Libertarian in Missouri Special Election Does Almost as Well as Democrat Did in that District in 2008

February 2nd, 2010

On February 2, Missouri held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 62nd district. The results: Republican Nita Ayres 78%, Libertarian Patty Tweedle 22%.

When this seat was last up for election, in November 2008, the vote had been: Republican 73.1%, Democratic 26.9%. The district is in southwest Missouri, including the famous entertainment center of Branson.

2 Responses to “Libertarian in Missouri Special Election Does Almost as Well as Democrat Did in that District in 2008”

  1. Missouri Libertarian has strong showing in special election | Independent Political Report Says:
    February 4th, 2010 at 8:25 am

    [...] Ballot Access News editor Richard Winger points out that Tweedle had almost as much support as the 2008 Democratic Party candidate for that office. In 2008, …. [...]

  2. Mike Indiana Says:
    February 4th, 2010 at 11:32 am

    I wonder how much of the 22% of the vote Patty Tweedle received was from voters voting against Republican Nita Ayres?

    Does anyone know if the LP has ever run a candidate before in this district, and if so how did they fair? If not how well do LP State House candidates usually do in three-way races in Missouri?