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{{Short description|American politician (born 1938)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name          = Andre Marrou
|image         = Andre Marrou.jpg
|caption       = Marrou in 1988
|state_house   = Alaska
|state         = Alaska
|district      = Seat B 5th 
|term_start    = January 14, 1985
|term_end      = January 19, 1987
|predecessor   = [[Milo Fritz]]
|successor     = [[Claude Swackhammer]]
|birth_name    = Andrew Verne Marrou
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1938|12|4}}
|birth_place   = [[Nixon, Texas]], U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|spouse        = 
|children      = 3
|party         = [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|education     = [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
|signature     = 
}}

'''Andrew Verne Marrou''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|r|uː}}; December 4, 1938) is an American politician who served in the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] from the 5th district as a member of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] from 1985 to 1987. He was the Libertarian vice-presidential nominee in the [[1988 United States presidential election|1988 election]] and presidential nominee in the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 election]].

Marrou was born in [[Nixon, Texas]], and educated at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. He lived in Massachusetts until he moved to Alaska in 1973. He joined the [[Alaska Libertarian Party]] in 1976, and became its vice chair. He unsuccessfully sought a seat in the state house in 1982, before being elected in 1984, but lost reelection.

==Early life==
Andrew Verne Marrou was born in [[Nixon, Texas]], on December 4, 1938, to Andrew Noil Marrou. He graduated from San Marcos High School and considered becoming a [[Methodism|Methodist]] minister. He was one of the first people to receive a [[National Merit Scholarship Program|National Merit Scholarship]] and graduated from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] with a bachelor's degree in 1962.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 3, 1956 |title=Youth Given Scholarship |page=11 |work=[[Austin American-Statesman]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/140415665/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207002321/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/140415665/ |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name="nh">{{Cite news |date=February 18, 1992 |title=Ex-Alaska Legislator Marrou Wins Vote in New Hampshire |page=5 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140415206/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207001728/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140415206/ |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name="life">{{Cite news |date=February 1991 |title=Andre Marrou |page=3 |work=CLiPBoard |url=https://lpedia.org/w/images/3/37/CO_COClip_1991-02.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121231027/http://lpedia.org/w/images/3/37/CO_COClip_1991-02.pdf}}</ref><ref name="lpnews">{{Cite news |date=December 1991 |last=Nathan |first=Tonie |author-link=Tonie Nathan |title=Andre Marrou: A Man for All Seasons |pages=6–7 |work=LP News |url=https://lpedia.org/w/images/c/c3/LPNews_1991-12_V6-N12.pdf}}</ref> He was given the nickname Andre by French roommates at MIT.<ref name="reason2">{{Cite news |date=November 1992 |title=Going for the Bronze |work=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]] |url=https://reason.com/1992/11/01/going-for-the-bronze/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206144304/https://reason.com/1992/11/01/going-for-the-bronze/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref>

Marrou was a member of the [[United States Coast Guard Auxiliary]] in Massachusetts and [[Civil Air Patrol]] in Alaska.<ref name="lpnews" /> He lived in Boston until he moved to Alaska in 1973.<ref name="reason" /> Marrou joined the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] in September 1976 after being handed a brochure in Anchorage. He became vice chair of the [[Alaska Libertarian Party]]. He moved to [[Homer, Alaska|Homer]] and established a Libertarian affiliate there. They moved onto [[Perl Island]] in 1978, before returning to Homer in 1980.<ref name="life" /><ref name="lpnews" />  In 1986, he moved to [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], where he worked as a real estate broker.<ref name="life" />

==Career==
===Alaska House of Representatives===
Marrou ran for Seat B from the 5th district in the [[Alaska House of Representatives]] in 1982, but placed second out of three candidates. He was elected to the state house in 1984, after defeating incumbent Republican Representative Milo Fritz by 56 votes. Marrou was the third Libertarian member of the state house after [[Dick Randolph]] and [[Ken Fanning]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 24, 1982 |title=To Run |page=3 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140412293/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206233231/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140412293/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 7, 1984 |title=Libertarian Winner In Legislative Race |page=5 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140412818/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206234008/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140412818/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name="reason" /><ref name="life" /> Marrou spent $21,600 during the campaign, with television advertising costing $10,150.{{sfn|Hazlett|1992|p=102}} Fritz asked Lieutenant Governor [[Steve McAlpine]] to decertify Marrou's victory claiming that Marrou knowingly lied on his conflict-of-interest form,<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 3, 1985 |title=Losing Candidate Milo Seeks Winner's Ouster |page=3 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413106/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206234433/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413106/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> but McAlpine declined.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 16, 1985 |title=Defeated Legislator Gives Up |page=1A |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413693/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206235213/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413693/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Marrou lost reelection to Democratic nominee C.E. Swackhammer in 1986.<ref name="election 1986" />

Marrou declined to join the Democratic and Republican caucuses.<ref name="term">{{Cite news |date=January 3, 1985 |title=Libertarian Politics Returning to Juneau |page=5 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413308/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206234647/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413308/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> During his tenure in the state legislature he served on the Community and Regional Affairs and Transportation committees.{{sfn|Directory|1985|p=27-28}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 14, 1985 |title=Standing Committees For House Given Out |page=3 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413538/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206234953/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413538/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He introduced more bills than any other member of the state house, but only one was passed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 5, 1986 |title=Libertarians Lose |page=8 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140414959/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207001147/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140414959/ |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

===Vice presidential campaign===
[[File:Ron paul.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Photo of Ron Paul|[[Ron Paul]] and Marrou were the Libertarian presidential and vice-presidential nominees in the [[1988 United States presidential election|1988 presidential election]].]]

In February 1987, Marrou announced at the [[Libertarian Party of California]]'s state convention that he would seek the party's vice presidential nomination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40952697/victoria_advocate/ |title=Andre Marrou: Libertarian Hopeful for Individuals |date=June 13, 1987 |work=Victoria Advocate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223003101/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40952697/victoria_advocate/ |archive-date=December 23, 2019 |url-status=live |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> John Vernon nominated Marrou for the presidential nomination, but he declined. Three delegates voted for him on the presidential ballot. [[Ron Paul]] won the presidential nomination while Marrou, after being nominated by [[David Bergland]] and seconded by [[Tonie Nathan]] and Michael Emerling, won the vice presidential nomination.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 1987 |title=Paul/Marrous Picked to Lead LP in '88 |page=1; 6 |work=LP News |url=https://lpedia.org/w/images/b/ba/LPNews_1987-9_V2-N6.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 6, 1987 |title=Libertarians choose Texan as nominee |page=28A |work=[[Miami Herald]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/140503659/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208074255/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/140503659/ |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Perry Willis was the chair of Marrou's vice-presidential campaign.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 1987 |title=News Digest |page=11 |work=LP News |url=https://lpedia.org/w/images/b/ba/LPNews_1987-9_V2-N6.pdf}}</ref>

Marrou received one write-in vote in the New Hampshire Libertarian vice-presidential primary during the [[1996 United States presidential election|1996 presidential election]]. [[Irwin Schiff]] won with a plurality of write-in votes.{{sfn|Ladd|1997|p=186}}

===Presidential campaign===
Marrou announced his presidential campaign to ''LP News'' and launched it on November 7, 1990, with [[James A. Lewis (politician)|James A. Lewis]] as his campaign manager.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 1990 |title=Marrou Declares for President |page=1 |work=LP News |url=https://lpedia.org/w/images/8/8c/LPNews_1990-11_V5-N11.pdf}}</ref> He won the Libertarian presidential nomination for the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential election]] at the [[1991 Libertarian National Convention|national convention]] on August 31, 1991.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 1, 1991 |title=Libertarians pick their candidate |page=B2 |work=[[San Angelo Standard-Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times/140416359/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208065157/https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times/140416359/ |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He wanted a woman to serve as his vice-presidential running mate and favored [[Mary Ruwart]], but she lost the nomination to [[Nancy Lord]].<ref name="reason2" />

Marrou spent $30,000 in New Hampshire during the 1992 primary.<ref name="nh" /> He won the Libertarian presidential primary without opposition, received 99 write-in votes in the Republican votes, and 70 write-in votes in the Democratic primary.{{sfn|Ladd|1993|p=134-135}} He received more votes in [[Dixville Notch, New Hampshire|Dixville Notch]]'s [[New Hampshire midnight voting|midnight vote]] than the winners of the Republican and Democratic primaries.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44149134/the_spokesmanreview/ |title=Dixville Notch goes Libertarian in first vote of '92 primaries |date=February 18, 1992 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213054441/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44149134/the_spokesmanreview/ |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |page=9 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He also won the California and Nebraska primaries without opposition.{{sfn|Eu|1992|p=12}}{{sfn|Beermann|1992|p=10}}

Members of Marrou's campaign staff resign during the summer of 1992. Several of his former campaign staffers sought to have him removed as the party's presidential nominee because he had unpaid child support, could not enter Massachusetts without being arrested for outstanding contempt of court charges, claimed to have been married twice when it was in fact four times, investigated for campaign improprieties from his time in Alaska, was reportedly running up unpaid credit card bills in a campaign PAC's name without their approval, and was habitually months late in making his house payments. The national committee decided to take no action for fear it ruin the party's reputation.{{sfn|Doherty|2007|p=515-516}}

Marrou meant to participate in a debate in Richmond, Virginia, with [[Lenora Fulani]] and a representative for [[Lyndon LaRouche]] on October 15.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 8, 1992 |title=Minor-party candidates want voice in presidential debates |page=2A |work=[[Odessa American]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american/140502365/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208063316/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american/140502365/ |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> However, he had a commitment in California and was instead represented by Steve Givot.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 16, 1992 |title=Fringe presidential candidates have their own national debate |page=2A |work=[[El Paso Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/140502383/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208063434/https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/140502383/ |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Marrou wanted to accept [[matching funds]] as "it is a moral imperative that we reclaim looted tax money and use it to defend ourselves". However, he failed to qualify for the funds.{{sfn|Hazlett|1992|p=120-122}} He raised $824,168.00 and spent $830,840.00 during the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marrou, Andre V |work=[[Federal Election Commission]] |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P80002439/?cycle=1992&election_full=false |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208072805/https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/P80002439/?cycle=1992&election_full=false |archive-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> He placed fourth in the election with 291,628 votes worth 0.28% of the popular vote.{{sfn|Klein|1993|p=9}}

==Personal life==
Marrou divorced four times.<ref name="reason">{{Cite news |date=October 1986 |title=Mr. Marrou Goes to Juneau |work=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]] |url=https://reason.com/1986/10/01/mr-marrou-goes-to-juneau/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206142635/https://reason.com/1986/10/01/mr-marrou-goes-to-juneau/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref><ref name="reason2" /> He had two sons and adopted one with a wife he divorced in 1971. He married Norma Segal, the former chair of the [[Libertarian Party of New York]].<ref name="lpnews" /> His brother is American television news personality and Judge [[Chris Marrou]].<ref name="first">{{cite web| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F2230A6D51686DB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM| title=Marrou outpolls competitors in first town to report results| publisher=[[Associated Press]]| work=[[San Antonio Express-News]]| date=February 18, 1992| access-date=May 8, 2012| archive-date=March 5, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021522/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F2230A6D51686DB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM| url-status=live}}</ref>

==Political positions==
Marrou supports abolishing the [[Internal Revenue Service]], [[Federal Reserve]], and income tax.<ref name="reason2" /> He supports abortion and gay rights.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 4, 1992 |last=Shapiro |first=Tamar |title=Fulani, Marrou Attack Media |work=[[The Harvard Crimson]] |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1992/3/4/fulani-marrou-attack-media-ptwo-independent/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619122745/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1992/3/4/fulani-marrou-attack-media-ptwo-independent/ |archive-date=June 19, 2014}}</ref> He supported eliminating all [[Open border|border restrictions]]. He supported repealing the [[Merchant Marine Act of 1920]] and eliminating all tariffs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 7, 1985 |title=Bills Introduced |page=8 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413837/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206235427/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140413837/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 26, 1992 |title=Libertarian hopes to influence government policy |page=B2 |work=[[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times/140502676/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208064816/https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times/140502676/ |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Marrou supported limiting members of the Alaska state house and senate to four two-year terms and two four-year terms respectively.<ref name="term" /> He proposed legislation to abolish the [[Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities|Alaska Transportation Commission]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 25, 1985 |title=House OKs Insurance Regs on Air Carriers; Truckers Left Out |page=3 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140414030/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206235726/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140414030/ |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He opposed legislation requiring [[Seat belt laws in the United States|drivers to wear seatbelts]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 13, 1986 |title=Mandatory Seat Belt Bill Slips By House |page=5 |work=[[Daily Sitka Sentinel]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140414522/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207000530/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-sitka-sentinel/140414522/  |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
{{Election box begin|title = 1982 Alaska House of Representatives 5th district Seat B election<ref>{{Cite web |title=State of Alaska Official Returns By Election Precinct General Election November 2, 1982 |page=21 |work=[[Alaska Secretary of State]] |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/82GENR/82genr.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208141409/https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/82GENR/82genr.pdf |archive-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Milo Fritz (incumbent)
|votes      = 4,781
|percentage = 48.98%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Andre Marrou
|votes      = 2,715
|percentage = 27.81%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = Chris Martin
|votes      = 2,266
|percentage = 23.21%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes      = 9,762
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1984 Alaska House of Representatives 5th district Seat B primary<ref>{{Cite web |title=State of Alaska Official Returns By Election Precinct Primary Election August 28, 1984 |page=17 |work=[[Alaska Secretary of State]] |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/84PRIM/84prim.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812140107/https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/84PRIM/84prim.pdf |archive-date=August 12, 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Andre Marrou
|votes      = 1,024
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes      = 1,024
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1984 Alaska House of Representatives 5th district Seat B election<ref>{{Cite web |title=State of Alaska Official Returns By Election Precinct General Election November 6, 1984 |page=64 |work=[[Alaska Secretary of State]] |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/84GENR/84genr.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208142016/https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/86PRIM/86prim.pdf |archive-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Andre Marrou
|votes      = 4,539
|percentage = 40.52%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Milo Fritz (incumbent)
|votes      = 4,483
|percentage = 40.02%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = Chris Martin
|votes      = 2,180
|percentage = 19.46%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes      = 11,202
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1986 Alaska House of Representatives 5th district Seat B primary<ref>{{Cite web |title=State of Alaska Official Returns By Election Precinct Primary Election August 26, 1986 |page=13 |work=[[Alaska Secretary of State]] |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/86PRIM/86prim.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208142016/https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/86PRIM/86prim.pdf |archive-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Andre Marrou (incumbent)
|votes      = 2,455
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes      = 2,455
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1986 Alaska House of Representatives 5th district Seat B election<ref name="election 1986">{{Cite web |title=State of Alaska Official Returns By Election Precinct General Election November 4, 1986 |pages=12–13 |work=[[Alaska Secretary of State]] |url=https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/86GENR/86genr.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208142258/https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/Archive/86GENR/86genr.pdf |archive-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = C.E. Swackhammer
|votes      = 4,467
|percentage = 41.70%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Andre Marrou (incumbent)
|votes      = 3,838
|percentage = 35.83%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Marilyn Dimmick
|votes      = 2,398
|percentage = 22.39%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Write-ins
|candidate  = Write-ins
|votes      = 8
|percentage = 0.07%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes      = 10,711
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1992 New Hampshire Libertarian presidential primary{{sfn|Ladd|1993|p=135}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Andre Marrou
|votes      = 3,219
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes      = 3,219
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title = 1992 Nebraska Libertarian presidential primary{{sfn|Beermann|1992|p=10}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Andre Marrou
|votes      = 32
|percentage = 96.97%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Write-ins
|votes      = 1
|percentage = 3.03%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes      = 33
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
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{{Election box begin|title = 1992 California Libertarian presidential primary{{sfn|Eu|1992|p=12}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate  = Andre Marrou
|votes      = 15,002
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes      = 15,002
|percentage = 100.00%
|change     = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Works cited==
* {{cite book |title=Alaska State Legislature Directory, Fourteenth Legislature 1985-1986 |publisher=[[Alaska Legislature]] |date=1985 |url=https://archive.org/details/alaskastatelegis00alas |ref={{harvid|Directory|1985}}}}
* {{cite book|last=Beermann |first=Allen |title=Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska |publisher=[[Secretary of State of Nebraska]] |date=1992}}
* {{cite book|last=Doherty |first=Brian |title=Radicals for Capitalism |publisher=[[PublicAffairs]] |date=2007 |url=https://archive.org/details/radicalsforcapit0000dohe |isbn=9781586483500}}
* {{cite book|last=Eu |first=March |author-link=March Fong Eu |title=Statement of Vote: Primary Election June 2, 1992 |publisher=[[Secretary of State of California]] |date=1992 |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1992-primary/sov-complete.pdf}}
* {{cite book|last=Hazlett |first=Joseph |title=The Libertarian Party and Other Minor Political Parties in the United States |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |date=1992 |url=https://archive.org/details/libertarianparty0000hazl |isbn=0899506933}}
* {{cite book|last=Klein |first=Patricia |title=Federal Elections 92 |publisher=[[Federal Election Commission]] |date=1993 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections92.pdf}}
* {{cite book|last=Ladd |first=Karen |title=State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court |publisher=New Hampshire Department of State |date=1993 |url=https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral53newh}}
* {{cite book|last=Ladd |first=Karen |title=State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court |publisher=New Hampshire Department of State |date=1997 |url=https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral55newh}}

==External links==
* [http://alumweb.mit.edu/classes/1962/techrev/9903.html Short notes on members of the 1962 MIT class]
* {{YouTube|HqMhWHxF_ko|Larry King Interview of Andre Marrou in 1992, part 1}}
* {{YouTube|wAiDZGwzkXI|Larry King Interview of Andre Marrou in 1992, part 2}}
* {{C-SPAN|20136}}
* [http://100years.akleg.gov/bio.php?id=1268 Andre Marrou] at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature''

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