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.
Alabama
- 2010 No nominee?
- 2006 No nominee?
- 2002 John Sophocleus
- 1986 - 1994 No nominees?
- 1982 Henry Klingler
Alaska
- 2010 William Toien
- 2006 William Toien
- 2002 William Toien
- 1986 Mary O'Brannon
Arizona
- 2010 Barry Hess (Won nomination after competing in statewide primary with 4 other candidates)
- 2006 Barry Hess
- 2002 Barry Hess
- 1998 Katherine Gallant (won nomination against Tom Rawles)
- 1994 John Buttrick
- 1990 Ed Yetman (as a write-in)
- 1986 No nominee?
- 1982 Sam Steiger
- 1978 V. Gene Lewter
California
- 2010 Dale Ogden
- 2006 Art Olivier
- 2003 Ned Roscoe, Ned Hamidi, John Hickey (Special Recall Election) (There 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
- 1998 Sandra Johnson
- 1994 No nominee?
- 1990 David Aitken
Connecticut
- 2002 - 2010 No nominees?
- 1998 Ned Vare
Delaware
- 1996 - 2012 No nominees?
- 1992 Richard A. Cohen
- 1984 - 1988 No nominees?
- 1980 Lawrence Levy
Georgia
- 2010 John H. Monds
- 2006 Garrett Hayes (Received 3.8% of the vote)
- 2002 Garrett Hayes
- 1998 Jack Cashin
- 1994 No nominee?
- 1990 Carole Ann Rand
Florida
- John Wayne Smith 2006 (ran as an independent) http://www.johnwayne4gov.com/
Hawaii
- 2010 No nominee?
- 2006 Ozell Daniel
- 2002 Tracy Ryan
- 1998 George Peabody
- 1994 No nominee?
- 1990 Triaka-Don Smith
Iowa
- Eric Cooper, 2010
- Kevin Litten, 2006
- Robinson Clyde Cleveland, 2002
- No nominee in 1998?
- Carl E. Olsen, 1994
- No nominee in 1990?
Idaho
- 2010 Ted Dunlap
- 2006 Ted Dunlap
- 2002 Daniel Adams
Illinois
- 2010 Lex Green
- 2006 No nominee?
- 2002 Cal Skinner
- 1998 No nominee?
- 1994 David L. Kelley
- 1990 No nominee?
- 1986 Gary L. Shilts
- 1982 Bea Armstrong
- 1978 Georgia Shields
Indiana
- 2008 Andy Horning
- 2004 Kenn Gividen
- 2000 Andrew Horning
- 1996 Steve Dillon
Kansas
- 2010 Andrew P. Gray
- 2006 Carl Kramer
- 2002 Dennis Hawver
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