LPedia:List of Gubernatorial Candidates

Although the Libertarian Party has never had a candidate win a gubernatorial race, it has had many Libertarians run for the governors office.

Alaska

• 2010 William Toien
• 2006 Billy Toien
• 2002 Billy Toien

Arizona

• 2010 Barry Hess (Won nomination after competing in statewide primary with 4 other candidates)
• 2006 Barry Hess
• 2002 Barry Hess

California

• 2010 Dale Ogden
• 2006 Art Olivier
• 2003 Ned Roscoe, Ned Hamidi, John Hickey (Special Recall Election) (Their are no primaries in a recall election)
• 2002 Gary David Copeland
• 1998 Steve Kubby
• 1994 Richard Rider
• 1990 Dennis Thompson
• 1986 Joseph Fuhrig
• 1982 Dan P. Dougherty

Colorado

• 2010 Jaimes Brown
• 2006 Dawn Winkler
• 2002 Ralph Shnelvar

Georgia

• 2010 John Monds
• 2006 Garret Hayes (Received 3.8% of the vote)
• 2002 Garrett Hayes

Florida

• John Wayne Smith 2006 (ran as an independent) http://www.johnwayne4gov.com/

Iowa

• Eric Cooper, 2010
• Kevin Litten, 2006
• Robinson Clyde Cleveland, 2002
• No nominee in 1998?
• Carl E. Olsen, 1994
• No nominee in 1990?

Louisiana

• T.Lee Horne, III 2007 (first gubernatorial candidate since state party won ballot access)

Texas

• Kathie Glass 2010 (won against Jeff Daiell, Steve Nichols, Ed Tidwell, and M. J. Smitty Smith for the nomination)
• James Werner 2006
• Jeff Daiell 2002 (drew over twice as many votes as Green Party nominee)
• Lester Turlington 1998
• Keary Ehlers 1994
• Jeff Daiell 1990 (won against Gene Mitchell for the nomination) - holds LPT record for highest percentage, and highest number of votes, in a gubernatorial race)
• Theresa Doyle 1986
• David Hutzelman 1982