The Libertarian Party of Arkansas (LPAR) is the Arkansas affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). In the 2010s the party saw increased support in federal races due to a lack of Democratic candidates contesting those races.
In 2002 members of the party petitioned to place Amendment 3, a ballot initiative that would have eliminated taxes on food and medicine, but it was overwhelming rejected by 61% to 39%.[2] However, the sales tax on food was later phased out through the passage of a bill following the amendment's defeat.[3]
^"Bill proposed to phase out tax". Baxter Bulletin. 28 December 2002. p. 1. from the original on 26 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Libertarians get candidate on 2008 ballot". Baxter Bulletin. 3 October 2007. p. 2. from the original on 26 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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Libertarian Party of Arkansas
January 01, 1970
libertarian, party, arkansas, lpar, arkansas, affiliate, national, libertarian, party, 2010s, party, increased, support, federal, races, lack, democratic, candidates, contesting, those, races, abbreviationlparchairmanmichael, pakkofounded1971, years, 1971, mem. The Libertarian Party of Arkansas LPAR is the Arkansas affiliate of the national Libertarian Party LP In the 2010s the party saw increased support in federal races due to a lack of Democratic candidates contesting those races Libertarian Party of ArkansasAbbreviationLPARChairmanMichael PakkoFounded1971 53 years ago 1971 Membership 2021 690 1 IdeologyLibertarianismSenate0 35House of Representatives0 100U S Senate0 2U S House of Representatives0 4Websitelpar wbr orgPolitics of United StatesPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 History 2 Electoral performance 2 1 Presidential 2 2 Senate Class II 2 3 Senate Class III 2 4 Gubernatorial 2 5 House 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 2002 members of the party petitioned to place Amendment 3 a ballot initiative that would have eliminated taxes on food and medicine but it was overwhelming rejected by 61 to 39 2 However the sales tax on food was later phased out through the passage of a bill following the amendment s defeat 3 Electoral performance editPresidential edit Year Presidential nominee Votes Change 1980 Ed Clark 8 970 1 1 nbsp 1984 David Bergland 2 221 0 3 nbsp 0 8 1988 Ron Paul 3 297 0 4 nbsp 0 2 1992 Andre Marrou 1 261 0 1 nbsp 0 3 1996 Harry Browne 3 076 0 4 nbsp 0 2 2000 Harry Browne 2 781 0 3 nbsp 0 1 2004 Michael Badnarik 2 345 0 2 nbsp 0 1 2008 Bob Barr 4 776 0 4 nbsp 0 2 2012 Gary Johnson 16 276 1 5 nbsp 1 1 2016 Gary Johnson 29 829 2 6 nbsp 1 1 2020 Jo Jorgensen 13 133 1 1 nbsp 1 6 Senate Class II edit Year Senate nominee Votes Change 2014 Nathan LaFrance 17 210 2 0 nbsp 2020 Ricky Harrington Jr 399 390 33 5 nbsp 31 4 Senate Class III edit Year Senate nominee Votes Change 2010 Trevor Drown 25 234 3 2 nbsp 2016 Frank Gilbert 43 866 4 0 nbsp 0 7 Gubernatorial edit Year Gubernatorial nominee Votes Change 2014 Frank Gilbert 16 319 1 9 nbsp 2018 Mark West 25 885 2 9 nbsp 1 0 House edit Year Number of candidates Votes Change 2012 4 37 987 3 7 nbsp 2014 4 66 055 8 0 nbsp 4 3 2016 4 196 512 18 4 nbsp 10 4 2018 4 19 625 2 2 nbsp 16 2 2020 2 20 645 1 8 nbsp 0 4 See also editPolitical party strength in ArkansasReferences edit Winger Richard March 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition Ballot Access News Retrieved March 15 2021 Bill proposed to phase out tax Baxter Bulletin 28 December 2002 p 1 Archived from the original on 26 November 2019 via Newspapers com Libertarians get candidate on 2008 ballot Baxter Bulletin 3 October 2007 p 2 Archived from the original on 26 November 2019 via Newspapers com External links editLibertarian Party of Arkansas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Libertarian Party of Arkansas amp oldid 1223183177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
