Libertarian Party of Kentucky
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky is the Kentucky affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The state chair is Chris Wiest.
Libertarian Party of Kentucky | |
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| Chairperson | Chris Wiest |
| Senate leader | None |
| House leader | None |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Ideology | Libertarianism |
| National affiliation | Libertarian Party (United States) |
| Colors | a shade of Blue; Yellow |
| Website | |
| www.lpky.org | |
Background
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky, referred to as "LPKY", is the official state affiliate of the Libertarian Party (United States). The purpose of the Party is to promote libertarianism and elect candidates to office. The Kentucky affiliate has existed since 1974, and is the third-largest political party in Kentucky. Since the Kentucky Secretary of State's office officially began asking county clerks to track the number of Libertarian voter registrations in 2006, via 31 KAR 4:150, 4,980 people have successfully registered as of November, 2015. As of April 30, 2019, over 9,416 Kentucky citizens have registered Libertarian according to the Kentucky Secretary of State voter registration statistics.[1]
As a result of the 2016 General Election results for President in Kentucky, the Libertarian Party is considered, under Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 118.015[2], to be a political organization. Political organizations are those whose candidate for president received at least 2%, but less than 20%, of the popular vote in the state of Kentucky in the last general election. A "political organization", the second tier in a three-tier system, grants that party ballot access, but denies them a state-operated primary. The presidential race is the only metric used for ballot access in Kentucky, and there is no mechanism for a party to petition for access in Kentucky.
Prior to 2016, the Libertarian Party of Kentucky was considered a "political group". An unpublished 2008 Kentucky Court of Appeals case stated that political groups are treated as Independents, as no other mechanism would exist for those groups to have their candidates placed on the ballot. Both Independents and political groups do not have automatic ballot access, meaning they must collect signatures on a petition for candidates that wish to run for office. Kentucky's ballot access rules require a different minimum number of signatures based on the office being sought, ranging between 25 and 5,000.
Prior to 2006, most Libertarian candidates for office received about 2% of the vote in any three-way race. After 2006, some Libertarian candidates have been able to reach 5% of the vote. In 2014, the first Libertarian candidates reached over 10% in partisan races with at least two other opponents.
State Executive Committee
- Chairman — Chris Wiest
- Vice Chairman — Bryan Short
- Secretary — Cristi Kendrick
- Treasurer — Eric Cranley
- At-Large Representative — Mark Gailey
- At-Large Representative — Dan Hull
- 1st District Chair — Cyrus Eckenberg
- 2nd District Chair — Randall Daniel
- 3rd District Chair — Dale Gillespie
- 4th District Chair - Christian Varney
- 5th District Coordinator— Don Stacy
- 6th District Chair — Charles Altendorf
Elections Committee: Ken Moellman, Cristi Kendrick, Harlen Compton, Randall Daniel, Chris Wiest
Membership Review Committee: Dale Gillespie, Harlen Compton, Rob Perry, Randall Daniel, Charles Altendorf
Partisan elections - Candidates
Candidates for partisan offices that wish to run as a Libertarian are nominated at a nomination convention, which can be, and historically has been, held in conjunction with the state party annual convention. A vote of registered Libertarians at convention determines who the candidate will be. All candidates must also defeat NOTA (None of the Above) in order to obtain the ability to run as a Libertarian. The LPKY State Party Executive Committee can vote to add additional candidates after the convention.
2019 candidates
Statewide races:
- Governor / Lieutenant Governor: John Hicks / Ann Cormican[3]
- Auditor of Public Accounts: Kyle Hugenberg[4]
- Commissioner of Agriculture: Joshua Gilpin[5]
County races:
- Boone County Clerk (special election to fill vacancy): J. Kyle Sweeney[6]
Past candidates
2018 partisan election results
- US House, 3rd District: Gregory Boles, 3,788 (1.35%)[7] - three-way race
- US House, 6th District: Frank Harris, 2,150 (0.71%)[8] - five-way race
- KY House, 43rd District: John Hicks, 319 (2.26%)[9] - three-way race
- KY House, 66th District: A J "Lex" Hannan, 328 (1.96%)[10] - three-way race
- KY House, 72nd District: Ann Cormican, 260 (1.55%)[11] - three-way race
- Boone County Constable #2: J Kyle Sweeney, 3,049 (20.54%)[12]
- Boyd County Magistrate #x: Cory Fitzpatrick, 7 (100%) - unopposed
- Graves County Magistrate #2: Shane Walker, 1,868 (100%)[13] - unopposed
- Greenup County Commissioner #1: Race Nichols, 274 (2.09%)[14] - three-way race
- Mason County Magistrate #3: Trevor Applegate, 836 (100%)[15] - unopposed
- Meade County Constable #4: Joseph Redmon, 452 (28.75%)[16]
- Montgomery County Magistrate #2: Shannon Denniston, 1,890 (100%)[17] - unopposed
2016 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2016
- US President: Gary Johnson, 53,749 (2.79%) - five-way race
- KY House, 6th District: David Watson, 972 (4.47%) - three-way race
- Jefferson County Commissioner, District B: Mitch Rushing (100%) - unopposed
2015 partisan election results
No candidates due to signature requirements.
2014 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2014
- US Senate: David Patterson, 44,240 votes (3.08%)
- Boone County Judge/Executive: J. Kyle Sweeney, 6,766 (21.99%)
- Boone Co Commissioner #1: Josh Brotherton, 6,632 (22.37%)
- Boone Co Commissioner #2: Cristi Kendrick, 3,656 (11.24%) - three-way race
- Boone Co Commissioner #3: James Bozman, 5,986 (20.31%)
- Hardin Co Constable #5: Joseph Redmon, 316 (12.86%) - three-way race
- Kenton Co Clerk: Chris Robinson, 6,673 (16.29%)
- Marshall Co Magistrate #2: Tracey Roberts, (100%) - unopposed
- Montgomery Co Magistrate #3: Shannon Denniston, (100%) - unopposed
- Warren Co Constable #2: Chris Dillingham, 561 (38.61%) - listed on ballot incorrectly
2013 partisan election results
No regularly-scheduled elections in Kentucky in 2013.
2012 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2012
- President: Gary Johnson, 17,062 votes (0.95%) - five-way race
- US House, 2nd District: Craig Astor, 4,914 votes (1.74%) - four-way race
- Hillview City Council: Harlen Compton, 632 votes (9th of 9)
2011 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2011
- Kentucky State Treasurer Ken Moellman, 37,261 votes (4.62%) - three-way race
2010 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2010
- US House, 3rd District: Ed Martin, 2,029 votes (0.79%) - four-way race
- KY House, 32nd District: Matthew Linker, 492 votes (2.79%) - three-way race
- KY House, 43rd District: George Conrad Dick, 1,867 votes (17.73%) - two-way race
- Boone County Magistrate, 1st District: Eric Cranley
- Jefferson County Constable, 2nd District: Thomas Yoder
2009 partisan election results (special)
- KY Senate, 18th District: Guy E. Gibbons, Jr. (party endorsed Independent), 953 votes (5.3%) - three-way race
2008 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2008
- President: Bob Barr, 5,989 votes (0.3%)
- US House, 3rd District: Edward Martin, removed from the ballot by court order
- KY House, 81st District: J. Lance Combs, 2,754 votes (18.5%) - two-way race
2007 partisan election results
Kentucky state Executive Branch elections. No candidates due to signature requirements.
2006 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2006
- US House, 3rd District: Donna Walker Mancini, 2,139 votes (0.9%) - four-way race
- US House, 4th District: Brian Houillion, 10,100 votes (4.9%) - three-way race
- US House, 6th District: Paul Ard, 27,015 votes (14.5%) - two-way race
2004 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2004
- US President: Michael Badnarik, 2,619 votes (0.1%)
- US House, 3rd District: George Conrad Dick, 6,363 votes (1.9%)
- US House, 6th District: Mark Gailey, 1,758 votes (0.6%)
2003 partisan election results
Kentucky state Executive Branch elections. No candidates due to signature requirements.
2002 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2002
- US House, 2nd District: Robert Guy Dyer, 2,084 votes (1.2%)
- US House, 4th District: John Grote, 2,308 votes (1.3%)
- US House, 6th District: Mark Gailey, 3,313 votes (2.1%)
2000 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 2000
- US President: Harry Browne, 2,896 votes (0.2%)
- US House, 2nd District: Michael A. Kirkman, 2,125 votes (0.9%)
- US House, 3rd District: Donna Walker Mancini, 7,804 votes (2.9%)
- US House, 4th District: Alan Handleman, 1,486 votes (0.6%)
- US House, 6th District: Joseph Novak, 1,229 votes (0.5%)
- KY Senate, 19th District: Nick Karem, 1,029 votes (2.3%)
- KY House, 36th District: Mark Gailey, 832 votes (7.6%)
1996 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 1996
- US President: Harry Browne, 4,009 votes (0.5%) - six-way race
- US Senate: Dennis L. Lacy, 8,595 votes (0.7%) - five-way race
1992 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 1992
- US President: Andre Marrou, 4,513 votes (0.3%) - seven-way race
- US Senate: James A. Ridenour, 17,366 votes (1.3%) - three-way race
1988 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 1988
- US President: Ron Paul, 2,118 votes (0.2%) - five-way race
1984 partisan election results
No Libertarian Presidential Candidate in 1984 on Kentucky ballot.
1982 partisan election results
Kentucky Board of Elections official results, 1982
- US House, 3rd District: Dan Murray, 608 votes (0.4%)
- US House, 4th District: Paul Thiel, 706 votes (0.5%)
- US House, 6th District: Ken Ashby, 1,185 votes (1.0%)
References
- Voter Registration Statistics by County
- "Kentucky Revised Statutes 118.015".
- "Election Candidate Filings - Governor / Lt. Governor". apps.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- "Election Candidate Filings - Auditor of Public Accounts". apps.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- "Election Candidate Filings - Commissioner of Agriculture". apps.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- Johnston, Bob (2019-05-15). "Judge puts KY Libertarian candidates on the ballot". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- https://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2018GeneralElectionCertified.pdf Kentucky Board of Elections certified results, 2018
- https://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2018GeneralElectionCertified.pdf Kentucky Board of Elections certified results, 2018
- https://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2018GeneralElectionCertified.pdf Kentucky Board of Elections certified results, 2018
- https://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2018GeneralElectionCertified.pdf Kentucky Board of Elections certified results, 2018
- https://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2018GeneralElectionCertified.pdf Kentucky Board of Elections certified results, 2018
- http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/91996/220209/Web01/en/summary.html#
- http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/91996/220209/Web01/en/summary.html#
- http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/Greenup/92042/217789/Web01/en/summary.html
- http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/Mason/92075/217388/Web01/en/summary.html
- http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/Meade/92079/217546/Web01/en/summary.html
- http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/Montgomery/92084/217615/Web01/en/summary.html
- http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=21&year=1980
