Libertarian Party gubernatorial primaries, 2018

2018 State Executive Primaries

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Democratic Party primaries

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Democratic Party gubernatorial primaries, 2018
Democratic Party Attorney General primaries, 2018
Democratic Party Secretary of State primaries, 2018

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Republican Party primaries

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Republican Party gubernatorial primaries, 2018
Republican Party Attorney General primaries, 2018
Republican Party Secretary of State primaries, 2018

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Libertarian Party primaries

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Libertarian Party gubernatorial primaries, 2018

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Green Party primaries

Out of all top state executive offices, only the governor and attorney general exist in all 50 states, and only the governor is elected in all 50 states. As the chief executive officer, the governor is among the most powerful figures in state government. Thirty-six states held elections for governor in 2018, meaning that almost three-quarters of the nation's gubernatorial seats will be contested.

Libertarian Party primary elections were held in two of those states. This page serves as a jumping-off point for deeper coverage into these primaries. For more on the general election coverage, click here.

For more information about gubernatorial elections in 2018, click here.

SETTING THE STAGE

* Of the 2 Libertarian gubernatorial primaries scheduled for 2018, one was closed and one was open.
* As of November 29, 2017, Ballotpedia had tracked 27 Libertarian gubernatorial candidates in 16 states.

## Contents

* 1 By state
* 1.1 Iowa
* 1.2 Oklahoma
* 1.2.1 Libertarian runoff candidates
* 2 Footnotes

## By state[edit]

### Iowa[edit]

* Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 5 Libertarian primary)

Libertarians

* Marco Battaglia[1]
* Jake Porter \- Former Iowa Libertarian Party executive director[2] a

### Oklahoma[edit]

* Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 26 Libertarian primary)

#### Libertarian runoff candidates[edit]

Third Party primary runoff candidates

Libertarian Party

* Rex Lawhorn
* Chris Powell ✔

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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

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Libertarian candidates

Third Party primary candidates

Libertarian Party

* Joe Exotic
* Rex Lawhorn ✔
* Chris Powell ✔

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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Facebook, "Marco Battaglia," accessed August 23, 2017
2. ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Jake Porter to run for governor as Libertarian," July 25, 2017

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