The nationwide 2008 vote for U.S. House reveals that the Republican Party got 43.0%, the Democratic Party got 53.9%, and “others” got 3.1%. The Republican share of the vote is the lowest either major party has polled nationwide for U.S. … Continue reading
On December 9, an attorney for the Center for Competitive Democracy wrote a letter to the District of Columbia Board of Elections, and asked that the Board tally the votes for the declared write-in candidates. The most prominent such candidates … Continue reading
Based on official election returns in 47 states and D.C., and unofficial returns in California, Ohio, and Tennessee, the combined minor party and independent candidate vote for U.S. House last month amounted to 3.13% of the total vote cast for … Continue reading
On December 1, the District of Columbia Republican Party filed a lawsuit against the D.C. Board of Elections, seeking to claim one of the City Council-at-large seats for a Republican candidate. Washington, D.C., elects two city council-at-large members every two … Continue reading
Last week, the West Virginia Judiciary Association (which is an association of state judges) recommended that the state continue to elect its judges in partisan elections. West Virginia is one of twelve states that elects its state judges in partisan … Continue reading
