Libertarian Party of Illinois Historical Election Results
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Federal Offices
President
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jo Jorgensen | 66,544 | 1.10% | 1980 | Ed Clark | 38,939 | 0.82% |
| 2016 | Gary Johnson | 209,596 | 3.79% | 1976 | Roger MacBride | 8,057 | 0.17% |
| 2012 | Gary Johnson | 56,229 | 1.07% | 1972 | John Hospers | 46 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | Bob Barr | 19,642 | 0.36% | ||||
| 2004 | Michael Badnarik | 32,442 | 0.62% | ||||
| 2000 | Harry Browne | 11,623 | 0.25% | ||||
| 1996 | Harry Browne | 22,548 | 0.52% | ||||
| 1992 | Andre Marrou | 9,218 | 0.18% | ||||
| 1988 | Ron Paul | 14,944 | 0.33% | ||||
| 1984 | David Bergland | 10,086 | 0.21% |
1996 presidential primary
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Harry Browne | 1,278 | 73.96% |
| 1996 | Irwin Schiff | 9,218 | 36.04% |
US Senate
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Notes | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1992 | Andrew Spiegel | 34,527 | 0.70% | |||||
| 2020 | Danny Malouf | 75,673 | 1.27% | 1986 | Donald Parrish | 13,891 | 0.44% | ||
| 2016 | Kenton McMillen | 175,988 | 3.20% | 1984 | Steven Givot | 59,777 | 1.25% | ||
| 2014 | Sharon Hansen | 135,316 | 3.76% | 1980 | Bruce Green | 29,328 | 0.64% | ||
| 2010 | Mike Labno | 87,247 | 2.36% | 1978 | Bruce Green | 16,320 | 0.51% | ||
| 2010 | Mike Labno | 95,762 | 2.70% | Special | |||||
| 2008 | Larry Stafford | 50,224 | 0.94% | ||||||
| 2004 | Jerry Kohn | 69,253 | 1.35% | ||||||
| 2002 | Steven Bergauer | 57,382 | 1.65% | ||||||
| 1996 | Robin Miller | 41,218 | 0.97% |
US House
Districts 1-5
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| CD1 | 2002 | Dorothy Tsatsos | 4,812 | 2.62% | CD4 | 2000 | Stephanie Sailor | 11,476 | 11.37% |
| CD1 | 1998 | Marjorie Kohls | 4,046 | 2.32% | CD4 | 1998 | William Passmore | 1,583 | 2.39% |
| CD1 | 1996 | Tim Griffin | 3,449 | 1.70% | CD4 | 1996 | William Passmore | 5,857 | 6.43% |
| CD2 | 2006 | Anthony Williams | 5,748 | 3.33% | CD5 | 2002 | Frank Gonzalez | 6,913 | 4.34% |
| CD2 | 2004 | Stephanie Sailor | 26,990 | 11.51% | CD5 | 2000 | Matthew Beauchamp | 20,728 | 12.73% |
| CD2 | 1998 | Matthew Beauchamp | 1,608 | 0.96% | CD5 | 1992 | Blaise Grenke | 8,456 | 3.64% |
| CD2 | 1996 | Frank Stratman | 10,880 | 5.93% | |||||
| CD3 | 1996 | Robert Prazak | 1,906 | 0.91% | |||||
| CD4 | 2004 | Jake Witmer | 4,845 | 3.87% | |||||
| CD4 | 2002 | Maggie Kohls | 4,396 | 5.20% |
District 6-10
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| CD6 | 2020 | Bill Redpath | 7,079 | 1.75% | CD8 | 1990 | Robert Marshall | 18,529 | 20.89% |
| CD6 | 1998 | George Meyers | 4,199 | 2.53% | CD9 | 2002 | Stephanie Sailor | 4,887 | 2.89% |
| CD6 | 1996 | George Meyers | 4,746 | 2.30% | CD9 | 1998 | Michael Ray | 3,284 | 2.27% |
| CD6 | 1994 | Robert Hogan | 2,633 | 1.67% | |||||
| CD7 | 2002 | Martin Pankau | 2,543 | 1.53% | |||||
| CD7 | 1998 | Dorn Van Cleave | 9,984 | 7.08% | |||||
| CD7 | 1996 | Toietta Dixon | 1,571 | 0.87% | |||||
| CD8 | 2020 | Preston Gabriel Nelson | 68,327 | 26.84% | |||||
| CD8 | 2002 | Chuck Kelecic | 25 | 0.02% | |||||
| CD8 | 1996 | H. Daniel Druck | 3,474 | 1.69% |
Districts 11-15
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| CD12 | 2004 | Walter Steele | 4,794 | 1.67% |
| CD12 | 1996 | Geoffrey Nathan | 3,824 | 1.83% |
| CD12 | 1982 | Joan Jarosz | 4,101 | 3.14% |
| CD13 | 1992 | Ralph Miron (I) | 13 | 0.00% |
| CD14 | 2010 | Doug Marks | 50 | 0.02% |
Districts 16-18
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| CD16 | 1996 | James Young | 2 | 0.00% |
| CD17 | 1996 | William Herrmann | 1,925 | 0.83% |
Districts eliminated due to redistricting
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| CD19 | 1996 | James Lacher | 1,267 | 0.53% |
| CD20 | 1996 | William Down | 4 | 0.00% |
Statewide Offices
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1976 | F. Joseph McCaffrey / Georgia Shields | 7,552 | 0.16% | |||
| 2018 | Kash Jackson / Sanj Mohip | 109,518 | 2.41% | ||||
| 2014 | Chad Grimm / Alex Cummings | 121,534 | 3.35% | ||||
| 2010 | Lex Green / Edward Rutledge | 34,681 | 0.93% | ||||
| 2006 | Mark McCoy / None? | 476 | 0.01% | ||||
| 2002 | Cal Skinner / James Tobin | 73,794 | 2.09% | ||||
| 1994 | David Kelley / Robert Moldenhauer | 52,388 | 1.69% | ||||
| 1986 | Gary Shilts / Gerry Walsh | 15,646 | 0.50% | ||||
| 1982 | Bea Armstrong / David Kelley | 24,417 | 0.66% | ||||
| 1978 | Georgia Shields / Maggie Kohls | 11,420 | 0.36% |
Attorney General
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||
| 2018 | Bubba Harsy | 115,941 | 2.55% |
| 2014 | Christopher Michel | 104,498 | 2.89% |
| 2010 | William Malan | 54,532 | 1.47% |
| 2002 | Gary Shilts | 87,949 | 2.51% |
| 1994 | Natalie Clark | 57,104 | 1.85% |
| 1986 | Natalie Clark | 24,068 | 0.77% |
| 1982 | Natalie Clark | 28,074 | 0.77% |
| 1978 | Sheldon Waxman | 11,917 | 0.39% |
| 1976 | John Reis | 9,165 | 0.20% |
Comptroller
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Notes | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1976 | Mark Wallace | 13,788 | 0.31% | |||||
| 2018 | Claire Ball | 140,543 | 3.10% | ||||||
| 2016 | Claire Ball | 187,017 | 3.46% | Special | |||||
| 2014 | Julie Fox | 170,534 | 4.76% | ||||||
| 2010 | Julie Fox | 121,068 | 3.31% | ||||||
| 2002 | Julie Fox | 144,066 | 4.23% | ||||||
| 1994 | Michael Ginsberg | 113,071 | 3.85% | ||||||
| 1986 | Donald Morris | 22,428 | 0.73% | ||||||
| 1982 | Stephen Johnson | 36,856 | 1.02% | ||||||
| 1978 | Mark Wallace | 21,645 | 0.73% |
Secretary of State
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||
| 2018 | Steve Dutner | 114,556 | 2.51% |
| 2014 | Christopher Michel | 104,498 | 2.89% |
| 2010 | Josh Hanson | 115,458 | 3.11% |
| 2002 | Matthew Beauchamp | 78,830 | 2.24% |
| 1994 | Joseph Schreiner | 38,074 | 1.23% |
| 1986 | Steven Givot | 17,566 | 0.56% |
| 1982 | Roger Hosbein | 19,216 | 0.52% |
| 1978 | Ed May | 9,104 | 0.29% |
| 1976 | Ellyn Powelson | 10,461 | 0.23% |
Treasurer
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||
| 2018 | Mike Leheney | 155,256 | 3.45% |
| 2014 | Matthew Skopek | 146,654 | 4.16% |
| 2010 | James Pauly | 68,803 | 1.89% |
| 2002 | Rhys Read | 66,593 | 1.92% |
| 1994 | Kati Kroenlein | 53,108 | 1.78% |
| 1990 | Paul Salander | 55 | 0.00% |
| 1986 | Jay Marsh | 19,875 | 0.65% |
| 1982 | Walter Edge | 32,452 | 0.90% |
| 1978 | Everett Moffat | 17,496 | 0.59% |
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Robin Miller | 196,068 | 2.40% | 1986 | Stephen Nelson | 52,823 | 0.63% | 1980 | James McCawley | 58,994 | 0.50% |
| 1994 | Joni Rubio | 148,395 | 1.82% | 1986 | Gene Bourke | 43,312 | 0.52% | 1978 | William Mitchell | 44,303 | 0.54% |
| 1994 | Kirby Cundiff | 105,994 | 1.30% | 1984 | Cheryl Person-Tillman | 57,552 | 0.45% | 1978 | James McCawley | 37,298 | 0.45% |
| 1992 | Katherine Kelley | 113,393 | 0.90% | 1984 | Carol Warne | 49,124 | 0.39% | 1978 | John Adrian | 34,514 | 0.42% |
| 1992 | Steven Givot | 52,273 | 0.41% | 1984 | Joseph Maxwell | 47,640 | 0.37% | 1976 | Anne McCracken | 44,472 | 0.36% |
| 1992 | Michael Linksvayer | 40,548 | 0.32% | 1982 | Michael Stack | 92,501 | 0.93% | 1976 | James McCawley | 27,542 | 0.23% |
| 1988 | Katherine Kelley | 184,735 | 1.56% | 1982 | Joseph Maxwell | 81,901 | 0.82% | 1976 | Milton Altschuler | 25,532 | 0.21% |
| 1988 | Anne McCracken | 167,029 | 1.41% | 1982 | Geoffrey Nathan | 76,064 | 0.76% | ||||
| 1988 | Stephen Nelson | 89,414 | 0.76% | 1980 | William Mitchell | 63,282 | 0.53% | ||||
| 1986 | Anne McCracken | 83,586 | 1.00% | 1980 | Richard Rasmussen | 61,249 | 0.51% |
State Legislature
State Senate
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| S3 | 1996 | Maggie Kohls | 2,018 | 3.63% |
| S6 | 1996 | Joseph Schreiner | 10 | 0.01% |
| S20 | 1992 | Kenneth Prazak | 2,609 | 2.88% |
| S41 | 1992 | Mike Rosing | 1,727 | 2.03% |
State Representative
Districts 1-25
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| H3 | 1990 | Glenn Olofson | 824 | 3.97% | H18 | 2010 | Steve Funk | 114 | 0.40% |
| H4 | 2018 | Justin Tucker | 6 | 0.02% | H18 | 1992 | Theodore Beckman | 779 | 2.01% |
| H9 | 2002 | John Kasner | 1,458 | 7.19% | H19 | 2020 | Joseph Schreiner | 1,544 | 3.24% |
| H11 | 2004 | Jason Briggman | 1,770 | 3.99% | |||||
| H11 | 2002 | John Yackley | 3,371 | 12.82% | |||||
| H12 | 1996 | Jim Haring | 8 | 0.02% | |||||
| H13 | 1980 | James Peron | 3,498 | 1.79% | |||||
| H13 | 1980 | Celeste Webb | 1,940 | 0.99% | |||||
| H13 | 1980 | William Hall | 1,663 | 0.85% | |||||
| H17 | 1994 | Glenn Olofson (I) | 2 | 0.02% |
Districts 26-50
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| D28 | 2002 | Jerome Kohn | 1,241 | 4.21% |
| D33 | 1998 | Ljubomir Marinov | 1,245 | 7.28% |
| D34 | 2000 | R. Brian Poynton | 1,230 | 4.04% |
| H39 | 2000 | Elizabeth Quaintance | 10,103 | 26.20% |
| H39 | 1992 | Ken McCracken | 4,640 | 12.30% |
| H41 | 2002 | John Tepley | 1,034 | 2.76% |
| H42 | 2002 | Michael Mandel | 1,123 | 3.28% |
| H48 | 2002 | Chandler Hadraba | 3,440 | 11.22% |
Districts 51-75
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| H52 | 2002 | Matthew Burns | 1,190 | 3.92% |
| H53 | 2004 | Scott Bludorn | 3,673 | 8.22% |
| H55 | 2020 | Glenn Olofson | 12,000 | 27.42% |
| H56 | 1992 | Steven Berman | 1,222 | 2.60% |
| H64 | 2004 | James Young | 2,022 | 3.95% |
| H64 | 2002 | James Young | 2,214 | 7.35% |
| H64 | 2000 | James Young | 52 | 0.09% |
| H69 | 2010 | Kevin Hendrickson | 12 | 0.03% |
Districts 76-100
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| H76 | 1992 | Paul Salander | 1,152 | 2.52% | H95 | 2002 | Steven Dubovik | 4,191 | 14.61% |
| H78 | 2020 | Joshua Flynn | 8,599 | 16.67% | |||||
| H80 | 2020 | Clayton Cleveland | 9,940 | 20.19% | |||||
| H85 | 2004 | Austin Hough | 7,945 | 20.06% | |||||
| H85 | 2002 | Eric Ferguson | 4,922 | 20.32% | |||||
| H88 | 2020 | Ken Allison | 2,549 | 4.46% | |||||
| H92 | 2020 | Chad Grimm | 1,458 | 7.19% | |||||
| H95 | 2018 | Craig Barnstable | 5 | 0.01% | |||||
| H95 | 2016 | Jake Leonard | 13 | 0.01% | |||||
| H95 | 2004 | Steven Dubovik | 1,317 | 2.92% |
Districts 101-118
| District | Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| H103 | 2020 | Brad Bielert | 8,452 | 21.35% |
| H104 | 2000 | David Wood Jr | 36 | 0.10% |
| H104 | 1998 | David Wood Jr | 568 | 2.12% |
| H113 | 2020 | Mark Elmore | 5,799 | 13.27% |
| H115 | 2020 | Ian Peak | 3,655 | 8.27% |
County and Local Offices
Cook County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2020 | General | State's Attorney | Brian Dennehy | 147,769 | 6.71% |
| 2017 | Consolidated Gen. | Des Plaines CESD 62 BoE | Brian Inzerello | 3,223 | 19.74% |
DeKalb County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2021 | Consolidated Gen. | DeKalb City Clerk | Sasha Cohen | 2300 | 82.38 |
| 2020 | General | County Board D05 | Sasha Cohen | 566 | 24.07% |
DeWitt County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2020 | General | Circuit Clerk | Nathan Florey | 1,194 | 16.11% |
Kankakee County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2020 | General | County Auditor | Kyle Evans | 9,477 | 21.59% |
| 2020 | Primary | Circuit Clerk | Nicole Scott | 75 | 100% |
| 2020 | General | Circuit Clerk | Nicole Scott | 2,675 | 5.53% |
| 2020 | Primary | County Board D13 | Jacob Collins | 1 | 100% |
| 2020 | General | County Board D13 | Jacob Collins | 677 | 100% |
| 2020 | Primary | County Board D23 | Jim Byrne | 5 | 100% |
| 2020 | General | County Board D23 | Jim Byrne | 537 | 40.99% |
Macon County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2021 | Consolidated Prm. | Decatur Councilman | John Phillips Jr. | ||
| 2021 | Consolidated Prm. | Decatur Councilman | Elijah England |
Madison County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2021 | Consolidated Gen. | Collinsville Township Trustee | Aaron Wright | ||
| 2017 | Consolidated Gen. | CARD Park Commissioner | Aaron Wright | 2,736 | 100% |
McHenry County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2021 | Consolidated Gen. | Greenwood Township Trustee | Kelly Liebmann | ||
| 2020 | General | County Auditor | James Young | 37,457 | 26.06% |
| 2020 | General | County Coroner | Kelly Liebmann | 42,766 | 29.73% |
| 2017 | Consolidated Gen. | Greenwood Township Trustee | Kelly Liebmann | 743 | 24.96% |
McLean County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2020 | General | County Board D05 | Jo Anne Litwiller | 415 | 4.41% | 2018 | General | County Board D04 | Alexandra Engle | 368 | 5.65% | ||||||
| 2020 | Primary | County Board D06 | David Scarpelli | 12 | 100% | 2018 | Primary | County Board D08 | Steve Suess | 9 | 100% | ||||||
| 2020 | General | County Board D06 | David Scarpelli | 1,106 | 23.28% | 2018 | General | County Board D08 | Steve Suess | 259 | 5.55% | ||||||
| 2020 | Primary | County Board D07 | Darin Kaeb | 8 | 100% | 2018 | General | County Board D09 | Sol Roberts-Lieb | 337 | 4.66% | ||||||
| 2020 | General | County Board D07 | Darin Kaeb | 352 | 4.15% | 2018 | Primary | County Board D10 | Kevin Woodard | 9 | 100% | ||||||
| 2021 | Consolidated Gen. | Normal Town Trustee | Karl Sila | 2018 | General | County Board D01 | Michael Suess | 1,236 | 19.50% | 2018 | General | County Board D10 | Kevin Woodard | 1,941 | 24.59% | ||
| 2018 | Primary | County Treasurer | Lex Green | 135 | 100% | 2018 | Primary | County Board D02 | Paul Enerson | 11 | 100% | ||||||
| 2018 | General | County Treasurer | Lex Green | 15,471 | 26.13% | 2018 | General | County Board D02 | Paul Enerson | 358 | 4.77% | ||||||
| 2020 | Primary | County Auditor | Kevin Woodard | 97 | 100% | 2018 | Primary | County Board D03 | Christopher Howick | 9 | 100% | ||||||
| 2020 | General | County Auditor | Kevin Woodard | 5,075 | 5.96% | 2018 | General | County Board D03 | Christopher Howick | 1,368 | 24.48% | ||||||
| 2020 | General | County Board D03 | Derek Evans | 431 | 5.58% | 2018 | Primary | County Board D04 | Alexandra Engle | 19 | 100% |
Montgomery County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2021 | Consolidated Gen. | Nokomis Mayor (2 yr. unexp.) | Jake Leonard | ||
| 2020 | General | County Board D02 | Jake Leonard | 162 | 5.66% |
| 2019 | Consolidated Gen. | Nokomis Commissioner | Jake Leonard | 70 | 4.45% |
| 2018 | General | County Clerk | Jake Leonard (W/I) | 13 | 0.12% |
| 2017 | Consolidated Gen. | Nokomis CUSD 2 BoE | Jake Leonard | 52 | 1.54% |
| 2015 | Consolidated Gen. | Nokomis Commissioner | Jake Leonard (W/I) | 7 | 1.36% |
Morgan County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2021 | Consolidated Prm. | Jacksonville Mayor | Jason Stansfield | ||
| 2019 | Consolidated Gen. | Jacksonville Alderman Ward 2 | Benjamin Cox | 32 | 29.63% |
| 2019 | Consolidated Prm. | Jacksonville Alderman Ward 2 | Benjamin Cox | 11 | 21.57% |
Peoria County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2020 | General | County Auditor | Joe Rusch | 22,622 | 29.84% |
| 2020 | General | County Clerk (2 yr. unexp.) | Ann Agama | 22,183 | 29.04% |
| 2020 | General | County Coroner | K. Eric Shaffer | 15,503 | 19.63% |
| 2020 | General | County Board D11 | Chris Buckely | 1,317 | 25.55% |
| 2020 | General | County Board D17 | Tom Inman | 1,865 | 38.54% |
Saline County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2021 | Consolidated Gen. | Harrisburg CUSD 3 BoE | Jonathan Russell | ||
| 2017 | Consolidated Gen. | Harrisburg CUSD 3 BoE | Jonathan Russell | 671 | 34.61% |
Tazewell County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2020 | General | County Auditor | Kaden Nelms | 12,140 | 19.51% |
| 2020 | General | County Board Chair | Eric Stahl | 13,291 | 21.27% |
Will County
| Year | Election | Race | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 2021 | Consolidated Gen. | New Lenox Trustee | Jasen Howard | ||
| 2017 | Consolidated Gen. | New Lenox Trustee | Jasen Howard | 1,958 | 31.31% |
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