Below is a review of our election numbers from November 4, 2008. We did much better than necessary to keep our ballot access, and we thank everyone who helped in the effort. This means we will be eligible for State income tax checkoff money. Please be sure to check the Libertarian spot on your tax form this year, and ask your friends to do the same. The "major parties" have plenty of money. It is time we got our share. There will be further comments here about the election and the party, so keep checking.

Although the final election canvass will likely yield higher numbers and percentages for Libertarian candidates, using the unofficial results for the 2008 general election at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, some numbers ...

Total votes received by Libertarian candidates in the 2008 general election: 125,021 (2004 number: 118,716). And Libertarians competed in 13 races in 2008 compared to 19 races in 2004.

Ballot access number: 17,407 (rounded up from two percent of 870,307 ... the total number of votes cast in the congressional races)

Unlike two years ago, the CPUtah's candidate in the Third Congressional District did NOT qualify the CPUtah for ballot access. But its State Auditor candidate did.

All of the LPUtah's state office candidates qualified the LPUtah for ballot access in the 2010 general election.

The Barr/Root ticket received the third highest percentage (.73%) and third highest vote total (6,461) of LP presidential tickets in Utah. Higher tickets were Clark/Koch in 1980 and Paul/Marrou in 1988.