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He was first elected as a Republican, and left the Republican Party to become an independent in early 2020 before switching to the Libertarian Party in April 2020. He did not seek re-election in 2020 [ 2 ] and switched back to the Republican Party in 2024 to run for the U.S. Senate election in Michigan .
In April 2020, Representative Justin Amash from Michigan's 3rd congressional district became the first Libertarian member of Congress, after switching from the Republican Party and spending time as an independent. However, Amash has never been elected as a Libertarian, and did not seek re-election in 2020. [92]
The first debate was held on September 21 in Columbia, Missouri and was sponsored by the Missouri Press Association. [36] Topics discussed by the three candidates included the Affordable Care Act, the future of the U.S. Postal Service, the rapid rise of college tuition, and Representative Akin's controversial comments on rape. [37]
The 2004 United States Senate election in Missouri was held November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kit Bond won re-election to a fourth term. [ 1 ]
The Libertarian Party of Missouri is the Missouri affiliate of the Libertarian Party.The state chair is Bill Slantz. The party has been an established party in Missouri with ballot access since 1992 due to the state's threshold of vote percentage required for ballot access (2% of the votes in a statewide race).
Missouri's 21st Senatorial District Election (2012) [8] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: David Pearce: 47,490 : 65.1 : Democratic: ElGene Ver Dught 22,073 30.3 Libertarian: Steven Hedrick 3,351 4.6 Total votes 72,914 : 100.0 : Republican hold
Missouri's 7th congressional district, 2012 [8] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Billy Long (incumbent) 203,565 : 63.9 : Democratic: Jim Evans: 98,498 30.9 Libertarian: Kevin Craig 16,668 5.2 Independent: Kenneth Joe Brown (write-in) 9 0.0 Total votes 318,740 : 100.0 : Republican hold
Also in 2018, Bobbi Hicks received 38% of the vote in a race in Arkansas's 10th Senate district in the Arkansas Senate, the best ever for a Libertarian candidate in a partisan state senate election. There have been 14 candidates elected to state senate who had a Libertarian and major party cross endorsement: 1 in New Hampshire in 1992, 6 in New ...