Libertarian Party nominees for partisan office won eight elections on November 4, but only one was contested. In the other races, the number of candidates on the ballot equaled the number of candidates to be elected.
1. Jacob Faught was elected Constable of Benton County, Arkansas, in Township 5.
2. Cheryl Heacox was re-elected to the Clay Township Board in Wayne County, Indiana. Three were to be elected and only three candidates ran (one Libertarian and two Republicans).
3. Stephen Coffman was re-elected to the Liberty Township Board in Henry County, Indiana. Three were to be elected and only three candidates ran (one Libertarian, one Democrat, and one Republican).
4. Tracey Roberts was elected Magistrate of Marshall County, Kentucky.
5. Shannon Denniston was elected Magistrate of Montgomery County, Kentucky
6. William McBride was elected to the Washington, Louisiana town council, in a contested election. He defeated his Republican opponent 81-57.
7. Henry Herford was elected Constable in Justice of the Peace district one in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
8. Justin Bonnette was elected Justice of the Peace in ward six in Vernon Parish, Louisiana.
Not a particularly good year…
Richard, it strikes me that some of those are really odd to have partisan elections for, or any election at all for a police chief. I think an interesting topic for you to address sometime would be oddball or obscure partisan offices. Those would seem to be more accessible for candidates of alternative parties.
I should say that the police chief was in your post about Constitution Party candidates.
Well, even if the Libertarian victories were by “default,” I’ve always heard that “one in the hand is better than two in the bush.”
Again, as I’ve said before and will continue to say: 3rd parties need to concentrate on those small community or county offices – even if they are the only candidate on the ballot.
Appears the Constitution(al) Party and the Libertarian Party have done quite well for the 2014 elections.