Libertarian Party of Arkansas

Libertarian Party of Arkansas
AbbreviationLPAR
ChairmanMichael Pakko
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Membership (2021)690[1]
IdeologyLibertarianism
Senate
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House of Representatives
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U.S. Senate
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Other elected officials0 (June 2024)[2]
Website
lpar.org

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.

History

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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%.[3] However, the sales tax on food was later phased out through the passage of a bill following the amendment's defeat.[4]

Electoral performance

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Presidential

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Year Presidential nominee Votes Change
1980 Ed Clark 8,970 (1.1%) Steady
1984 David Bergland 2,221 (0.3%) Decrease 0.8%
1988 Ron Paul 3,297 (0.4%) Decrease 0.2%
1992 Andre Marrou 1,261 (0.1%) Decrease 0.3%
1996 Harry Browne 3,076 (0.4%) Increase 0.2%
2000 Harry Browne 2,781 (0.3%) Decrease 0.1%
2004 Michael Badnarik 2,345 (0.2%) Decrease 0.1%
2008 Bob Barr 4,776 (0.4%) Increase 0.2%
2012 Gary Johnson 16,276 (1.5%) Increase 1.1%
2016 Gary Johnson 29,829 (2.6%) Increase 1.1%
2020 Jo Jorgensen 13,133 (1.1%) Decrease 1.6%

Senate Class II

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Year Senate nominee Votes Change
2014 Nathan LaFrance 17,210 (2.0%) Steady
2020 Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. 399,390 (33.5%) Increase 31.4%

Senate Class III

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Year Senate nominee Votes Change
2010 Trevor Drown 25,234 (3.2%) Steady
2016 Frank Gilbert 43,866 (4.0%) Increase 0.7%

Gubernatorial

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Year Gubernatorial nominee Votes Change
2014 Frank Gilbert 16,319 (1.9%) Steady
2018 Mark West 25,885 (2.9%) Increase 1.0%
2022 Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. 16,690 (-1.8%) Decrease -1.1%

House

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Year Number of candidates Votes Change
2012 4 37,987 (3.7%) Steady
2014 4 66,055 (8.0%) Increase 4.3%
2016 4 196,512 (18.4%) Increase 10.4%
2018 4 19,625 (2.2%) Decrease 16.2%
2020 2 20,645 (1.8%) Decrease 0.4%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Winger, Richard. "March 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Elected Officials". Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bill proposed to phase out tax". Baxter Bulletin. 28 December 2002. p. 1. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Libertarians get candidate on 2008 ballot". Baxter Bulletin. 3 October 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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