Independent Party of Delaware

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Independent Party of Delaware
Chairperson Don Ayotte
Secretary Glenn Miller
FoundedAugust 29, 2000;24 years ago (2000-08-29)
Headquarters Georgetown, Delaware
Membership (March, 2021)9,443 [1]
Ideology Fiscal conservatism
Laissez-faire
Environmentalism
Political position Center-right
Colors  Sky blue
Seat in the House
0 / 1
Seats in the Senate
0 / 2
State Upper House Seats
0 / 21
State Lower House Seats
0 / 41
Mayorships
0 / 59
Website
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The Independent Party of Delaware (IPoD) is a political party in the State of Delaware, United States. [2] [3] As of March 2021, it is the third largest political party in Delaware with 9,443 registered voters. [4] The preamble outlines the party's goals: "The Independent Party of Delaware is dedicated to reform of government at all levels in the Greater Public Interest through election of independent alternative candidates". [5] The party supports laissez-faire capitalism, limited government, and environmentalism. It was officially formed on August 29, 2000, for the stated purpose of providing Delaware voters with an alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties. The party works to support independent candidates for public office by providing them with ballot access, distributing information to voters, and encouraging participation in candidate debates.

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History

The Independent Party of Delaware was founded on August 29, 2000, by Floyd McDowell and Frank Sims. In 2000, the party ran Floyd McDowell Sr. for governor and he received 3,271 votes, or 1.1% of the total vote. [6] In 2002 Maurice Barros, running for U.S. Senate, received 996 votes, for 0.4% of the total vote. In 2004, the party, along with the Libertarian Party, nominated Frank Infante for governor. Infante received 10,753 votes on the Independent Party line (2.9% of vote), and 1,450 votes (0.4%) on the Libertarian Party ballot line. In 2006, Karen M. Hartley-Nagle, running for Delaware's Senate seat, received 5,769 votes for 2.2% of the total vote. In 2004, the party gave its ballot line to the independent presidential campaign of Ralph Nader; he received 2,152 votes for 0.6% of the total vote in Delaware. [7]

In 2008, the party again gave its ballot line to the independent presidential campaign of Ralph Nader; he received 2,401 votes. In 2012, the party ran Alex Pires for the US Senate. He received 15,300 votes, or 3.8%. The party also ran 4 candidates for the state legislature. One candidate for State Senate, running in a district with no major party opposition, received 20.1% of the vote. In 2014, the party ran David Graham for attorney general of Delaware against Matthew P. Denn, Ted Kittila, Catherine Damavandi and John Machurek and he received 4,879 for 2.1% of the vote. [8] In 2016, the party endorsed Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump for president. [9] For the 2024 presidential election, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the Delaware ballot on the party's ballot line. [10]

Gubernatorial election results

Gubernatorial Results
YearCandidateVotesPercentagePosition
2000 Floyd E. McDowell Sr.3,2711.1%3rd of 3 [11]
2004 Frank Infante12,2032.9%3rd of 3 [12]
2008 Mike Protack (withdrew) [13]
2012 no candidate
2016 no candidate
2020 Kathy DeMatteis6,1501.3%3rd of 4 [14]

Attorney general election results

2010 Doug Campbell54,50321.1% [15]
2014 David Graham4,8792.1% [16]

Senate election results

Senate Results
Class 1Class 2
2002 Maurice Barros9960.4% [17]
2006 Karen M. Hartley-Nagle5,7692.2% [18]
2008 no candidate
2010 (special) Glenn Miller8,2012.7% [19]
2012 Alex Pires15,3003.8% [20]
2014 no candidate
2018 no candidate
2020 Mark Turley7,8331.6% [14]

US representative election results

House Results
YearCandidateVotesPercentagePosition
2000 no candidate
2002 no candidate
2004 Maurice J. Barros2,3340.7%3rd of 4 [21]
2006 Karen M. Hartley-Nagle5,6792.2%3rd of 4 [22]
2008 no candidate
2010 Earl R. Lofland3,7041.2%3rd of 5 [23]
2012 no candidate
2014 no candidate
2016 no candidate
2018 no candidate
2020 Catherine S. Purcell6,6821.4%3rd of 4 [14]

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  2. ↑ Goss, Scott (August 9, 2018). "Ominous trend for Delaware GOP: The voter registration gap is widening". Delaware News Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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  5. ↑ "2016 IPoD Preamble".
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  8. ↑ "State of Delaware 2014 State Election Results".
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  22. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election".
  23. ↑ "State of Delaware 2010 Election Results".
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