Libertarian Party of Florida


The Libertarian Party of Florida, or LPF, is the state of Florida's official affiliate with the Libertarian National Committee. The organization was founded in 1987 and its executive committee was incorporated in 2012.

Voter Registration

Libertarian voter registration in the state of Florida has experienced significant growth.
YearRegistered VotersVoter gain/loss from previous year
19943,585
19965,509 1,924
19987,037 1,528
20009,462 2,425
200211,852 2,390
200413,806 1,954
200615,533 1,727
200714,860 673
200816,883 2,023
201017,888 1,005
201219,892 2,004
201423,665 3,773
201625,030 1,365
201731,449 6,469

Local chapters and affiliates

County affiliates:

2016 elections

In 2016, the Libertarians held their first statewide primary, for US Senate. The race was between attorney Augustus Sol Invictus, who was controversial for his alt-right cultural views in addition to having sacrificed a goat and consumed its blood, to the point of then-chairman Adrian Wyllie resigning, and veteran Paul Stanton, who won by a nearly 50% margin.

2014 elections

In 2014, the Libertarian Party ran their first state executive ticket, with Adrian Wyllie for governor, Greg Roe for lieutenant governor, and Bill Wohlsifer for attorney general. The Wyllie/Roe ticket garnered 3.8% of the vote, a record for the Libertarians in Florida. Wohlsifer got under that, with 2.9% of the vote. The highest percentage that the Wyllie/Roe ticket got in a county was in Citrus County, where they received 7% of the vote.
Down ballot, Lucas Overby got the second highest percentage a Libertarian has ever gotten in a house election, with 24.74% of the vote. Many people at the time attributed it to the lack of a Democrat on the ballot.

Statewide and Congressional Election Results

YearOfficeCandidatePopular votesPercentage
200011th Congressional DistrictCharlie Westlake27,19715.4%
200411th Congressional DistrictRobert Johnson31,57914.1%
200421st Congressional DistrictFrank Gonzalez54,73627.2%
2010United States Senate Class 3Alexander Snitker24,8500.46%
20121st Congressional DistrictCalen Fretts11,1763.3%
201419th Congressional District Special ElectionRay Netherwood3,7293.7%
201413th Congressional District Special ElectionLucas Overby8,8934.84%
2014GovernorAdrian Wyllie223,3563.8%
2014Lieutenant GovernorGreg Roe223,3563.8%
2014Attorney GeneralBill Wohlsifer169,3942.9%
201413th Congressional DistrictLucas Overby55,31824.74%
201419th Congressional DistrictRay Netherwood6,6712.7%

2010–2012 elections

In 2010, the LPF had a statewide candidate on the ballot for the first time with Alexander Snitker for U.S. Senate.
In the 2012 election, Libertarian Party of Florida candidates included Calen Fretts for Florida's 1st congressional district, Peter Richter, Franklin Perez, and Jonathan Loesche for Florida House of Representatives. The LPF also had several candidates for county and municipal races statewide.
In 2012 the Libertarian Party of Florida was sued by Franklin Perez, the 2012 Libertarian candidate for the Florida State House of Representatives, for not refunding a candidate filing fee that political parties receive after the LPF de-vetted him and removed him from the party's state website. The courts awarded Perez $620.

Presidential Nominee Results

Since 1972, the Libertarian Party has run a candidate for President of the United States. The candidate who has received the highest vote total in Florida was Gary Johnson in 2016. In every election year after 1984 the Libertarian Party has gained ballot access in FL.
YearNomineeVotes
1976Roger MacBride 103
1980Ed Clark30,524
1984David Bergland 754
1988Ron Paul19,796
1992Andre Marrou15,079
1996Harry Browne23,965
2000Harry Browne16,415
2004Michael Badnarik3,502
2008Bob Barr17,220
2012Gary Johnson44,726
2016Gary Johnson207,043

Elected Public Officials

Past and present public officials from the Libertarian Party of Florida include:

'''2020'''

The Libertarian Party of Florida held its Annual Business Meeting and Convention in Orlando, Feb 21 to Feb. 23.

2019

The Libertarian Party of Florida's 2019 state convention was held in Tampa from May 3–5, 2019.

2018

The Libertarian Party of Florida's 2018 state convention was held in Fort Walton Beach, Fla, February 24–26.

2017

The LPF's 2017 convention was held May 5–7 in Cocoa Beach at the International Palms Resort. The offices of chair, vice chair, director at large seats 1 and 3 were up for election. Marcos Miralles of Miami-Dade County defeated Char-Lez Braden in the chair's race. Omar Recuero of Broward County, defeated past chair Dana Moxley-Cummings of Pasco County for the vice chair seat. Director-at-large seat 1 was contested between Alison Foxall of Sarasota County, Thomas Knapp of Alachua County, and Steven Nekhaila of Monroe County. Alison Foxall defeated both. Director-at-large seat 3 was contested by newcomer Greg Peele Jr. of Orange County, and chair of Collier County Libertarian Party, Rob Tolp. Mr. Tolp was defeated by Greg Peele Jr. by a large margin.

2016

The 2016 state convention was held in West Palm Beach in April. During convention, state delegates voted in James Morris as treasurer, Suzanne Gilmore as secretary, and Russ Wood as director at Large to their respective offices. State delegates also voted on individuals to send as delegates and alternate delegates to the Libertarian National Convention the following month in Orlando.

2015

In 2015, the LPF convention was held in New Port Richey, Fla.