Libertarian Party of Illinois explained

Libertarian Party of Illinois
Chairperson:Bill Redpath
Leader1 Title:Senate leader
Leader1 Name:None
Leader2 Title:House leader
Leader2 Name:None
Foundation:1971
Colors:Blue
Yellow
Ideology:Libertarianism
National:Libertarian Party
Seats1 Title:Illinois Senate
Seats2 Title:Illinois House of Representatives
Seats3 Title:U.S. Senate (Illinois)
Seats4 Title:U.S. House of Representatives (Illinois)
Seats5 Title:Other elected officials
Seats5:9 [1]
Website:www.lpillinois.org
Country:the United States

The Libertarian Party of Illinois is the Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The current state chair is Bill Redpath. There are nine Libertarian officeholders in Illinois.

Mission statement

Libertarian Party of Illinois mission is: To elect Libertarians to office and move public policy in a libertarian direction.[2]

Key tenets

Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:[3]

Established party status

As of January 17, 2024, the party has established party status in Cook, McLean, and Tazewell counties.[5]

After the 1994 general election, the Libertarian Party achieved established party status for statewide offices in Illinois. This occurred after its candidates for the then-elected University of Illinois Board of Trustees cumulatively received 5.5% of all votes cast.[6] After the party's success in the 1998 election for Ford County Sheriff and other countywide offices, it achieved established party status. Due to its second place showing over the then-dormant Democratic Party in that election, the Libertarians received the minority party's seat on the Board of Review and one of the five seats on the Sheriff's Merit Commission.[7] This status was lost by 2002 after the Libertarian Party failed to field any candidates in the 2002 general election.[8]

Other chapters

Other than its established party chapters, the Libertarian Party of Illinois also includes:[9]

Elected officeholders

As of January 10, 2024, the United States Libertarian Party lists nine members holding office in Illinois.[10]

Electoral history 1998–2020

2020 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
PresidentJo Jorgensen66,544 1.10%[11]
Vice PresidentSpike Cohen
US SenateDanny Malouf75,6731.27%
US House 6Bill Redpath7,0791.75%
US House 8Preston Gabriel Nelson68,32726.84%
IL House 19Joseph Schreiner1,5443.24%
IL House 55Glenn Olofson12,00027.42%
IL House 78Joshua Flynn8.55916.67%
IL House 80Clayton Cleveland9,94020.19%
IL House 88Kenneth Allison2,5494.46%
IL House 92Chad Grimm9,89025.49%
IL House 103Brad Bielert8,45221.35%
IL House 113Mark Elmore5,79913.27%
IL House 115Ian Peak3,6558.27%
Cook County State's AttorneyBrian Dennehy147,7696.71%[12]
DeKalb County Board Dist. 5Sasha Cohen56624.07%[13]
DeWitt County Circuit ClerkNathan Florey1,19416.11%[14]
Kankakee County AuditorKyle Evans9,47721.59%[15]
Kankakee County Circuit ClerkNicole Scott2,6755.53%
Kankakee County Board Dist. 13Jacob Collins677100%[16]
Kankakee County Board Dist. 23Jim Byrne (inc.)53740.99%
McLean County AuditorKevin Woodard
McLean County Board Dist. 3Derek Evans
McLean County Board Dist. 5Jo Anne Litwiller
McLean County Board Dist. 6David Scarpelli
McLean County Board Dist. 7Darin George Kaeb
McHenry County AuditorJames Young
McHenry County CoronerKelly Liebmann
Montgomery County Board Dist. 2Jake Leonard1625.56%[17]
Peoria County AuditorJoe Rusch4,70117.33%[18]
Peoria County County ClerkAnn Agama4,51916.45%
Peoria County CoronerK. Eric Schaffer3,14811.21%
Peoria County Board Dist. 11Chris Buckely53327.10%
Peoria County Board Dist. 17Tom Inman28118.86%
Tazewell County AuditorKaden Nelms12,14019.51%
Tazewell County Board ChairmanEric Stahl13,29121.27%[19]

2018 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
GovernorKash Jackson109,5182.4%
Lieutenant GovernorSanj Mohip[20] [21]
Attorney GeneralBubba Harsy[22] 115,9412.6%
Secretary of StateSteve Dutner114,5562.5%
TreasurerMike Leheney[23] 155,2563.5%
ComptrollerClaire Ball[24] 140,5433.1%

2016 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
PresidentGary Johnson206,351[25] 3.8%
Vice PresidentWilliam Weld
US SenateKent McMillen175,9883.2%[26]
ComptrollerClaire Ball187,0173.5%

2014 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
US SenateSharon Hansen135,3163.8%
GovernorChad Grimm121,5343.4%
Lieutenant GovernorA. J. Cummings
Attorney GeneralBen Koyl99,9032.8%
Secretary of StateChristopher Michel104,4982.9%
ComptrollerJulie Fox170,5344.8%
TreasurerMatthew Skopek146,6544.2%

2012 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
PresidentGary Johnson56,2291.1%
Vice PresidentJim Gray56,2291.1%

2010 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
US SenateMike Labno87,2472.4%
GovernorLex Green34,6810.9%
Lieutenant GovernorEd Rutledge34,6810.9%
Attorney GeneralBill Malan54,5321.5%
Secretary of StateJosh Hanson115,4583.1%
ComptrollerJulie Fox121,0683.3%
TreasurerJames Pauly68,8031.9%

2008 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
PresidentBob Barr19,6450.4%
Vice PresidentWayne Root19,6450.4%
US SenateLarry Stafford50,2280.9%

2004 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
PresidentMichael Badnarik32,4420.6%
Vice PresidentRichard Campagna32,4420.6%
US SenateJerry Kohn69,2531.4%
Congress 2Stephanie Sailor26,99011.5%
Congress 4Jake Witmer4,8453.9%
Congress 12Walter Steele4,7941.7%
State Rep 11Jason Briggeman1,7704.0%
State Rep 53Scott Bludorn3,6738.2%
State Rep 64Jim Young2,0224.0%
State Rep 85Austin Hough7,94525.1%
State Rep 95Steve Dubovik1,3172.9%

2002 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
GovernorCal Skinner73,7942.1%
Lieutenant GovernorJim Tobin73,7942.1%
Secretary of StateMatt Beauchamp78,8302.2%
Attorney GeneralGary Shilts87,9492.5%
TreasurerRhys Read66,5931.9%
ComptrollerJulie Fox144,0664.2%
US SenateSteven Burgauer57,3821.7%
Congress 1Dorothy Tsatsos4,7412.6%
Congress 4Maggie Kohls4,3285.2%
Congress 5Frank Gonzalez6,6384.3%
Congress 7Martin Pankau2,4361.5%
Congress 9Stephanie Sailor4,7792.9%
State Rep 11John Yackley3,37112.8%
State Rep 28Jerome Kohn1,2414.2%
State Rep 41John Tepley1,0342.8%
State Rep 42Michael Mandel1,1233.3%
State Rep 48Chandler Hadraba3,44011.2%
State Rep 52Matthew Paul Burns1,1903.9%
State Rep 64Jim Young2,2147.4%
State Rep 85Eric Ferguson4,92220.3%
State Rep 95Steve Dubovik4,19114.6%

2000 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
PresidentHarry Browne11,6230.3%
Vice PresidentArt Olivier11,6230.3%
Congress 4Stephanie Sailor11,47611.3%
Congress 5Matt Beauchamp20,72812.7%
State Rep 34R. Brian Poynton1,2304.0%
State Rep 39Elizabeth Quaintance10,10326.2%

1998 campaigns

OfficeCandidateVotesPercentage
Congress 1Marjorie Kohls4,0462.3%
Congress 2Matt Beauchamp1,6081.0%
Congress 4William Passmore1,5832.4%
Congress 6George Meyers4,1992.5%
Congress 7Dorn Van Cleave9,9847.1%
Congress 9Michael Ray3,2842.3%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elected Officials. June 1, 2024.
  2. Web site: Mission. lpillinois.com.
  3. http://www.lp.org/issues/platform_all.shtml National Platform of the Libertarian Party
  4. Web site: Platform. July 11, 2018.
  5. Web site: Leonard. Jake. 47 days until Petitioning Begins For 2024 Primaries. July 20, 2023. Libertarian Party of Illinois. January 15, 2024.
  6. News: Anything Goes in Endorsements for City Elections. December 22, 1994. The State Journal-Register. 7. NewsBank.
  7. News: Stahly. Jim. Libertarians Make History in Ford County. June 3, 1999. The Pantagraph. A1. NewsBank.
  8. News: . . Election 2002. November 7, 2002. The Pantagraph. A1. NewsBank.
  9. http://www.il.lp.org/about/local_chapters.php Illinois Local Chapters
  10. Web site: Elected Officials. United States Libertarian Party. May 1, 2023. July 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230705203807/https://my.lp.org/elected-officials/. July 5, 2023.
  11. Book: Sandvoss. Steve. Official Canvass of the 2020 Illinois General Election. December 4, 2020. Illinois State Board of Elections. Springfield, Illinois. July 25, 2023.
  12. Web site: Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 3, 2020 Combined Summary . Cook County Clerk . 1 December 2020 . 16 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116211923/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/CombinedSummary_110320_v1.pdf . dead .
  13. Web site: Cumulative Report of DeKalb County 2020 General Election. November 3, 2020. July 25, 2023. DeKalb County Clerk.
  14. Web site: Statement of Votes Cast DeWitt County, Illinois November 3, 2020. November 3, 2020. July 25, 2023. DeWitt County Clerk.
  15. Web site: Cumulative Report of Kankakee County 2020 General Election. November 3, 2020. Kankakee County Clerk. July 25, 2023.
  16. News: Winger. Richard. Libertarian Party Won Four Partisan Races Earlier This Month. November 22, 2020. Ballot Access News. October 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122185822/https://ballot-access.org/2020/11/22/libertarian-party-won-four-partisan-races-earlier-this-month/. November 22, 2020.
  17. Web site: Cumulative Report of Montgomery County 2020 General Election. November 3, 2020. Montgomery County Clerk. July 25, 2023.
  18. Web site: Cumulative Report of Peoria County 2020 General Election. November 3, 2020. July 25, 2023. Peoria County Clerk.
  19. Web site: Statement of Votes Cast Tazewell County, Illinois November 3, 2020. November 3, 2020. July 25, 2023. Tazewell County Clerk.
  20. Web site: Candidates of the Libertarian Party of Illinois . 2018-04-05 . 2018-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180406040813/https://lpillinois.org/campaigns/candidates.php . dead .
  21. Web site: Home | Sanj Mohip for Illinois Lt. Governor . 2018-04-05 . 2018-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180406040806/https://www.votemohip.com/ . dead .
  22. Web site: Vote Bubba Harsy | Change We Can Trust . 2018-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180520123945/https://bubbaharsyforillinois.com/ . 2018-05-20 . dead .
  23. Web site: Mike Leheney for Illinois Treasurer. www.facebook.com.
  24. Web site: Claire Ball - Libertarian CPA for Illinois Comptroller . 2018-04-05 . 2018-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180406163423/http://claireballforillinois.com/ . dead .
  25. News: Leip . David . November 16, 2016 . 2016 Presidential General Election Results . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. . November 17, 2016.
  26. Web site: Final 2016 LP candidate vote results. January 12, 2017.