My blog post that said the Libertarian Party won four partisan elections on November 8, 2022, was incomplete. There were also six partisan wins in Indiana.
The only contested win was for Town Council of Ossian, a town of 3,300 people in Wells County. Two were to be elected, and four candidates ran. The Libertarian, Stephanie Tucker, received 539 votes. Two Republicans ran, receiving 622 votes and 487 votes. A Democrat ran, receiving 189 votes. So one Republican and the Libertarian were elected.
Another Indiana contested race ended in a tie. The Libertarian, Carrie Atkins, ran for Pleasant Run Townhip Advisory Board. Voters were electing three candidates. Three Republicans ran, receiving 340, 210, and 171 votes. Atkins also received 171 votes. Pleasant Run Township is in Lawrence County. The other board members will break the tie, so Atkins is not likely to be chosen.
The races won by Libertarians without opposition were: Cheryl Heacox, Clay Township Board, Wayne County; Tom Kneuven and Dean Hartley, Franklin Township Board, Montgomery County (three were to be elected and the third seat was won by independent candidate Brian Bechtel); Stephen Coffman, Liberty Township Trustee, Henry County; and Terry Coffman, Liberty Township Board, Henry County.
Richard,
What are these races they won?
So far, I only know two of them. Terry Coffman won for Liberty Township Board Member, in Henry County. Steve Coffman won for Liberty Township Trustee. Both were unopposed.
There’s a race in southern Indiana, I think Lawrence County, where the candidate after the 1 provisional ballot was counted last Friday the election became a tie. Recount of course.
Yeah. Pleasant Run Township Advisory Board in Lawrence County, Indiana. You vote for 3. The Libertarian is Carrie Atkins and the other 3 are Republicans.
Gary Don Faubion 340 – 38.1% (elected)
Paul E. Ford 210 – 23.5% (elected)
James Edsel Ford 171 – 19.2%
Carrie Atkins 171 – 19.2%
This is so exciting! What a time to be Libertarian!
Maybe the Free State Project should expand here.
All elected Indiana Libertarians in partisan races:
Terry Coffman, Liberty Township Board, Henry County
Steve Coffman, Liberty Township Trustee, Henry County
Cheryl Heacox, Clay Township Board, Wayne County
Brian Bechtel, Tom Knueven, Dean Hartley, all for Franklin Township Board, Montgomery County
Stephanie Tucker, Ossian Town Council
And Carrie Atkins is in the tie presently for Pleasant Run Township Board, Lawrence County
Great news! Congratulations to the Indiana Libertarian Party winners!
Kudos to all of these Libertarians for taking the initiative and running for a winnable office. There are many offices such as these that are ours for the taking.
Let’s not forget that there are local appointed offices as well (library board, zoning boards, etc) that Libertarians (or Greens or Constitutionalists) can get appointed to simply by asking at their local municipal or county offices.
Friendly libertarian? Why is your picture Adolf Hitler? What relationship do you think Hitler has to libertarianism?
The tied race a recount is being organized if it hasn’t already.
Ludwig,
Everyone knows libertarians and Nazis are both far right. So, they must be very similar. They should iron out their small differences and stop splitting the far right movement, which is already tiny as it is.
Why has there been no mention of the Libertarians’ two biggest losses: Jeff Hewitt in CA and Marshall Burt in WY? These two losses were a serious blow to the party. But some have described Burt as a LINO — Libertarian in Name Only. He failed to vote for states rights and individual liberty when it came to vaccine mandates.
Mises Caucus is making them more popular!
Burt was absolutely destroyed.
He deserved that for not standing for vaccine freedom!