The Libertarian Party of Delaware (LPDE) is the Delaware affiliate of the national Libertarian Party. It was founded in 1975.
They have maintained continuous ballot access since 1980. This kind of ballot access has long been considered a core goal for Libertarian Party state-level affiliates.
Leadership + Current Officers Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer Bill Hinds Amy LePore Jesse McVay Carter Hill
LPDE Platform Libertarian philosophy centers on individual rights and the non-aggression principle (NAP). The LPDE statement of principles prioritizes the right to life, the right to liberty of speech and action (opposing government censorship in any form), and the right to property.
Electoral performance Presidential Election yearVote percentageVotesPresidential candidateVice presidential candidateResultReference1980N/A1,974Ed ClarkDavid Koch4th1984268David BerglandJames A. Lewis4th19881,162Ron PaulAndre Marrou3rd1992935Andre MarrouNancy Lord5th19962,052Harry BrowneJo Jorgensen4th2000774Harry BrowneArt Olivier5th2004586Michael BadnarikRichard Campagna4th20081,109Bob BarrWayne Allyn Root4th20123,882Gary JohnsonJim Gray3rd201614,757Gary JohnsonBill Weld3rd20205,000Jo JorgensenSpike Cohen3rd
U.S. Senate Election year Senate candidate Votes Vote percentage Reference 1982 Lawrence D. Sullivan 653 0.34% 1990 Lee Rosenbaum 2680 1.49% 1994 John Dierickx 3387 1.70% 1996 Mark A. Jones 3340 1.21% 2000 J. Burke Morrison 1103 0.30% 2002 Raymond T. Buranello 922 0.40% 2006 William E. Morris 2671 1.10% 2010 James W. Rash 2101 0.70% 2018 Nadine M. Frost 3910 1.09% 2020 Nadine M. Frost 5244 1.07%
U.S. House of Representatives Election year House candidate Votes Vote percentage Reference 1980 Sullivan 1506 0.70% 1982 Richard A. Cohen 711 0.38% 1984 V. Luther Etzel 294 0.12% 1990 Richard A. Cohen 3121 1.76% 1992 Peggy Schmitt 5661 2.05% 1994 Danny Ray Beaver 3869 1.98% 1996 George A. Jurgensen 4000 1.50% 2000 Brad C. Thomas 2351 0.80% 2002 Brad C. Thomas 2789 1.20% 2004 William E. Morris 2012 0.50% 2008 Mark Anthony Parks 3586 0.90% 2010 Brent A. Wangen 1986 0.60% 2012 Scott Gesty 4096 1.10% 2014 Scott Gesty 4419 1.80% 2016 Scott Gesty 6436 1.55% 2020 David L. Rogers 3814 0.78% 2022 Cody R. McNutt 3074 0.96%
Delaware Governor Election year Gubernatorial candidate Votes Vote percentage Reference 1980 Levy 1815 0.81% 1992 Richard A. Cohen 3165 1.14% 2004 Frank Infante 1450 0.40% 2012 Jesse McVay 3668 1.00% 2016 Sean L. Goward 4577 1.09% 2020 John J. Machurek 3270 0.66% See also List of state parties of the Libertarian Party (United States)
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2020 campaign finance report (PDF) 2022 campaign finance report (PDF)