Greg Kaza has made an early compilation of the minor party vote for U.S. House in this week’s election. He finds that the Libertarian Party nominees for U.S. House have polled, together, more than 1,000,000 votes. Other years in which … Continue reading
New York’s law on the order of political parties on the ballot is somewhat more famous than similar laws in other states. Many political junkies know that parties in New York appear on the ballots in party columns, or party … Continue reading
Taylor Haynes, write-in candidate for Governor of Wyoming, appears to have received write-ins equal to 8.5% of the total vote cast. He has requested that the state tally his write-ins, so we should get a precise figure in a few … Continue reading
Peter Shumlin will be the next Governor of Vermont. See this story. While he was a state legislator, he was a co-sponsor of the bill to establish Instant Runoff Voting for congressional races (S.108 in 2007), a bill that passed, … Continue reading
According to Green Party Watch, three California Green Party members won important non-partisan elections. Gayle McLaughlin was re-elected Mayor of Richmond, California. Dan Hamburg (who was the Green Party’s gubernatorial nominee in California in 1998) was elected to the Mendocino … Continue reading
