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Karl Tatgenhorst
Karl Tatgenhorst ran as a Libertarian candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana in the 2016 elections. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
He was also previously a Libertarian candidate for Indiana Secretary of State in the 2014 elections.[1]
Tatgenhorst was nominated for the office of Indiana Secretary of State by delegates at the Libertarian Party of Indiana's April 2014 convention. He faced Republican incumbent Connie Lawson and Democrat Beth White in the November general election. Karl Tatgenhorst lost the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
The Libertarian Party has been a ballot qualified political party in Indiana since 1994. In 2010, Libertarian secretary of state candidate Mike Wherry earned 6 percent of the vote in the general election—far surpassing the minimum threshold required for instant ballot clearance in Indiana. According to Indiana election laws, if a party's candidate for the Indiana Secretary of State race, specifically, garners at least 2 percent of the vote in the general election, that party can bypass the petition stage otherwise necessary for obtaining representation on the ballot for the subsequent four years. This access applies to all races held within the state during such a four year period.[3]
Tatgenhorst is a veteran of the U.S. Army and works as an IT executive.
Elections
2016
- Main article: Indiana gubernatorial election, 2016
Tatgenhorst ran for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, with running mate Rex Bell (Lib.). Bell and Tatgenhorst competed in the November 8 general election with Republican Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb and his running mate, State Auditor Suzanne Crouch; Democrat John Gregg and his running mate, state Rep. Christina Hale; and independents Christopher Stried and Adam Adkins.
Eric Holcomb and Suzanne Crouch defeated John Gregg and Christina Hale, Rex Bell and Karl Tatgenhorst, Christopher Stried, and Adam Adkins in the Indiana governor election.
| Indiana Governor, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Eric Holcomb and Suzanne Crouch |
51.4% | 1,396,460 | |
| Democratic | John Gregg and Christina Hale | 45.4% | 1,234,546 | |
| Libertarian | Rex Bell and Karl Tatgenhorst | 3.2% | 86,964 | |
| Independent | Adam Adkins | 0.00% | 14 | |
| Independent | Christopher Stried | 0.00% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 2,717,992 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
2014
Tatgenhorst ran on the Libertarian ticket for Indiana Secretary of State in 2014. Tatgenhorst was nominated by delegates at the Indiana Libertarian Party primary convention on April 28, 2014. He faced Republican incumbent Connie Lawson and Democrat Beth White in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Secretary of state of Indiana, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Connie Lawson Incumbent |
57.1% | 762,223 | |
| Democratic | Beth White | 39.5% | 527,379 | |
| Libertarian | Karl Tatgenhorst | 3.4% | 45,393 | |
| Total Votes | 1,334,995 | |||
| Election results via Indiana Secretary of State | ||||
Recent news
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