September 4, 2026
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Libertarian candidates consider election defeats a learning experience, prepare for the next election.
Although the results of the 2010 election were a disappointment for North Carolina’s Libertarian candidates because they were not elected, several consider it a very good learning experience and preparation for future campaigns.…
H/T Ballot Access News:
Election Recap from the Vermont Progressive Party:
Vermont’s Progressives, largely avoided the lurch to the right witnessed across the country with Tuesday’s general election.…
The 2010 Green candidate for governor, who then dropped out to run for State Senate, sent the following email to the supporters of her Senate race (Williams received about 12 percent of the vote, which was actually less than the margin between the Democrat and the Republican):
While I am disappointed in the results of the race in State Senate District 28, I do not regret having run.…
Sent to [email protected]:
VAN NUYS, CA: Adrian Galysh, candidate for California State Senate, district 20 (San Fernando Valley), responds to Senator Alex Padilla’s “Food Safety” law that will require food handlers to pay licensing and training fees, “While this bill may bring in millions of dollars of “easy money” for the government, it is taking money out of the pockets of 1.4 million hard working Californians that need it the most.…
Brian Irving at Liberty Point:
North Carolina’s Libertarian candidates are optimistic that regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s election, their campaigns have made a difference.…
Lynne Williams was running for governor of Maine this year, but dropped out due to new laws that made the race harder on Green candidates. She is now running for state senate. …
Press release from the campaign of Adrian Galysh, Libertarian candidate:
California State Senator Alex Padilla’s priorities are clearly misplaced. He’s not addressing California’s unbalanced budget, $600 Billion dollar debt, and the flood of businesses and desperately needed jobs that are leaving the state.…
Posted by Staff at Libertarian Party blog:
Bill Yarbrough is a Libertarian running for Ohio State Senate, District 3, against Republican and Democratic Party opponents.…
From the Galysh campaign:
All three support Proposition 19, also known as the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010. It legalizes various marijuana-related activities, allows local governments to regulate these activities, permits local governments to impose and collect marijuana-related fees and taxes, and authorizes various criminal and civil penalties.…