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State affiliate of the Libertarian Party

Libertarian Party of Iowa

Chairperson	Jules Cutler
Senate leader	None
House leader	None
Founded	1971
Ideology	Libertarianism
National affiliation	Libertarian Party (United States)
Colors	a shade of Blue; Yellow
U.S. Senate	0 / 2
U.S. House	0 / 4
Statewide Executive Offices	0 / 7
State Senate	0 / 50
State House	0 / 100
Other elected officials	3 (June 2024)
Website
www.lpia.org
Politics of the United States Political parties Elections

The Libertarian Party of Iowa is the Iowa affiliate of the Libertarian Party. It gained major party status in 2017, following Gary Johnson's performance in the 2016 presidential election in Iowa. As of 2018, there are 11,300 registered Libertarians in the state.

Vote totals for Libertarian candidates in Iowa

U.S. President

Year	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
1976	Roger MacBride	1,454	0.1%
1980	Ed Clark	13,123	1.0%
1984	David Bergland	1,844	0.1%
1988	Ron Paul	2,494	0.2%
1992	Andre Marrou	1,076	0.1%
1996	Harry Browne	2,315	0.2%
2000	Harry Browne	3,209	0.2%
2004	Michael Badnarik	2,992	0.2%
2008	Bob Barr	4,590	0.3%
2012	Gary Johnson	12,926	0.8%
2016	Gary Johnson	59,186	3.8%
2020	Jo Jorgensen	19,637	1.2%

2020 U.S. Presidential Caucus Straw Poll

Candidates	Total Votes	Percentage
Jacob Hornberger	133	47.3%
Lincoln Chafee	36	12.8%
Jo Jorgensen	18	6.4%
Adam Kokesh	17	6.1%
Daniel Behrman	14	5.0%
John McAfee	10	3.6%
Vermin Supreme	9	3.2%
None of the Above	8	2.9%
Write In	8	2.9%
Sam Robb	7	2.5%
Max Abramson	6	2.1%
Mark Whitney	4	1.4%
Arvin Vohra	3	1.1%
Keenan Dunham	2	0.7%
Ken Armstrong	2	0.7%
Souraya Faas	2	0.7%
Benjamin Leder	1	0.4%
John Monds	1	0.4%
Grand Total	281	100%

Footnotes

"2022-2024 LPIA State Central Committee". Libertarian Party of Iowa. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
"Elected Officials". Retrieved June 1, 2024.
"Libertarian Party Earns Political Party Status in Iowa". US News. AP. March 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
"Mid-2017 Voter Registration Totals". Ballot Access News. 3 September 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
Howe, Joseph (2020-02-09). "Libertarian Party of Iowa Presidential Caucus Winner and Results". Libertarian Party of Iowa. Retrieved 2020-02-09.

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