John Monds
John Monds (Libertarian Party) ran in a special election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 11. He lost in the special general election on January 31, 2023.
Monds was a Libertarian candidate for president of the United States in 2020.
Monds was a Libertarian candidate for Georgia Public Service Commissioner, representing District 1, in the 2014 elections.[1] John Monds lost the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
Elections
2023
See also: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2023
General election
Special general election for Georgia State Senate District 11
Sam Watson defeated Mary Weaver-Anderson and John Monds in the special general election for Georgia State Senate District 11 on January 31, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam Watson (R) | 76.0 | 10,099 |
| Mary Weaver-Anderson (D) | 22.9 | 3,048 | ||
 | John Monds (L) | 1.0 | 135 | |
| Total votes: 13,282 | |||
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2020
Presidency
The Libertarian Party selected Jo Jorgensen as its presidential nominee on May 23, 2020, during the Libertarian National Convention.[3] Spike Cohen was selected as the party's vice presidential nominee the next day.[4]
The convention was originally scheduled to take place May 21-25, 2020, in Austin, Texas.[5] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the nomination portion of the national convention was held online May 22-24.[6][7]
Prior to the national convention, delegates were selected by state Libertarian affiliates. These delegates choose a party nominee at the convention by majority vote.[8]
Gary Johnson, the 2012 and 2016 Libertarian presidential nominee, said in 2017 that he would not launch a third presidential bid.[9] His running mate, Bill Weld, announced on April 15, 2019, that he was running in the Republican primary for president.
2014
Monds ran on the Libertarian ticket for Georgia Public Service Commissioner, to represent the Southern District, or District 1. He faced Republican incumbent H. Doug Everett in the general election.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
| Public Service Commissioner of Georgia, District 1, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Doug Everett Incumbent |
68.3% | 1,532,652 | |
| Libertarian | John Monds | 31.7% | 710,408 | |
| Total Votes | 2,243,060 | |||
| Election results via Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
2010
Monds faced Republican Nathan Deal and Democrat Roy E. Barnes in the general election on November 2, 2010. Deal won the election.[10]
2008
Monds lost his bid for Georgia Public Service Commission District 1 to incumbent H. Doug Everett on November 4, 2008.[11]
| Georgia Public Service Commission, District 1, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | H. Doug Everett Incumbent |
66.6% | 2,147,012 | |
| Libertarian | John Monds | 33.4% | 1,076,726 | |
| Total Votes | 3,223,738 | |||
| Election results via Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information, 2014 General Election - Public Service Commissioner, District 1 (Southern)," accessed August 15, 2014
- ↑ [http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/54042/149045/en/summary.html Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election November 4, 2014," accessed October 24, 2015]
- ↑ YouTube, "LNC Convention Day 2," May 23, 2020
- ↑ YouTube, "LNC Convention Webinar Day 3," May 24, 2020
- ↑ Libertarian Convention, "Home," accessed October 21, 2019
- ↑ 2020 Libertarian National Convention, "Where," accessed May 21, 2020
- ↑ 2020 Libertarian National Convention, "Schedule," accessed May 21, 2020
- ↑ Libertarian Party, "How the Libertarian Party selects its presidential, VP nominees," May 12, 2016
- ↑ The Hill, "Gary Johnson ruling out 2020 bid: 'It does boil down to two political parties,'" October 25, 2017
- ↑ "Incoming Georgia Governor Deal Names Rogers Wade to Lead Transition Team," Georgia Public Policy Foundation, November 03, 2010
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, " Georgia election results 2008 - PSC District 1," accessed March 26, 2013
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