ChuckBaldwinForum.com reports:
The chairman of the Constitution Party of Ohio received over 230,000 votes with a campaign featuring a positive message and an urban agenda.
Owens was also endorsed by the Libertarian Party and the Reform Party.
This was 4.81% according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

Probably, yes.
So you think Jesse Ventura would’ve lost if he had ran for gov as a Libertarian?
Because they have pre-conceived notions of what the LP is. Maybe it makes no sense, but it’s a completely obvious reality.
Why won’t they vote for the LP? That makes no sense.
Libertarian Joseph – why?
You have an Independent with the same platform. Running Independent allows you to bring in other liberty-minded individuals, anti-establishment 3rd parties, disaffected Republicans and Democrats, and independent voters. Many of them will not vote for the Libertarian brand.
This is the highest vote total for an Independent (or third party) candidate for Ohio executive office in history.
Morgan: Thanks, I’ll update the post.
Hopefully the LP can run its own guy next time.
4.81%: http://vote.sos.state.oh.us/pls/enrpublic/f?p=130:1:0