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Libertarian Candidates for Partisan Office - 2018 Primary


The following are people who are working to get on the ballot this year.

In the "Status" field, "Filed" means that the candidate has apparently done everything necessary (this will be changed to "Qualified" upon confirmation by ROV or SOS).

Key for endorsements by LP groups: LNC - Libertarian National Committee; LPC - state party; LPSCC - Santa Clara County; LPFC - Fresno County; LPKings - Kings County; LPSJC - San Joaquin County, LPStanislaus - Stanislaus County; SBCLP - San Bernardino County; LPSM - San Mateo County.

If you have additional information about these candidates, or information about additional candidates, please send a note to webmaster@libertarianpartisan.org.
OfficeEndorsed ByStatusCandidate
US Senate Filed Derrick Michael Reid
http://www.derrickmreid.com
Libereens@yahoo.com
US House, District 17
 (Alameda, Santa Clara Counties)
LPC, LPSCC Filed Kennita Watson
https://www.facebook.com/kennita4congress/
408-716-0586
US House, District 22
 (Fresno, Tulare Counties)
LPC, LPFC Filed Bill Merryman
https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/290843/time-for-the-people-to-hold-government-accountable
william_merryman@ymail.com
559-273-0723
US House, District 30
 (Los Angeles County)
LPC did not qualify
not enough signatures
Rick Dawson
http://roborick.io/
roborickdeveloper@gmail.com
US House, District 34
 (Los Angeles County)
LPC Filed Angela McArdle
http://angelamcardleforcongress.com/
angela@angelamcardleforcongress.com
909-239-0798
US House, District 48
 (Orange County)
LPC Filed Brandon Reiser
http://www.brandonreiser.com/
US House, District 49
 (Orange, San Diego Counties)
Filed Joshua Hancock
http://www.votejoshuahancock49th.us
Governor LPSCC, LPFC, LPKings,
LPSJC, LPStanislaus, SBCLP
Filed Nickolas Wildstar
http://wildstar2018.com
818-214-8616
Filed Zoltan Gyurko Istvan
http://zoltanistvan.com
415-802-4891
filed as a Democrat Robert Griffis
https://www.facebook.com/griff4gov/
Lt. Governor LPC, LPKings Filed Tim Ferreira
http://www.tim2018.com
Secretary of State LPC, LPKings Filed Gail Lightfoot
http://www.soselectlightfoot.info
gkl2lpc@aol.com
State Senate, District 6
 (Sacramento, Yolo Counties)
LNC, LPC Filed Janine DeRose
https://www.deroseforsenate.com/
916-750-5512
State Senate, District 10
 (Alameda, Santa Clara Counties)
LPC Filed Ali Sarsak
State Senate, District 20
 (Los Angeles, San Bernardino Counties)
apparently did not file Anthony Bush
State Senate, District 26
 (Los Angeles County)
Filed Mark Matthew Herd
http://www.voteherd2018.com/
voteherd@yahoo.com
State Assembly, District 8
 (Sacramento County)
LPC Filed Janice Bonser
916-879-2528
State Assembly, District 24
 (San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties)
LPC, LPSCC, LPSM Filed Bob Goodwyn
https://www.facebook.com/Bob-Goodwyn-for-California-State-Assembly-District-24-180508889388992/
State Assembly, District 25
 (Alameda, Santa Clara Counties)
LPC, LPSCC Filed Robert Imhoff
http://www.robertimhoff.com
650-686-1100
State Assembly, District 32
 (Kern, Kings Counties)
withdrew Stephen Cano
http://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/363416/stephen_cano
State Assembly, District 38
 (Los Angeles, Ventura Counties)
LPC Filed Kevin Shaw
kevinshaw4liberty@gmail.com
State Assembly, District 52
 (Los Angeles, San Bernardino Counties)
LPC Filed Ben Gibbins
http://www.bengibbins.com
bengibbins@bengibbins.com
State Assembly, District 53
 (Los Angeles County)
LPC Filed Michael Lewis
http://www.facebook.com/lewisforassembly
mikelewis82@gmail.com
State Assembly, District 70
 (Los Angeles County)
LPC Filed Honor "Mimi" Robson
http://www.honorrobson.com
info@honorrobson.com
562-294-1962
State Assembly, District 78
 (San Diego County)
apparently did not file Amy del Nagro Misko

Write-In Opportunities

In addition to the offices listed above, there are likely to be some cases where only candidate (often the incumbent) has filed to be on the ballot. In these cases a write-in candidate could, with only a small number of votes (as long as it was more than the number for any other write-in candidate for the same office) end up as one of the "top two" and thereby be listed on the November ballot.

A number of Libertarians have done this in previous years, and some have gotten on the November ballot that way. Districts where that might be possible this year will be listed here soon.

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