On May 18, Pennsylvania held a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 12th district. It was vacant because the incumbent, John Murtha, had died earlier this year.
The results: Democratic 53.4%, Republican 44.3%, Libertarian 2.3%. The results in November 2008 had been Democratic 57.9%, Republican 42.1%. This district had not had a minor party or independent candidate on the ballot since 2000, when the Reform Party ran in this district and got 1.6%.
Candidate/incumbent rank order list of replacements.
Default – legislative body fills any vacancy.
Sorry – this is the New Age of EVIL and WMD.
The legislative power must be 100 percent and 24/7 — the same as the executive power.
Judicial power can delay a very little for routine stuff.