HUGE WIN FOR LIBERTARIAN PARTY IN NYC!!!

Libertarian Dan Halloran wins City Council Seat in New York City

Dan Halloran was elected to the Queens City Council in District 19. He was nominated by the Republican, Conservative, Independent and Libertarian parties. Dan is simultaneously a Libertarian Party member and a registered Republican. He serves as State Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus.

Note - Dan Halloran has just become the highest elected official for the Libertarian Party in the entire Nation. He also has the distinction of serving on the largest city council as a Libertarian Councilman in the entire 36 year history of the Libertarian Party. Previously Libertarians have been elected to City Councils in Flagstaff, AZ, Juneau, AK, Moreno Valley, CA, and Birmingham, AL. Currently, LPers serve on city councils in Springfield, MO and Indianapolis.

In Iowa two Libertarians were elected:

Roger Fritz was elected Mayor of Roland.

Bill Lynn was elected as an Alderman in Davenport.

Meanwhile, Nick Taiber got 46% running for City Council in Cedar Falls. He advances to a runoff on December 1.

In Georgia Libertarian Party members racked up 1 victory and a number of high percentage near misses. From the LPGA:

Karen Richardson (photo) was re-elected to the John's Creek City Council.

Chris Neill, running for Mayor of Marietta, got 14%.

Richard Segal, running for City Council in Douglasville, got 41%.

Jeffrey Sexton, running for City Council in Leesburg, got 22%.

Kellie Weeks, running for School Board in Gainesville, got 32%.

Dr. Thomas Smoot, running for School Board in Valdosta, got 24%.

In North Carolina, Matt Drew (photo) got 27% in a runoff election for City Council in Durham. He was running against a longtime Democrat incumbent, and had beaten 3 other candidates to advance to the run-off.

Michigan:

Mark Byrne narrowly missed re-election to the Port Huron City Council.

Tom Hren got 8% running for City Commission in Big Rapids.

Andy LeCureaux was re-elected to the Hazel Park City Council.

Besides Matt Drew's race in Durham, Libertarians ran for Mayor of two other major US cities:

Joseph Dobrian got 0.2% running for Mayor of New York City. (5th place out of a field of 8).

In Minnesota, Christopher Clark got 3.0% running for Mayor of Minneapolis.

Continuously updated election results for the Libertarian Party at http://www.lp.org