to 1981 and from 1998 to 2000. A resident of California and a lawyer, Bergland has run unsuccessfully for office several times. In 1974, he ran as a write-in candidate for California Attorney General. In 1978, Bergland ran for the California state senate. In 1980, Bergland ran for the United States Senate, finishing third of five with 202,410 votes (2.4%). He managed the 2000 Libertarian presidential campaign of Harry Browne. He is the author of the book Libertarianism in One Lesson (ISBN 0-9754326-4-8).
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- ^ David Bergland - Libertarian Advocates for Self-Government
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| Preceded by Theodora B. Nathan |
Libertarian Party Vice Presidential candidate 1976 (lost) |
Succeeded by David H. Koch |
| Preceded by Ed Clark |
Libertarian Party Presidential candidate 1984 (lost) |
Succeeded by Ron Paul |
| Preceded by Steve Dasbach |
U.S. Libertarian Party National Chairman 1998 – 2000 |
Succeeded by Jim Lark |
| Preceded by Ed Crane |
U.S. Libertarian Party National Chairman 1977 – 1981 |
Succeeded by Alicia Clark |
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