Libertarian Party of Iowa

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Libertarian Party of Iowa
ChairpersonJules Cutler[1]
Senate leaderNone
House leaderNone
Founded1971
IdeologyLibertarianism
National affiliationLibertarian Party (United States)
Colorsa shade of Blue; Yellow
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Statewide Executive Offices
State Senate
State House
Other elected officials3 (June 2024)[2]
Website
www.lpia.org

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] As of 2018, there are 11,300 registered Libertarians in the state.[4]

Vote totals for Libertarian candidates in Iowa

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U.S. President

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Year Candidate Votes Percentage
1976 Roger MacBride 1,454 0.1%
1980 Ed Clark 13,123 1.0%
1984 David Bergland 1,844 0.1%
1988 Ron Paul 2,494 0.2%
1992 Andre Marrou 1,076 0.1%
1996 Harry Browne 2,315 0.2%
2000 3,209 0.2%
2004 Michael Badnarik 2,992 0.2%
2008 Bob Barr 4,590 0.3%
2012 Gary Johnson 12,926 0.8%
2016 59,186 3.8%
2020 Jo Jorgensen 19,637 1.2%

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

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Candidates Total Votes Percentage
Jacob Hornberger 133 47.3%
Lincoln Chafee 36 12.8%
Jo Jorgensen 18 6.4%
Adam Kokesh 17 6.1%
Daniel Behrman 14 5.0%
John McAfee 10 3.6%
Vermin Supreme 9 3.2%
None of the Above 8 2.9%
Write In 8 2.9%
Sam Robb 7 2.5%
Max Abramson 6 2.1%
Mark Whitney 4 1.4%
Arvin Vohra 3 1.1%
Keenan Dunham 2 0.7%
Ken Armstrong 2 0.7%
Souraya Faas 2 0.7%
Benjamin Leder 1 0.4%
John Monds 1 0.4%
Grand Total 281 100%

See also

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Footnotes

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