Wisconsin elects its Governor and Lieutenant Governor as a team in November, but they run separately in the September primary. This year, no Libertarian submitted enough signatures to be on the Libertarian primary ballot for Governor, but a Libertarian did submit enough signatures to be on the primary ballot for Lieutenant Governor. The Wisconsin Elections Division is now leaning toward listing the Lieutenant Governor candidate on the November ballot.
Therefore, the Libertarian Party would have a chance to poll 1% of the November vote for its ticket of no one for Governor, and someone for Lieutenant Governor. In theory, if that ticket won, the Lieutenant Governor candidate could step in to fill the vacancy in the Governor’s office, and would become Governor. If the ticket gets 1%, the Libertarian Party will continue to be a ballot-qualified party.
Other states that have allowed a joint ticket of no one for Governor and someone for Lieutenant Governor to be on the November ballot are Illinois and Pennsylvania. Thanks to Ben Olson for this news.
This could work to his advantage if voters see no candidate for governor and think it means ‘none of the above’.
Thank you to that resourceful Libertarian candidate who filed for Lt. Governor.
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