Libertarian Party of Utah explained
| Libertarian Party of Utah |
| Website: | www.libertarianutah.org |
| Chairperson: | Barry Short |
| Foundation: | 1971 |
| Membership Year: | 2021 |
| Membership: | 22,381[1] |
| Ideology: | Libertarianism |
| National: | Libertarian Party |
| Colors: | Gold-yellow |
| Seats1 Title: | Statewide executive offices |
| Seats6 Title: | Other elected officials |
| Seats6: | 0 [2] |
| State: | Utah |
| Country: | United States |
The Libertarian Party of Utah is the Utah affiliate of the Libertarian Party. It was founded in 1971 under Chair Karl Bray, and was the first state affiliate of the national Libertarian party to achieve ballot access for its candidates (1976).
The State Chair is currently held by Barry Short, the Vice Chair is Tessa Stitzer. Taylor Smith serves as Treasurer and Susan Baird is the party Secretary.[3]
The party, commonly abbreviated as UTLP, holds its biennial Organizing Convention in April of odd-numbered years, and Nominating Convention in April of even numbered years.
Past and present office holders
- Mark B. Madsen – Utah Senate, District 13 (2004–2016; left the GOP and registered as a Libertarian on 25 July 2016)
- Willy Marshall – Mayor of Big Water, Utah (2001–2005)
- Alex Joseph – Mayor of Big Water, Utah (1986–1995)
- Apollo Pazell – Council member, Copperton
- Tessa Stitzer – Council member, Copperton
Electoral performance
Presidential
| Election year | Vote percentage | | Votes | Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Result | Reference |
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| 1976 | | N/A | 2,438 | Roger MacBride | David Bergland | 5th | [4] |
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| 1980 | | | 7,226 | Ed Clark | David Koch | 4th | [5] |
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| 1984 | | | 2,447 | David Bergland | James A. Lewis | 3rd | [6] |
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| 1988 | | | 7,473 | Ron Paul | Andre Marrou | 3rd | [7] |
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| 1992 | | | 1,900 | Andre Marrou | Nancy Lord | 5th | [8] |
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| 1996 | | | 4,129 | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 5th | [9] |
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| 2000 | | | 3,616 | Harry Browne | Art Olivier | 5th | [10] |
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| 2004 | | | 3,375 | Michael Badnarik | Richard Campagna | 5th | [11] |
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| 2008 | | | 6,966 | Bob Barr | Wayne Allyn Root | 5th | [12] |
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| 2012 | | | 12,572 | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 3rd | [13] |
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| 2016 | | | 39,608 | Gary Johnson | Bill Weld | 4th | [14] |
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| 2020 | | | 38,447 | Jo Jorgensen | Spike Cohen | 3rd | [15] | |
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Gubernatorial
Utah Libertarian Party gubernatorial election results!Election!Gubernatorial candidate!Votes!Vote %!Result| 1988 | Kitty K. Burton | 1,661 | 0.3% | Lost |
| 1992 | Did not field a candidate |
| 1996 | Did not field a candidate |
| 2000 | Did not field a candidate |
| 2004 | Did not field a candidate |
| 2008 | Dell Schanze | 24,820 | 2.6% | Lost |
| 2010 (special) | W. Andrew McCullough | 12,871 | 2.0% | Lost |
| 2012 | Ken Larsen | 22,611 | 2.3% | Lost |
| 2016 | Brian Kamerath | 34,827 | 3.1% | Lost |
| 2020 | Daniel Cottam | 51,393 | 3.5% | Lost | |
Notable people
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Current Voter Registration Statistics . vote.utah.gov . 18 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005150655/https://voteinfo.utah.gov/current-voter-registration-statistics/ . 5 October 2021 . 4 October 2021 . live.
- Web site: Elected Officials. June 1, 2024.
- Web site: Short . Barry . I thank all the delegates who took part in today's convention for the support they showed to me in giving me a full term as the party's chair. . . 10 May 2021 . 10 April 2021.
- Web site: Lieutenant Governor of Utah . Lieutenant Governor of Utah . 1976 General Election Results . 10 December 2021 . 2.
- Web site: Lieutenant Governor of Utah . Lieutenant Governor of Utah . 1980 General Election Results . 10 December 2021 . 2.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . Federal Elections 1984 . 10 December 2021 . 12 . June 1985.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . Federal Elections 1988 . 10 December 2021 . 12 . June 1989.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . Federal Elections 1992 . 10 December 2021 . 27 . June 1993.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . Federal Elections 1996 . 10 December 2021 . 27 . May 1997.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . Federal Elections 2000 . 10 December 2021 . 29 . June 2001.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . Federal Elections 2004 . 10 December 2021 . 38 . May 2005.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . Federal Elections 2008 . 10 December 2021 . 38 . July 2009.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . Federal Elections 2012 . 10 December 2021 . 39 . July 2013.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . Federal Elections 2016 . 10 December 2021 . 42 . December 2017.
- Web site: Federal Election Commission . Federal Election Commission . 2020 Presidential General Election Results . 10 December 2021 . 4, 8 . 28 January 2021.
