Libertarian Party of Wisconsin explained

Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
Chairman:Stephen Ecker [1]
Foundation:1973
State:Wisconsin
Ideology:Libertarianism
Headquarters:Greenfield, Wisconsin
National:Libertarian Party (United States)
Colors: Gold-yellow
Seats1 Title:Seats in the Senate
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Assembly
Seats3 Title:Seats in the U.S. Senate
Seats4 Title:Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
Seats5 Title:Other elected officials
Seats5:0 [2]

The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin is the Wisconsin affiliate of the Libertarian Party. Founded in 1973, it is one of the oldest state affiliates in the Libertarian Party. In 2002, Ed Thompson, brother of Tommy Thompson and the Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin, ran for Governor of Wisconsin, garnering over 10% of the vote. This was a record for a Libertarian gubernatorial candidate in Wisconsin running against both a Democratic and Republican candidate.

Wisconsin requires parties to poll at least 1% in a statewide election in order to be recognized for ballot status and to conduct party primaries. The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin met this test in 2014 with the candidacies of Madison attorney Tom Nelson for Attorney General (3%), Milwaukee political consultant Andy Craig for secretary of state (3%), and former Mayor Jerry Shidell of Rhinelander for state treasurer (2%).[3]

In 2022, the sitting state chair of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin, Jacob VandenPlas, ran for Congress (U.S. House of Representatives, WI District 8) and received 10.5% of the vote in a 3-way race, a state of Wisconsin record. (the Democratic candidate was listed on the ballot as an Independent due to failing to meet ballot access paperwork requirements). [4]

Current office holders

Vote totals for Libertarian candidates in Wisconsin

Federal elections

U.S. President

YearCandidateVotesPercentage
1972John Hospers (Write-in)1010.01%
1976Roger MacBride3,8140.18%
1980Ed Clark29,1351.28%
1984David Bergland4,8840.22%
1988Ron Paul5,1570.56%
1992Andre Marrou2,8770.11%
1996Harry Browne7,9290.36%
20006,6400.26%
2004Michael Badnarik6,4640.22%
2008Bob Barr8,8580.30%
2012Gary Johnson20,4390.67%
2016106,6743.58%

U.S. Senate

YearCandidateVotesPercentage
1980Bervin J. Larson9,6790.44%
1992William Bittner9,1470.4%
1994James R. Dean15,4391.0%
1998Tom Ender5,5910.32%
2000Tim Peterson21,3480.8%
2004Arif Khan8,3670.28%
2012Joseph Kexel62,2402.07%
2016Phillip Anderson87,5312.97%

State elections

Gubernatorial

YearCandidateVotesPercentage
1982Larry Smiley9,7340.62%
1994David Harmon11,6390.74%
1998Jim Mueller11,0710.63%
2002Ed Thompson185,45510.45%
2010Terry Virgil6,7900.31%
2014Robert Burke18,7200.78%
2018Phillip Anderson20,320.8

Conventions

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leadership . Libertarian Party of Wisconsin . 26 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Elected Officials. June 1, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2014 Fall General Election Results | Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commissions . 2016-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914172743/http://www.gab.wi.gov/elections-voting/results/2014/fall-general . 2016-09-14 . dead .
  4. News: 2022-11-08 . Wisconsin Eighth Congressional District Election Results . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-24 . 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Elected Officials.
  6. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/115265661854131/1035101169870571 . 2022-04-30. Libertarian Party of Wisconsin on Facebook . Facebook.
  7. Web site: County Board | Winnebago County.
  8. Web site: 2016 Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Convention - Libertarian Party of Wisconsin . 2016-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170217185827/https://www.lpwi.org/events/state-events/178-2016-convention . 2017-02-17 . dead .
  9. Web site: 2019 LP Wisconsin State Convention.