▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Hay es ▁received ▁ 2 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 3 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁run ▁at ▁office , ▁Hay es ▁set ▁several ▁benchmark s ▁for ▁third ▁party ▁ ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁beginning ▁with ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁Libert arian ▁to ▁run ▁twice ▁for ▁governor . ▁Hay es ’ s ▁campaign ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Libert arian ▁g ubern atorial ▁campaign ▁to ▁produce ▁and ▁run ▁television ▁advert is ements ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁also ▁gar ner ed ▁the ▁highest ▁pol ling ▁numbers ▁to ▁date ▁for ▁a ▁Libert arian ▁g ubern atorial ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁pol ling ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ 9 % ▁in ▁one ▁non - part isan ▁poll , ▁leading ▁to ▁press ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁Hay es ▁might ▁force ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁run off ▁election ▁between ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁Son ny ▁P erd ue ▁and ▁Democratic ▁rival ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Mark ▁Taylor . ▁Though ▁a ▁run off ▁did ▁not ▁in ▁fact ▁result , ▁Hay es ▁still ▁gathered ▁both ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁and ▁the ▁highest ▁percentage ▁of ▁votes ▁for ▁a ▁Libert arian ▁g ubern atorial ▁candidate ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁Hay es ▁currently ▁co - hosts ▁a ▁week ly ▁Libert arian - th emed ▁political ▁radio ▁talk ▁show ▁on ▁radio ▁station ▁WH IE ▁in ▁Griff in , ▁Georgia , ▁a ▁sub urb