Libertarian Party of Iowa Historical Election Results
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Federal Offices
President
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gary Johnson | 59,186 | 3.78% |
| 2012 | Gary Johnson | 12,926 | 0.82% |
| 2008 | Bob Barr | 4,590 | 0.30% |
| 2004 | Michael Badnarik | 2,992 | 0.20% |
| 2000 | Harry Browne | 3,209 | 0.24% |
| 1996 | Harry Browne | 2,315 | 0.19% |
| 1992 | Andre Marrou | 1,076 | 0.08% |
| 1988 | Ron Paul | 2,494 | 0.20% |
| 1984 | David Bergland | 1,844 | 0.14% |
| 1980 | Ed Clark | 13,123 | 1.00% |
| 1976 | Roger MacBride | 1,454 | 0.11% |
| 1972 | - | - | - |
US Senate
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Charles Aldrich | 41,794 | 2.71% |
| 2014 | Douglas Butzier | 8,232 | 0.73% |
| 2010 | John Heiderscheit | 25,290 | 2.27% |
| 2004 | Christy Ann Welty | 15,218 | 1.03% |
| 2002 | Richard Moore | 8,864 | 0.87% |
| 1980 | Robert Hengerer | 4,233 | 0.33% |
| 1978 | Ben Olson | 3,689 | 0.45% |
US House
District 1
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Troy Hageman | 10,285 | 3.08% |
| 2010 | Rob Petsche | 4,087 | 1.94% |
| 2004 | Mark Nelson | 2,727 | 0.94% |
| 2000 | Russ Madden | 5,564 | 2.08% |
| 1980 | Michael Grant | 1,069 | 0.51% |
District 2
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mark Strauss | 6,181 | 1.98% |
| 2010 | Gary Sicard | 4,356 | 1.92% |
| 2004 | Kevin Litten | 5,586 | 1.86% |
| 2002 | Kevin Litten | 4,178 | 2.02% |
| 2000 | Albert Schoeman | 2,288 | 0.91% |
| 1996 | Albert Schoeman | 901 | 0.38% |
| 1994 | Albert Schoeman | 1,281 | 0.65% |
| 1980 | Dean Miller | 985 | 0.48% |
District 3
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bryan Jack Holder | 7,267 | 2.04% |
| 2016 | Bryan Jack Holder | 15,372 | 3.94% |
| 2014 | Edward Wright | 9,054 | 3.21% |
| 2002 | Jeffrey Smith | 2,689 | 1.24% |
| 2000 | Joe Seehusen | 2,263 | 0.91% |
| 1996 | Dick Kruse | 1,261 | 0.54% |
District 4
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Charles Aldrich | 6,161 | 1.97% |
| 2002 | Terry Wilson | 2,952 | 1.40% |
| 2000 | Steve Zimmerman | 4,552 | 1.65% |
| 1996 | Carl Olsen | 1,149 | 0.45% |
District 5
District eliminated in 2012
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ben Olson | 2,875 | 1.24% |
District 6
District eliminated in 1992
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Dean Miller | 985 | 0.48% |
Statewide Offices
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rick Stewart / Marco Battaglia | 28,888 | 2.37% |
| 2018 | Jake Porter / Lynne Gentry | 21,426 | 1.61% |
| 2014 | Lee Hieb / Tim Watson | 20,321 | 1.80% |
| 2010 | Eric Cooper / Nick Weltha | 14,398 | 1.28% |
| 2006 | Kevin Litten / Mark Nelson | 5,735 | 0.54% |
| 2002 | Clyde Cleveland / Richard Campagna | 13,098 | 1.28% |
| 1994 | Carl Olsen / Brenda Carey | 2,772 | 0.28% |
| 1982 | Marcia Farrington | 3,307 | 0.32% |
| 1978 | John Ball | 3,947 | 0.47% |
Lieutenant Governor
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dean Miller | 4,507 | 0.46% |
Attorney General
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Marco Battaglia | 262,131 | 22.78% |
| 2002 | Edward Noyes | 16,607 | 1.67% |
| 1982 | Dean Heyne | 2,811 | 0.29% |
Auditor
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fred Perryman | 33,421 | 2.58% |
| 2002 | Christy Ann Welty | 49,206 | 5.15% |
Secretary of Agriculture
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rick Stewart | 38,965 | 3.01% |
| 2002 | Fritz Groszkruger | 11,211 | 1.14% |
| 1982 | Ben Olson | 3,763 | 0.39% |
Secretary of State
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Julia Ofenbakh | 30,881 | 2.37% |
| 2014 | Jake Porter | 32,889 | 3.01% |
| 2010 | Jake Porter | 33,854 | 3.13% |
| 2002 | Sylvia Olson | 21,434 | 2.18% |
| 1982 | Sylvia Olson | 3,584 | 0.37% |
Treasurer
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Timothy Hird | 31,268 | 2.41% |
| 2014 | Keith Laube | 36,945 | 3.39% |
| 2002 | Timothy Hird | 19,687 | 2.02% |
State Legislature
State Senate
District 6
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | David M. Davis | 3,549 | 16.9% |
| 2016 | Nick Serianni | 4,044 | 16.62% |
District 12
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Don Brantz | 5,524 | 21.59% | |
| 2014 | Don Brantz | 132 | 3.11% | Special |
District 13
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Clair Thompson | 893 | 3.55% |
| 2002 | Nelson Morris | 343 | 1.96% |
| 1994 | David Neelans | 459 | 4.84% |
District 14
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Rich Newell | 867 | 5.75% |
District 15
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Christopher Peters | 6,092 | 25.19% |
District 16
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Christopher Whiteing | 1,254 | 5.34% |
District 17
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Toya Johnson | 1,690 | 12.58% |
District 23
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eric Cooper | 6,273 | 24.66% |
| 2002 | Eric Cooper | 586 | 3.03% |
District 24
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Frank Hanisch | 481 | 2.34% |
District 25
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jordan Taylor | 4,446 | 23.64% |
District 28
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Troy Hageman | 1,648 | 5.50% |
District 30
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fred Perryman | 143 | 1.07% | Special |
| 2004 | Sean Martin | 727 | 2.27% |
District 37
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carl Krambeck | 5,566 | 21.37% |
District 38
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | John George | 1,810 | 5.85% |
District 41
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mark Nelson | 2,928 | 15.15% |
District 43
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rich Moroney | 385 | 2.38% |
District 48
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brian Cook | 1,232 | 3.86% |
State Representative
District 7
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dan Rogers | 277 | 2.14% |
District 10
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lynne Gentry | 2,302 | 21.39% |
District 13
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Amy Janowski | 1,700 | 14.31% |
District 15
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Robert Fairchild | 2,667 | 21.10% |
District 16
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Steve Sechrest | 208 | 2.08% |
District 20
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bob Boyle | 1,498 | 10.93% |
District 22
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bryan Jack Holder | 98 | 4.02% | Special |
District 28
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Dean Miller | 234 | 5.91% |
District 30
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dustin Krutsinger | 2,560 | 20.41% |
| 2004 | Heather Clark | 2,312 | 16.51% |
| 1980 | Jon Wacker | 186 | 1.23% |
District 31
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Joe Gleason | 794 | 6.10% |
| 2014 | Joshua Herbert | 1,524 | 20.20% |
District 32
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Toya Johnson | 250 | 2.81% |
| 2016 | Seth Bartmess | 466 | 4.42% |
District 33
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jeremy Tomlinson | 2,373 | 23.18% |
District 34
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Marrianna Collins | 590 | 5.02% |
District 35
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | John Callahan | 1,552 | 21.26% |
| 2016 | Jocelyn Fry | 2,057 | 23.98% |
District 36
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Joseph Howe | 2,687 | 19.19% |
District 37
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Bob Trapp | 232 | 1.92% |
District 38
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michael Wood | 503 | 4.10% |
| 2016 | Jeff Meyers | 610 | 3.61% |
District 39
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Anthony Junk | 362 | 1.87% |
District 40
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jeni Kadel | 469 | 3.71% |
District 41
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | William McClain | 219 | 1.46% |
District 42
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Richard Moroney | 329 | 2.94% | |
| 1981 | Mal Iles | 160 | 2.72% | Special |
| 1980 | John Failor | 287 | 1.81% |
District 43
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chad Brewbaker | 318 | 2.04% |
| 2000 | Lawrence Wittstruck | 158 | 1.38% |
District 44
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gabriel Thomson | 469 | 2.17% |
District 45
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Eric Cooper | 1,277 | 7.95% |
| 2014 | Eric Cooper | 2,076 | 24.26% |
| 2012 | Eric Cooper | 888 | 6.04% |
| 2002 | Phillip Burgmeier | 238 | 3.49% |
District 46
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tyler Pauly | 350 | 2.46% |
| 2008 | Eric Cooper | 3,124 | 20.65% |
| 2006 | Eric Cooper | 345 | 2.61% |
| 2004 | Eric Cooper | 1,793 | 13.23% |
District 47
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Patrick Shaw | 424 | 3.20% |
| 1980 | Ben Olson | 1,409 | 13.33% |
District 49
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | John Evans | 533 | 3.80% |
| 2016 | John Evans | 1,126 | 7.23% |
| 2000 | Steven Drahozal | 1,958 | 14.43% |
District 50
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Christy Ann Welty | 2,617 | 20.28% |
District 51
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Joshua Herbert | 3,503 | 26.31% |
District 56
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Charles Aldrich | 1,986 | 17.54% |
District 57
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lucas Link | 471 | 2.99% |
| 2014 | David Overby | 372 | 2.91% |
District 60
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Russ Gibson | 499 | 3.06% |
District 61
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | John Bothwell | 2,118 | 24.54% |
| 2000 | Eric Cooper | 281 | 2.41% |
District 66
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Brett Blanchfield | 225 | 3.97% |
District 68
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Paul Lay | 830 | 9.99% |
District 70
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Myra Matejka | 2,764 | 22.58% |
| 2016 | Dave Cork | 1,050 | 6.71% |
District 71
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sean Schriver | 3,058 | 31.99% |
District 73
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Michael Lewis | 292 | 1.95% |
District 74
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Dan McDonald | 466 | 3.03% |
District 75
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | John George | 342 | 2.60% |
| 1982 | Dyann Failor | 40 | 0.37% |
District 77
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rachel Kelley | 1,824 | 15.14% |
District 78
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Joshua Miller | 2,790 | 21.51% |
District 79
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nicholas Ryan | 427 | 3.39% |
District 80
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Garrett Byrd | 497 | 3.53% |
District 82
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Clyde Gibson | 2,978 | 25.05% | |
| 2017 | Joshua Miller | 72 | 0.95% | Special |
District 85
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jacob Wenck | 484 | 3.37% |
District 86
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lawrence Wittstruck | 240 | 3.72% |
District 87
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Michael McLeod | 127 | 2.22% |
District 89
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aaron Rudich | 790 | 7.14% |
District 90
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Viktor Tichy | 294 | 2.06% |
District 92
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mei-Ling Shaw | 1,937 | 21.97% |
District 96
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Brian Cook | 2,158 | 22.91% |
District 97
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Andrew Onsgard | 2,079 | 26.66% |
| 2018 | David Melchert Jr | 359 | 2.52% |
| 2016 | David Melchert Jr | 1,247 | 7.42% |
District 98
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hugh Tweedy | 2,098 | 17.21% |
District 99
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Frank Hanisch | 20 | 0.25% |
County Offices
Greene County
County Attorney
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Thomas Laehn | 2619 | 97.80% |
| 2018 | Thomas Laehn | - | - |
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