Harry Browne 2000 presidential campaign
| Harry Browne for President | |
|---|---|
| Campaign | 2000 United States presidential election (Libertarian convention ballot) |
| Candidate | Harry Browne Author and Libertarian presidential nominee in 1996 Art Olivier Mayor of Bellflower, California (1998–1999) |
| Affiliation | Libertarian Party |
| Status | Announced: February 14, 2000 Official nominee: July 3, 2000 Lost election: November 7, 2000 |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia |
| Receipts | US$2,531,437 |
| Website | |
| Website (archived October 2000) | |
The 2000 presidential campaign of Harry Browne, investment banker and 1996 nominee of the Libertarian Party, was formally launched on February 14, 2000, as Browne announced his intention to seek the Libertarian Party nomination for the presidency of the United States in the 2000 presidential election. Browne gained the Libertarian nomination on the first convention ballot becoming the first person to win the party's nomination twice and Art Olivier, former mayor of Bellflower, California, was nominated as his vice president.
The ticket had ballot status in all 50 states and in the District of Columbia. Due to a dispute with the Arizona wing of the Party, L. Neil Smith was placed on the ballot instead of Browne. Admitting that he had little chance of winning, he stated that any vote for him instead of George W. Bush or Al Gore was an "endorsement, a statement, a declaration on behalf of smaller government."