Preston Nelson, Libertarian nominee for U.S. House in the Illinois 8th district, polled 29.1% in a two-way race against a Democrat. See the returns for all the Illinois U.S. House races here. This is the highest percentage for a candidate … Continue reading
The Libertarian Party nominee for a Wyoming legislative seat, Marshall Burt, has been elected, according to Reason Magazine. The party missed electing a second legislator, Bethany Baldes, by only 32 votes. See the story. This is the first time since … Continue reading
According to this story, the Working Families Party of New York polled 4.5% of the presidential vote, with at least 283,000 votes. Therefore it easily met the new vote test, which requires the higher of 2% of the state presidential … Continue reading
Florida’s Amendment Three, an initiative to impose a top-two system for state office, failed to pass. It needed 60% and got 56.98%. See the Secretary of State’s election results website here. … Continue reading
Alabama requires a petition of 3% of the last gubernatorial vote for a new or previously unqualified party, or a non-presidential statewide independent, to get on the ballot. No one has completed a statewide 3% Alabama petition since 2000, except … Continue reading
