A decision of New Jersey state courts is forcing the Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, to run for re-election on Nov. 8 as a write-in candidate. The Mayor, Albert T. McWilliams, had served two terms as a Democrat, but he lost the Democratic primary in June 2005. The Republican nominee then dropped out, giving the Republicans a chance to choose a new nominee by committee, and the Republican committee chose Mayor McWilliams. However, a State Court of Appeals ruled on October 17 that the “sore loser” law prohibits the Republicans from choosing McWilliams. On October 20, the State Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal. The Republicans are left with no nominee on the ballot, and will support the Mayor’s write-in campaign.