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Third party · 1953–
Gary Johnson
Governor of New Mexico
Gary Earl Johnson is an American businessman and politician who served as the 29th governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party. He has been a member of the Libertarian Party since 2011 and was the party's nominee in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections. He was also the Libertarian nominee in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in New Mexico.
On the Ballot
Strongest counties, 2012
| County | third-party share | votes |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne, NY | 12.2% | 37,547 |
| Schoharie, NY | 12.0% | 13,207 |
| Tompkins, NY | 11.6% | 39,670 |
| Chautauqua, NY | 11.6% | 52,852 |
| Greene, NY | 11.5% | 20,472 |
Weakest counties, 2012
| County | third-party share | votes |
|---|---|---|
| Adair, OK | 0.0% | 6,508 |
| Alfalfa, OK | 0.0% | 2,083 |
| Atoka, OK | 0.0% | 4,781 |
| Beaver, OK | 0.0% | 2,306 |
| Beckham, OK | 0.0% | 6,925 |
County returns lump all third-party tickets together — these are the counties where the combined third-party vote ran strongest, a proxy for the 2012 insurgency.
Strongest counties, 2016
| County | third-party share | votes |
|---|---|---|
| Cache, UT | 35.6% | 46,157 |
| Madison, ID | 35.4% | 15,688 |
| Utah, UT | 35.1% | 201,551 |
| Davis, UT | 34.3% | 138,411 |
| Tooele, UT | 27.9% | 21,829 |
Weakest counties, 2016
| County | third-party share | votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taliaferro, GA | 0.3% | 897 |
| Noxubee, MS | 0.5% | 5,574 |
| Menominee, WI | 0.5% | 1,279 |
| Claiborne, MS | 0.6% | 4,272 |
| Greene, AL | 0.6% | 4,880 |
County returns lump all third-party tickets together — these are the counties where the combined third-party vote ran strongest, a proxy for the 2016 insurgency.