LPedia:List of Gubernatorial Candidates
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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/
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