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The Libertarian Party of North Carolina (LPNC) is the 
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
affiliate of the Libertarian Party Libertarian Party may refer to:
*Libertarian Party (Argentina)
* Liberal Libertarian Party
* Libertarian Party of Australia
* Libertarian Party of Canada
** British Columbia Libertarian Party
**Libertarian Party of Manitoba (now Freedom Party of Ma ...
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Organization
Members of the executive committee are elected biannually at conventions to carry out the essential functions of a political party. * State Chair: Ryan Brown * Vice Chair: Bob Drach * Treasurer:Barbara Howe
The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 United States presidential election, U.S. House election, statewide judicial election, Council of State election and various local ele ...
* Secretary: Kate Shawhan
* Members at Large:
** Mac Browder
** Nick Taylor
** Bryce Acer
** Angela Humphries
The party also maintains active local organizations in over two dozen counties and on half a dozen college campuses. LPNC may also be the only party in U.S. history that had an Indian Nation as an active local affiliate, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
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Party platform
The most recent platform of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina was adopted at the party's convention on March 6, 2022. The Libertarian Party of North Carolina follows the national party's platform with certain planks tailored to state-specific issues such as advocating for the abolition of the North Carolina ABC and theNorth Carolina Education Lottery
North Carolina has one of the United States' youngest lottery systems, having been enacted in 2005. The North Carolina State Lottery Act created the 9-member Lottery commission who was charged with overseeing all aspects of the education lottery. ...
along with a liberalization of laws to allow private actors to compete in these spaces. The party supports efforts to greatly expand ballot access in the state for both organized parties and individual independents and has partnered with the Green Party of North Carolina to sue both the Federal Election Commission
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and the State of North Carolina in efforts to improve access to debates and elections.
Recent election results
2020 elections
Gubernatorial election
United States Senate election
2022 elections
United States Senate election
Electoral history
In1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
, Libertarian candidate for Governor Scott Earle McLaughlin achieved 4.1 percent of the popular vote in a fully contested race, with 104,983 votes. This remains the highest percentage gained by a third party candidate for that office by any party in North Carolina since that year.
In the 2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
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elections, Michael Munger
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running as the party's candidate for ...
Governor of North Carolina
The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the United States, U.S. state of North Carolina. Seventy-five people have held the office since the first state governor, Richard Caswell, took office in 1777. The governor serves a ...
, received 121,585 votes for 2.9% of the total vote.
Also in 2008, Chris Cole, running as the party's candidate for US Senate
The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the ...
, received 133,430 votes for 3.1% of the total vote.
Related
* List of State Libertarian Parties *North Carolina Green Party
The North Carolina Green Party is a political party in the state of North Carolina, and the NC affiliate of the Green Party of the United States. It has officially qualified for ballot access until 2020 statewide election. Since 2006, it has wo ...
* Constitution Party of North Carolina
References
External links
* {{Authority controlNorth Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
Political parties in North Carolina
1975 establishments in North Carolina