2010 Gubernatorial Races by County

[HappyWarrior]

Still have Baltimore County going Republican

[tpfkaw]

I wonder why Libertarians tend to do so well (relatively) in Georgia.  Obviously 2008 President was because Barr is from Georgia, but the LP has done well in other races recently over there.

[tmthforu94]

Haskell County, Kansas?

I can't comment on Gray, but I do know the VP originally came from western Kansas, and I think Gray actually may have come from out west too.

The county is extremely rural, and you could probably reach out to half the voters at mass. The Libertarians actually beat the Democratic candidate in this county. It's not a Libertarian bastion by any means though, as the Libertarian only got 3 votes there in 2006.

[Barnes]

I wonder why Libertarians tend to do so well (relatively) in Georgia.  Obviously 2008 President was because Barr is from Georgia, but the LP has done well in other races recently over there.

Their main area of strength lies in the mountains and the Atlanta Metro area.

I'd gander the extreme north Georgia results are mainly because of some voters simply voting for the candidate they know won't win, in a race they know isn't competitive.

Also, they do have some base with the Atlanta and it's surrounding suburbs. In my opinion, those votes are mainly middle to upper middle class business people and also people how moved form another state to Atlanta.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Libertarians are the only minor party with any level of ballot access in Georgia. It's almost impossible to get on the ballot for anything other than statewide elections.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Still have Baltimore County going Republican

Wow, I tried to fix that so many times.  My internet is kind of screwed up.  It should be fixed now.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

I wonder why Libertarians tend to do so well (relatively) in Georgia.  Obviously 2008 President was because Barr is from Georgia, but the LP has done well in other races recently over there.

Yes, it was also the only state where the libertarians came in third during the 2000 Presidential Election.   

[Bacon King]

I wonder why Libertarians tend to do so well (relatively) in Georgia.  Obviously 2008 President was because Barr is from Georgia, but the LP has done well in other races recently over there.

Yes, it was also the only state where the libertarians came in third during the 2000 Presidential Election.   

I'd say that Georgia's Libertarian Party is the strongest state Libertarian Party in the country, actually. They ran candidates candidates for every statewide office this year and have been running candidates for the big offices for a while now; their candidates are generally sane and often make it onto the television debates. They do a lot of campaigning, attending political conferences across the state, get featured in city newspapers and on news stations, and even running a few TV ads sometimes.

Atlanta being home to people like Niel Boortz and other ideologically similar radio hosts helps too, I'm sure.

[Meeker]

I wonder why Libertarians tend to do so well (relatively) in Georgia.  Obviously 2008 President was because Barr is from Georgia, but the LP has done well in other races recently over there.

Yes, it was also the only state where the libertarians came in third during the 2000 Presidential Election.   

I'd say that Georgia's Libertarian Party is the strongest state Libertarian Party in the country, actually. They ran candidates candidates for every statewide office this year and have been running candidates for the big offices for a while now; their candidates are generally sane and often make it onto the television debates. They do a lot of campaigning, attending political conferences across the state, get featured in city newspapers and on news stations, and even running a few TV ads sometimes.

Atlanta being home to people like Niel Boortz and other ideologically similar radio hosts helps too, I'm sure.

I think Indiana has them beat. The LP there does all of that plus manages to get at least 5% in basically every statewide race.