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{{short description|State affiliate of the Libertarian Party}}
{{distinguish|Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2021}}{{Infobox political party
| name             = Libertarian Party of Washington
| logo             = [[File:LP of Washington (state).png|250px]]
| chairperson      = Anna Johnson<ref name="leadership" />
| foundation       = 1972
| colors           = {{Color box|{{party color|Libertarian Party (US)}}|border=darkgray}} Gold
| ideology         = [[Libertarianism in the United States|Libertarianism]]
| national         = [[Libertarian Party (United States)]]
| seats1_title     = [[Washington Senate]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|0|49|hex=yellow}}
| seats2_title     = [[Washington House of Representatives]]
| seats2           = {{Composition bar|0|98|hex=yellow}}
| seats3_title     = [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] '''(Washington)'''
| seats3           = {{Composition bar|0|2|hex=yellow}}
| seats4_title     = [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] '''(Washington)'''
| seats4           = {{Composition bar|0|10|hex=yellow}}
| seats5_title     = Other elected officials
| seats5           = 1 {{As of|2024|06|alt=(June 2024)}}<ref name="Elected Officials">{{cite web|url=https://my.lp.org/elected-officials/|access-date=June 1, 2024|title= Elected Officials}}</ref>
| website          = [http://www.lpwa.org/ www.lpwa.org]
| country          = the United States
}}

The '''Libertarian Party of Washington''' (LPWA) is the [[U.S. state|state]]-affiliate of the national [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] in the state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]], the third-largest political party in the state and country.

The party advocates for constitutionally restricted government and significant cuts to [[government spending]] and taxation. The party also supports protecting natural rights and expanding civil rights, including sexual and [[racial equality]], [[LGBT]] rights, and [[decriminalization]] of scheduled drugs and [[prostitution]]. In addition, the party also supports school choice, privatizing the ferry system and portions of the state highways, eliminating predatory speed-traps, allowing private investment in water and natural resources, and supporting investment in industrial hemp. The Libertarian Party of Washington operates under a non-aggression pact.

[[Libertarianism|Libertarians]] align across the [[political spectrum]], but generally advocate against [[statism|statist]] practices. Libertarian political affiliation is best understood by the [[Nolan chart]], rather than the standard left/right paradigm.

== Statement of Principles ==

The Libertarian Party of Washington State describes its principles as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Constitution & Bylaws|url=https://lpwa.org/activist-resources/constitution-and-bylaws/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117072342/http://lpwa.org/activist-resources/constitution-and-bylaws/|archive-date=2016-11-17|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> <blockquote>We, the members of the Libertarian Party of Washington State, hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. Accordingly, all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion over their lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose.

We further hold that where government exists, it must not violate the right of any individual: namely (1) the right to life – accordingly, we support the prohibition of the initiation of physical force against others; (2) the right to liberty of speech and action – accordingly we oppose all attempts by the government to abridge the freedom of speech and the press, as well as government censorship in any form; and (3) the right to property – accordingly, we oppose all government interference with private property, such as confiscation, nationalization, and eminent domain, and support the prohibition of robbery, trespass, fraud, and misrepresentation.

Since governments, when instituted, must not violate individual rights, we oppose all interference by government in the areas of voluntary and contractual relations among individuals. People should not be forced to sacrifice their lives or property for the benefit of others. They should be left free by the government to deal with one another as free traders; and the resultant economic system, the only one compatible with the protection of individual rights, is the free market.</blockquote>

==History of the Libertarian Party in Washington State==
In 2000, the Libertarian Party attained major party status in Washington after the success of Libertarian candidates in statewide races, many of whom received the required 5% of the total statewide vote.  The party ran 43 candidates for state legislative seats, 12 of whom received 20% or more of the total votes in their race, 8 candidates for Congress, one candidate for US Senate, and Harry Brown/Art Olivier for President/Vice-President.

{| border="1"
|+ <big>'''Libertarian Results for 2000 Election, State Government Offices'''</big><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_search.aspx|title=Election Results Search - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State|first1=Contact Us Washington Secretary of StateLegislative Building · PO|last1=Box 40220Olympia|first2=WA 98504-0220Phone Numbers Privacy|last2=Policy|website=www.sos.wa.gov|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=2020-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026060211/https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_search.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Office Sought 
! Candidate
! Total Votes
! Percentage of Votes
|-
! scope="row" | Governor
| [[Steve W. LePage]] || 47,819 || 1.9% 
|-
! scope="row" | Lt. Governor
| Ruth Bennett || 179,567 || 7.8% 
|-
! scope="row" | Secretary of State
| J. Bradley Gibson || 94,202 || 4.1% 
|-
! scope="row" | State Treasurer
| Tim Perman || 96,910 || 4.3% 
|-
! scope="row" | Attorney General
| Richard Shepard || 90,941 || 3.9% 
|-
! scope="row" | Commissioner of Public Lands
| [[Steve Layman]] || 125,985 || 5.4% 
|-
! scope="row" | Insurance Commissioner
| Mike Hihn || 92,185 || 4.2% 
|-
! scope="row" | State Auditor
| Chris Caputo || 123,058 || 5.5% 
|-
|}
<br>
By the 2004 election all statewide Libertarian candidates failed to reach 5% of the statewide vote.  Ruth Bennett, in the race for Governor, finished the third recount with 63,464 (2.3%) of the statewide total.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/office/404.aspx|title=Page Not Found - Office - WA Secretary of State|first1=Contact Us Washington Secretary of StateLegislative Building · PO|last1=Box 40220Olympia|first2=WA 98504-0220Phone Numbers Privacy|last2=Policy|website=www.sos.wa.gov|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202071219/https://www.sos.wa.gov/office/404.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=29A.04.086|title=RCW 29A.04.086: Major political party.|website=apps.leg.wa.gov|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=2020-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206054725/https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=29A.04.086|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Libertarian-may-have-helped-Rossi-experts-agree-1161885.php|title=Libertarian may have helped Rossi, experts agree|first=NEIL|last=MODIE|date=December 14, 2004|website=seattlepi.com|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120014830/https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Libertarian-may-have-helped-Rossi-experts-agree-1161885.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The party ran 3 Congressional candidates and one US Senate candidate, none of whom received higher than 2.5% of the total votes in their respective races.  Twenty-five state legislative candidates ran under the Libertarian banner, with one receiving above 10% total votes, and with an average result below 4%.

In 2006, the Libertarian Party nominated [[Bruce Guthrie (politician)|Bruce Guthrie]] for US Senate, who mortgaged his home to raise $1.2 million in order to qualify for the Seattle debates. The Seattle PI stated the Guthrie won the debate 'just by being there', as he had the opportunity to share his platform with a wide audience, a feat not many third party candidates get to achieve.<ref>[[Bruce Guthrie (politician)#cite note-42]]</ref>  Guthrie finished the race with 29,331 total votes, representing 1.4% of the statewide total.  No state legislative positions were contested by the Libertarian Party as a demoralizing result of the Blanket Primary law passed through the legislature by the two major parties, and supported by the voters as [[Initiative 872]] with 59% approval.  This effectively ended the success of a strong third party in Washington State.

In the 2008 elections, two Libertarian Party candidates qualified for the August 19 primary – [[John Beck (American politician)|John Beck]] for U.S. Congress (5th C.D.) and Ruth Bennett for State Representative (37th Legislative District, Position 2).<ref>[http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/osos/en/candidatefiling/Pages/CandidatesWhoHaveFiled.aspx Candidates who have filed] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611202147/http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/osos/en/candidatefiling/Pages/Candidateswhohavefiled.aspx |date=2010-06-11 }}</ref> John Beck failed to survive the new Top Two Primary, while Ruth Bennett went on to receive only 10.5% of the votes in a head-to-head run against incumbent Democrat Eric Pettigrew.  Bennett made a final statement on the inability for third party success under the new election laws, stating that the only way a Libertarian can survive is in otherwise uncontested entrenched districts.  She cited her landslide loss as evidence.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2008090015_thirdparty04m.html |title=Local News &#124; Third parties say top-two primary hurts their chances &#124; Seattle Times Newspaper |access-date=2014-10-30 |archive-date=2014-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812070543/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2008090015_thirdparty04m.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

After the passage of [[Initiative 872]], instituting a Top Two General Election, and the 2008 US Supreme Court ruling to uphold the Initiative, the party reduced in rank and status across the state.  From 2009 through 2013, the party loosely lobbied major party officials for proposed or supported legislation.  No Libertarian appeared on the ballot in the 2010 elections.  By 2011, there was little interest for remaining party members to hold a state convention, during a year in which officers would have been elected.  A small group of individuals banded together for the purpose of electing officers at an abbreviated one day session in Olympia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lpwablog.blogspot.com/2011/07/lpwa-junejuly-2011-news-views.html|title=Washington State Libertarian Party: LPWA june/july 2011 News & Views|first=Evergreen|last=Libertarian|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=November 25, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225012930/http://lpwablog.blogspot.com/2011/07/lpwa-junejuly-2011-news-views.html|url-status=live}}</ref>  Party affiliation waned and records of Party members became dated with little to no significant achievements of note.

In 2012 the only Libertarian on the ballot was Gary Johnson for US president, who finished with 42,202 (1.4%) of the statewide total.

In 2014, the Party leadership lost all seats during the annual convention during a mounted effort to ratify the party constitution and bylaws.  The effort originated from party officer's supporting efforts of candidates from competing political parties.  The ratification of the new rules was led by a slate of candidates and their volunteers whose intended purpose was to rebuild a permanent presence in Washington State politics and ready the party for a 2016 return to major party status.  The most significant changes to the party rules allowed for the annual election of officers and a restructure of the board to include regional directors.  The move called for the immediate dismissal of the chairman and moved directly into voting for replacement officers. The new officers immediately decentralized the power structure to a series of pre-defined regions in order to aid ongoing campaigns and recruit for county-level political leadership.

By the 2016 state convention party leadership had recruited and vetted 32 candidates for state and local offices for the primary elections. The Libertarian Party of Washington sent a full delegation to National Convention and has been widely recognized as one of the most active and successful state affiliates in America.

Following a significantly damaging position by the Secretary of State, Kim Wyman, to include with statewide vote totals for president unsubstantiated write-ins, the Libertarian Party received only 4.98% of the total statewide vote for president, falling shy of the necessary 5.00% to achieve major party status through 2020. Despite the most successful presidential effort in Washington State for the party, leadership and membership fell into odds resulting in the resignation of the entire executive slate. The spring 2017 state convention elected new leadership and reversed significant constitution and bylaws changes implemented in 2014.

==2012 Elections==
The Libertarian Party of Washington State had no approved candidates for any state offices.  The only libertarian candidate on the general election ballot in the state was Gary Johnson/Jim Gray for President/Vice President.

Members of the Libertarian Party were heavily involved with the legalization of marijuana,<ref>[http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/gary-johnson-in-the-seattle-times] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414192003/http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/gary-johnson-in-the-seattle-times|date=2012-04-14}}.</ref> under [[Initiative 502]], and the legalization of same-sex marriage, under [[Referendum 74]].  Though the party heavily endorsed these initiatives, they offered no specific legislation to the people, citing a lack of funds and infrastructure.

==2014 Elections==
In 2014, The Libertarian Party of Washington State identified a growing trend of dissatisfaction with the two major political parties<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/Party-Affiliation.aspx|title=Party Affiliation|first=Gallup|last=Inc|date=September 20, 2007|website=Gallup.com|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109062125/https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> and put into practice a plan directed at the Washington State Top Two Primary system, called the ''Rise of the Libertarian''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2014/06/libertarian-party-of-washington-replaces-entire-executive-committee-at-convention/|title=Libertarian Party of Washington Replaces Entire Executive Committee at Convention|first=Jill|last=Pyeatt|date=June 22, 2014|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=July 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712045515/http://independentpoliticalreport.com/2014/06/libertarian-party-of-washington-replaces-entire-executive-committee-at-convention/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Unreliable source?|sure=y|reason=News aggregator with no editorial policy.|date=September 2019}} The intent of the plan was to challenge as many races as possible in the state, pushing as many candidates into a head-to-head competition against major party candidates, attempting to capture the momentum of the growing independent voter.  Libertarian campaigns uniformly aligned on a pledge to accept only private donations, returning all union or corporate donations.  The Libertarian Party of Washington recruited 12 candidates to run for the Washington State Legislature. Of the 12 candidates, 8 proceeded through Washington's Top Two Primary into the General Election.  Four Libertarian candidates failed to finish in the top-two and were eliminated from the General Election run-off. [[Steven Nielson]] was the first Libertarian candidate to succeed in advancing through a contested primary following the passage of Initiative 872 in 2004.

Statewide turnout for the 2014 Primary Election was 31.2%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20140805/turnout.html|title=Election Results Search|website=results.vote.wa.gov|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=2020-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114153031/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20140805/turnout.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Statewide turnout for the 2014 General Election was 54.1%.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/Turnout.html |title=November 4, 2014 General Election - Voter Turnout |access-date=2014-11-24 |archive-date=2014-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124183736/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/Turnout.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  Nationwide, this was the lowest voter turnout since World War II.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/11/10/voter-turnout-in-2014-was-the-lowest-since-wwii/|title=Voter turnout in 2014 was the lowest since WWII|first=Jose A.|last=DelReal|via=www.washingtonpost.com|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=2020-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021053930/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/11/10/voter-turnout-in-2014-was-the-lowest-since-wwii/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| border="1"
|+ <big>'''2014 Libertarian Candidates and Results'''</big>
! scope="col" | District
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Primary Election Results
! scope="col" | General Election Results
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 2
| [http://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Nielson Steven Nielson (L)] ||3,449 – 19.6%
|| 9,716 – 28.1%
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 3
| [http://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Delaney Paul Delaney (L)]||6,087 – 30.3%
|| 9,930 – 30.5%
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 3
| Randy McGlenn (L) ||1,661 – 8.1%
|| Did Not Advance
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 7
| [http://ballotpedia.org/James_Apker James Apker (L)]||5,751 – 19.5%
|| 9,435 – 20.2%
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 10
| Michael Scott (L)||5,803 – 21.5%
|| 11,517 – 23.7%
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 17
| Christopher Rockhold (L) ||2,100 – 10.1%
|| Did Not Advance
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 19
| [http://ballotpedia.org/David_Steenson David Steenson (L)]||7,280 – 29.0%
|| 12,808 – 33.1%
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 24
| Dr. Stafford Conway (L) ||2,663 – 7.6%
|| Did Not Advance
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 36
| [http://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Addis Paul Addis (L)]||4,431 – 13.7%
|| 7,455 – 13.8%
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 38
| [http://ballotpedia.org/Eli_Olson Elijah Olson (L)]||4,918 – 30.9%
|| 9,957 – 33.0%
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 42
| Nicholas Kunkel (L) ||1,197 – 4.0%
|| Did Not Advance
|-
! scope="row" | Legislative District 48
| [http://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Turner Timothy Turner (L)]||5,937 – 30.2%
|| 11,028 – 30.8%
|-
|-
|}

<br>Despite losses in all eight general election races the Libertarian Party analysis of the results was favorable.  The average performance of the candidates in the state far surpassed the national average of 4.65% for Libertarian candidates, and reflected performances in similar head-to-head races, such as Lucas Overby (FL).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://alibertarianfuture.com/2014-election/libertarian-election-results-2014/#sthash.yvZHXbyg.dpbs |title=Libertarian Election Results 2014 |access-date=2014-11-24 |archive-date=2014-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117161746/http://alibertarianfuture.com/2014-election/libertarian-election-results-2014/#sthash.yvZHXbyg.dpbs |url-status=live }}</ref>  The party claimed over 81,000 votes, a presence on par with the previous height of the Libertarian Party of Washington State in 2000.

==2015 Initiatives==
Leaders within the Libertarian Party of Washington State drafted a series of [[initiatives]] which they intended<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025046055_altpartiesforumxml.html?syndication=rss |title=Activists in alternative parties discuss cooperating in state &#124; Local News &#124; the Seattle Times |access-date=2014-11-24 |archive-date=2014-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218192624/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025046055_altpartiesforumxml.html?syndication=rss |url-status=live }}</ref> to petition onto the 2015 general election ballot.  Successful petitioning required 325,000 signatures to be delivered to the Secretary of State.  The Initiatives garnered some attention and mild support, but were not successful in gaining ballot access.  The party estimated less than 10,000 signatures were gathered.

The 'Make Every Vote Count Washington' initiative 1380, took aim at the Washington State [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]] laws.  In 2009, Washington State entered into the [[National Popular Vote Interstate Compact]] which would award the Presidential Electors from the state according to the results of the national popular vote.  The NPVIC does not go into effect until a 270 Electoral Vote majority of states joins the compact.  The proposed initiative would have withdrawn Washington from the compact and replaced the current 'Winner Take All' statewide system with a split electorate representing the State's [[Washington's congressional districts|congressional districts]].

==2015 Elections==
Rebranding and gains made in the 2014 election cycle provided momentum to candidates in local races in the 2015 election cycle.  The party recruited and ran 14 candidates across the state in local non-partisan races.  Due to revised Washington State laws only contested primary races with more than two candidates would be presented on the primary ballots, and thus only contested races with Libertarian candidates were able to gauge the success of the party growth since the 2014 elections.  Of those contested races three Libertarian candidates succeeded in defeating opponents in the blanket primary and won access onto the general election ballot.<ref name="auto"/>

==2016 Elections==
Statewide races and US presidential contests increased the popularity of the Libertarian Party. Washington State qualified with the other states to gain presidential ballot access.  32 candidates were successful in gaining ballot access for the Washington State Primary. The party endorsed and run a slate of candidates for statewide offices for the first time since 2004. Six candidates qualified for statewide ballots in the primary.

{| border="1"
|+ <big>'''2016 Statewide Libertarian Candidates'''</big>
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Primary Election Results
! scope="col" | Preliminary General Election Results as of 11/21/16
|-
! scope="row" | President / V.P.
| [https://ballotpedia.org/Gary_Johnson_(New_Mexico) Gary Johnson (L)] / [https://ballotpedia.org/William_Weld Bill Weld (L)] ||Not on Ballot
|| 158,891 – 5%<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/President-Vice-President.html|title=November 8, 2016 General Election Results – President/Vice President|website=results.vote.wa.gov|access-date=2016-11-22|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202160730/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/President-Vice-President.html|archivedate=December 2, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Lt. Governor
| [https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Addis Paul Addis (L)] ||26,304 – 2.0%
|| Did Not Advance
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Secretary of State
| [https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Turner_(Washington) Timothy Turner (L)]||80,570 – 6.0% 
|| Did Not Advance
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Attorney General
| [https://ballotpedia.org/Joshua_Trumbull Joshua Trumbull (L)] ||341,932 – 27.4% 
|| 968,991 – 32.8%<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/Attorney-General.html|title=November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Attorney General|website=results.vote.wa.gov|access-date=2016-11-22|archive-date=2016-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122161925/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/Attorney-General.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Commissioner of Public Lands
| [https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_Nielson Steven M. Nielson (L)]||63,056 – 4.8% 
|| Did Not Advance
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Insurance Commissioner
| [https://ballotpedia.org/Justin_Murta Justin Murta (L)]||99,181 – 7.5% 
|| Did Not Advance
|-
|-
! scope="row" | US Senate
| [https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Luke Mike Luke (L)] ||20,988 – 1.5% 
|| Did Not Advance
|-
|-
|}

Joshua Trumbull finished the Blanket Primary receiving more votes than any Libertarian candidate in the history of the Libertarian Party in Washington State.  His name and that of the presidential nominee was the only Libertarian candidate represented across the state in the November General Election. Ten Libertarian legislative candidates qualified for the November ballot by running in two-way races.  No Libertarian candidates survived a contested primary in 2016.

== Current Leadership of LPWA ==

=== Executive committee ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position<ref name="leadership">{{cite web |title=LPWA Leadership |url=https://lpwa.org/contact-us/ |website=Libertarian Party of Washington |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
! Name
|-
| Chair
| Anna Johnson
|-
| Vice-Chair
| Layla Bush
|-
| Treasurer
| Data Logan
|-
| Secretary
| Brett Borden
|}

=== Regional Representatives ===

* Region 1: Representing Island, Skagit, San Juan, and Whatcom Counties
:: Representative: Jacob Lamont     
::Alternate: Larry Nicholas
* Region 2: Representing King and Snohomish Counties  
:: Representative: Michelle Darnell     
::Alternate: Layla Bush
* Region 3: Representing Clallam, Jefferson, Mason, and Kitsap Counties  
:: Representative: Bill Johnson    
::Alternate: Raylene Lightheart
* Region 4: Representing Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pierce, and Thurston Counties  
:: Representative: Josh Cupps    
::Alternate: Open
* Region 5: Representing Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, Skamina, and Wahkiakum Counties  
:: Representative: Open     
::Alternate: Ralph Edwards
* Region 6: Representing Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Klickitat, Kittitas, Okanogan, and Yakima Counties  
:: Representative: Sonny Patterson     
::Alternate: Shannon (Sam) McCutcheon
* Region 7: Representing Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, and Stevens Counties  
:: Representative: Open
::Alternate: Open
* Region 8: Representing Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Garfield, Franklin, Walla Walla and Whitman Counties   
:: Representative: Ryan Whitten     
::Alternate: Open

== Elected / Appointed Officials ==
{| border="1"
|+ '''Elected and Appointed Officials identified as Libertarian Party Members'''
! Title
! Name
! Location
! Partisan / Non-Partisan
|-
! scope="row" | Mayor
| Bob Bromley || [[Sumas, Washington|Sumas]]|| Non-Partisan 
|-
! scope="row" | City Council
| Ed Pace|| [[Spokane Valley, Washington|Spokane Valley]] || Non-Partisan 
|-
! scope="row" | City Council
| Don Myers|| [[Moses Lake, Washington|Moses Lake]] || Non-Partisan 
|-
! scope="row" | Board Member NWCB Whatcom County
| Nicholas Kunkel|| [[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham]]|| Non-Partisan 
|-
|}

== County parties ==
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* Adams County - 
* Asotin County -
* Benton County -
* Chelan County -
* Clallam County -
* Clark County -  
* Columbia County - 
* Cowlitz County - 
* Douglas County -
* Ferry County -
* Franklin County - 
* Garfield County - 
* Grant -
* Grays Harbor - 
* Island County -
* Jefferson County - 
* King County - [https://www.lpkingcounty.com/ Official Website]/[https://www.facebook.com/KingCountyLP/ Facebook]
* Kitsap County - [https://www.facebook.com/kitsaplp/ Facebook] 
* Kittitas County -
* Klickitat County - 
* Lewis County - 
* Lincoln County - 
* Mason County - 
* Okanogan County - 
* Pacific County - 
* Pend Oreille County - 
* Pierce County -
* San Juan County -
* Skagit County
* Skamania County  
* Snohomish County - [https://www.facebook.com/SnoCoLP/ Facebook]
* Spokane County - 
* Stevens County - 
* Thurston County - 
* Wahkiakum County - 
* Walla Walla County -
* Whatcom County - 
* Whitman County - 
* Yakima -
{{Div col end}}

== Detailed electoral performance ==
=== Presidential ===
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Election year
!Vote percentage
!{{tooltip|2=Change in percentage value since previous election|±%}}
!Votes
!Presidential candidate
!Vice presidential candidate
!Result
!Reference
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
![[1972 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|1972]]
|{{Percentage bar|0.10|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|N/A
|1,537
|[[John Hospers]]
|[[Tonie Nathan]]
|'''5th'''
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leip |first1=Dave |title=1972 Presidential General Election Results – Washington |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=53&off=0&elect=0&f=0 |website=[[Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections]] |access-date=8 December 2021 |date=2019}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
![[1976 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|1976]]
|{{Percentage bar|0.32|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{increase}} 0.22}}
|5,042
|[[Roger MacBride]]
|[[David Bergland]]
|'''6th'''
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leip |first1=Dave |title=1976 Presidential General Election Results – Washington |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1976&fips=53&f=0&off=0&elect=0 |website=[[Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections]] |access-date=8 December 2021 |date=2019}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
![[1980 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|1980]]
|{{Percentage bar|1.68|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{increase}} 1.36}}
|29,213
|[[Ed Clark]]
|[[David Koch]]
|'''4th'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=1980 Presidential Election Results |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/news_releases/1980/19801231_ElectionResults.pdf#page=3 |access-date=8 December 2021 |pages=3–5 |date=31 December 1980}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
![[1984 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|1984]]
|{{Percentage bar|0.47|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 1.21}}
|8,844
|[[David Bergland]]
|[[James A. Lewis (politician)|James A. Lewis]]
|'''3rd'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=Federal Elections 1984 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections84.pdf#page=18 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=13 |date=June 1985}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
![[1988 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|1988]]
|{{Percentage bar|0.92|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{increase}} 0.45}}
|17,240
|[[Ron Paul]]
|[[Andre Marrou]]
|'''3rd'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=Federal Elections 1988 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections88.pdf#page=20 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=13 |date=June 1989}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
![[1992 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|1992]]
|{{Percentage bar|0.33|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 0.59}}
|7,533
|[[Andre Marrou]]
|[[Nancy Lord]]
|'''4th'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=Federal Elections 1992 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections92.pdf#page=33 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=28 |date=June 1993}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
![[1996 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|1996]]
|{{Percentage bar|0.56|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{increase}} 0.23}}
|12,522
|[[Harry Browne]]
|[[Jo Jorgensen]]
|'''5th'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=Federal Elections 1996 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections96.pdf#page=33 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=28 |date=May 1997}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
![[2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2000]]
|{{Percentage bar|0.53|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 0.03}}
|13,135
|[[Harry Browne]]
|[[Art Olivier]]
|'''4th'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=Federal Elections 2000 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections00.pdf#page=35 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=30 |date=June 2001}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
![[2004 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2004]]
|{{Percentage bar|0.42|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 0.11}}
|11,955
|[[Michael Badnarik]]
|[[Richard Campagna]]
|'''4th'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=Federal Elections 2004 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2004.pdf#page=44 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=38 |date=May 2005}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
![[2008 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2008]]
|{{Percentage bar|0.42|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12,728
|[[Bob Barr]]
|[[Wayne Allyn Root]]
|'''4th'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=Federal Elections 2008 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2008.pdf#page=42 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=39 |date=July 2009}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
![[2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2012]]
|{{Percentage bar|1.35|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{increase}} 0.93}}
|42,202
|[[Gary Johnson]]
|[[Jim Gray (jurist)|Jim Gray]]
|'''3rd'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=Federal Elections 2012 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2012.pdf#page=46 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=40 |date=July 2013}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
![[2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2016]]
|{{Percentage bar|4.85|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{increase}} 3.50}}
|160,879
|[[Gary Johnson]]
|[[Bill Weld]]
|'''3rd'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Federal Election Commission |author1-link=Federal Election Commission |title=Federal Elections 2016 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2016.pdf#page=48 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=43 |date=December 2017}}</ref>
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
![[2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2020]]
|{{Percentage bar|1.97|c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 2.88}}
|80,500
|[[Jo Jorgensen]]
|[[Spike Cohen]]
|'''3rd'''
|<ref>{{cite web |title=November 3, 2020 General Election Results – President/Vice President |url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/president-vice-president.html |website=[[Washington Secretary of State]] |access-date=8 December 2021 |date=3 February 2021}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.lpwa.org/ Official Website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/libertarianpartyofWA/ Official Facebook Page]
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