the libertarian party has had a number of records, such as being the first party to get an electoral vote for a woman in a united states presidential election. on may 5, 2012, gary johnson received the libertarian party's official nomination for president of the united states in the 2012 election. in 2016, johnson once again became the party's nominee with running mate william weld. in the united states presidential election, 2016 they won more popular votes than ever before. in 2020, jo jorgensen became the presidential nominee with the running mate spike cohen.