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Libertarian Party of South Carolina

State affiliate of the Libertarian Party


State affiliate of the Libertarian Party

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nameSouth Carolina Libertarian Party
logoLibertarian Party of South Carolina logo.png
chairpersonDerek Williams
foundationSeptember 28, 1975
colorsDark gray, gold, and white
headquarters10120 Two Notch Road
Suite 2-324
Columbia, SC 29223
ideologyLibertarianism
nationalLibertarian Party
seats1_titleSouth Carolina Senate
seats1
seats2_titleSouth Carolina House of Representatives
seats2
seats3_titleU.S. Senate (South Carolina)
seats3
seats4_titleU.S. House of Representatives (South Carolina)
seats4
seats5_titleOther elected officials
seats50
website
countrythe United States
colorcode

Suite 2-324 Columbia, SC 29223

The South Carolina Libertarian Party is a ballot-qualified political party in the state of South Carolina. It is the state affiliate party of the national Libertarian Party of the United States. The state chair is Kasie Whitener.

Elected officials

As of 2016, there are two Libertarian officeholders in the state of South Carolina, both of whom were elected to non-partisan positions.

  • Bill Woolsey – James Island Mayor
  • Kathy Rice Woolsey – Soil and Water District Supervisor, Charleston County

2022 South Carolina Election Cycle

Four candidates secured the South Carolina Libertarian Party nomination for statewide offices.

  • Dr. Morgan Bruce Reeves and Jessica Ethridge for Governor and Lt. Governor
  • John Davis for SC House District 85
  • Rodney Travis for SC House District 109

{{anchor|Debate}}2020 convention and debate

Main article: 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries#Debates and forums

On November 2, 2019, the South Carolina Libertarian Party held its business convention for the 2020 election cycle in Florence, South Carolina.

Delegates and alternates to the 2020 Libertarian National Convention in Austin, Texas, were elected at this convention.

That evening, a Presidential Candidate Debate was held at Francis Marion University Chapman Auditorium.

Libertarian Party candidates meeting the following criteria were invited to participate: Constitutionally qualified to be elected to the office; current sustaining member of the national party; filed with the FEC as a candidate for the Libertarian nomination; and raised $5000 or more from sources other than the candidate or immediate family by the end of Labor Day Weekend. Fusion candidates were disqualified from the debate.

Based on FEC reports and communication with candidates, the following were considered qualified and participated in the debate:

Candidate invitedAccepted
Kenneth ArmstrongYes
Dan BehrmanYes
Jo JorgensenYes
Adam KokeshYes
Kim RuffYes
Vermin SupremeYes

Presidential nominee results in South Carolina

YearNomineeVotes
1980Ed Clark4,975 (0.6%)
1984David Bergland4,360 (0.5%)
1988Ron Paul4,935 (0.5%)
1992Andre Marrou2,719 (0.2%)
1996Harry Browne4,271 (0.4%)
2000Harry Browne4,888 (0.4%)
2004Michael Badnarik3,608 (0.2%)
2008Bob Barr (campaign)7,283 (0.4%)
2012Gary Johnson (campaign)16,321 (0.8%)
2016Gary Johnson (campaign)47,698 (2.4%)
2020Jo Jorgensen (campaign)27,916 (1.1%)

References

References

  1. "Leadership".
  2. "Elected Officials".
  3. "FEC 2020 Libertarian Presidential Candidates".
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