Libertarian Party of Florida

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Libertarian Party of Florida
Chairperson Matt Johnson
Secretary Lisa Gansky
Founded1987
Ideology Libertarianism
National affiliation Libertarian Party (United States)
ColorsA dark shade of grey or blue; golden yellow
Florida Senate
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Florida House of Representatives
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U.S. Senate (Florida)
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U.S. House of Representatives {Florida)
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Other elected officials2 (June 2024) [1]
Website
lpf.org

The Libertarian Party of Florida (LPF) is the state affiliate of the Libertarian National Committee in Florida. Founded in 1987, it is committed to the principles of limited government, individual freedom, and personal responsibility.

Contents

The current executive committee was elected during the annual convention in June 2025, in Daytona, Florida.

Officers

At-Large Directors

Regional Representatives

Voter Registration

The Libertarian Party of Florida has seen consistent growth in its registered voter base over the decades:

YearRegistered Libertarian VotersChange from Previous Year
19943,585—
19965,509+1,924
19987,037+1,528
20009,462+2,425
200211,852+2,390
200413,806+1,954
200615,533+1,727
200714,860–673
200816,883+2,023
201017,888+1,005
201219,892+2,004
201423,665+3,773
201625,030+1,365
201731,449+6,469
201832,843+1,394
202039,538+6,695
202239,451–87
**2025***(part of “Minor Parties” total)***see breakdown below**

Historical data from the Florida Division of Elections and Wikipedia [2] [ circular reference ]

Local Chapters and Affiliates

County affiliates: [3]

Elections

2024 elections

Chase Oliver, 2024 Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Chase Oliver was selected as the Libertarian Party's nominee at the national convention in Washington, D.C., May 24–26, 2024, winning **60.61 %** of the final delegate vote. [5]

In the general election held on November 5, 2024, Oliver and running mate Mike ter Maat received **31,972 votes (0.3 %)** in Florida, placing fourth in the state. [6] Nationally, Oliver received **635,551 votes (0.42 %)**, marking the Libertarian Party’s weakest presidential performance since 2008. [7] [ circular reference ]

2020 elections

Jo Jorgensen, 2020 Libertarian Presidential Candidate

Jo Jorgensen was selected as the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee on May 23, 2020, during the Libertarian National Convention, following multiple rounds of voting. Spike Cohen was selected as her running mate the next day. [8]

In the 2020 United States presidential election in Florida held on November 3, 2020, Jorgensen received **70,324 votes**, comprising **0.6 %** of the total vote in the state. This continued the Libertarian Party’s consistent performance in Florida, albeit at a modest scale compared to their 2016 showing. [9]

2016 elections

Paul Stanton, 2016 Libertarian U.S. Senate Candidate

In 2016, the Libertarian Party of Florida held its first statewide primary for the United States Senate. [10] Two candidates qualified: attorney Augustus Sol Invictus and U.S. Army veteran Paul Stanton.

The race drew national attention due to controversies surrounding Invictus, whose candidacy was criticized by many within the party. [11] Stanton won the August primary with **73.5 %** of the vote to Invictus’s 26.5 %.

In the general election, Stanton received **71,730 votes (1.6 %)** statewide, finishing third behind the Republican and Democratic nominees. [12]

2014 elections

In 2014, the Libertarian Party ran their first state executive ticket, with Adrian Wyllie for governor, Greg Roe for lieutenant governor, and Bill Wohlsifer for attorney general. The Wyllie/Roe ticket garnered 3.8% of the vote, a record for the Libertarians in Florida. [13] Wohlsifer got under that, with 2.9% of the vote. [14] The highest percentage that the Wyllie/Roe ticket got in a county was in Citrus County, where they received 7% of the vote. [15]

Down ballot, Lucas Overby got the second highest percentage a Libertarian has ever gotten in a house election, with 24.7% of the vote. [16] Many people at the time attributed it to the lack of a Democrat on the ballot. [17]

Statewide and Congressional Election Results

YearOfficeCandidatePopular votesPercentage
2000 11th Congressional District Charlie Westlake27,19715.4% [18]
2004 11th Congressional District Robert Johnson31,57914.1% [19]
2004 21st Congressional District Frank Gonzalez54,73627.2% [19]
2010 United States Senate Class 3 Alexander Snitker 24,8500.5% [20]
2012 1st Congressional District Calen Fretts11,1763.3% [21]
2014 19th Congressional District Special Election Ray Netherwood3,7293.7% [22]
2014 13th Congressional District Special Election Lucas Overby8,8934.8% [23]
2014 Governor Adrian Wyllie 223,3563.8% [24]
2014 Lieutenant Governor Greg Roe223,3563.8% [25]
2014 Attorney General Bill Wohlsifer169,3942.9% [26]
2014 13th Congressional District Lucas Overby55,31824.7% [27]
2014 19th Congressional District Ray Netherwood6,6712.7% [28]

2010–2012 Elections

In 2010, the Libertarian Party of Florida (LPF) made significant strides by fielding a statewide candidate for the first time, namely Alexander Snitker, who ran for U.S. Senate. [29]

In the subsequent 2012 election, the Libertarian Party of Florida fielded multiple candidates for various positions: Calen Fretts [30] for Florida's 1st congressional district. Peter Richter. [31] Franklin Perez. Jonathan Loesche [32] for the Florida House of Representatives. Additionally, the LPF fielded several candidates for various county and municipal races across the state.

In 2012, the Libertarian Party of Florida faced legal action when Franklin Perez, the 2012 Libertarian candidate for the Florida State House of Representatives (District 28), sued the party. The lawsuit arose from the LPF's failure to refund a candidate filing fee after de-vetting Perez and removing him from the party's state website. The courts ultimately awarded Perez $620. [33] [34]

Presidential nominee results

Since 1972, the Libertarian Party has run a candidate for President of the United States. The candidate who has received the highest vote total in Florida was Gary Johnson in 2016. In every election year after 1984 the Libertarian Party has gained ballot access in Florida.

YearNomineeVotes
1976 Roger MacBride (write-in)103 (nil %)
1980 Ed Clark 30,524 (0.8%)
1984 David Bergland (write-in)754 (nil %)
1988 Ron Paul 19,796 (0.5%)
1992 Andre Marrou 15,079 (0.3%)
1996 Harry Browne 23,965 (0.5%)
2000 Harry Browne 16,415 (0.3%)
2004 Michael Badnarik 3,502 (0.2%)
2008 Bob Barr 17,220 (0.2%)
2012 Gary Johnson 44,726 (0.5%)
2016 Gary Johnson 207,043 (2.2%)
2020 Jo Jorgensen 70,324 (0.6%)

Elected public officials

Past and present public officials from the Libertarian Party of Florida include:

State Conventions

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2015

In 2015, the LPF convention was held in New Port Richey, Florida.

2016

The 2016 state convention was held in West Palm Beach in April. During convention, state delegates voted in James Morris as treasurer, Suzanne Gilmore as secretary, and Russ Wood as director at Large (2) to their respective offices. State delegates also voted on individuals to send as delegates and alternate delegates to the Libertarian National Convention the following month in Orlando.

2017

The LPF's 2017 convention was held May 5–7 in Cocoa Beach.

2018

The Libertarian Party of Florida's 2018 state convention was held in Fort Walton Beach, Fla, February 24–26.

2019

The Libertarian Party of Florida's 2019 state convention was held in Tampa, May 3–5, 2019.

2020

The Libertarian Party of Florida held its Annual Business Meeting and Convention in Orlando, Feb 21 to Feb. 23.

2021

The Libertarian Party of Florida held its Annual Business Meeting and Convention in Lakeland, June 11 to Feb. 13.

2022

The Libertarian Party of Florida held its Annual Business Meeting and Convention in Melbourne, Feb 25 to Feb. 27.

2023

The Libertarian Party of Florida held its Annual Business Meeting and Convention in Kissimmee, April 21 to April 23.

2024

The Libertarian Party of Florida held its Annual Business Meeting and Convention in Jacksonville, January 19 to January 21.

2025

The Libertarian Party of Florida held its Annual Business Meeting and Convention in Daytona Beach, June 6 to June 8.

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