Eleanor Garcia was on the ballot in the June 7, 2016 California primary for U.S. Senate. She was the nominee of the Socialist Workers Party. As of June 15, her vote total is 49,138, and there are still several million uncounted ballots. It seems inevitable her final total will be over 50,000. California law does not permit every candidate to list his or her party on the ballot. Because the Socialist Workers Party is not ballot-qualified, she was on the ballot as “party preference: none.”
The last time a Socialist Workers Party candidate got over 50,000 votes was in November 2004, when Carole Lesnick received 61,780 votes for Ohio State Board of Education, district 11, which includes Cleveland. That was a 3-candidate race. Ohio State Board of Education races are non-partisan, so no party label was on the ballot.
“That was a 3-candidate race. Ohio State Board of Education races are non-partisan, so no party label was on the ballot.”
The last time a Socialist Workers Party candidate got over 50,000 votes was in November 2004, when Carole Lesnick received 61,780 votes for Ohio State Board of Education, district 11, which includes Cleveland. Important to note that Eleanor Garcia’s party label wasn’t on the ballot either. She was listed as No Party Preference because Socialist Workers Party isn’t recognized by the California Secretary of State.
Sorry my last comment was all messed up. It was meant to look like this:
“The last time a Socialist Workers Party candidate got over 50,000 votes was in November 2004, when Carole Lesnick received 61,780 votes for Ohio State Board of Education, district 11, which includes Cleveland. That was a 3-candidate race. Ohio State Board of Education races are non-partisan, so no party label was on the ballot.”
Important to note that Eleanor Garcia’s party label wasn’t on the ballot either. She was listed as No Party Preference because Socialist Workers Party isn’t recognized by the California Secretary of State.