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Libertarian Party Founded
They wished to create an alternative to the other parties. -
Where it was founded
It was founded in the home of David Nolan. -
First woman to recieve and electoral vote
The first woman to recieve and electoral vote was from the Libertarian Party. -
Presidential candidates
Presidential candidate Roger MacBride and David Bergland ran. -
Votes recieved
Roger MacBride and David Bergland received over 170,000 votes. -
Libertarian Party Runnings
Ed Clark receives 5 percent of the vote in his race for governor of California -
Elected
Dick Randolph of Alaska became the first elected Libertarian state legislator. -
Ed Clark
Ed Clark appeared on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and earned almost 1 million votes. -
Re- Elected
In the same year that Ed Clark recieved all these votes, Dick Randolph is re-elected to the Alaska state legislature -
Largest votes recieved for a 3rd party candidate
Ray Cullen, candidate for California Treasurer, got 570,000 votes, which was the largest ever for a third-party candidate in that state at that time. -
City Council Race
Libertarians swept the city council race in Big Water, Utah, winning every seat that year. -
Largest voting
Approximately 2 million people voted for the Libertarian Party candidates. Their popularity is growing over the years. -
Libertarian Party Activists
Libertarian Party activists participated in the successful effort to stop Clinton’s takeover of the health care system. In November, more than 650 Libertarian candidates ran for office, and more than 2.2 million people voted for them. -
Ballot Status
The Libertarian Party became the first third party in U.S. history to earn ballot status in all 50 states two presidential elections in a row. -
Joining the party
African-American civil rights leader Roy Innis joined the party. -
Largest party running
The party ran 1,642 candidates for office, which was the largest slate of third-party candidates since before World War II. -
Offering strategies
The Libertarian Party goes on to offer the American people an Iraq Exit Strategy -
48
Throughout the year, 48 Libertarians were elected or re-elected to public office -
Switching to the Libertarian Party
In Indianapolis, Councilmember Ed Coleman officially switched his affiliation to Libertarian. -
Pamela Brown
Pamela Brown, ran for California Lieutenant Governor against both a Republican and a Democrat, and recieved 574,640 votes