On March 12, Dr. Jack Kevorkian declared that he will be an independent candidate for U.S. House from Michigan’s 9th district. The 9th district is a Republican district centered on Pontiac, Michigan. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
On March 7, the U.S. District Court in Virginia that had jurisdiction over Ralph Nader’s lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee (stemming from events in 2004) transferred the case to U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. The case … Continue reading
On March 11, Indiana held a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 7th district. With 82% counted, the results are: Democratic 53.23%; Republican 43.83%; Libertarian 2.93%. When this same seat last voted, in November 2006, the results … Continue reading
Here is a link to the CNN election returns page for the Mississippi primaries. Even though only a small share of the vote has been counted, CNN has projected a win for Barack Obama in the Democratic primary, and a … Continue reading
Pennsylvania elects its State Treasurer this year. Four Democrats are running in the April 22 primary for that office. All of them needed 1,000 valid signatures. Furthermore, their statewide petitions had to contain 100 valid signatures from each of 5 … Continue reading
