Ballot Access News is only aware of eleven instances at which minor parties won partisan elections on November 7, 2006. If anyone knows of any not mentioned below, please comment.
The known instances for state office are six Vermont Progressives elected to the Vermont House, and one Constitution Party nominee elected to the Montana House.
For local partisan office, the list is: Libertarian Steve Coffman elected to the Liberty Township Board in Henry County, Indiana; Libertarian Conley Tillson elected to the Clay Township Board in Wayne County, Indiana; Jackie Berg, Constitution Party nominee elected Clerk-Treasurer of Eureka County; Cel Ochoa, Constitution Party nominee elected Constable in Searchlight, Nevada. These local office minor party nominees all defeated major party nominees, with one exception. In the Clay Township Board election, three members were to be elected, yet only two Republicans (and no Democrats) ran against three Libertarians.
Reform Staff Member Dies [R.I.P. Doug Friedline]
forwarded from http://www.thirdpartywatch.com
TAMPA – SAINT PETERSBOURGE
Sad news today as we learn that political strategist Doug Friedline has passed away at the age of 49.
From the St. Petersburg Times…
Campaign workers at Max Linn’s office knew something was wrong Friday when Doug Friedline didn’t show up for work.
The workers found Friedline, campaign manager for Linn’s failed gubernatorial bid and a political strategist for some of the nation’s top independent and third-party candidates, about 2 p.m. He was dead in his Treasure Island condominium.
Friedline, 49, had a long history of health problems, including quadruple bypass surgery, Linn campaign officials said. Authorities do not suspect foul play, the campaign said.
In recent weeks, Friedline had not been feeling well, said Liz McCallum, a campaign spokeswoman.
Before joining Linn’s campaign in July, Friedline’s clients were a who’s who of third-party and independent politics. He worked on Ross Perot’s 1992 presidential campaign and helped former wrestler Jesse Ventura become Minnesota governor in 1999.
“Politics was truly his life,†Linn said in a statement. “He worked tirelessly for our campaign. … He cared deeply about American politics and he felt that the only way to fix our broken political system was through third parties.â€
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Didn’t Green Party canidate Gayle McLaughlin win mayor of Richmond?
I think the mayoralty race was non-partisan.
No, it was a partisan race.
The California Constitution requires that all county and all city elections be non-partisan.
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