Independent American Party of Nevada

The Independent American Party of Nevada (IAPN) is a far-right American political party and the Nevada affiliate of the Constitution Party. The party was founded in 1967 and affiliated with the Constitution Party after its forming in 1999.[2] It was one of four Constitution state parties that did not change their names to "Constitution Party".[3]

Independent American Party of Nevada
ChairpersonMichael Romano
Founded1967 (1967)
Headquarters186 Ryndon Unit 12,
Elko, Nevada 89801
IdeologyAmerican nationalism
Social conservatism
Paleoconservatism
Political positionFar-right[1]
National affiliationConstitution Party
Colors  Purple (de facto)
Website
http://www.iapn.org

History

1990's

The Nevada IAPN achieved some electoral success in the 1990s with the election of Chuck Horne as the mayor of Mesquite in a nonpartisan race.[4]

2010

In the 2010 elections, three Independent American Party candidates were elected to local offices and one was re-elected.[5] Several IAPN candidates also performed well in various state and legislative elections, including the election for Nevada State Assembly, District 33, where Janine Hansen won 30.81% of the vote and placed second in a three-way race.[6] The IAP candidate for State Attorney General, Joel Hansen, also secured 7.81% of the vote.

As of the Close of Registration, October 2010, the Independent American Party had a total number of 62,724 registered voters in the Party.[7]

On October 25, 2013, the party membership experienced a small split with some members staying with the Independent American Party of Nevada and others forming a new Constitution Party of Nevada.[8]

Candidates

Presidential ticket
Year Nominee Votes
1968 George Wallace 20,432 (13.25%)
1976 Lester Maddox 1,497 (0.74%)
1992 Howard Phillips 677 (0.13%)
1996 Howard Phillips 1,732 (0.37%)
2000 Howard Phillips 621 (0.10%)
2004 Michael Peroutka 1,152 (0.14%)
2008 Chuck Baldwin 3,194 (0.33%)
2012 Virgil Goode 3,240 (0.32%)
2016 Darrell Castle 5,268 (0.46%)
2020 Don Blankenship 3,138 (0.22%)

Gubernatorial
Year Nominee Votes
1970 Daniel Hansen 5,415 (3.68%)
1974 James Ray Houston 26,285 (15.52%)
1978 Thomas F. Jefferson 3,282 (1.71%)
1994 Daniel Hansen 10,012 (2.64%)
1998 Chuck Horne 7,509 (1.73%)
2002 David Holmgren 7,047 (1.40%)
2006 Christopher Hansen 20,019 (3.44%)
2010 Floyd Fitzgibbons 5,049 (0.70%)
2014 David Lory VanDerBeek 14,536 (2.66%)
2018 Russell Best 10,076 (1.04%)
2022 Ed Bridges 9,918 (0.97%)

Chairmen
  • Daniel Hansen: 1967–1980
  • Joel Hansen: 2002–2004 and 2016–?
  • Christopher Hansen: 2004–2008
  • Mark Andrews: 2008–2009
  • John Wagner: 2009–2016
  • Janine Hansen: ?-present[9][10]

References
  1. Smith, John (24 October 2021). "When the smiles subside, take a lesson from Fiore's announced gubernatorial candidacy". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. "Independent American Party". Iapn.org. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  3. Frequently Asked Questions Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "election". Reviewjournal.com. June 9, 1999. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  5. Nevada Appeal Capitol Bureau (November 4, 2010). "IAP wins local contests". NevadaAppeal.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. "Elko County". Elkodaily.com. November 3, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  7. "Nevada Secretary of State : Close of Registration Statistics - October 2010 Total". Nvsos.gov. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  8. Vogel, Ed (October 15, 2013). "Northern Nevadans create Constitution Party". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. "About". Independent American Party of Nevada. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  10. "Organized Political Parties". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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