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Libertarian Party of Florida
ChairpersonChar-Lez Braden
Founded1987
HeadquartersBradenton, FL 34212
IdeologyLibertarianism
National affiliationLibertarian Party (United States)
ColorsBlue, Gold, White
Website
lpf.org

The Libertarian Party of Florida, or LPF, is the state of Florida's official affiliate with the Libertarian National Committee. The organization was founded in 1987 and its Executive Committee was incorporated in 2012.

Registration

Registration in the state of Florida has experienced significant growth.[1]

Year Registered Members
1994 3,585
1996 5,509
1998 7,037
2000 9,462
2002 11,852
2004 13,806
2006 15,533
2007 14,860
2008 16,883
2010 17,888
2012 19,892
2014 23,665
2016 25,030[2]

2010–2012 elections

In 2010, the LPF had a statewide candidate on the ballot for the first time with Alexander Snitker for U.S. Senate.[3]

In the 2012 Election, Libertarian Party of Florida candidates included Calen Fretts[4] for Florida's 1st congressional district, Peter Richter,[5] Franklin Perez, and Jonathan Loesche[6] for Florida House of Representatives. The LPF also had several candidates for county and municipal races statewide.

In 2012 the Libertarian Party of Florida was sued by Franklin Perez, the 2012 Libertarian candidate for the Florida State House of Representatives (District 28), for not refunding a candidate filing fee that political parties receive after the LPF de-vetted him and removed him from the party's state website. The courts awarded Perez $620.[7][8]

2014–2016 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.[9] Wohlsifer got under that, with 2.9% of the vote.[10] The highest percentge that the Wyllie/Roe ticket got in a county was in Citrus County, where they received 7% of the vote.[11]

Down ballot, Lucas Overby got the second highest percentage a Libertarian has ever gotten in a house election, with 24.74% of the vote.[12] Many people at the time attributed it to the lack of a Democrat on the ballot.[13]

In 2016, the Libertarians held their first statewide primary, for US Senate.[14] The race was between attorney Augustus Sol Invictus, who was controversial for his sacrifice of a goat and more radical views, to the point of Chairman Adrian Wyllie resigning,[15] and veteran Paul Stanton, who won a large victory.

Libertarian Senate primary, 2016 results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Paul Stanton 2,945 73.48
Libertarian Augustus Sol Invictus 1,063 26.52
Total votes 4,008 100.00

Statewide and Congressional election results

Year Office Candidate Popular votes Percentage
2000 11th Congressional District Charlie Westlake 27,197 15.4%[17]
2004 11th Congressional District Robert Johnson 31,579 14.1%[18]
2004 21st Congressional District Frank Gonzalez 54,736 27.2%[19]
2010 United States Senate Class 3 Alexander Snitker 24,850 0.46%[20]
2012 1st Congressional District Calen Fretts 11,176 3.3%[21]
2014 19th Congressional District Special Election Ray Netherwood 3,729 3.7%[22]
2014 13th Congressional District Special Election Lucas Overby 8,893 4.84%[23]
2014 Governor Adrian Wyllie 223,356 3.8%[24]
2014 Lieutenant Governor Greg Roe 223,356 3.8%[25]
2014 Attorney General Bill Wohlsifer 169,394 2.9%[26]
2014 13th Congressional District Lucas Overby 55,318 24.74%[27]
2014 19th Congressional District Ray Netherwood 6,671 2.7%[28]

Public officials

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

  • Randall Holcombe, Governor's Council of Economic Advisors, 2000-2006[29]
  • Scott McPherson, Mayor, New Port Richey, 2008-2011[30]
  • Thomas W. Glaser, Governor's Holocaust Education Commission, 2004-[31]
  • Jared Grifoni, City Council, Marco Island, 2016-[32]
  • Martin Sullivan, City Council, Frostproof, 2015-[33]
  • Crystal Turner, City Council, Hampton, 2014-[34]
  • Jamie Beckett, City Commission, Winter Haven Seat 4, 2009-2013[35]
  • Dennis Lipp, Town Council, Loxahatchee Groves Seat 5, 2009-2011[36]
  • Gary Gerstein, Community Council, Fischer Island Seat 161-B, 2014-[37]
  • Keon A. Grayson, Community Council, North Central Seat 83, 2016-[38]
  • Marialexandra Garcia, Supervisor Community Development District, Islands at Doral III Seat 4, 2016-[39]
  • Marco Alvarez, Jr., Supervisor Community Development District, Century Gardens Village Seat 1, 2016-[40]
  • Kenneth Mertz, Port Authority Board, Fernandina Beach, 2002-2010[41]
  • Janet Hawkins, Port Authority Board, Seminole County, 1997-2002[42][43][44]
  • Bob Rettie, Zoning Board Vice Chair, Fort Walton Beach, 2002-2006[45]
  • Steven A. Reid, Board of Adjustment Chairman, Gainesville , 2004-2010[46]
  • Michael Ferber, Board of Adjustment, Fort Lauderdale, 2002-2010[47]
  • Mark Clifford, Parks and Recreation Board, Seminole County, 2002-2004[48]
  • Matthew Bymaster, Soil and Water Board, Palm Beach County Soil and Water Group 2, 2016-[49]
  • Bruce Reichert, Soil and Water Board, Collier County Soil and Water Seat 1, 2015-[50]
  • Marc Tancer, Supervisor Soil and Water Board, Palm Beach Seat 1, 2015-[51]
  • Larry Frego, Soil and Water Conservation District, St. Johns County Group 2, 2010-2014[52]
  • Greg Gimbert, Soil and Water Board, Volusia County District 2, 2014-[53]
  • Ron Skrutski, Soil and Water Board, Lee County Seat 2, 2010-2014[54]
  • J. Adam Mitchell, Soil and Water Board, Collier County Seat 4, 2008-2012[55]
  • Adam Mitchell, Soil and Water Board, Collier County Seat 4, 2008-2012[56]
  • Howard Horowitz, Soil and Water Board, Palm Beach County Seat 4, 2008-2012[57]
  • Jeff Hunt, Soil and Water Board, Duval County Seat 2, 2008-2012[58]
  • Jack Tanner, Soil and Water Board, Lee County Seat 4, 2008-2012[59]
  • Kim Hawk, Soil and Water Board, Lee County Seat 5, 2006-2010[60]
  • Tom Clark, Soil and Water Board, Lee County Seat 3, 2006-2010[61]
  • Bob Waterhouse, Soil and Water Board, Charlotte County, 2006-2014[62]
  • Frank Longo, Soil and Water Conservation Board Vice Chair, Palm Beach County Group 2, 2002-2008[63]
  • Phil Blumel, Soil and Water Board, Palm Beach County Seat 4, 2002-2008[64]
  • Michael Barr, Soil and Water Conservation District Chairman, Seminole County, 2002-2006[65][66]
  • Brad Cline, Soil and Water Board Secretary, Palm Beach County Seat 4, 2002-2008[67]
  • Leslee Berryman, Soil and Water Conservation District Secretary, Seminole County, 2002-2006[68][69]
  • Dean Concannon, Soil and Water Conservation District, Seminole County, 2002-2006[70][71]
  • Carol Morris, Fire District Board, Fort Myers Seat 3, 2014-[72]
  • Jim Culberson, Taxing District, Sebastian Inlet Area 5, 2004-2014[73]
  • Richard D. Paul, Mosquito Control District, Lee County Area 4, 2014-[74]
  • Tracy Lundquist, Hospital Authority, West Volusia County Group A Seat 1, 2008-2012[75]

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 FL.

Year Nominee Votes
1976 Roger MacBride (write-in) 103 (0%)
1980 Ed Clark 30,524 (0.83%)
1984 David Bergland (write-in) 754 (0.02%)
1988 Ron Paul 19,796 (0.46%)
1992 Andre Marrou 15,079 (0.28%)
1996 Harry Browne 23,965 (0.45%)
2000 Harry Browne 16,415 (0.28%)
2004 Michael Badnarik 3,502 (0.16%)
2008 Bob Barr 17,220 (0.20%)
2012 Gary Johnson 44,726 (0.53%)
2016 Gary Johnson 207,043 (2.18%)

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