Libertarian Party of Iowa

State affiliate of the Libertarian Party

Libertarian Party of Iowa

Chairperson| Jules Cutler[1]
Senate leader| None
House leader| None
Founded| 1971
Ideology| Libertarianism
National affiliation| Libertarian Party (United States)
Colors| a shade of Blue; Yellow
U.S. Senate|

0 / 2

U.S. House|

0 / 4

Statewide Executive Offices|

0 / 7

State Senate|

0 / 50

State House|

0 / 100

Other elected officials| 3 (June 2024)[update][2]
Website
www.lpia.org

* Politics of the United States
* Political parties
* Elections

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[update], there are 11,300 registered Libertarians in the state.[4]

## Vote totals for Libertarian candidates in Iowa

[edit]

### U.S. President

[edit]

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]

[edit]

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

[edit]

* Libertarianism portal
* Iowa portal

* Richard Campagna
* List of state parties of the Libertarian Party (United States)
* Political party strength in Iowa

## Footnotes

[edit]

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.

## External links

[edit]

* Libertarian Party of Iowa

* v
* t
* e

State of Iowa

Des Moines (capital)

Topics|

* Archaeology
* Area codes
* Attorney General
* Auditor of State
* Capitol
* Climate change
* Code
* Congressional districts
* Crime
* Delegations
* Representatives
* Senators
* Elections
* Caucuses
* Environment
* Flag
* Governor
* Gun laws
* History
* Historic Places
* Index
* Legislature
* House
* Senate
* LGBT rights
* Museums
* People
* Native Americans
* Political parties
* Democratic
* Libertarian
* Republican
* Seal
* Secretary of Agriculture
* Secretary of State
* State Parks
* Supreme Court
* Symbols
* Treasurer of State

Regions|

* Coteau des Prairies
* Des Moines metropolitan area
* Dissected Till Plains
* Driftless Area
* Great River Road
* Honey Lands
* Iowa Great Lakes
* Loess Hills
* Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area
* Quad Cities
* Siouxland

Largest cities|

* Ames
* Ankeny
* Bettendorf
* Burlington
* Cedar Falls
* Cedar Rapids
* Clinton
* Council Bluffs
* Davenport
* Des Moines
* Dubuque
* Fort Dodge
* Iowa City
* Marion
* Marshalltown
* Mason City
* Muscatine
* Ottumwa
* Sioux City
* Urbandale
* Waterloo
* West Des Moines

Counties|

* Adair
* Adams
* Allamakee
* Appanoose
* Audubon
* Benton
* Black Hawk
* Boone
* Bremer
* Buchanan
* Buena Vista
* Butler
* Calhoun
* Carroll
* Cass
* Cedar
* Cerro Gordo
* Cherokee
* Chickasaw
* Clarke
* Clay
* Clayton
* Clinton
* Crawford
* Dallas
* Davis
* Decatur
* Delaware
* Des Moines
* Dickinson
* Dubuque
* Emmet
* Fayette
* Floyd
* Franklin
* Fremont
* Greene
* Grundy
* Guthrie
* Hamilton
* Hancock
* Hardin
* Harrison
* Henry
* Howard
* Humboldt
* Ida
* Iowa
* Jackson
* Jasper
* Jefferson
* Johnson
* Jones
* Keokuk
* Kossuth
* Lee
* Linn
* Louisa
* Lucas
* Lyon
* Madison
* Mahaska
* Marion
* Marshall
* Mills
* Mitchell
* Monona
* Monroe
* Montgomery
* Muscatine
* O'Brien
* Osceola
* Page
* Palo Alto
* Plymouth
* Pocahontas
* Polk
* Pottawattamie
* Poweshiek
* Ringgold
* Sac
* Scott
* Shelby
* Sioux
* Story
* Tama
* Taylor
* Union
* Van Buren
* Wapello
* Warren
* Washington
* Wayne
* Webster
* Winnebago
* Winneshiek
* Woodbury
* Worth
* Wright

Iowa portal

* v
* t
* e

Iowa political parties

Political parties|

* Iowa Democratic Party
* Libertarian Party of Iowa
* Republican Party of Iowa

Non-party political organizations|

* Constitution Party of Iowa
* Iowa Green Party†
* Legal Marijuana Now Party
* Party for Socialism and Liberation

Defunct|

* Free Soil
* Whig

* Iowa portal

Political party strength in Iowa
Note: Political parties are those organizations that received 2% or more of the vote for president or governor in the most recent general election.

†The Iowa Green Party was a political party from 2000 - 2002.

* v
* t
* e

Libertarian Party

Chairpersons
of the LNC|

* D. Nolan
* S. Nolan
* Crane
* Bergland
* Clark
* Grant
* VerHagen
* Turney
* Walter
* Gingell
* Dasbach
* Bergland
* Lark
* Neale
* Dixon
* Redpath
* Neale
* Sarwark
* Bishop-Henchman
* Bilyeu
* McArdle

Presidential
tickets|

* 1972 Hospers/Nathan
* 1976 MacBride/Bergland
* 1980 Clark/Koch
* 1984 Bergland/Lewis
* 1988 Paul/Marrou
* 1992 Marrou/Lord
* 1996 Browne/Jorgensen
* 2000 Browne/Olivier
* 2004 Badnarik/Campagna
* 2008 Barr/Root
* 2012 Johnson/Gray
* 2016 Johnson/Weld
* 2020 Jorgensen/Cohen
* 2024 Oliver/ter Maat

Parties by state
and territory|

| State|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

|

Territory|

* District of Columbia

Conventions|

* 1972 (Denver)
* 1973 (Strongsville)
* 1974 (Irving)
* 1975 (New York City)
* 1976 (Washington, D.C.)
* 1977 (San Francisco)
* 1978 (Boston)
* 1979 (Los Angeles)
* 1980 (Los Angeles)
* 1981 (Denver)
* 1983 (New York City)
* 1985 (Phoenix)
* 1987 (Seattle)
* 1989 (Philadelphia)
* 1991 (Chicago)
* 1993 (Salt Lake City)
* 1996 (Washington)
* 1998 (Washington)
* 2000 (Anaheim)
* 2002 (Indianapolis)
* 2004 (Atlanta)
* 2006 (Portland)
* 2008 (Denver)
* 2010 (St. Louis)
* 2012 (Las Vegas)
* 2014 (Columbus)
* 2016 (Orlando)
* 2018 (New Orleans)
* 2020 (Orlando)
* 2021 chair election
* 2022 (Reno)
* 2024 (Washington)

Affiliated
organizations|

* Libertarian National Committee
* Mises Caucus
* Radical Caucus
* Libertarians for Life

Related articles|

* Libertarianism
* Committee to Form a Libertarian Party
* Party factions
* Dallas Accord
* Electoral history
* History
* Libertarian pledge

Libertarianism portal
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template