Libertarian Party of North Carolina
Libertarian Party of North Carolina | |
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Chairperson | Ryan Brown[1] |
Senate leader | None |
House leader | None |
Founded | 1975 |
Headquarters | Raleigh |
Membership (2023) | 50,175[2] |
Ideology | Libertarianism Classical liberalism |
National affiliation | Libertarian Party (United States) |
Colors | Gold |
Website | |
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The Libertarian Party of North Carolina (LPNC) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Libertarian Party.
Organization
Members of the executive committee are elected biannually at conventions to carry out the essential functions of a political party.[1]
- State Chair: Ryan Brown
- Vice Chair: Sean Haugh
- Treasurer: Mike Ross
- Secretary: Dee Watson
- Communications Director: Rob Yates
- Strategic Communications Adviser: Joshua D Glawson
- Members at Large:
- Mac Browder
- Nick Taylor
- Christina Aragues
- Angela Humphries
The party also maintains active local organizations in over two dozen counties and on half a dozen college campuses. LPNC may also be the only party in U.S. history that had an Indian Nation as an active local affiliate, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.[3]
Party platform
The most recent platform of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina was adopted at the party's convention on March 6, 2022.[4]
The Libertarian Party of North Carolina follows the national party's platform with certain planks tailored to state-specific issues such as advocating for the abolition of the North Carolina ABC and the
Recent election results
2020 elections
Gubernatorial election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Roy Cooper (incumbent) | 2,834,790 | 51.5% | +2.5% | |
Republican | Dan Forest | 2,586,605 | 47.0% | -1.8% | |
Libertarian | Steven J. DiFiore | 60,449 | 1.1% | -1.1% | |
Constitution | Al Pisano | 20,934 | 0.4% | N/A | |
Total votes | 5,502,778 | 100% | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,545,847 | 75.4% | |||
Registered electors | 7,359,798 | ||||
Democratic hold |
United States Senate election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thom Tillis (incumbent) | 2,665,598 | 48.7% | N/A | |
Democratic | Cal Cunningham | 2,569,965 | 46.9% | -N/A | |
Libertarian | Shannon Bray | 171,571 | 3.1% | -0.6% | |
Constitution | Kevin E. Hayes | 67,818 | 1.2% | N/A | |
Total votes | 5,474,952 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |
2022 elections
United States Senate election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ted Budd | 1,905,786 | 50.50% | -0.56% | |
Democratic | Cheri Beasley | 1,784,049 | 47.27% | +1.90% | |
Libertarian | Shannon W. Bray | 51,640 | 1.37% | -2.20% | |
Green
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Matthew Hoh | 29,934 | 0.79% | N/A | |
Write-in | 2,515 | 0.07% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 3,773,924 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Electoral history
In
In the
Also in 2008,
Related
- List of State Libertarian Parties
- North Carolina Green Party
References
- ^ a b "Executive Committee". Libertarian Party of North Carolina.
- ^ "Voter Registration Statistics". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ "Short History". Libertarian Party of North Carolina.
- ^ "Platform of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina". Libertarian Party of North Carolina.
- ^ "Libertarians, Greens Sue FEC".
- ^ a b "State Composite Abstract Report – Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2020..
- ^ "11/08/2022 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections.