On November 23, Cindy Sheehan, independent candidate for U.S. House this month against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said that she will try again in 2010 to unseat Pelosi. It is unclear whether Sheehan will again be an independent candidate, … Continue reading
The Green Party is focused on Louisiana’s late U.S. House election, to be held in the 2nd district on Saturday, December 6. See this story at Green Party Watch. The Green candidate, Malik Rahim, is running against incumbent Democrat William … Continue reading
On November 4, Vermont elected two independents to the State House of Representatives: Will Stevens was re-elected, and Adam Greshin was elected by defeating an incumbent Democrat. Vermont has five Progressives in the House: David Zuckerman, Sandy Haas, Susan Davis, … Continue reading
Most of the U.S. election returns for President and Congress were generally anticipated by polls. The more surprising outcomes around the November 2008 election may have been the outcome of state legislative races, especially in Tennessee. Republicans captured a majority … Continue reading
On November 4, Tennessee State Senator Micheal Williams, an independent, was defeated for re-election by a margin of 29,175 votes to his Republican opponent’s 29,422 votes. If Williams had won, he would have been the first independent elected to the … Continue reading
