James A. "Jim" Lewis (1933 – February 22, 1997, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut) was the Libertarian Party's Vice-Presidential candidate in the 1984 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with David Bergland.[1] The ticket received 228,111 votes (0.3%) to finish third overall.[2]
Lewis, from his home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, made campaign stops across the United States during his campaign, and co-authored a book with Jim Peron, entitled Liberty Reclaimed.[citation needed]
In 1987 Lewis ran for the 1988 Libertarian Party presidential nomination finishing third with 12.83% of the vote at the 1987 Libertarian National Convention. Lewis finished behind nominee Ron Paul (51.31%) and Russell Means (31.41%).[3]
Lewis had earlier (1982) run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut as a Libertarian finishing fourth (receiving 8,163 Votes (0.75%[4] and had served for a time as a representative to the Libertarian National Committee.
Lewis graduated from Babson College in 1958, and spent many years as a salesman for the General Book Binding Company of Cleveland, Ohio.[5]
References
- ↑ (1984-09-06) "Libertarian touts less government", The Morning Call. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ↑ 1984 Presidential General Election Results, USelectionatlas.org.
- ↑ United Press International (1987-09-06) "Libertarians choose Texan to head ticket", Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ↑ Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982
- ↑ (1997-03-02) "Libertarian Party organizer James Lewis dies", Record-Journal. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
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