Libertarian Party of Iowa | |
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| 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 |
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| Other elected officials | 3 (June 2024)[update][2] |
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| www.lpia.org | |
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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]
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
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| 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% |
| 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% |
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