The Libertarian Party nominee for a Wyoming legislative seat, Marshall Burt, has been elected, according to Reason Magazine. The party missed electing a second legislator, Bethany Baldes, by only 32 votes. See the story.
This is the first time since 1900 that any party other than the Republican and Democratic Parties has elected a Wyoming state legislator.
I read somewhere that Marhsall Burt is the 5th LP candidate in history to be elected to a state legislature. Who were the other 4? (Changing parties after being elected doesn’t count.)
Alaska Libertarians elected one state legislator in 1978, two in 1980, and one in 1984.
New Hampshire Libertarians elected four state legislators in 1992, two in 1994, and one in 2000.
Vermont Libertarians elected a state legislator in 1998.
Congratulations to Marshall Burt and the Wyoming Libertarian Party!
Don – There have been 5 previous elected state representatives without a major party cross endorsement: Dick Randolph (1978 Alaska), Dick Randolph (1980 Alaska), Ken Fanning (1980 Alaska), Andrea Marrou (1984 Alaska), and Steve Vaillancourt (2000 New Hampshire).
There have also been 13 state senators who were elected with a major party cross endorsement and 56 state representatives elected with a major party cross endorsement.
I apparently can’t post a direct link, but if you go to lpedia (dot) org and search for “Best Election Results” you can see the full list.
I haven’t worked on LPedia in a while, so it does not include the 2019 results. But it lists 12 state senators elected with a cross endorsement through the end of 2018. The 13th was in 2019. In New York, George Borrello was elected in a special election to district 57 with a cross endorsement from the Republican, Conservative, and Independence parties.
Who were the guys in VT and NH, Richard?
1992 New Hampshire:
Calvin Warburton (+ Republican)
Andy Borsa (+ Republican)
Don Gorman (+ Democrat)
Finlay Rothhaus (+ Republican)
1994 New Hampshire:
Don Gorman (+ Democrat, + Republican)
Jim McClarin (+ Republican)
1998 Vermont:
Neil Randall (+ Republican)
It’s about freaking time.
I don’t know about the listicles.. maybe kinda reaching.
This newspaper says that there was a Populist Party State Senator in Wyoming in 1900.
https://www.kpvi.com/news/regional_news/its-election-day-here-are-6-things-to-watch-for-in-wyoming/article_b002701d-3621-5e6e-b9db-98a8b2e9317f.html
Thank you, Scott, you are correct. I misread my trusty reference book “Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures.” I only looked at the state house of representatives column. I should have noticed that 1900 Populist in the State Senate column.