Election night 2008 was a stunning success for the Libertarian Party of Georgia. Although we did not win any of our races, our candidates got record vote totals and percentages, and it appears we have forced runoffs for the US Senate and one of the Public Service Commission seats!
First, the record-breaking results from the Public Service Commission District 1 race. As of this posting with 96% of precincts reporting, Libertarian John Monds has shattered our previous high-water marks. John has gotten one third of the vote (previous high was 23% set in 1994); and he is the first Georgia Libertarian to receive more than 1,000,000 votes (more than TRIPLE our previous best)!
There is great news from our other statewide candidates, too. Libertarian US Senate candidate Allen Buckley has 3.4% of the vote, enough that neither the Republican incumbant nor the Democrat challenger has an outright majority. It looks as if Libertarian Allen Buckley is forcing a runoff election for the US Senate!
There’s a similar story in the Public Service Commission District 4 race. Libertarian Brandon Givens has 5% of the vote and has forced a runoff between the Republican and Democrat.
The Libertarian Party of Georgia is busting with pride over all our candidates — and over YOU for your support in the voting booth yesterday!
In the interest of full disclosure: there were two other Libertarians on the ballot in Georgia. Kevin Madsen received 239 votes in his non-partisan race for the Loganville City Council; we applaud his efforts even though he fell short of victory. And Presidential candidate Bob Barr received 0.7% of the vote in Georgia.
We’re taking today off to recover from the Bob Barr Election Night party. Tomorrow we start recruiting candidates and volunteers for the 2009 municipal races around Georgia, and for the 2010 legislative cycle. Interested in running for office? Contact the Libertarian Party Of Georgia at (404) 888-9468, or email us at info-at-LPGeorgia-dot-com.
