Libertarian Party of Delaware

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Libertarian Party of Delaware
AbbreviationLPDE
Chairperson Bill Hinds [1] [2]
Founded1975
Membership (2022)Increase2.svg 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 officials0 (June 2024) [4]
Website
lp-delaware.org

The Libertarian Party of Delaware (LPDE) [5] is the Delaware affiliate of the national Libertarian Party. It was founded in 1975. [6]

Contents

Leadership

Current Officers [2]
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. [7]

Electoral performance

Presidential

Election yearVote percentage±%VotesPresidential candidateVice presidential candidateResultReference
1980
0.8%
N/A1,974 Ed Clark David Koch 4th [8]
1984
0.1%
Decrease2.svg 0.7268 David Bergland James A. Lewis 4th [9]
1988
0.5%
Increase2.svg 0.41,162 Ron Paul Andre Marrou 3rd [10]
1992
0.3%
Decrease2.svg 0.2935 Andre Marrou Nancy Lord 5th [11]
1996
0.8%
Increase2.svg 0.42,052 Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 4th [12]
2000
0.2%
Decrease2.svg 0.5774 Harry Browne Art Olivier 5th [13]
2004
0.2%
Decrease2.svg 0.1586 Michael Badnarik Richard Campagna 4th [14]
2008
0.3%
Increase2.svg 0.11,109 Bob Barr Wayne Allyn Root 4th [15]
2012
0.9%
Increase2.svg 0.73,882 Gary Johnson Jim Gray 3rd [16]
2016
3.3%
Increase2.svg 2.414,757 Gary Johnson Bill Weld 3rd [17]
2020
1.0%
Decrease2.svg 2.35,000 Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen 3rd [18]

U.S. Senate

Election yearSenate candidateVotesVote percentageReference
1982 Lawrence D. Sullivan6530.34% [19]
1990 Lee Rosenbaum26801.49% [20]
1994 John Dierickx33871.70% [21]
1996 Mark A. Jones33401.21% [22]
2000 J. Burke Morrison11030.30% [23]
2002 Raymond T. Buranello9220.40% [24]
2006 William E. Morris26711.10% [25]
2010 James W. Rash21010.70% [26]
2018 Nadine M. Frost39101.09% [27]
2020 Nadine M. Frost52441.07% [28]

U.S. House of Representatives

Election yearHouse candidateVotesVote percentageReference
1980Sullivan15060.70% [29]
1982Richard A. Cohen7110.38% [30]
1984V. Luther Etzel2940.12% [31]
1990Richard A. Cohen31211.76% [32]
1992Peggy Schmitt56612.05% [33]
1994Danny Ray Beaver38691.98% [34]
1996George A. Jurgensen40001.50% [35]
2000Brad C. Thomas23510.80% [36]
2002Brad C. Thomas27891.20% [37]
2004William E. Morris20120.50% [38]
2008Mark Anthony Parks35860.90% [39]
2010Brent A. Wangen19860.60% [40]
2012Scott Gesty40961.10% [41]
2014Scott Gesty44191.80% [42]
2016Scott Gesty64361.55% [43]
2020David L. Rogers38140.78% [44]
2022Cody R. McNutt30740.96% [45]

Delaware Governor

Election yearGubernatorial candidateVotesVote percentageReference
1980Levy18150.81% [46]
1992Richard A. Cohen31651.14% [47]
2004Frank Infante14500.40% [48]
2012Jesse McVay36681.00% [49]
2016Sean L. Goward45771.09% [50]
2020John J. Machurek32700.66% [51]

See also

References

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