Filing for major party presidential primaries in Texas closed on December 9. This news story mentions the seven candidates who qualified for the Republican ballot: Rocky De La Fuente, Bob Ely, Zoltan Istvan, Matthew Matern, President Donald Trump, Joe Walsh, … Continue reading
On December 9, the New York Libertarian and Green Parties held a joint conference to say they will sue if New York state goes ahead and makes the definition of “political party” more stringent. See this story. UPDATE: see this … Continue reading
Four states hold their legislative elections in the odd year before presidential election years. The Libertarian Party had legislative candidates in all four of these states in 2019 (Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia), and polled the best vote it … Continue reading
Mississippi elected all its state officers on November 5, 2019. Independent candidate Angela Cockerham was elected to the House, 96th district, by 4,841 votes to 3,585 for her Democratic opponent. Cockerham had been elected as a Democrat in each of … Continue reading
America Votes 33, another in the series of election returns reference books, has just been published. It covers 2017 and 2018 elections for Governor and Congress, both primaries and general elections. The America Votes series began in 1956. Most good … Continue reading
