Libertarians File List of 2008 Candidates 2008-06-30

RALEIGH (June 30) -- The race for North Carolina governor is now officially a three-person contest. The Libertarian Party of North Carolina formally presented its list of 38 candidates for the 2008 General Election to the State Board of Elections today.

Dr. Michael Munger tops the list as the LPNC gubernatorial candidate. Dr. Munger is joined by Phillip Rhodes, running for lieutenant governor and Mark McMains, running for commissioner of insurance.

Libertarians will also contest 24 seats in the General Assembly, 14 in previously unopposed contests. At the local level, five Libertarians are running for County Commission and one is running for Mecklenberg Register of Deeds.

Chris Cole is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate. There are five Libertarian candidates for Congressional seats: Will Adkins, District 2; Maximillian Longley, District 4; Thomas Hill, District 8; Andy Grum, District 9, and; Keith Smith, District 11.

The Libertarian candidate for President of the United States, former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr, will be on the ballot along with his vice presidential running-mate, Wayne Root.

 

Mike Munger hands over the filing fee for NC Governor to a smiling SBOE worker, Maria Elena Williams.

Barbara Howe, Mike Munger and Will Adkins discuss candidate filing procedures with Johnnie McLean, deputy director of the State Board of Elections.

Will Adkins hands over the filing documents for US Congress to SBOE worker, Maria Elena Williams.

 

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LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF NORTH CAROLINA
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Contact: Brian Irving, Communications Director
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