Libertarian Party of Delaware | |
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Abbreviation | LPDE |
Chairperson | Bill Hinds [1] [2] |
Founded | 1975 |
Membership (2022) | 2,220 [3] |
Ideology | Libertarianism |
National affiliation | Libertarian 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 officials | 0 (June 2024) [update] [4] |
Website | |
lp-delaware | |
The Libertarian Party of Delaware (LPDE) [5] is the Delaware affiliate of the national Libertarian Party. It was founded in 1975. [6]
Chair | Vice Chair | Secretary | Treasurer |
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Bill Hinds | Amy LePore | Jesse McVay | Carter Hill |
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.
Election year | Vote percentage | ±% | Votes | Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Result | Reference |
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1980 | 0.8% | N/A | 1,974 | Ed Clark | David Koch | 4th | [8] |
1984 | 0.1% | 0.7 | 268 | David Bergland | James A. Lewis | 4th | [9] |
1988 | 0.5% | 0.4 | 1,162 | Ron Paul | Andre Marrou | 3rd | [10] |
1992 | 0.3% | 0.2 | 935 | Andre Marrou | Nancy Lord | 5th | [11] |
1996 | 0.8% | 0.4 | 2,052 | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 4th | [12] |
2000 | 0.2% | 0.5 | 774 | Harry Browne | Art Olivier | 5th | [13] |
2004 | 0.2% | 0.1 | 586 | Michael Badnarik | Richard Campagna | 4th | [14] |
2008 | 0.3% | 0.1 | 1,109 | Bob Barr | Wayne Allyn Root | 4th | [15] |
2012 | 0.9% | 0.7 | 3,882 | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 3rd | [16] |
2016 | 3.3% | 2.4 | 14,757 | Gary Johnson | Bill Weld | 3rd | [17] |
2020 | 1.0% | 2.3 | 5,000 | Jo Jorgensen | Spike Cohen | 3rd | [18] |
Election year | Senate candidate | Votes | Vote percentage | Reference |
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1982 | Lawrence D. Sullivan | 653 | 0.34% | [19] |
1990 | Lee Rosenbaum | 2680 | 1.49% | [20] |
1994 | John Dierickx | 3387 | 1.70% | [21] |
1996 | Mark A. Jones | 3340 | 1.21% | [22] |
2000 | J. Burke Morrison | 1103 | 0.30% | [23] |
2002 | Raymond T. Buranello | 922 | 0.40% | [24] |
2006 | William E. Morris | 2671 | 1.10% | [25] |
2010 | James W. Rash | 2101 | 0.70% | [26] |
2018 | Nadine M. Frost | 3910 | 1.09% | [27] |
2020 | Nadine M. Frost | 5244 | 1.07% | [28] |
Election year | House candidate | Votes | Vote percentage | Reference |
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1980 | Sullivan | 1506 | 0.70% | [29] |
1982 | Richard A. Cohen | 711 | 0.38% | [30] |
1984 | V. Luther Etzel | 294 | 0.12% | [31] |
1990 | Richard A. Cohen | 3121 | 1.76% | [32] |
1992 | Peggy Schmitt | 5661 | 2.05% | [33] |
1994 | Danny Ray Beaver | 3869 | 1.98% | [34] |
1996 | George A. Jurgensen | 4000 | 1.50% | [35] |
2000 | Brad C. Thomas | 2351 | 0.80% | [36] |
2002 | Brad C. Thomas | 2789 | 1.20% | [37] |
2004 | William E. Morris | 2012 | 0.50% | [38] |
2008 | Mark Anthony Parks | 3586 | 0.90% | [39] |
2010 | Brent A. Wangen | 1986 | 0.60% | [40] |
2012 | Scott Gesty | 4096 | 1.10% | [41] |
2014 | Scott Gesty | 4419 | 1.80% | [42] |
2016 | Scott Gesty | 6436 | 1.55% | [43] |
2020 | David L. Rogers | 3814 | 0.78% | [44] |
2022 | Cody R. McNutt | 3074 | 0.96% | [45] |
Election year | Gubernatorial candidate | Votes | Vote percentage | Reference |
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1980 | Levy | 1815 | 0.81% | [46] |
1992 | Richard A. Cohen | 3165 | 1.14% | [47] |
2004 | Frank Infante | 1450 | 0.40% | [48] |
2012 | Jesse McVay | 3668 | 1.00% | [49] |
2016 | Sean L. Goward | 4577 | 1.09% | [50] |
2020 | John J. Machurek | 3270 | 0.66% | [51] |
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