List of state parties of the Libertarian Party (United States)

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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.

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State/territorial partyChairpersonMembersUpper house seatsLower house seats2020 ballot access [1] 2022 ballot access [2]
Libertarian Party of Alabama Samuel Bohler [3] NoProvisional [4]
Alaska Libertarian Party Alex Coker [5] 7,137 (2019) [6] No
Arizona Libertarian Party Michael McFarland [7] 32,374 (2019) [8] Yes
Libertarian Party of Arkansas Michael Pakko [9] 330 (2017) [10] Provisional [11]
Libertarian Party of California Adrian F Malagon [12] 153,348 (2019) [13] Yes
Libertarian Party of Colorado Wayne Harlos [14] 39,308 (2017) [15]
("Active" voters)		Yes
Libertarian Party of Connecticut Steve Dincher [16] 2,959 (2018) [17] YesNo
Libertarian Party of Delaware Bill Hinds [18] [19] 2,220 (2023) [20] Yes
Libertarian Party of Florida Steven Nekhaila [21] Yes
Libertarian Party of Georgia Ryan Graham [22] Statewide offices
Libertarian Party of HawaiiMichelle Tippens [23] Yes
Libertarian Party of Idaho Jayson Sorensen [24] Yes
Libertarian Party of Illinois Chase Renwick [25] No
Libertarian Party of Indiana Evan McMahon [26] Yes
Libertarian Party of Iowa Jules Cutler [27] No
Libertarian Party of Kansas Tim Giblin [28] 21,297 [29] Yes
Libertarian Party of Kentucky Randall Daniel [30] YesNo
Libertarian Party of Louisiana Heide Alejandro-Smith [31] 16,268Yes
Libertarian Party of Maine Harrison Kemp [32] No
Libertarian Party of Maryland Eric Blitz [33] NoYes
Libertarian Association of Massachusetts Disaffiliated in June 2022 [34] [35]
Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts
(LNC affiliate) [34] 		David Burnham [36] YesNo
Libertarian Party of Michigan Joe Brungardt [37] Yes
Libertarian Party of MinnesotaCharles Kuchlenz [38] 212 (2014)No
Libertarian Party of Mississippi Vicky Rose [39] Yes
Libertarian Party of Missouri Bill Slantz [40] Yes
Montana Libertarian Party Sid Daoud [41] Yes
Libertarian Party of Nebraska Chris Childs [42] 18,101 [43]
Yes
Libertarian Party of Nevada Charles Melchin [44] 17,554 (2021) [29] Yes
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire Nolan Pelletier [45] No
New Jersey Libertarian Party Nikhil Sureshkumar [46] 23,198 (2022) [47] No
Libertarian Party of New Mexico Disaffiliated in August 2022 [34] [48]
Free Libertarian Party of New Mexico
(LNC affiliate)		UnknownNo
Libertarian Party of New York Duane Whitmer [49] 13,567 (2020) [50] YesNo
Libertarian Party of North Carolina Joseph Garcia [51] Yes
Libertarian Party of North Dakota Taylor Bakken [52] No
Libertarian Party of Ohio Dustin Nanna [53] Yes
Libertarian Party of Oklahoma Will Daugherty [54] Yes
Libertarian Party of Oregon Timothy Perkins [55] 21,981 (2021) [29] Yes
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
(LNC affiliate)		Rob Cowburn [56] 45,469 (2021) [57] No
Keystone Party of Pennsylvania Split from LPPA in April 2022 [58]
Libertarian Party of Rhode IslandBill Hunt [59] No
Libertarian Party of South Carolina Casey Crowe [60] Yes
Libertarian Party of South Dakota Greg Baldwin [61] 2,429 (2021) [29] Yes
Libertarian Party of Tennessee Dave Jones [62] No
Libertarian Party of Texas Whitney Bilyeu [63] Yes
Libertarian Party of Utah Barry Short [64] 22,381 (2021) [65] Yes
Libertarian Party of Vermont Olga Mardach-Duclerc [66] Yes
Libertarian Party of Virginia
(LNC affiliate)		Jennifer LeatherburyYes
Classical Liberal Party of VirginiaSplit from LPVA in September 2022 [67]
Libertarian Party of Washington Anna Johnson [68] No
Libertarian Party of West VirginiaWill Hyman [69] 8,891 (2021) [70] Yes
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Jacob VandenPlas [71] NoYes
Libertarian Party of Wyoming Shawn Johnson [72] 2,891 [73] Yes
Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia Bruce Majors [74] 1,628 (2019) [75]
Yes

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