On August 17, Washington state held its top-two primary. No minor party members qualified for the November ballot for any federal or state office, except in races in which only one major party member was running. However, in one U.S. … Continue reading
On August 17, California held a special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 15th district. The unofficial results are: Republican Sam Blakeslee 48.8%; Democrat John Laird 44.1%; independent Jim Fitzgerald 5.1%; Libertarian Mark Hinkle 2.0%. This is the … Continue reading
The Working Families has nominated Rob Groce for U.S. House in the First District, which contains Charleston. See this story. Groce is not the nominee of any other party. The Working Families Party has never before run anyone for federal … Continue reading
Four voters and two candidates filed a lawsuit last month to overturn two particular aspects of California’s top-two implementation. That case, Field v Bowen, has a hearing on the substantive issues on September 14. However, a preliminary skirmish in that … Continue reading
The Pennsylvania Libertarian Party’s candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and U.S. Senator withdrew today, rather than face the risks of a challenge to their statewide petition. They were told that if they didn’t withdraw, and the challenge showed that they … Continue reading
