Libertarians Made a Difference;
We Changed the Government
As of 9:11am EST November 8, 2006, with 99% of the precincts reporting (according to CNN and MSNBC).
Party, Candidate, Voter Percentage (nbr. votes)
Election results, Montana U.S. Senate:
Republican Conrad Burns 48% (193,180)
Democrat Jon Tester 49% (194,916)
Libertarian Stan Jones 3% (10,166)
Election results, Missouri U.S. Senate:
Republican Jim Talent 47.4% (1,001,238)
Democrat Claire McCaskill 49.5% (1,047,049)
Libertarian Frank Gilmour 2.2% (47,504)
Congratulations to Frank Gilmour and Stan Jones! Libertarian candidates are doing what we do best: we force a rotation in office among the arrogant and powerful; retire them; kick them out. Without the participation of Stan Jones in Montana, it is possible Conrad Burns might have obtained 1,737 of the votes from voters favoring lower taxes, property rights, and a smaller government with fewer police powers. In Missouri, Talent needed 45,812 more votes, which went to Frank Gilmour instead. Maybe.