CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Libertarian candidates will again appear on the West Virginia ballot after an absence of more than a decade. <\/p>\n
The party's nominee for governor attracted enough votes for Libertarians to regain ballot status. <\/p>\n
Unofficial results show candidate David Moran received more than 8,700 votes or 1.3% of the total. <\/p>\n
State law recognizes parties for ballot access when at least 1% of the gubernatorial vote goes to its candidate. <\/p>\n
The Libertarian Party had cleared that threshold in 1996. But it then lost ballot status in the following election for governor, in 2000, when its candidate missed the mark. <\/p>\n
The 2000 election saw another alternative party, West Virginia's Mountain Party, win ballot access. That status will continue after its candidate for governor this year, Jesse Johnson, got 2.5%. <\/p>\n
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