Constitution Party National Convention


The Constitution Party National Convention is held by the United States Constitution Party every two to four years., there have been nine.

National conventions

1992 convention

CandidateVotesPercentage
Howard Phillips26497.78%
Bo Gritz41.48%
Evan Mecham10.37%
Totals269100.00%

1996 convention

CandidateVotesPercentage
Howard Phillips39392.83%
Charles E. Collins204.81%
Ted Gunderson51.18%
Pat Buchanan51.18%
Diane Beall Templin 00%
Totals423100.00%

1999 convention

  • The 1999 convention was held September 1–6, 1999, at the Regal Riverfront Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. It was here that the party changed its name from the U.S. Taxpayers Party to the Constitution Party.
CandidateVotesPercentage
Howard Phillips50085.03%
Herbert Titus8814.97%
Totals588100.00%

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

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

2008 convention

CandidateVotesPercentage
Chuck Baldwin383.874.38%
Alan Keyes125.724.36%
Max Riekse 4.50.87%
Daniel Imperato 1.00.19%
Susan Ducey 1.00.19%
Totals516.0100.00%

CandidateVotesPercentage
Darrell Castle389.075.98%
Scott Bradley 58.011.33%
Don Grundmann 43.78.54%
Mad Max Riekse 13.32.60%
Susan Ducey 8.01.56%
Totals512.0100.00%

2012 convention

The 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention was held in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 18–21.
CandidateVotesPercentage
Virgil Goode20350.37%
Darrell Castle12029.78%
Robby Wells5814.39%
Susan Ducey 153.72%
Laurie Roth61.49%
Totals402100.00%

Jim Clymer was nominated for vice president by voice vote.

2016 convention

CandidateVotesPercentage
Darrell Castle18454.19%
Scott Copeland 103.530.49%
Tom Hoefling195.60%
Daniel Cummings 92.65%
J.R. Myers 92.65%
Don Grundmann 61.77%
John Diamond 51.47%
Jeremy Friedbaum 41.18%
Totals339.5100.00%

Scott Bradley was nominated for vice president by voice vote.

2020 convention

  • The 2020 Presidential Nominating Convention was held via videoconference from May 1 to May 2.
CandidateVotesPercentage
Don Blankenship139.546.19%
Charles Kraut77.825.76%
Samm Tittle 46.3515.35%
Don Grundmann 25.258.36%
Daniel Clyde Cummings 13.14.24%
Totals302100.00%

CandidateVotesPercentage
Don Blankenship17757.28%
Charles Kraut86.7528.07%
Don Grundmann 247.77%
Samm Tittle 21.256.88%
Totals309100.00%

William Mohr was nominated for vice president unanimously.

2024 convention

CandidateVotesPercentage
Randall Terry14454.55%
Joel Skousen8030.30%
Paul Venable 3212.12%
Daniel Cummings 41.52%
Samm Tittle 20.76%
Brandon McIntyre 20.76%
Louis C. Hook 00%
Ben Stuart00%
Totals264100.00%

Stephen Broden was nominated for vice president.