For the first time, the Modern Whig Party has placed a nominee on the ballot for a partisan office in Kentucky. He is Hooper (he has a one-word name), running for Constable, district 2, in McCracken County. Here is his web page. Constable is a partisan office. Here is the sample ballot for that precinct. Hooper needed 100 valid signatures to get on the ballot.
The Modern Whig Party of Kentucky also nominated a candidate for State House, but he did not get on the ballot.
I think the Modern Whig Party has as much chance of revival as the Federalist Party. However, in fairness, by running for a local office, the young man running for Constable, does have a chance of getting more votes than if he were funning for a statewide office. Don’t know how many voters are in McCracken County, but there is a chance he already knows a lot of the voters personally. Will be interesting to see how well he does.
I’d like to see the Anti-Masonic Party make a try at a comeback. The Prohibition Party is still around.
Jeff, you are right about the Prohibition Party. They are still around – the nation’s oldest 3rd party of continuous existence. I think their 1st presidential election was held in 1872 and they also made it on the ballot in 2012 in Louisiana.
They also have the commitment of their new chairman – Greg Seltzer to run in 2016 if nobody else seeks their nomination and wins it. From what I understand, the party leadership is more united now than they have been in several years. If they play their cards right, they should make Louisiana, Tennessee, and Colorado for certain.
While many people laugh at the party with the “one issue” name, for some reason it holds on. If they would start speaking out strongly against Tobacco, they just might catch on. Tobacco kills as many people as Alcohol each year – if not more.
Information with the modern Whig party in the NY Nj area..Thank you.