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In addition to the national Libertarian Party in the United States, 50 states operate a state Libertarian Party, plus one representing the District of Columbia.
State/territorial party | Chairperson | Members | Upper house seats | Lower house seats | 2020 ballot access [1] | 2022 ballot access [2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Libertarian Party of Alabama | Samuel Bohler [3] | 0 / 35 | 0 / 105 | No | Provisional [4] | |
Alaska Libertarian Party | Alex Coker [5] | 7,137 (2019) [6] | 0 / 20 | 0 / 40 | No | |
Arizona Libertarian Party | Michael McFarland [7] | 32,374 (2019) [8] | 0 / 30 | 0 / 60 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Arkansas | Michael Pakko [9] | 330 (2017) [10] | 0 / 35 | 0 / 100 | Provisional [11] | |
Libertarian Party of California | Adrian F Malagon [12] | 153,348 (2019) [13] | 0 / 40 | 0 / 80 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Colorado | Wayne Harlos [14] | 39,308 (2017) [15] ("Active" voters) | 0 / 35 | 0 / 65 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Connecticut | Steve Dincher [16] | 2,959 (2018) [17] | 0 / 36 | 0 / 151 | Yes | No |
Libertarian Party of Delaware | Bill Hinds [18] [19] | 2,220 (2023) [20] | 0 / 21 | 0 / 41 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Florida | Steven Nekhaila [21] | 0 / 40 | 0 / 120 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Georgia | Ryan Graham [22] | 0 / 56 | 0 / 180 | Statewide offices | ||
Libertarian Party of Hawaii | Michelle Tippens [23] | 0 / 25 | 0 / 51 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Idaho | Jayson Sorensen [24] | 0 / 35 | 0 / 70 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Illinois | Chase Renwick [25] | 0 / 59 | 0 / 118 | No | ||
Libertarian Party of Indiana | Evan McMahon [26] | 0 / 50 | 0 / 100 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Iowa | Jules Cutler [27] | 0 / 50 | 0 / 100 | No | ||
Libertarian Party of Kansas | Tim Giblin [28] | 21,297 [29] | 0 / 40 | 0 / 125 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Kentucky | Randall Daniel [30] | 0 / 38 | 0 / 100 | Yes | No | |
Libertarian Party of Louisiana | Heide Alejandro-Smith [31] | 16,268 | 0 / 39 | 0 / 105 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Maine | Harrison Kemp [32] | 0 / 35 | 0 / 151 | No | ||
Libertarian Party of Maryland | Eric Blitz [33] | 0 / 47 | 0 / 141 | No | Yes | |
Libertarian Association of Massachusetts | Disaffiliated in June 2022 [34] [35] | |||||
Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts (LNC affiliate) [34] | David Burnham [36] | 0 / 40 | 0 / 160 | Yes | No | |
Libertarian Party of Michigan | Joe Brungardt [37] | 0 / 38 | 0 / 110 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Minnesota | Charles Kuchlenz [38] | 212 (2014) | 0 / 67 | 0 / 134 | No | |
Libertarian Party of Mississippi | Vicky Rose [39] | 0 / 52 | 0 / 122 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Missouri | Bill Slantz [40] | 0 / 34 | 0 / 163 | Yes | ||
Montana Libertarian Party | Sid Daoud [41] | 0 / 50 | 0 / 100 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Nebraska | Chris Childs [42] | 18,101 [43] | 0 / 49 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Nevada | Charles Melchin [44] | 17,554 (2021) [29] | 0 / 21 | 0 / 42 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire | Nolan Pelletier [45] | 0 / 24 | 0 / 400 | No | ||
New Jersey Libertarian Party | Nikhil Sureshkumar [46] | 23,198 (2022) [47] | 0 / 40 | 0 / 80 | No | |
Libertarian Party of New Mexico | Disaffiliated in August 2022 [34] [48] | |||||
Free Libertarian Party of New Mexico (LNC affiliate) | Unknown | 0 / 42 | 0 / 70 | No | ||
Libertarian Party of New York | Andrew Kolstee [49] | 13,567 (2020) [50] | 0 / 63 | 0 / 150 | Yes | No |
Libertarian Party of North Carolina | Joseph Garcia [51] | 0 / 50 | 0 / 120 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of North Dakota | Taylor Bakken [52] | 0 / 47 | 0 / 94 | No | ||
Libertarian Party of Ohio | Dustin Nanna [53] | 0 / 33 | 0 / 99 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Oklahoma | Will Daugherty [54] | 0 / 48 | 0 / 101 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Oregon | Timothy Perkins [55] | 21,981 (2021) [29] | 0 / 30 | 0 / 60 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania (LNC affiliate) | Rob Cowburn [56] | 45,469 (2021) [57] | 0 / 50 | 0 / 203 | No | |
Keystone Party of Pennsylvania | Split from LPPA in April 2022 [58] | |||||
Libertarian Party of Rhode Island | Bill Hunt [59] | 0 / 38 | 0 / 75 | No | ||
Libertarian Party of South Carolina | Casey Crowe [60] | 0 / 46 | 0 / 124 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of South Dakota | Greg Baldwin [61] | 2,429 (2021) [29] | 0 / 35 | 0 / 70 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Tennessee | Dave Jones [62] | 0 / 33 | 0 / 99 | No | ||
Libertarian Party of Texas | Whitney Bilyeu [63] | 0 / 31 | 0 / 150 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Utah | Barry Short [64] | 22,381 (2021) [65] | 0 / 29 | 0 / 75 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Vermont | Olga Mardach-Duclerc [66] | 0 / 30 | 1 / 150 | Yes | ||
Libertarian Party of Virginia (LNC affiliate) | Jennifer Leatherbury | 0 / 30 | 0 / 150 | Yes | ||
Classical Liberal Party of Virginia | Split from LPVA in September 2022 [67] | |||||
Libertarian Party of Washington | Anna Johnson [68] | 0 / 49 | 0 / 98 | No | ||
Libertarian Party of West Virginia | Will Hyman [69] | 8,891 (2021) [70] | 0 / 34 | 0 / 100 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin | Jacob VandenPlas [71] | 0 / 33 | 0 / 99 | No | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of Wyoming | Shawn Johnson [72] | 2,891 [73] | 0 / 30 | 0 / 60 | Yes | |
Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia | Bruce Majors [74] | 1,628 (2019) [75] | 0 / 13 | Yes |
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