Libertarian Party of Florida

Libertarian Party of Florida
Chairperson Char-Lez Braden
Founded 1987
Headquarters Bradenton, FL 34212
Ideology Libertarianism
National affiliation Libertarian Party (United States)
Colors Blue, Gold, White
Website
lpf.org

The Libertarian Party of Florida, or LPF, is the state of Florida's official affiliate with the Libertarian National Committee. The organization was founded in 1987 and its Executive Committee was incorporated in 2012.

Registration

Registration in the state of Florida has experienced significant growth.[1]

Year Registered Members
1994 3,585
1996 5,509
1998 7,037
2000 9,462
2002 11,852
2004 13,806
2006 15,533
2007 14,860
2008 16,883
2010 17,888
2012 19,892
2014 23,665
2016 25,030[2]

2010–2012 elections

In 2010, the LPF had a statewide candidate on the ballot for the first time with Alexander Snitker for U.S. Senate.[3]

In the 2012 Election, Libertarian Party of Florida candidates included Calen Fretts[4] for Florida's 1st congressional district, Peter Richter,[5] Franklin Perez, and Jonathan Loesche[6] for Florida House of Representatives. The LPF also had several candidates for county and municipal races statewide.

In 2012 the Libertarian Party of Florida was sued by Franklin Perez, the 2012 Libertarian candidate for the Florida State House of Representatives (District 28), for not refunding a candidate filing fee that political parties receive after the LPF de-vetted him and removed him from the party's state website. The courts awarded Perez $620.[7][8]

2014–2016 elections

In 2014, the Libertarian Party ran their first state executive ticket, with Adrian Wyllie for Governor, Greg Roe for Lieutenant Governor, and Bill Wohlsifer for Attorney General. The Wyllie/Roe ticket garnered 3.8% of the vote, a record for the Libertarians in Florida.[9] Wohlsifer got under that, with 2.9% of the vote.[10] The highest percentge that the Wyllie/Roe ticket got in a county was in Citrus County, where they received 7% of the vote.[11]

Down ballot, Lucas Overby got the second highest percentage a Libertarian has ever gotten in a house election, with 24.74% of the vote.[12] Many people at the time attributed it to the lack of a Democrat on the ballot.[13]

In 2016, the Libertarians held their first statewide primary, for US Senate.[14] The race was between attorney Augustus Sol Invictus, who was controversial for his sacrifice of a goat and more radical views, to the point of Chairman Adrian Wyllie resigning,[15] and veteran Paul Stanton, who won a large victory.

Libertarian Senate primary, 2016 results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Paul Stanton 2,945 73.48
Libertarian Augustus Sol Invictus 1,063 26.52
Total votes 4,008 100.00

Statewide and Congressional election results

Year Office Candidate Popular votes Percentage
2000 11th Congressional District Charlie Westlake 27,197 15.4%[17]
2004 11th Congressional District Robert Johnson 31,579 14.1%[18]
2004 21st Congressional District Frank Gonzalez 54,736 27.2%[19]
2010 United States Senate Class 3 Alexander Snitker 24,850 0.46%[20]
2012 1st Congressional District Calen Fretts 11,176 3.3%[21]
2014 19th Congressional District Special Election Ray Netherwood 3,729 3.7%[22]
2014 13th Congressional District Special Election Lucas Overby 8,893 4.84%[23]
2014 Governor Adrian Wyllie 223,356 3.8%[24]
2014 Lieutenant Governor Greg Roe 223,356 3.8%[25]
2014 Attorney General Bill Wohlsifer 169,394 2.9%[26]
2014 13th Congressional District Lucas Overby 55,318 24.74%[27]
2014 19th Congressional District Ray Netherwood 6,671 2.7%[28]

Public officials

Past and present public officials from the Libertarian Party of Florida include:

Presidential nominee results

Since 1972, the Libertarian Party has run a candidate for President of the United States. The candidate who has received the highest vote total in Florida was Gary Johnson in 2016. In every election year after 1984 the Libertarian Party has gained ballot access in FL.

Year Nominee Votes
1976 Roger MacBride (write-in) 103 (0%)
1980 Ed Clark 30,524 (0.83%)
1984 David Bergland (write-in) 754 (0.02%)
1988 Ron Paul 19,796 (0.46%)
1992 Andre Marrou 15,079 (0.28%)
1996 Harry Browne 23,965 (0.45%)
2000 Harry Browne 16,415 (0.28%)
2004 Michael Badnarik 3,502 (0.16%)
2008 Bob Barr 17,220 (0.20%)
2012 Gary Johnson 44,726 (0.53%)
2016 Gary Johnson 207,043 (2.18%)

References

  1. ↑ "Bookclosing Reports - Division of Elections - Florida Department of State". election.dos.state.fl.us. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  2. ↑ http://dos.myflorida.com/media/696804/primary2016_countyparty.pdf
  3. ↑ "Alex Snitker, Florida's first Libertarian Candidate for US Senate at WFTW AM 1260 23 April 2010 | Northwest Florida Libertarian Party". libertarianpoc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Calen Fretts". www.lp.org. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Peter D. Richter". www.lp.org. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Loesche". www.lp.org. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  7. ↑ Gillespie, Ryan (January 23, 2013). "Local politician sees favorable outcome in court - Seminole Chronicle". archive.is. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  8. ↑ Mandigo, Alicia (September 6, 2012). "Libertarian candidate scorned, to sue own party - Seminole Chronicle". archive.is. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
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  10. ↑ "2014 Florida Election Watch - Attorney General". 12 December 2014.
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  13. ↑ "Oops: Democrats now have no candidate for competitive House seat in Florida - Hot Air Hot Air". hotair.com.
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  15. ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Augustus Sol Invictus stirs up Florida senate race with tales of sacrificing goats, drinking blood".
  16. ↑ "Florida Election Results 2016: Senate Live Map by County, Real-Time Voting Updates". Election Hub.
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  43. ↑ http://apps.seminolecountyfl.gov/agenda/m_010802.htm
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