Election results for Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania candidates
Harrisburg – The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that many of our 2010 candidates received very strong voter support in the general elections despite our statewide candidates being challenged off the ballot this year.
– General Assembly 64th District Rep candidate Vance H. Mays (Venango County) received 15.8% of the votes in his district.
– General Assembly 28th District Senate candidate Ed Gately (York County) received 15.7% of the votes in his district.
– General Assembly 120th District Rep candidate Tim Mullen (Luzerne County) received 14.9% of the votes in his district.
– General Assembly 63rd District Rep candidate Michael J. Robertson (Clarion County) received 11.2% of the votes in his district.
– General Assembly 85th District Rep candidate Erik Viker (Snyder County) received 9.0% of the votes in his district.
Other Libertarian candidates throughout Pennsylvania generally received 5-6% of the votes in their districts.
Libertarian candidates did well despite being at a heavy disadvantage running against two old party machines that benefit from public funding and legal privileges. Despite this challenge, many voters recognized that these Libertarian candidates could improve the quality of government in Pennsylvania.
The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania is grateful to these candidates for the time and effort they committed to running for office. We hope that more voters in the future will see the need for limited government.
The Libertarian Party is the third largest political party in Pennsylvania and the United States. More than 200,000 people across the country are registered Libertarians, and Libertarians serve in hundreds of elected offices. Please visit www.LP.org or www.LPPA.org for more information.
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