Libertarian Party of Iowa explained

Libertarian Party of Iowa
Chairperson:Jules Cutler[1]
Leader1 Title:Senate leader
Leader1 Name:None
Leader2 Title:House leader
Leader2 Name:None
Seats1 Title:U.S. Senate
Seats2 Title:U.S. House
Seats3 Title:Statewide Executive Offices
Seats5 Title:State Senate
Seats6 Title:State House
Seats7 Title:Other elected officials
Seats7:3 [2]
Foundation:1971
Colors:a shade of Blue; Yellow
Ideology:Libertarianism
National:Libertarian Party (United States)
Website:www.lpia.org
Country:the United States

The Libertarian Party of Iowa is the Iowa affiliate of the Libertarian Party. It gained major party status in 2017, following Gary Johnson's performance in the 2016 presidential election in Iowa.[3], there are 11,300 registered Libertarians in the state.[4]

Vote totals for Libertarian candidates in Iowa

U.S. President

YearCandidateVotesPercentage
1976Roger MacBride1,4540.1%
1980Ed Clark13,1231.0%
1984David Bergland1,8440.1%
1988Ron Paul2,4940.2%
1992Andre Marrou1,0760.1%
1996Harry Browne2,3150.2%
20003,2090.2%
2004Michael Badnarik2,9920.2%
2008Bob Barr4,5900.3%
2012Gary Johnson12,9260.8%
201659,1863.8%
2020Jo Jorgensen19,6371.2%

2020 U.S. Presidential Caucus Straw Poll[5]

CandidatesTotal VotesPercentage
Jacob Hornberger13347.3%
Lincoln Chafee3612.8%
Jo Jorgensen186.4%
Adam Kokesh176.1%
Daniel Behrman145.0%
John McAfee103.6%
Vermin Supreme93.2%
None of the Above82.9%
Write In82.9%
Sam Robb72.5%
Max Abramson62.1%
Mark Whitney41.4%
Arvin Vohra31.1%
Keenan Dunham20.7%
Ken Armstrong20.7%
Souraya Faas20.7%
Benjamin Leder10.4%
John Monds10.4%
Grand Total281100%

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-2024 LPIA State Central Committee . Libertarian Party of Iowa . 26 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Elected Officials. June 1, 2024.
  3. News: Libertarian Party Earns Political Party Status in Iowa. 25 July 2017. AP. US News. March 2, 2017.
  4. Web site: Mid-2017 Voter Registration Totals. December 2, 2017. Ballot Access News. 3 September 2017 .
  5. Web site: Libertarian Party of Iowa Presidential Caucus Winner and Results. Howe. Joseph. 2020-02-09. Libertarian Party of Iowa. en-US. 2020-02-09.