In 2014, there were 24 states with Libertarian candidates on the ballot for governor. Eight candidates got at least 3 percent. The average Libertarian percentage was 2.2 percent.
Candidate | State | Votes (unofficial) | Percentage (unofficial) |
Carolyn Clift | AK | 6,745 | 3.0% |
Frank Gilbert | AR | 16,220 | 1.9% |
Barry Hess | AZ | 44,760 | 3.8% |
Matthew Hess | CO | 37,322 | 1.9% |
Adrian Wyllie | FL | 222,908 | 3.7% |
Andrew Hunt | GA | 60,195 | 2.4% |
Jeff Davis | HI | 6,393 | 1.7% |
Lee Hieb | IA | 20,139 | 1.8% |
John Bujak | ID | 17,883 | 4.1% |
Chad Grimm | IL | 116,460 | 3.4% |
Keen Umbehr | KS | 33,708 | 4.0% |
Shawn Quinn | MD | 23,816 | 1.4% |
Mary Buzuma | MI | 35,574 | 1.1% |
Chris Holbrook | MN | 18,088 | 0.9% |
Mark Elworth, Jr | NE | 18,454 | 3.5% |
Michael McDermott | NY | 15,031 | 0.4% |
Richard Prawdzienski | OK | 9,102 | 1.1% |
Paul B. Grad | OR | 19,522 | 1.5% |
Steve French | SC | 15,326 | 1.2% |
Daniel Lewis | TN | 8,315 | 0.6% |
Kathie Glass | TX | 66,413 | 1.4% |
Dan Feliciano | VT | 8,285 | 4.3% |
Robert Burke | WI | 18,375 | 0.8% |
Dee Cozzens | WY | 3,944 | 2.5% |
In 2012, there were nine states with Libertarian candidates on the ballot for governor. Two candidates got at least 3 percent. The average Libertarian percentage was 2.3 percent.
Candidate | State | Votes | Percentage |
Jesse McVay | DE | 3,668 | 0.9% |
Rupert Boneham | IN | 101,868 | 4.0% |
Jim Higgins | MO | 73,509 | 2.7% |
Ron Vandevender | MT | 18,160 | 3.8% |
Barbara Howe | NC | 94,652 | 2.1% |
Roland Clifford Riemers | ND | 2,618 | 0.8% |
John J. Babiarz | NH | 19,251 | 2.8% |
Ken Larsen | UT | 22,611 | 2.2% |
David Moran | WV | 8,909 | 1.3% |
In 2010, there were 19 states with Libertarian candidates on the ballot for governor. One candidate got at least 3 percent. The average Libertarian percentage was 1.7 percent.
Candidate | State | Votes | Percentage |
William S. “Billy” Toien | AK | 2,682 | 1.0% |
Barry Hess | AZ | 38,722 | 2.2% |
Dale F. Ogden | CA | 150,898 | 1.5% |
Jaimes Brown | CO | 13,314 | 0.7% |
John Monds | GA | 103,194 | 4.0% |
Eric Cooper | IA | 14,398 | 1.3% |
Ted Dunlap | ID | 5,867 | 1.3% |
Lex Green | IL | 34,681 | 0.9% |
Andrew P. Gray | KS | 22,460 | 2.7% |
Susan GaztaƱaga | MD | 14,137 | 0.8% |
Ken Proctor | MI | 22,390 | 0.7% |
John Babiarz | NH | 10,089 | 2.2% |
Arthur Forest Lampitt, Jr. | NV | 4,672 | 0.7% |
Warren Redlich | NY | 48,386 | 1.0% |
Ken Matesz | OH | 92,116 | 2.4% |
Wes Wagner | OR | 19,048 | 1.3% |
Kathie Glass | TX | 109,211 | 2.2% |
W. Andrew McCullough | UT | 12,871 | 2.0% |
Mike Wheeler | WY | 5,362 | 2.8% |
In 2014, there were 22 states with Libertarian candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senate. Six candidates got at least 3%. The average Libertarian percentage was 2.3%.
Candidate | State | Votes (unofficial) | Percentage (unofficial) |
Mark Fish | AK | 8,358 | 3.7% |
Nathan LaFrance | AR | 17,103 | 2.0% |
Gaylon Kent | CO | 50,089 | 2.6% |
Amanda Swafford | GA | 48,918 | 1.9% |
Michael Kokoski | HI | 8,936 | 2.4% |
Doug Butzier | IA | 8,292 | 0.7% |
Sharon Hansen | IL | 131,543 | 3.8% |
Randall Batson | KS | 36,002 | 4.3% |
David Patterson | KY | 44,231 | 3.1% |
Brannon McMorris | LA | 13,024 | 0.9% |
Jim Fulner | MI | 62,504 | 2.0% |
Heather Johnson | MN | 29,682 | 1.5% |
Roger Roots | MT | 7,705 | 2.1% |
Sean Haugh | NC | 108,183 | 3.7% |
Joe Baratelli | NJ | 16,304 | 0.9% |
Mike Montchalin | OR | 34,661 | 3.0% |
Victor Korcher | SC | 33,654 | 2.7% |
Joshua James | TN | 5,672 | 0.4% |
Rebecca Paddock | TX | 133,467 | 2.9% |
Robert Sarvis | VA | 53,396 | 2.4% |
John Buckley | WV | 7,331 | 1.6% |
Joe Porambo | WY | 3,672 | 2.2% |
In 2012, there were 14 states with Libertarian candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senate. Four candidates got at least 3%. The average Libertarian percentage was 2.6%.
Candidate | State | Votes | Percentage |
Marc Victor | AZ | 102,109 | 4.6% |
Paul Passarelli | CT | 25,045 | 1.7% |
Andrew “Andy” Horning | IN | 145,282 | 5.7% |
Dean Ahmad | MD | 32,252 | 1.2% |
Andrew Ian Dodge | ME | 5,624 | 0.8% |
Scotty Boman | MI | 84,480 | 1.8% |
Jonathan Dine | MO | 165,468 | 6.1% |
Dan Cox | MT | 31,892 | 6.6% |
Kenneth R. Kaplan | NJ | 16,803 | 0.5% |
Chris Edes | NY | 32,002 | 0.5% |
Rayburn Douglas Smith | PA | 96,926 | 1.7% |
Shaun Crowell | TN | 20,936 | 0.9% |
John Jay Myers | TX | 162,354 | 2.1% |
Joseph Kexel | WI | 62,240 | 2.1% |
In 2010, there were 20 states with Libertarian candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senate. Three candidates got at least 3%. The average Libertarian percentage was 1.8%.
Candidate | State | Votes | Percentage |
Fredrick “David” Haase | AK | 1,459 | 0.6% |
David F. Nolan | AZ | 80,097 | 4.7% |
Gail Lightfoot | CA | 175,242 | 1.8% |
Maclyn Stringer | CO | 22,589 | 1.3% |
Jim Rash | DE | 2,101 | 0.7% |
Alexander Snitker | FL | 24,850 | 0.5% |
Chuck Donovan | GA | 68,750 | 2.7% |
Jeff Mallan | HI | 2,957 | 0.8% |
John Heiderscheit | IA | 25,290 | 2.3% |
Michael Labno | IL | 87,247 | 2.4% |
Rebecca Sink-Burris | IN | 94,330 | 5.4% |
Michael Wm. Dann | KS | 17,922 | 2.1% |
Randall T. Hayes | LA | 13,957 | 1.1% |
Jonathan Dine | MO | 58,663 | 3.0% |
Michael Beitler | NC | 55,687 | 2.1% |
Keith Hanson | ND | 3,890 | 1.6% |
Ken Blevens | NH | 4,753 | 1.0% |
Randy Credico | NY | 24,869 | 0.5% |
John Clifton | NY | 18,414 | 0.4% |
Marc Delphine | OR | 16,028 | 1.1% |
Yet another sign of a general upward trend for the LP.
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