At least eleven Libertarian Party candidates were elected or reelected to office yesterday, Election Day (11/3/15).
In Indiana, Larry Walters was elected to the Dublin Town Council in a partisan race. Susan Bell was elected to another term as judge in Hagerstown. And Dennis Denney was reelected to another term in Shirley.
In Pennsylvania, five candidates were elected to office:
- Charles Broust, Auditor, Upper Frankford Township
- William Dickerson, Constable, ValleyTownship (reelected)
- James Foose, Constable, North Manheim Township
- Daniel Noll, Sr, Tremont Borough Council
- Nelson Reppert, Cressona Borough Council
In Washington state, two unopposed incumbents were reelected: Barbara Brenner in Whatcom County Council District 3B, and Joshua Penner on the Orting City Council. Rob Gibbs was unopposed in running for the Kelso School Director Position 3.
Mr. Penner is also running for Pierce County Charter Review Commission, and appears to have a safe lead. Washington state votes only by mail, and all of the ballots have not been counted yet.
Don Myers is running for the Moses Lake, WA City Council, and has 49.8% of the vote. He is only eight votes behind the leader, with more ballots to be counted.
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2015/11/a-libertarian-candidate-in-indiana-needs-your-help/
Indiana’s elections resulted in 6 winners! Susan Bell, Hagerstown Court Judge, Larry Walters, Dublin Town Council, and Dennis Denney, Shirley Town Council mentioned in the original post. Plus Cheryl Heacox, Clay Township Board, Terry Coffman, Liberty Township Board, and Elizabeth Brewer, Claypool Clerk-Treaurer!
Additionally, one race for Newburgh Township was lost by only 6 votes! Melinda Mitchell is working toward filing a recount. Donations are still needed. See details on the A Libertarian Candidate In Indiana Needs Your Help’ thread elsewhere on IPR.
Thank you very much to everyone that has already donated to help fund this recount! Getting support from across the country is amazing. The funding is well on it’s way to meeting their goal by the end of this week.
If you are able, please send a few dollars to help fund this recount, even small amounts add up quickly. https://lpin.org/join/donate/
Libertarian T.J. Rohr was elected to a fourth-consecutive term to the City Council of Lenoir in Caldwell County, North Carolina on Tuesday in a non-partisan race.
http://enr.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2015&county_id=14&office=LOC&contest=140002
Excellent. Kudos to all of the winners and kudos to all Libertarians on last night’s ballots across America whether they won or not!
Richard P. Burke, Commissioner
Tualatin Valley Water District
Andy LeCureaux was re-elected to the Hazel Park, Michigan, City Council, coming in third out of six candidates for four seats in a nonpartisan race. He has served since 2001.
Susan Bell is so respected as a Town Judge at Hagerstown, IN that the old parties have not run a candidate against her for two election cycles. She is a shining example of what Libertarians do when elected to office.
2012 Elected Libertarians
Libertarians Newly Elected to Office in 2012
Candidate Office State
Ruth E. Bennett Continental Elementary School District Board AZ
Frank Gilbert * Constable for Dekalb Township AR
Susan Marie Weber Palm Desert City Council CA
Brett Bittner Marietta Board of Education GA
Randall T. Hayes * Atlanta Alderman LA
Michael Riffe * Sikes Alderman LA
Bob Clark Berlin Library Trustee MA
William Brooke Harris Alfred-Almond Central School Board of Education NY
Ed Tidwell Lago Vista City Council Place 2 TX
*Partisan election
Libertarians Re-Elected to Office in 2012
Candidate Office State
James Bertrand Drexel Heights Fire District Board AZ
Casey D. Copeland Prairie Grove Alderman AR
Jason Gonella Lake Los Angeles Town Council CA
Jonathan D. Hall Tehachapi Cummings Water District Board CA
Brian Holtz Purissima Hills Water District Board CA
John Inks Mountain View City Council CA
Linda Strom Lakeside Community Planning Group CA
Michael Dunafon Glendale City Council CO
Art Torrey Billerica Town Meeting Representative MA
Maynard Meyer Madison City Council MN
William Marsh Brookfield Town Moderator NH
Richard Sager Gaston City Council, Position 3 OR
Wallace Redd Clarksville City Council, Ward 4 TN
Gerhard Kleinschmidt Annetta South Mayor TX
Andy Hooper Montpelier City Council, District 1 VT
Mark Hepfinger Cottage Grove Municipal Court Judge WI
Chris King Monroe County Board of Supervisors, District 21 WI
Phillip Owens Rock County Board of Supervisors, District 16 WI
Dave Ripp Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 29 WI
Sean Scallon Pepin County Board of Supervisors, District 8 WI
Kurt Schlicht Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 28 WI
How about electing 11 Libertarians in the same local government so they can actually accomplish something, instead of having 11 elected Libertarians in different small towns and in different states?