Libertarian Party of Illinois

Libertarian Party of Illinois
Senate leader None
House leader None
Founded 1971
Ideology Libertarianism
National affiliation Libertarian Party (United States)
Colors a shade of Blue; Yellow
Website
www.lpillinois.org

The Libertarian Party of Illinois is the Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The state chair is Lex Green. There are six Libertarian officeholders in Illinois.[1]

Mission statement

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

Key tenets of the party platform

For comparison with other parties, see Political parties in the United States.

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

However, Chad Grimm, the 2014 Nominee for governor is pro-life on abortion and rejects the current plank in the present platform.

In a Facebook post, he stated, “I am pro life, as I believe there should be no crime so long as no one is harmed and I consider the murder of an unborn child as the worst kind of harm committed on the most innocent among us!” [5]

State and student affiliates [6]

Electoral history 1998–2016

2016 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
President Gary Johnson 206,351[7] 3.8%
Vice President William Weld
US Senate Kent McMillen TBD 0.0%
Comptroller Claire Ball TBD 0.0%

2014 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
US Senate Sharon Hansen 135,316 3.8%
Governor Chad Grimm 121,534 3.4%
Lieutenant Governor A. J. Cummings 121,534 3.4%
Attorney General Ben Koyl 99,903 2.8%
Secretary of State Christopher Michel 104,498 2.9%
Comptroller Julie Fox 170,534 4.8%
Treasurer Matthew Skopek 146,654 4.2%

2012 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
President Gary Johnson 56,229 1.1%
Vice President Jim Gray 56,229 1.1%

2010 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
US Senate Mike Labno 87,247 2.4%
Governor Lex Green 34,681 0.9%
Lieutenant Governor Ed Rutledge 34,681 0.9%
Attorney General Bill Malan 54,532 1.5%
Secretary of State Josh Hanson 115,458 3.1%
Comptroller Julie Fox 121,068 3.3%
Treasurer James Pauly 68,803 1.9%

2008 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
President Bob Barr 19,645 0.4%
Vice President Wayne Root 19,645 0.4%
US Senate Larry Stafford 50,228 0.9%

2006 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
Congress 2 Anthony Williams 5,422 3.3%

2004 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
President Michael Badnarik 32,442 0.6%
Vice President Richard Campagna 32,442 0.6%
US Senate Jerry Kohn 69,253 1.4%
Congress 2 Stephanie Sailor 26,990 11.5%
Congress 4 Jake Witmer 4,845 3.9%
Congress 12 Walter Steele 4,794 1.7%
State Rep 11 Jason Briggeman 1,770 4.0%
State Rep 53 Scott Bludorn 3,673 8.2%
State Rep 64 Jim Young 2,022 4.0%
State Rep 85 Austin Hough 7,945 25.1%
State Rep 95 Steve Dubovik 1,317 2.9%

2002 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
Governor Cal Skinner 73,794 2.1%
Lieutenant Governor Jim Tobin 73,794 2.1%
Secretary of State Matt Beauchamp 78,830 2.2%
Attorney General Gary Shilts 87,949 2.5%
Treasurer Rhys Read 66,593 1.9%
Comptroller Julie Fox 144,066 4.2%
US Senate Steven Burgauer 57,382 1.7%
Congress 1 Dorothy Tsatsos 4,741 2.6%
Congress 4 Maggie Kohls 4,328 5.2%
Congress 5 Frank Gonzalez 6,638 4.3%
Congress 7 Martin Pankau 2,436 1.5%
Congress 9 Stephanie Sailor 4,779 2.9%
State Rep 11 John Yackley 3,371 12.8%
State Rep 28 Jerome Kohn 1,241 4.2%
State Rep 41 John Tepley 1,034 2.8%
State Rep 42 Michael Mandel 1,123 3.3%
State Rep 48 Chandler Hadraba 3,440 11.2%
State Rep 52 Matthew Paul Burns 1,190 3.9%
State Rep 64 Jim Young 2,214 7.4%
State Rep 85 Eric Ferguson 4,922 20.3%
State Rep 95 Steve Dubovik 4,191 14.6%

2000 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
President Harry Browne 11,623 0.3%
Vice President Art Olivier 11,623 0.3%
Congress 4 Stephanie Sailor 11,476 11.3%
Congress 5 Matt Beauchamp 20,728 12.7%
State Rep 34 R. Brian Poynton 1,230 4.0%
State Rep 39 Elizabeth Quaintance 10,103 26.2%

1998 campaigns

Office Candidate Votes Percentage
Congress 1 Marjorie Kohls 4,046 2.3%
Congress 2 Matt Beauchamp 1,608 1.0%
Congress 4 William Passmore 1,583 2.4%
Congress 6 George Meyers 4,199 2.5%
Congress 7 Dorn Van Cleave 9,984 7.1%
Congress 9 Michael Ray 3,284 2.3%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Libertarians in Public Office".
  2. ↑ State Organization Committee meeting. January 18, 2009
  3. ↑ National Platform of the Libertarian Party Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Official Website of the Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved on July 25, 2006
  4. ↑ "2016 Platform – Libertarian Party".
  5. ↑ "Ill. Libertarian Chad Grimm Could Sway GOP Voters in Governor's Race". 29 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Illinois Local Chapters
  7. ↑ Leip, David (November 16, 2016). "2016 Presidential General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Massachusetts. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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