| Libertarian Party of Arkansas | |
| Chairman: | Michael Pakko |
| Membership Year: | 2021 |
| Membership: | 690[1] |
| Ideology: | Libertarianism |
| Country: | United States |
| Abbreviation: | LPAR |
| Seats1 Title: | Senate |
| Seats2 Title: | House of Representatives |
| Seats3 Title: | U.S. Senate |
| Seats4 Title: | U.S. House of Representatives |
| Seats5 Title: | Other elected officials |
| Seats5: | 0 [2] |
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas (LPAR) is the Arkansas affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). In the 2010s the party saw increased support in federal races due to a lack of Democratic candidates contesting those races.
In 2002 members of the party petitioned to place Amendment 3, a ballot initiative that would have eliminated taxes on food and medicine, but it was overwhelming rejected by 61% to 39%.[3] However, the sales tax on food was later phased out through the passage of a bill following the amendment's defeat.[4]
| Year | Presidential nominee | Votes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8,970 (1.1%) | ||
| 1984 | 2,221 (0.3%) | 0.8% | |
| 1988 | 3,297 (0.4%) | 0.2% | |
| 1,261 (0.1%) | 0.3% | ||
| 1996 | 3,076 (0.4%) | 0.2% | |
| 2,781 (0.3%) | 0.1% | ||
| 2,345 (0.2%) | 0.1% | ||
| 2008 | 4,776 (0.4%) | 0.2% | |
| 16,276 (1.5%) | 1.1% | ||
| 2016 | 29,829 (2.6%) | 1.1% | |
| 2020 | 13,133 (1.1%) | 1.6% | |
| Year | Senate nominee | Votes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan LaFrance | 17,210 (2.0%) | ||
| Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. | 399,390 (33.5%) | 31.4% | |
| Year | Senate nominee | Votes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,234 (3.2%) | |||
| Frank Gilbert | 43,866 (4.0%) | 0.7% | |
| Year | Gubernatorial nominee | Votes | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gilbert | 16,319 (1.9%) | |||
| Mark West | 25,885 (2.9%) | 1.0% | ||
| Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. | 16,690 (-1.8%) | -1.1% |
| Year | Number of candidates | Votes | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 37,987 (3.7%) | |||
| 4 | 66,055 (8.0%) | 4.3% | ||
| 4 | 196,512 (18.4%) | 10.4% | ||
| 4 | 19,625 (2.2%) | 16.2% | ||
| 2 | 20,645 (1.8%) | 0.4% |