New Jersey Libertarian Party Explained

New Jersey Libertarian Party
Chairperson:Paul Baratelli[1]
Ideology:Libertarianism
National:Libertarian Party
Seats1 Title:New Jersey Senate
Seats2 Title:New Jersey House of Representatives
Seats3 Title:U.S. Senate (New Jersey)
Seats4 Title:U.S. House of Representatives (New Jersey)
Seats5 Title:Other elected officials
Seats5:0 [2]
Website:njlp.org
Country:the United States

The New Jersey Libertarian Party (NJLP) is the affiliate of the Libertarian Party in New Jersey. Its chairman is Paul Baratelli.[3]

As of July 1, 2023, there were 24,438 registered Libertarians in the state.[4]

Candidate performances

Presidential

YearCandidateVotesPercentage
1972John Hospers (Write-in)89nil
1976Roger MacBride9,4490.3%
1980Ed Clark20,6520.7%
1984David Bergland6,4160.2%
1988Ron Paul8,4210.3%
1992Andre Marrou6,8220.2%
1996Harry Browne14,7630.5%
20006,3120.2%
2004Michael Badnarik4,5140.1%
2008Bob Barr8,4410.2%
2012Gary Johnson21,0450.6%
201672,4771.9%
2020Jo Jorgensen31,6770.7%

Gubernatorial

Year Candidate Votes Percentage
1973[5] John A. Goodson 3,071 0.1
1977[6] Frank J. Primich 5,674 0.3
1981[7] Jack Moyers 2,377 0.1
1985[8] Virginia Flynn 4,710 0.2
1989[9] Daniel M. Karlan 11,878 0.5
1993[10] Kenneth R. Kaplan 7,935 0.3
1997[11] 114,172 4.7
2001[12] Mark Edgerton 4,684 0.2
2005[13] Jeffrey Pawlowski 15,417 0.7
2009[14] Kenneth R. Kaplan 4,830 0.2
2013[15] 12,155 0.6
2017[16] 10,531 0.5
2021[17] Gregg Mele 7,768 0.3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey Libertarian Party – State Board. NJLP.org. October 2, 2023.
  2. Web site: Elected Officials. June 1, 2024.
  3. Web site: New Jersey Libertarian Party – State Board. njlp.org. en-us. 2023-08-15.
  4. https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2023/2023-07-voter-registration-by-county.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary
  5. Web site: Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey . . 1973 . July 2, 2017.
  6. Web site: Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey . . 1977 . July 2, 2017.
  7. Web site: Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey . . 1981 . July 2, 2017.
  8. Web site: Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey . Secretary of State of New Jersey . 1985 . July 2, 2017.
  9. Web site: Candidates for the Office of Governor – State of New Jersey – General Election . Secretary of State of New Jersey . 1989 . July 2, 2017.
  10. Web site: Official List – Gubernatorial General Election Returns for Election Held November 2, 1993 . Secretary of State of New Jersey . 1993 . July 2, 2017.
  11. Web site: Official Results – Gubernatorial General Election Returns By County for Election Held November 4, 1997 . Secretary of State of New Jersey . 1997 . July 2, 2017.
  12. Web site: Official List Candidates for Governor For November 2001 General Election . New Jersey Secretary of State . April 17, 2008 . July 2, 2017.
  13. Web site: Official List Candidates for Governor For November 2005 General Election . New Jersey Secretary of State . December 16, 2005 . July 2, 2017.
  14. Web site: Official Tallies, Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, November 3, 2009 – General Election . New Jersey Secretary of State . 2009 . July 2, 2017.
  15. Web site: Official List Candidates for Governor For General Election11/05/2013 Election . New Jersey Secretary of State . December 4, 2013 . July 2, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429022036/http://nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-official-general-election-results-governor.pdf . April 29, 2017 . dead .
  16. Web site: Official List, Candidates for Governor For General Election11/07/2017 Election. Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 4, 2017. November 29, 2017. December 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033629/http://nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-governor.pdf. dead.
  17. Web site: Official List, Candidates for Governor For General Election 11/02/2021 Election. Secretary of State of New Jersey. August 15, 2023. November 30, 2021. April 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230410202231/https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-official-general-results-governor.pdf. dead.