Source: Libertarian Party (LP.org)
In the September 6 special election to fill a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Libertarian candidate Brendan Kelly received 17.3% of the vote. Kelly faced both a Democrat and a Republican on the ballot.
LP Executive Director Wes Benedict commented, “In partisan three-way races like this, Libertarian candidates historically have only gotten a few percent, on average. Brendan Kelly’s 17% is an excellent showing, very encouraging. Our party is moving upward.”
The following are some of the news outlets that covered the election results:
Newburyport News
Houston Chronicle
Boston Globe
Seacoast Online
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September 7, 2011: New Hampshire Legislature Special Election Returns
September 5, 2011: Tuesday’s District 14 special House election could have state impact
September 2, 2011: ThirdPartyPolitics.us Interview with Brendan Kelly, Libertarian Party Candidate for New Hampshire State Representative, Rockingham District 14
September 1, 2011: Libertarian candidate Brendan Kelly shows experience
August 21, 2011: New Hampshire Libertarians Hope to Win September 6 Special Legislative Election
July 11, 2011: New Hampshire Libertarian Shows Significant Strength in Upcoming Special Legislative Election
Remember back when the Libertarian Party had 4 sitting members of the New Hampshire state legislature?
Cal Warburton, Andy Borsa, Don Gorman, and Finlay Rothaus…
Way to go, Brendan!
And careful readers will note that the Libertarian drew more or less equally from Democrats and Republicans.
Great job, Brendan! I think your vote totals will continue to go up in subsequent elections. We’re moving the ball down the field.
By comparison with 2008
52-48 R-D
the Rockingham 14 vote this time was
45 37 17 R-D-L
indicating that Kelley took perhaps 7% of the Republican vote and 11% of the Democratic vote.
That split is not unusual for LP, e.g.
http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/nc-poll-8-of-liberals-6-of-moderates-4-of-conservatives-support-libertarian-beitler
Survey USA: North Carolina U.S. Senate race (8% of Liberals, 6% of Moderates, 4% of Conservatives Support Libertarian Beitler, 6/25/10)
http://www.lpo.org/news/press-releases/233-libertarian-voters-come-from-democratic-and-republican-parties-nearly-equally.html
Vote for 1,2 or 3 candidates. Ballot line with the most votes wins.
In a 3-candidate race, you can vote for:
– A
– B
– C
– A/B
– A/C
– B/C
– A/B/C
Keep in mind LP candidates bring out people who might not otherwise vote. Can Ballot Access may weigh in on a 3-way non-win records…?