Florida held a Libertarian Party primary in one state legislative district on August 25.  This is believed to be the first minor party primary conducted by Florida elections officials, ever.  In the 33rd State House district, Franklin Perez received 49 votes and Ellen Paul received 19 votes.  Only registered Libertarians in the district could vote in this primary.

All qualified parties in Florida have been entitled to their own primary since 2007.  However, such primaries did not exist in 2008 (except for the Democratic and Republican Parties) because contests are so rare.  That is especially true in Florida, which has the nation’s highest filing fees.  Thanks to J. W. Smith for the news.