Dr. Eric Ostermeier here describes the minor party U.S. Senate candidates in 2020 who set new percentage records for their respective parties. His blog Smart Politics is known for its historical election returns record-keeping. Thanks to Eric Wong for the … Continue reading
William J. Hunt, Libertarian nominee for Rhode Island State House, district 68, polled 40.53% earlier this month. The vote was 2,995 for Hunt and 4,394 for his Democratic opponent. Hunt has good name recognition in the district, because this is … Continue reading
This Jacobin article describes the 2020 Puerto Rico election for Governor legislature, and shows that in 2020, the Commonwealth moved toward a multi-party system. … Continue reading
This month, New Mexico voters elected Brittney Aileene Barreras as an independent to the state House of Representatives, district 12. She was the only name on the ballot, but she had a write-in opponent who was the newly-appointed Democratic incumbent, … Continue reading
This month, Massachusetts re-elected Susannah Whipps to the State House. She had been elected as an independent previously, and she was re-elected as an independent. Some years ago she was a Republican state legislator. She lives in Athol. … Continue reading
