Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson will be the Libertarian Party candidate for president, delegates decided on Sunday at a convention in Orlando. Johnson had also been the Libertarian candidate for president in 2012, but his nomination was far from a cakewalk as the vote had to go to second ballot . In the first ballot, Johnson fell just shy of the majority he needed to clinch victory, obtaining 49.5 percent of the vote with Austin Peters coming in second place with 21 percent and John McAfee third with 14 percent . Delegates also narrowly selected former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld to be Johnson’s running mate, although his selection did not come without controversy as some party stalwarts criticized Weld for only becoming a Libertarian this month. Libertarians think that this could be their year in the sun after both Democrats and Republicans appear ready to nominate unpopular Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to be their presidential candidates. “We have been given the gift of Trump and Clinton,” said Larry Sharpe, a businessman who was running to become the Libertarian vice-presidential candidate. “Their ears are open and I want them to hear who we are and vote for us for who we are.” Polls suggest voters may be eager for other options. Surveys show Johnson receiving 10 percent of the vote in a three-way race with Trump and Clinton and almost half of all voters say they’d consider a third-party candidate if their choices
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