On November 2, the Democratic nominee for U.S. House, Oklahoma 2nd district, was killed in an auto accident. See this story. This makes at least three congressional candidates in the November 2014 election to die, after the ballots had been printed but before election day. As previously reported, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, and a Green Party nominee for U.S. House in Tennessee, also died in the last few weeks, after ballots had been printed.
Candidates for public office travel more than the average citizen, thereby creating a great traffic accident potential, not to mention the number of hours the serious candidates put into a campaign causing stress and strain upon the body.
Yes, it is sad when there is a death, but death respects no one – not even candidates for public office.