Libertarian Party of Arkansas | |
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| Abbreviation | LPAR |
| Chairman | Michael Pakko |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Membership (2021) | 690 [1] |
| Ideology | Libertarianism |
| Senate | 0 / 35 |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 100 |
| U.S. Senate | 0 / 2 |
| U.S. House of Representatives | 0 / 4 |
| Website | |
| lpar | |
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas (LPAR) is the Arkansas affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). In the 2010s the party saw increased support in federal races due to a lack of Democratic candidates contesting those races.
In 2002 members of the party petitioned to place Amendment 3, a ballot initiative that would have eliminated taxes on food and medicine, but it was overwhelming rejected by 61% to 39%. [2] However, the sales tax on food was later phased out through the passage of a bill following the amendment's defeat. [3]
| Year | Presidential nominee | Votes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ed Clark | 8,970 (1.1%) |  |
| 1984 | David Bergland | 2,221 (0.3%) |  0.8% |
| 1988 | Ron Paul | 3,297 (0.4%) | 0.2% |
| 1992 | Andre Marrou | 1,261 (0.1%) | 0.3% |
| 1996 | Harry Browne | 3,076 (0.4%) |  0.2% |
| 2000 | Harry Browne | 2,781 (0.3%) | 0.1% |
| 2004 | Michael Badnarik | 2,345 (0.2%) | 0.1% |
| 2008 | Bob Barr | 4,776 (0.4%) | 0.2% |
| 2012 | Gary Johnson | 16,276 (1.5%) | 1.1% |
| 2016 | Gary Johnson | 29,829 (2.6%) | 1.1% |
| 2020 | Jo Jorgensen | 13,133 (1.1%) | 1.6% |
| Year | Senate nominee | Votes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nathan LaFrance | 17,210 (2.0%) | |
| 2020 | Ricky Harrington Jr. | 399,390 (33.5%) | 31.4% |
| Year | Senate nominee | Votes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Trevor Drown | 25,234 (3.2%) | |
| 2016 | Frank Gilbert | 43,866 (4.0%) | 0.7% |
| Year | Gubernatorial nominee | Votes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Frank Gilbert | 16,319 (1.9%) | |
| 2018 | Mark West | 25,885 (2.9%) | 1.0% |
| Year | Number of candidates | Votes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 37,987 (3.7%) | |
| 2014 | 4 | 66,055 (8.0%) | 4.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | 196,512 (18.4%) | 10.4% |
| 2018 | 4 | 19,625 (2.2%) | 16.2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 20,645 (1.8%) | 0.4% |
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