In the face of several vicious Republican attacks and record high spending
by both Democratic and Republican opponents, the Libertarian Party showed
impressive results in the 2014 election.
Here are some highlights from this week's election news:
Table of Contents:
Thanks, Libertarians! Election results coming...
First of all, I want to thank our 791 candidates again for taking the time to run for office. I'd also like to thank our candidates' families and campaign volunteers who provided much needed support.
How did we do?
We're still compiling the results from around the country, and hope to have a comprehensive report in the next week or so. We won several local races — I don't know how many yet. We did not win any races for governor, U.S. Senate, or U.S. House, but many candidates received impressive vote totals. It will take a while before we can compare them to previous elections to let you know how our vote percentages are trending.
In the meantime, here are excerpts from reports we've received from several states:
Libertarians
play key role in highly contested races
Libertarian candidates may have decided the winner in at least six federal and governor races, despite record-shattering spending levels in support of the Democratic and Republican candidates.
Each race where a Libertarian threatens to affect the outcome of an election puts pressure on the old parties to move in a Libertarian direction by reducing government's size, scope, and authority.
It's also a sign that more Americans reject the argument that there's any substantial difference between Democratic and Republican politicians. Voters are seeing that which of the two wins is of little consequence.
At least six Libertarians beat the spread between the Democrat and Republican by a two-to-one margin or greater: Robert Sarvis for U.S. Senate in Virginia, Dan Feliciano for governor in Vermont, Adrian Wyllie for governor in Florida, Sean Haugh for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, Carolyn ("Care") Clift for governor in Alaska, and Steven Laird for the 2nd U.S. House district in Nebraska.
Oregon
LP leaders rejoice over defeat of state's Measure 90 "top two"
Oregonians sent a strong message of support for strong third parties and for the value of a vibrant culture of ideas in their elections, with a crushing rejection of Measure 90. Backed primarily by out-of-state interests, Measure 90 sought to replace the current primary elections system with an "open primary" listing all candidates from all parties, with only the top two vote recipients advancing to appear on the general election ballot.
LP gains
and loses ballot access in states, overall remains strong
The Libertarian Party is on the ballot in 30 states after Tuesday's general election.
The LP attained ballot access in North Dakota for the first time, and lost ballot access in South Dakota, Ohio, and the District of Columbia. The Hawaii and Maryland LPs met the vote test for party retention for the first time in their histories. Both state parties had retained ballot access through petitioning in past years.
In Alaska, the party appears to have retained its party status, as the gubernatorial candidate needed to get 3 percent and appears to have received 3.00 percent.
Libertarian
results for governor, 2010-2014
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. See how this year's returns compare to the past two elections!
Libertarian
results for U.S. Senate, 2010-2014
In 2014, there were 22 states with Libertarian candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senate. Six candidates got at least 3 percent. The average Libertarian percentage was 2.3 percent. See how this year's returns compare to the past two elections!
2014
Election Night Updates
Take a look at our live-blogging coverage of the 2014 election, with reported vote totals and victories posted throughout election night and the following day as we received the news.
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Here are some highlights from this week's election news:
- A message from LP Executive Director
Wes Benedict: Thanks, Libertarians!
- Libertarians play key role in
highly contested races
- Oregon LP leaders rejoice over defeat
of state's Measure 90 "top two"
- LP gains and loses ballot access in
states, overall remains strong
- Libertarian results for governor,
2010-2014
- Libertarian results for U.S. Senate,
2010-2014
- 2014 Election Night Updates
Thanks, Libertarians! Election results coming...
First of all, I want to thank our 791 candidates again for taking the time to run for office. I'd also like to thank our candidates' families and campaign volunteers who provided much needed support.
How did we do?
We're still compiling the results from around the country, and hope to have a comprehensive report in the next week or so. We won several local races — I don't know how many yet. We did not win any races for governor, U.S. Senate, or U.S. House, but many candidates received impressive vote totals. It will take a while before we can compare them to previous elections to let you know how our vote percentages are trending.
In the meantime, here are excerpts from reports we've received from several states:
Libertarian candidates may have decided the winner in at least six federal and governor races, despite record-shattering spending levels in support of the Democratic and Republican candidates.
Each race where a Libertarian threatens to affect the outcome of an election puts pressure on the old parties to move in a Libertarian direction by reducing government's size, scope, and authority.
It's also a sign that more Americans reject the argument that there's any substantial difference between Democratic and Republican politicians. Voters are seeing that which of the two wins is of little consequence.
At least six Libertarians beat the spread between the Democrat and Republican by a two-to-one margin or greater: Robert Sarvis for U.S. Senate in Virginia, Dan Feliciano for governor in Vermont, Adrian Wyllie for governor in Florida, Sean Haugh for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, Carolyn ("Care") Clift for governor in Alaska, and Steven Laird for the 2nd U.S. House district in Nebraska.
Oregonians sent a strong message of support for strong third parties and for the value of a vibrant culture of ideas in their elections, with a crushing rejection of Measure 90. Backed primarily by out-of-state interests, Measure 90 sought to replace the current primary elections system with an "open primary" listing all candidates from all parties, with only the top two vote recipients advancing to appear on the general election ballot.
The Libertarian Party is on the ballot in 30 states after Tuesday's general election.
The LP attained ballot access in North Dakota for the first time, and lost ballot access in South Dakota, Ohio, and the District of Columbia. The Hawaii and Maryland LPs met the vote test for party retention for the first time in their histories. Both state parties had retained ballot access through petitioning in past years.
In Alaska, the party appears to have retained its party status, as the gubernatorial candidate needed to get 3 percent and appears to have received 3.00 percent.
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. See how this year's returns compare to the past two elections!
In 2014, there were 22 states with Libertarian candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senate. Six candidates got at least 3 percent. The average Libertarian percentage was 2.3 percent. See how this year's returns compare to the past two elections!
Take a look at our live-blogging coverage of the 2014 election, with reported vote totals and victories posted throughout election night and the following day as we received the news.
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