The Montana Libertarian Party is speaking out about the outcome of its U.S. Senate primary after Tom Jandron lost to Kyle Austin, whom the party is calling a “phony candidate” who does not represent libertarian principles.…
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Pete Karas, the Wisconsin Green Party’s candidate for secretary of state, says his nomination papers have been challenged ahead of a June 9 hearing before the Wisconsin Elections Commission over what his campaign called a “technicality” tied to the state’s Act 126.…
Libertarian Shawn Johnson’s campaign for Wyoming’s sole U.S. House seat is attracting attention from state media as a possible long-shot opening for the party, driven largely in part by uncertainty surrounding the race’s crowded Republican primary.…
The Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts is asking the Libertarian National Committee to shift its Massachusetts ballot access effort to Al Ozonoff’s campaign for state auditor, following a state committee vote that backed Ozonoff over fellow Libertarian Charlie Larkin.…
This article was originally published by the Nebraska Examiner on May 26, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Any views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
The Libertarian National Committee has released the final list of representative regions for the new term, formalizing which state affiliates will share regional representation on the national party’s governing board.…
The Workers Party of Massachusetts says both candidates from its 2026 state legislative slate will appear on the November ballot, giving the organization a presence in two state representative races this year.…
The Libertarian Party’s newly elected Judicial Committee members have filled the remaining five seats on the body, selecting a group of longtime party figures who did not initially seek the position during the party’s national convention.…
An IPR contributing editor reflects on his years of friendship with Reason senior editor Brian Doherty, their shared ties to the Libertarian Party and Burning Man, and the many communities mourning his immense loss.…