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New Jersey Libertarian Party
ChairpersonBruno Pereira [1]
SecretaryJade Pao [1]
IdeologyLibertarianism
National affiliationLibertarian Party
ColorsGold
New Jersey Senate
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New Jersey House of Representatives
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U.S. Senate (New Jersey)
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U.S. House of Representatives (New Jersey)
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Other elected officials Caitlin Stratkus1 (August 2025)[2]
Website
njlp.org

The New Jersey Libertarian Party (NJLP) is the affiliate of the Libertarian Party in New Jersey. It's chairman is Bruno Pereira.[3] As of August 1, 2025, there were 24,026 people registered as Libertarians in the state.[4] As of August 2, 2025, only 1 Libertarian, Caitlin Stratkus holds office in the entire state.[5]

Chairs

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  • Bruno Pereira (2025–Present)[3]
  • Paul Baratelli (2023 - 2025)
  • Patrick McKnight (~2016 -?)
  • Robert (Rob) Steiner (October 6, 1972 -?)[6]

Candidate performances

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Presidential

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Year Candidate Votes Percentage
1972 John Hospers (Write-in) 89 0.003%
1976 Roger MacBride 9,449 0.3%
1980 Ed Clark 20,652 0.7%
1984 David Bergland 6,416 0.2%
1988 Ron Paul 8,421 0.3%
1992 Andre Marrou 6,822 0.2%
1996 Harry Browne 14,763 0.5%
2000 6,312 0.2%
2004 Michael Badnarik 4,514 0.1%
2008 Bob Barr 8,441 0.2%
2012 Gary Johnson 21,045 0.6%
2016 72,477 1.9%
2020 Jo Jorgensen 31,677 0.7%

Gubernatorial

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Year Candidate Votes Percentage
1973[7] John A. Goodson 3,071 0.1
1977[8] Frank J. Primich 5,674 0.3
1981[9] Jack Moyers 2,377 0.1
1985[10] Virginia Flynn 4,710 0.2
1989[11] Daniel M. Karlan 11,878 0.5
1993[12] Kenneth R. Kaplan 7,935 0.3
1997[13] Murray Sabrin 114,172 4.7
2001[14] Mark Edgerton 4,684 0.2
2005[15] Jeffrey Pawlowski 15,417 0.7
2009[16] Kenneth R. Kaplan 4,830 0.2
2013[17] 12,155 0.6
2017[18] Pete Rohrman 10,531 0.5
2021[19] Gregg Mele 7,768 0.3
2025[20] Vic Kaplan TBD TBD

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Jersey Libertarian Party – State Board". NJLP.org. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Elected Officials". Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "New Jersey Libertarian Party – State Board". njlp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  4. ^ Statewide Voter Registration Summary, New Jersey Department of State, August 1st. Accessed August 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "Libertarian Party". X. November 25, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "On This Day In History". New Jersey Libertarian Party. October 6, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1973. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  8. ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1977. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1981. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1985. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "Candidates for the Office of Governor – State of New Jersey – General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1989. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "Official List – Gubernatorial General Election Returns for Election Held November 2, 1993" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1993. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  13. ^ "Official Results – Gubernatorial General Election Returns By County for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1997. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  14. ^ "Official List Candidates for Governor For November 2001 General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. April 17, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  15. ^ "Official List Candidates for Governor For November 2005 General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. December 16, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  16. ^ "Official Tallies, Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, November 3, 2009 – General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  17. ^ "Official List Candidates for Governor For General Election11/05/2013 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. December 4, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 29, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  18. ^ "Official List, Candidates for Governor For General Election11/07/2017 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  19. ^ "Official List, Candidates for Governor For General Election 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  20. ^ "Vic Kaplan - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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