The National Conference of State Legislatures has this summary of the election results for state legislative races earlier this month. Republicans gained approximately 675 legislative seats. Republicans have clear majorities in both chambers of state legislatures for the first time … Continue reading
The Alaska Division of Elections has posted a tentative tally of the number of write-in votes for all declared write-in candidates. Other than Lisa Murkowski, no declared write-in candidate for U.S. Senate received more than eleven votes. See the entire … Continue reading
The Hawaii State Senate that convenes early next year will have 24 Democrats and one Republican. See this story. Thanks to Sam Harley for the link. … Continue reading
In the aftermath of the November 2010 election, 35 states plus the District of Columbia have at least one ballot-qualified party other than the Democratic and Republican Parties. This is the highest such number, immediately after a midterm election, for … Continue reading
Newly elected Alabama State Senator Robert Cameron “Cam” Ward says he will re-introduce his ballot access bill in 2011. Ward was a state representative between 2003 and this year. In his last term in the House, he introduced a bill … Continue reading
