On November 4, 2008, 43 states held regularly-scheduled partisan legislative elections. In these 43 states, 5.9% of all the seats switched parties. But in Washington state, using “top-two” for the first time, only 3.2% of the seats switched parties. By … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2008
On November 4, 2008, 43 states held regularly-scheduled partisan legislative elections. In these 43 states, 5.9% of all the seats switched parties. But in Washington state, using “top-two” for the first time, only 3.2% of the seats switched parties. By … Continue reading
New Paltz, New York, held an election on November 4 for member of the Town Board. No one appeared on the ballot, but three candidates competed as write-in candidates. Elections officials were not able to determine a winner until two … Continue reading
On November 23, Cindy Sheehan, independent candidate for U.S. House this month against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said that she will try again in 2010 to unseat Pelosi. It is unclear whether Sheehan will again be an independent candidate, … Continue reading
The Green Party is focused on Louisiana’s late U.S. House election, to be held in the 2nd district on Saturday, December 6. See this story at Green Party Watch. The Green candidate, Malik Rahim, is running against incumbent Democrat William … Continue reading