The Libertarian Party of Utah is the Utah affiliate of the Libertarian Party. It was founded in 1971 under Chair Karl Bray, and was the first state affiliate of the national Libertarian party to achieve ballot access for its candidates (1976).
Libertarian Party of Utah | |
|---|---|
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| Chairperson | Barry Short |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Membership (2021) | 22,381[1] |
| Ideology | Libertarianism |
| National affiliation | Libertarian Party |
| Colors | Gold-yellow |
| Statewide executive offices | 0 / 5 |
| Seats in the Utah Senate | 0 / 29 |
| Seats in the Utah House | 0 / 75 |
| UT seats in the U.S. Senate | 0 / 2 |
| UT seats in the U.S. House | 0 / 4 |
| Other elected officials | 0 (June 2024)[update][2] |
| Website | |
| www.libertarianutah.org | |
The State Chair is currently held by Barry Short, the Vice Chair is Tessa Stitzer. Taylor Smith serves as Treasurer and Susan Baird is the party Secretary.[3]
The party, commonly abbreviated as UTLP, holds its biennial Organizing Convention in April of odd-numbered years, and Nominating Convention in April of even numbered years.
Past and present office holders
edit- Mark B. Madsen – Utah Senate, District 13 (2004–2016; left the GOP and registered as a Libertarian on 25 July 2016)
- Willy Marshall – Mayor of Big Water, Utah (2001–2005)
- Alex Joseph – Mayor of Big Water, Utah (1986–1995)
- Apollo Pazell – Council member, Copperton
- Tessa Stitzer – Council member, Copperton
Electoral performance
editPresidential
edit| Election year | Vote percentage | ±% | Votes | Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | N/A | 2,438 | Roger MacBride | David Bergland | 5th | [4] | |
| 1980 |  0.8
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7,226 | Ed Clark | David Koch | 4th | [5] | |
| 1984 |  0.8
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2,447 | David Bergland | James A. Lewis | 3rd | [6] | |
| 1988 | 0.8
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7,473 | Ron Paul | Andre Marrou | 3rd | [7] | |
| 1992 | 0.9
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1,900 | Andre Marrou | Nancy Lord | 5th | [8] | |
| 1996 | 0.4
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4,129 | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 5th | [9] | |
| 2000 | 0.2
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3,616 | Harry Browne | Art Olivier | 5th | [10] | |
| 2004 | 0.1
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3,375 | Michael Badnarik | Richard Campagna | 5th | [11] | |
| 2008 | 0.4
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6,966 | Bob Barr | Wayne Allyn Root | 5th | [12] | |
| 2012 | 0.5
|
12,572 | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 3rd | [13] | |
| 2016 | 2.3
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39,608 | Gary Johnson | Bill Weld | 4th | [14] | |
| 2020 | 0.9
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38,447 | Jo Jorgensen | Spike Cohen | 3rd | [15] |
Gubernatorial
edit| Election | Gubernatorial candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kitty K. Burton | 1,661 | 0.3% | Lost 
|
| 1992 | Did not field a candidate | |||
| 1996 | Did not field a candidate | |||
| 2000 | Did not field a candidate | |||
| 2004 | Did not field a candidate | |||
| 2008 | Dell Schanze | 24,820 | 2.6% | Lost
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| 2010 (special) | W. Andrew McCullough | 12,871 | 2.0% | Lost
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| 2012 | Ken Larsen | 22,611 | 2.3% | Lost
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| 2016 | Brian Kamerath | 34,827 | 3.1% | Lost
|
| 2020 | Daniel Cottam | 51,393 | 3.5% | Lost
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Notable people
edit- Mark Skousen
- Andrew McCullough
References
edit- ^ "Current Voter Registration Statistics". vote.utah.gov. 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Elected Officials". Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ Short, Barry (10 April 2021). "I thank all the delegates who took part in today's convention for the support they showed to me in giving me a full term as the party's chair". Facebook. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lieutenant Governor of Utah. "1976 General Election Results" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Lieutenant Governor of Utah. "1980 General Election Results" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (June 1985). "Federal Elections 1984" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (June 1989). "Federal Elections 1988" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (June 1993). "Federal Elections 1992" (PDF). p. 27. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (May 1997). "Federal Elections 1996" (PDF). p. 27. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (June 2001). "Federal Elections 2000" (PDF). p. 29. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (May 2005). "Federal Elections 2004" (PDF). p. 38. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (July 2009). "Federal Elections 2008" (PDF). p. 38. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (July 2013). "Federal Elections 2012" (PDF). p. 39. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (December 2017). "Federal Elections 2016" (PDF). p. 42. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Federal Election Commission (28 January 2021). "2020 Presidential General Election Results" (PDF). pp. 4, 8. Retrieved 10 December 2021.