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Libertarian Party of Connecticut

{{Short description|State affiliate of the Libertarian Party}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Libertarian Party of Connecticut

| logo = x80px

| chairperson = Steve Dincher{{cite web |last1=Zdon |first1=Amy |title=State Central Committee Meeting Minutes – 25th April 2022 |url=https://assets.nationbuilder.com/lpct/pages/1449/attachments/original/1653351640/LPCT_April_25th_SCC_meeting_notes_2022.pdf?1653351640 |website=Libertarian Party of Connecticut |access-date=26 September 2022 |date=25 April 2022}}

| leader1_title = Senate leader

| leader1_name = None

| leader2_title = House leader

| leader2_name = None

| foundation = 1971

| colors = a shade of Blue; Yellow1

| ideology = Libertarianism

| national = Libertarian Party (United States)

| seats1_title = Connecticut Senate

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|36|hex=yellow}}

| seats2_title = Connecticut House of Representatives

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|151|hex=yellow}}

| seats3_title = U.S. Senate (Connecticut)

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|2|hex=yellow}}

| seats4_title = U.S. House of Representatives (Connecticut)

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|5|hex=yellow}}

| seats5_title = Other elected officials

| seats5 = 0 {{As of|2024|06|alt=(June 2024)}}{{cite web|url=https://my.lp.org/elected-officials/|access-date=June 1, 2024|title= Elected Officials}}

| website = [http://www.lpct.org/ www.lpct.org]

| country = the United States

| colorcode = {{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}

}}

The Libertarian Party of Connecticut is a statewide affiliate of the U.S. Libertarian Party. The Connecticut Libertarian Party has the basic aims of furthering individual freedom and opposing the initiation of force against individuals, among other things.{{cite web |url=http://www.lpct.org/lpctbylaws.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105054215/http://www.lpct.org/lpctbylaws.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-05 }} It does this by engaging in political, educational, and social activities.

The party leadership declined to endorse celebrity author Ann Coulter in a run for Congress in 2000, in a bid against Chris Shays for the 4th district. As a result, her congressional campaign did not take place.{{cite web |url=http://content.uclick.com/content/ac.html |title=Uclick, web content, Syndication Content -- Entertaining Comics, Games and Columns |access-date=2006-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508220735/http://content.uclick.com/content/ac.html |archive-date=2006-05-08 }}{{Cite web |url=http://harrybrowne.org/articles/Coulter.htm |title=We're More Ambitious than Republicans Are |access-date=2006-06-26 |archive-date=2018-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601055850/http://www.harrybrowne.org/articles/Coulter.htm |url-status=dead }}

Sub-affiliates

  • The Libertarian Party of New Haven County
  • The Libertarian Party of Fairfield County
  • The Libertarian Party of Hartford County

Registration and Membership

To register as a member of the Libertarian Party with the Connecticut Secretary of the State, an eligible voter must write in "Libertarian" in Box 9 of the state voter registration form.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/ElectForms/electforms/ed671.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-date=2013-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101202753/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/ElectForms/electforms/ed671.pdf |url-status=dead }} As of November 5, 2018, it was the state's fourth largest party, trailing the Democratic, Republican, and Independent parties.

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Year

! Registered
Voters

2019

| align="right"|3116

2018

| align="right"|2,980 {{Cite web|url=https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Press-Releases/2018-Press-Releases/Important-Election-Day-Information-2018|title = Important Election Day Information 2018}}

2017

|

2016

| align="right"|2,561 {{Cite web |url=http://ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2016/10-28-2016_-_record_registrations.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-date=2017-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525015528/http://ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2016/10-28-2016_-_record_registrations.pdf |url-status=dead }}

2015

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2014

| align="right"|1,780 {{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2014/11.3.14_More_than_90000_New_Voters_Register_in_CT_Leading_up_to_Election_Day.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107070942/http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2014/11.3.14_More_than_90000_New_Voters_Register_in_CT_Leading_up_to_Election_Day.pdf |archive-date=2014-11-07 |url-status=dead }}

2013

| align="right"|1,684 {{Cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2013/11.4.13_merrill_pre-election_news_release.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-date=2013-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105090018/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2013/11.4.13_merrill_pre-election_news_release.pdf |url-status=dead }}

2012

| align="right"|1,603 {{Cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2012/11_5_12_more_than_200000_new_voters_register_in_ct_leading_up_to_presidential_election.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-12 |archive-date=2013-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105085939/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2012/11_5_12_more_than_200000_new_voters_register_in_ct_leading_up_to_presidential_election.pdf |url-status=dead }}

2011

|

2010

| align="right"|1,295 {{Cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/11.1.10_election_day_prep.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-date=2012-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121045307/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/11.1.10_election_day_prep.pdf |url-status=dead }}

2009

| align="right"|1,278 {{cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/10.30.09_municipal_elections_2009.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.sots.ct.gov |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118054554/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/10.30.09_municipal_elections_2009.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}

2008

| align="right"|987 {{cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/11.3.08_record_voter_registration.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.sots.ct.gov |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118060155/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/11.3.08_record_voter_registration.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}

2007

| align="right"|1,042 {{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/2007_Registration_and_Enrollment_Statistics.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-date=2017-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302213416/http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/2007_Registration_and_Enrollment_Statistics.pdf |url-status=dead }}

2006

| align="right"|840 {{cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/RELEASES/2006/StatewideVoterRegistrationByParty10_31_06.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.sots.ct.gov |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105084811/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/RELEASES/2006/StatewideVoterRegistrationByParty10_31_06.pdf |archive-date=5 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}

2005

| align="right"|1,033 {{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-date=2017-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303000505/http://www.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf |url-status=dead }}

2004

| align="right"|789 {{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/lists/2004OctRegEnrollStats.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-date=2017-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216105438/http://ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/lists/2004OctRegEnrollStats.pdf |url-status=dead }}

2003

| align="right"|643 {{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/lists/2003OctRegEnrollSummary.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-11-07 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234050/http://www.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/lists/2003OctRegEnrollSummary.pdf |url-status=dead }}

2002

| align="right"|741 {{Cite web|url=http://www.ballot-access.org/2002/1201.html|title = Ballot Access News – December 1, 2002}}

2001

| align="right"|704 {{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/lists/2001RegEnrollStats.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-date=2017-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215193538/http://ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/lists/2001RegEnrollStats.pdf |url-status=dead }}

2000

| align="right"|653 {{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/lists/enroll_minor.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-date=2017-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824133959/http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/lists/enroll_minor.pdf |url-status=dead }}

1999

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1998

| align="right"|149 {{Cite web|url=http://www.ballot-access.org/1998/1208.html|title = Ballot Access News – December 8, 1998}}

1997

|

1996

| align="right"|70 {{Cite web|url=http://www.ballot-access.org/1996/1212.html|title = Ballot Access News – December 12, 1996}}

1995

|

1994

|

1993

|

1992

| align="right"|29 http://www.ballot-access.org/1993/2-8-93.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

Voters may also register with the state party itself as either an associate member or a full member.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lpct.org/membership/|title = Membership}} An associate member does not pay dues, may not be a member of the State Central Committee or the Judiciary Committee, and does not have voting privileges at party functions, such as its annual convention. A full member enjoys all membership privileges and must pay annual dues of $25. Both associate members and full members must sign the Libertarian pledge, which states "I hereby certify that I do not believe in or advocate the initiation of force to achieve political, social, or economic goals."{{cite web |url=http://www.lpct.org/Membership_Application.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105085600/http://www.lpct.org/Membership_Application.pdf |archive-date=2013-11-05 }}

A voter may register with the state Libertarian Party as either a full or associate member while remaining a registered member of another party with the Secretary of the State.

Elected Officials

Gordon Haave was the first Libertarian elected to public office in the state of Connecticut. He was elected in a non-partisan election as a Greenwich Representative Town Meeting member in November, 1995.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lpct.org/tcl/v2n1/ElectionVictory.html |title=Election Day Victory! |access-date=2020-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990128232044/http://www.lpct.org/tcl/v2n1/ElectionVictory.html |archive-date=1999-01-28 |url-status=live }} There have been several people who affiliate with the Libertarian Party elected to local offices on other party ballot lines.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-officials |title=Elected Officials |access-date=2014-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123231141/http://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-officials |archive-date=2014-11-23 |url-status=live }} Most recently, in November, 2013 Joshua Katz was elected on the Republican line to the Westbrook Planning Commission,{{Cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/westbrook.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-26 |archive-date=2013-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107071655/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/westbrook.pdf |url-status=dead }} and Sean Foley was elected on the Democratic line to the Burlington Board of Finance.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/burlington.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-26 |archive-date=2013-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222540/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/burlington.pdf |url-status=dead }} There have also been several people affiliated with the Libertarian Party who have served in appointed office. Most recently, Robin Lasky was appointed in June 2016 to the Branford Solid Waste Management Commission, and Matthew Radant was appointed in November 2017 to the Plainfield Board of Education.{{cite web |url=https://www.lp.org/elected-officials-2/ |title=Elected Officials | Libertarian Party |website=www.lp.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213112003/https://www.lp.org/elected-officials-2/ |archive-date=13 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}

2018 Candidates

The following candidates were on the ballot:https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/ElectionServices/lists/November-2018-List-of-candidates-92518.pdf?la=en {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

US Senate: Richard Lion

US House 2: Daniel Reale

Governor: Rod Hanscomb

Lieutenant Governor: Jeffrey Thibeault

Comptroller: Paul Passarelli

Secretary of State: Heather Gwynn

Treasurer: Jesse Brohinsky

General Assembly 9: Anthony Armetta

General Assembly 65: Kent Johnson

General Assembly 83: Roger Misbach

General Assembly 91: Gary Walsh

Election results

An asterisk in the percentage column indicates a multi-winner district, rather than a single winner district.

=2019=

Aaron Lewis was on the ballot as a petitioning candidate, but changed his voter registration from Democrat to Libertarian shortly before the election.

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

Cromwell – Board of Assessment Appeals

| Matthew Joseph Long

| align=right|729

| align=right|* 11.1

Hartford – Mayor

| Aaron Lewis

| align=right|59

| align=right|0.6

Meriden – Mayor

| Roger Misbach

| align=right|539

| align=right|7.4

Meriden – City Council District 1

| Richard Cordero

| align=right|140

| align=right|14.0

Meriden – City Council District 4

| Ellen Misbach

| align=right|45

| align=right|1.9

Norwich – City Council

| William Russell

| align=right|442

| align=right|* 1.8

Plainfield – First Selectman

| Daniel Reale

| align=right|113

| align=right|4.1

Plainfield – Board of Finance

| Scott Charlwood

| align=right|843

| align=right|* 18.2

Plainfield – Board of Education

| Matthew Radant

| align=right|956

| align=right|* 20.8

Trumbull – Councilman District 3

| Brandon Cousins

| align=right|519

| align=right|* 4.2

=2018=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

US Senate

| Richard Lion

| align=right|8,838

| align=right|0.6

US House 2

| Daniel Reale

| align=right|3,305

| align=right|1.1

Governor

| Rod Hanscomb

| align=right|6,086

| align=right|0.4

Lieutenant Governor

| Jeffrey Thibeault

| align=right|6,086

| align=right|0.4

Comptroller

| Paul Passarelli

| align=right|13,165

| align=right|1.0

Secretary of State

| Heather Gwynn

| align=right|10,361

| align=right|0.8

Treasurer

| Jesse Brohinski

| align=right|15,514

| align=right|1.1

G.A. 9

| Anthony Armetta

| align=right|821

| align=right|12.0

G.A. 65

| Kent Johnson

| align=right|85

| align=right|1.2

G.A. 83

| Roger Misbach

| align=right|117

| align=right|1.3

G.A. 91

| Gary Walsh

| align=right|669

| align=right|7.9

=2017=

The candidates for Norwich city council received a cumulative 10.2% of the vote (2,786 votes for Libertarian candidates out of a total of 27,352 votes cast for the office.)

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

Darien – Representative Town Meeting Member 2

| Vincent Arguimbau

| align=right|251

| align=right|* 9.4

New Milford – Town Council

| Michael Sennello

| align=right|1,502

| align=right|* 3.1

Norwich – Mayor

| William (Bill) Russell

| align=right|338

| align=right|6.5

Norwich – City Council

| Richard Bright

| align=right|504

| align=right|* 1.8

Norwich – City Council

| Nicholas Casiano

| align=right|397

| align=right|* 1.5

Norwich – City Council

| Stacylynn Cottle

| align=right|462

| align=right|* 1.7

Norwich – City Council

| James Fear Sr

| align=right|598

| align=right|* 2.2

Norwich – City Council

| Janice Loomis

| align=right|464

| align=right|* 1.7

Norwich – City Council

| Justin Massaro

| align=right|361

| align=right|* 1.3

Plainfield – First Selectman

| Daniel Reale

| align=right|211

| align=right|7.7

Plainfield – Board of Education

| Matthew Radant

| align=right|620

| align=right|* 12.7

=2016=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

President

| Gary Johnson

| align=right|48,676

| align=right|3.0

US Senate

| Richard Lion

| align=right|18,190

| align=right|1.1

US House 2

| Daniel Reale

| align=right|4,949

| align=right|1.5

G.A. 9

| Richard Lion

| align=right|1,070

| align=right|12.9

G.A. 35

| Austin Coco

| align=right|195

| align=right|1.5

=2015=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

Manchester – Board of Directors

| Richard Lion

| align=right|392

| align=right|* 0.9

=2014=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

US House 2

| Daniel Reale

| align=right|2,602

| align=right|1.1

G.A. 9

| Richard Lion

| align=right|830

| align=right|14.1

=2013=

The candidates for Norwich city council received a cumulative 14.0 of the vote (2,868 votes for Libertarian candidates out of a total of 20,442 votes cast for the office.){{Cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/norwich.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-01-10 |archive-date=2014-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110200320/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2013/norwich.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

Manchester – Board of Directors

| Richard Lion

| align=right|465

| align=right|* 1.0

Norwich – Mayor

| William Russell

| align=right|386

| align=right|8.5

Norwich – City Council

| Julia Anne Gorham

| align=right|669

| align=right|* 3.3

Norwich – City Council

| Axel Rodriguez

| align=right|614

| align=right|* 3.0

Norwich – City Council

| Cyndia Shook

| align=right|603

| align=right|* 3.0

Norwich – City Council

| Michael Holman

| align=right|537

| align=right|* 2.6

Norwich – City Council

| Chandler Alfred Jr.

| align=right|445

| align=right|* 2.2

=2012=

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After receiving the largest vote total in Connecticut Libertarian Party history, Paul Passarelli became the party's first US Senate candidate to retain ballot access for that office despite the towns of Middlefield and Washington failing to report any votes for his candidacy to the Secretary of the State. The town of Seymour also inadvertently failed to report any votes for both Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Gary Johnson and Independent Party candidate Rocky Anderson on its amended returns to the Secretary of the State after including the correct totals of 72 votes for Johnson and 37 votes for Anderson on its initial returns. The towns of East Windsor and Preston also inadvertently failed to report any votes for a combined 14 Working Families and Independent Party candidates.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3179&q=466446 |title=SOTS: General Elections Statement of Vote, 1922 - |access-date=2013-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522142146/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3179&q=466446 |archive-date=2013-05-22 |url-status=dead }} {{citation needed|date=May 2013}} The unfortunate cluster of errors was not noticed until after the Statement of Vote was officially certified and changes cannot be made to the Statement of Vote after that time.

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

President

| Gary Johnson

| align=right|12,580

| align=right|0.8

US Senate

| Paul Passarelli

| align=right|25,045

| align=right|1.7

US House 2

| Daniel Reale

| align=right|3,511

| align=right|1.2

State Senate 20

| Marc Guttman

| align=right|665

| align=right|1.7

=2010=

In 2010 John Szewczyk became the first and only Libertarian Party candidate to appear on the ballot as a cross endorsed candidate for a state or federal office. He was cross endorsed by the Republican, Independent, and Connecticut for Lieberman Parties.

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

Secretary of the State

| Ken Mosher

| align=right|8,631

| align=right|0.8

Comptroller

| Joshua Katz

| align=right|10,328

| align=right|1.0

State Senate 20

| Marc Guttman

| align=right|699

| align=right|2.2

G.A. 100

| John Szewczyk

| align=right|100

| align=right|1.0

=2008=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

US House 4

| Michael Carrano

| align=right|2,049

| align=right|0.7

State Senate 20

| Marc Guttman

| align=right|700

| align=right|1.6

=2006=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

US House 4

| Philip Maymin

| align=right|3,058

| align=right|1.5

Secretary of the State

| Ken Mosher

| align=right|13,043

| align=right|1.3

Treasurer

| Steve Edelman

| align=right|15,354

| align=right|1.5

Comptroller

| Richard Connelly

| align=right|23,688

| align=right|2.3

G.A. 5

| Richard Lion

| align=right|77

| align=right|3.8

G.A. 82

| Arline Dunlop

| align=right|492

| align=right|7.4

=2005=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

Meriden – Mayor

| Arline Dunlop

| align=right|1,732

| align=right|17.3

=2004=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

President

| Michael Badnarik

| align=right|3,367

| align=right|0.2

US Senate

| Leonard Rasch

| align=right|9,188

| align=right|0.6

State Senate 24

| John McGowan

| align=right|297

| align=right|0.6

G.A. 5

| Richard Lion

| align=right|95

| align=right|2.6

G.A. 33

| Vincent Marotta

| align=right|152

| align=right|1.8

G.A. 78

| Linda Rasch

| align=right|315

| align=right|4.6

G.A. 82

| Arline Dunlop

| align=right|456

| align=right|6.8

=2003=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

Hartford – Mayor

| Richard Lion

| align=right|564

| align=right|5.6

Meriden – Mayor

| Arline Dunlop

| align=right|421

| align=right|3.4

Windham – Mayor

| Lori Jeffers

| align=right|219

| align=right|6.1

=2002=

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Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

US House 5

| Walter Gengarelly

| align=right|1,503

| align=right|0.7

Secretary of the State

| Darlene Nicholas

| align=right|13,922

| align=right|1.5

Treasurer

| Ken Mosher

| align=right|12,449

| align=right|1.3

Comptroller

| Leonard Rasch

| align=right|12,651

| align=right|1.4

G.A. 33

| Vincent Marotta

| align=right|125

| align=right|2.2

G.A. 82

| Arline Dunlop

| align=right|158

| align=right|2.4

=2001=

class="wikitable"
Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

Hartford – Mayor

| Richard Lion

| align=right|260

| align=right|2.3

Meriden – Mayor

| Arline Dunlop

| align=right|240

| align=right|1.7

Windham – Mayor

| Lori Jeffers

| align=right|216

| align=right|5.8

=2000=

Michael Costanza's 26.1% of the vote in General Assembly District 43 set the Connecticut Libertarian Party record for the highest vote percentage for a state or federal candidate. His 40.2% of the vote in the North Stonington portion of the two town district bested both his Republican and Democratic opponents.

class="wikitable"
Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

President

| Harry Browne

| align=right|3,484

| align=right|0.2

US Senate

| Wildey Moore

| align=right|8,773

| align=right|0.7

US House 4

| Daniel Gislao

| align=right|2,034

| align=right|1.0

State Senate 22

| Carl Vassar

| align=right|262

| align=right|0.7

State Senate 25

| Joseph Bucciarelli

| align=right|460

| align=right|1.4

State Senate 32

| Richard Antico

| align=right|2,291

| align=right|7.2

G.A. 11

| Richard Connelly

| align=right|89

| align=right|1.5

G.A. 33

| Vincent Marotta

| align=right|334

| align=right|5.9

G.A. 39

| Donald Nicholas

| align=right|307

| align=right|8.7

G.A. 43

| Michael Costanza

| align=right|2,832

| align=right|26.1

G.A. 44

| Sandra Cote

| align=right|357

| align=right|6.4

G.A. 46

| William Russell

| align=right|63

| align=right|0.9

G.A. 49

| William Rood

| align=right|896

| align=right|15.9

G.A. 66

| George Eggert

| align=right|379

| align=right|3.4

G.A. 67

| Robert Kinney

| align=right|179

| align=right|1.9

G.A. 84

| Arline Dunlop

| align=right|91

| align=right|1.8

G.A. 98

| Ned Vare

| align=right|434

| align=right|5.0

G.A. 100

| James Madison

| align=right|86

| align=right|0.8

=1999=

class="wikitable"
Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

Bethlehem – Mayor

| George Eggert

| align=right|147

| align=right|10.5

Meriden – Mayor

| Arline Dunlop

| align=right|683

| align=right|6.5

Oxford – Mayor

| John Joy

| align=right|180

| align=right|5.9

Windham – Mayor

| Ken Mosher

| align=right|169

| align=right|5.4

=1998=

class="wikitable"
Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

US Senate

| Wildey Moore

| align=right|5,196

| align=right|0.5

US House 4

| Marshall Harrison

| align=right|1,449

| align=right|1.1

Governor

| Ned Vare

| align=right|5,637

| align=right|0.5

Lieutenant Governor

| Robert Loomis

| align=right|5,637

| align=right|0.5

Attorney General

| Richard Pober

| align=right|7,537

| align=right|0.8

Secretary of the State

| Ken Mosher

| align=right|9,920

| align=right|1.1

Treasurer

| Louis Garofalo

| align=right|11,375

| align=right|1.3

Comptroller

| Steven Edelman

| align=right|9,207

| align=right|1.0

State Senate 22

| Carl Vassar

| align=right|175

| align=right|0.7

State Senate 25

| Joseph Bucciarelli

| align=right|721

| align=right|4.9

State Senate 32

| Dan Fitzgerald

| align=right|432

| align=right|1.4

G.A. 11

| Richard Connelly

| align=right|58

| align=right|1.3

G.A. 39

| Darlene Nicholas

| align=right|54

| align=right|1.9

G.A. 66

| George Eggert

| align=right|706

| align=right|10.3

=1996=

class="wikitable"
Office

! Candidate

! Total Votes

! Percentage

President

| Harry Browne

| align=right|5,788

| align=right|0.4

US House 4

| Edward Tonkin

| align=right|2,815

| align=right|1.4

US House 5

| Walter Thiessen

| align=right|1,391

| align=right|0.7

State Senate 22

| Carl Vassar

| align=right|696

| align=right|2.1

State Senate 25

| Joseph Bucciarelli

| align=right|705

| align=right|2.2

State Senate 32

| Wildey Moore

| align=right|724

| align=right|1.8

G.A. 60

| Richard Loomis

| align=right|359

| align=right|5.4

G.A. 66

| George Eggert

| align=right|1,332

| align=right|12.6

Finances

The finances of the Libertarian Party of Connecticut State Central Committee are public record.{{Cite web|url=http://seec.ct.gov/ecrisreporting/SearchingDoc.aspx|title=eCRIS Document Search|website=seec.ct.gov}} Its primary expenditures involve ballot access for candidates. Its second largest expense is its annual convention. Speakers at past conventions include consumer privacy advocate Katherine Albrecht, taxpayer advocate Carla Howell, former Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Michael Badnarik, investment broker Peter Schiff, and Scott Wilson, President of the gun rights advocacy group Connecticut Citizens Defense League. Other large expenses include fundraising expenses and the purchase of literature and products for election advertising, such as yard signs, handouts, and DVDs. It does not have a regularly paid staff.

class="wikitable"
Year

! Contributions
from
Individuals

! Transfers
from the
National
Committee

! Transfers from
Presidential
and other
Committees

! Sales of Merchandise,
Convention Tickets,
Advertising,
Bank Interest, etc.

! Total Receipts

! Total Expenses

! Cash Balance
at Year End

2019

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|3,985.52

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|321.31

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|4,306.83

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|8,456.44

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|5,060.22

2018

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|21,147.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|10,000.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|34,450.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|65,597.00

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|57,021.54

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|9,209.83

2017

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|2,096.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|2,096.00

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|2,665.13

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|634.37

2016

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|6,544.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|41,057.59

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|70.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|47,671.59

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|50,885.36

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|1,203.50

2015

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|2,951.62

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|2,951.62

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|1,529.10

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|4,417.27

2014

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|474.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|4.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|478.00

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|531.12

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|2,994.75

2013

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|455.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|27.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|482.00

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|238.83

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|3,047.87

2012

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|63,283.63

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|21,422.44

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|84,706.07

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|83,762.71

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|2,804.70

2011

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|770.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|770.00

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|3,171.31

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|2,772.13

2010

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|1,471.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|1,471.00

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|3,039.28

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|4,873.44

2009

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|4,255.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|4,255.00

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|5,249.81

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|6,441.72

2008

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|3,825.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|5,000.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|8,825.00

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|10,060.05

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|7,436.53

2007

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|1,870.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|78.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|1,948.00

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|927.40

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|8,671.58

2006

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|1,490.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|1,985.33

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|1,195.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|4,670.33

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|3,364.40

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|7,650.98

2005

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|305.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|4,433.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|289.64

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|5,027.64

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|822.00

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|6,345.05

2004

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|7,675.51

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|3,782.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|13,590.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|25,047.51

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|25,212.61

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|2,139.41

2003

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|1,795.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|3,706.50

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.52

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|5,502.02

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|4,154.72

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|3,124.51

2002

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|4,533.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|4,555.50

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|682.19

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|9,770.69

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|15,466.16

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|1,777.21

2001

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|4,121.37

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|6,672.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|206.21

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|10,999.58

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|5,906.98

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|7,472.68

2000

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|8,171.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|7,703.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|25.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|58.12

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|15,957.12

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|16,356.43

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|2,380.08

1999

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|3,932.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|6,258.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|131.99

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|563.19

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|10,885.18

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|9,309.54

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|2,694.39

1998

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|11,512.00

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|6,602.89

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|308.27

| style="background: #AACC66;" align="right"|0.00

| style="background: #66AA22;" align="right"|18,423.16

| style="background: #EE4422;" align="right"|20,050.85

| style="background: #EEEE88;" align="right"|1,118.75

Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award

The Connecticut Libertarian Party State Central Committee issues the Walter Gengarelly Jr. Award at its annual convention to a person who has exhibited a "sustained and selfless effort to support the cause of liberty" at "extreme sacrifice to him or herself."{{cite web |url=http://www.lpct.org/the-walter-gengarelly-jr-award/ |title=Libertarian Party of Connecticut | Minimum Government, Maximum Freedom « Libertarian Party of Connecticut |access-date=2013-10-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020040144/http://www.lpct.org/the-walter-gengarelly-jr-award/ |archive-date=2013-10-20 }} Walter Gengarelly spent nearly three decades in service to the Connecticut Libertarian Party. In 1982 he was the party's first Gubernatorial candidate and he died in 2010 in the midst of a campaign for the 5th Congressional District.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newstimes/obituary.aspx?n=walter-j-gengarelly&pid=145703369|title = Walter J. Gengarelly Obituary (2010) the News-Times|website = Legacy.com}}

class="wikitable"
Year

! Award Recipient

2013

| Jonathan Johnson

2013

| Bradley (Chelsea) Manning

2010

| Michael Badnarik

See also

References

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External links

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