Libertarian Party of Delaware

Libertarian Party of Delaware
AbbreviationLPDE
ChairpersonBill Hinds
Founded1975
Membership (2022)Increase 2,220
IdeologyLibertarianism
National affiliationLibertarian Party
Colors  Gold-yellow
Statewide executive offices
0 / 6
Seats in the Delaware Senate
0 / 21
Seats in the Delaware House
0 / 41
DE seats in the U.S. Senate
0 / 2
DE seats in the U.S. House
0 / 1
Other elected officials0 (June 2024)
Website
lp-delaware.org

The Libertarian Party of Delaware (LPDE) is the Delaware affiliate of the national Libertarian Party. It was founded in 1975.

They have maintained continuous ballot access since 1980. This kind of ballot access has long been considered a core goal for Libertarian Party state-level affiliates.

Leadership

Current Officers
ChairVice ChairSecretaryTreasurer
Bill HindsAmy LePoreJesse McVayCarter Hill

LPDE Platform

Libertarian philosophy centers on individual rights and the non-aggression principle (NAP). The LPDE statement of principles prioritizes the right to life, the right to liberty of speech and action (opposing government censorship in any form), and the right to property.

Electoral performance

Presidential

Election year Vote percentage ±% Votes Presidential candidate Vice presidential candidate Result Reference
1980
0.8%
 N/A 1,974 Ed Clark David Koch 4th
1984
0.1%
 Decrease 0.7 268 David Bergland James A. Lewis 4th
1988
0.5%
 Increase 0.4 1,162 Ron Paul Andre Marrou 3rd
1992
0.3%
 Decrease 0.2 935 Andre Marrou Nancy Lord 5th
1996
0.8%
 Increase 0.4 2,052 Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 4th
2000
0.2%
 Decrease 0.5 774 Harry Browne Art Olivier 5th
2004
0.2%
 Decrease 0.1 586 Michael Badnarik Richard Campagna 4th
2008
0.3%
 Increase 0.1 1,109 Bob Barr Wayne Allyn Root 4th
2012
0.9%
 Increase 0.7 3,882 Gary Johnson Jim Gray 3rd
2016
3.3%
 Increase 2.4 14,757 Gary Johnson Bill Weld 3rd
2020
1.0%
 Decrease 2.3 5,000 Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen 3rd

U.S. Senate

Election year Senate candidate Votes Vote percentage Reference
1982 Lawrence D. Sullivan 653 0.34%
1990 Lee Rosenbaum 2680 1.49%
1994 John Dierickx 3387 1.70%
1996 Mark A. Jones 3340 1.21%
2000 J. Burke Morrison 1103 0.30%
2002 Raymond T. Buranello 922 0.40%
2006 William E. Morris 2671 1.10%
2010 James W. Rash 2101 0.70%
2018 Nadine M. Frost 3910 1.09%
2020 Nadine M. Frost 5244 1.07%

U.S. House of Representatives

Election year House candidate Votes Vote percentage Reference
1980 Sullivan 1506 0.70%
1982 Richard A. Cohen 711 0.38%
1984 V. Luther Etzel 294 0.12%
1990 Richard A. Cohen 3121 1.76%
1992 Peggy Schmitt 5661 2.05%
1994 Danny Ray Beaver 3869 1.98%
1996 George A. Jurgensen 4000 1.50%
2000 Brad C. Thomas 2351 0.80%
2002 Brad C. Thomas 2789 1.20%
2004 William E. Morris 2012 0.50%
2008 Mark Anthony Parks 3586 0.90%
2010 Brent A. Wangen 1986 0.60%
2012 Scott Gesty 4096 1.10%
2014 Scott Gesty 4419 1.80%
2016 Scott Gesty 6436 1.55%
2020 David L. Rogers 3814 0.78%
2022 Cody R. McNutt 3074 0.96%

Delaware Governor

Election year Gubernatorial candidate Votes Vote percentage Reference
1980 Levy 1815 0.81%
1992 Richard A. Cohen 3165 1.14%
2004 Frank Infante 1450 0.40%
2012 Jesse McVay 3668 1.00%
2016 Sean L. Goward 4577 1.09%
2020 John J. Machurek 3270 0.66%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Libertarian Party of Delaware [@LPofDelaware] (June 7, 2022). "Another battle won, we are now recognized by the state of Delaware as well as the LNC as the legitimate party in Delaware" (Tweet). Retrieved June 7, 2022 – via Twitter.
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  13. ↑ Federal Election Commission (June 1993). "Federal Elections 1992" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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  34. ↑ Delaware Department of Elections. "1990 General Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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  36. ↑ Delaware Department of Elections. "1994 General Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  37. ↑ Delaware Department of Elections. "1996 General Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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  47. ↑ Delaware Department of Elections. "2022 General Election Results". Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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