Fellow Libertarians,
I was hoping the remaining 13 precincts that have not reported yet in
Virginia would have an additional 1,900,000 votes for Gary Johnson. But
it's been a week, and we shouldn't wait too long for a post-election
analysis.
It was a good year for liberty!!
We appreciate each of your votes for the Johnson/Gray ticket this year.
1,191,420 people voted for Gary Johnson nationwide, which translates
to 1% of the popular vote.
The Libertarian Party of Virginia submitted nearly 16,400 signatures on
petitions to meet a requirement of 10,000 signatures statewide,
including 400 valid signatures in each of 11 congressional districts.
Thanks to Jim Lark and Bill Redpath for running the petition drive. And
thanks to all of you who contributed to make the petition drive a
success with volunteer signatures and ballot access donations.
Gary Johnson VA co-chairs Juanita Billings and Laura Delhomme
coordinated an impressive volunteer effort promoting Gary Johnson,
including campaign tours through Virginia by Gary Johnson and Jim Gray.
Thanks to them for all their hard work.
As a result of their work and yours, Gary Johnson received 30,570 votes
in Virginia (0.82%). This handily beats Ed Clark’s total in 1980
(12,821 votes, 0.69%) – as well as Barr in 2008 (11,067 votes, 0.29%),
Badnarik in 2004 (11,032 votes, 0.34%), Browne in 2000 (15,198 votes,
0.6%), and Browne in 1996 (9,174 votes, 0.38%).
We had three lower level races: Robert Kraus for Alexandria city
council, Xave Draper for U.S. Congress district 3 (write-in campaign),
and Justin Malkin for house of delegates district 45 (special election
in September). They generated impressive earned media as newspapers
covered their campaigns and they each developed a passionate Facebook
fan base. Kraus received 7,900 votes (2.64%). Malkin received 289
votes (3.42%).
The minds opened to the ideas of liberty through our candidate media
appearances are impossible to measure. We hope to build on their
successes by running many more candidates in 2013 though. If you are
interested in running for house of delegates or governor next year,
please email Bill Redpath at [email protected] or go to the
following website.
Run for office:
http://www.lp.org/run-for-office
In addition to our record breaking presidential vote total, we
libertarians can take pleasure in successful ballot initiatives
throughout the country expanding liberty. Here in Virginia question 1
passed overwhelmingly (74.1% in favor), curbing eminent domain abuse by
forbidding economic development takings of the kind the U.S. Supreme
Court allowed in Kelo.
Ballot initiatives elsewhere around the country:
* Alabama, Missouri, Montana, and Wyoming rejected ObamaCare
* Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana (recreational)
* Massachusetts legalized medical marijuana
* Maine, Maryland, and Washington approved same-sex marriages
* Maryland expanded gambling
* New Hampshire rejected any new tax on personal income
* Oklahoma rejected affirmative action
* Sound Dakota rejected a sales tax increase
* Arizona rejected top-2, a third party killing plan
The Libertarian Party has retained party status in Alaska, Kansas,
Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wyoming; and gained
party status in DC, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. This will reduce
ballot access expenses for our 2016 presidential candidate.
Going forward the Libertarian Party of Virginia will be focusing on a
membership drive to restore our accounts to healthy levels. Our
successful 2012 petition drive left the LPVA nearly bankrupt. One paid
petitioner is still owed money. You can help by becoming a member of
the Libertarian Party of Virginia. Please email LPVA secretary Marc
Montoni at [email protected] if you are unsure of your membership
status. A Virginia LP membership is $25 per year and a national LP
membership is $25 per year. You can join or renew both at the following
website (fill in 1 for the number of each membership type).
LPVA membership:
https://secure.donortownsquare.com/SSL/process.aspx?ai=1829&qs=2PMB2&amt=0
Finally I'd encourage you to get involved with your local organization
and to like our page on Facebook. We share important news and events on
the page, and you can participate by commenting on the posts and RSVPing
to the events. Many of our local affiliates also have meetups.
LPVA Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Libertarian-Party-of-Virginia/133548453339930
Thank you again everyone for voting for Gary Johnson and supporting the
Libertarian Party with your time and money! You may have another chance
to vote for Gary Johnson in 2016... he is still considering his future
political plans.
Chuck Moulton
Chair, Libertarian Party of Virginia
P.S. Please join or renew your membership in the Libertarian Party of
Virginia. Your support is critical to keep the Libertarian Party of
Virginia strong for future elections.
P.P.S. Please consider running for house of delegates in 2013. Everyone
in Virginia ought to have a Libertarian Party candidate on their ballot.
The candidate who would best represent your views is probably you.
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