Libertarian Party of Oklahoma
State affiliate of the Libertarian Party
The Oklahoma Libertarian Party is the state affiliate of the national Libertarian Party in Oklahoma. It has been active in state politics since the 1970s, but due to Oklahoma's ballot access requirements the party has only sporadically been an officially recognized party during its existence. In 2016, The Oklahoma Libertarian Party regained ballot access. The state party has secured ballot access through at least 2024.
State party organization
State party affiliates and chairs
As of April 2025, the state party's Chair is Jake Spann. Other state officers are Vice Chair Kiefer Perry and Treasurer/Secretary John Hooper.
Former state chairs include Will Daugherty, James Beau Thouvenel, Kevin Hobbie, Chad Williams, Erin Adams, Tina Kelly, Steve Long, Seth Wheeler, Clark Duffe, Angelia O'Dell, Jimmy Cook, Steve Galpin, Chris Powell, Richard Prawdzienski, Robert Murphy, D. Frank Robinson, Tom Laurent, Gordon Mobley and Porter Davis.
Lawsuits
1976
The campaign of Eugene McCarthy won a ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court to place it's Independent electors on the ballot. The American Party, Communist Party, and OKLP all sought to have their candidates and electors put on the ballot as well. The Court ruled against the American Party, distinguishing between an Independent candidate and a candidate of a political party that has not met the requirements for recognition in the state of Oklahoma.
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