Pennsylvania currently has closed primaries. On September 13, State Senator Joe Scarnati, the leader of the Republican Party in the Pennsylvania Senate, introduced SB 1234. It would permit independent voters to choose any primary ballot they wish. Here is the … Continue reading
This year, the only candidates who will be listed on the New York ballot for U.S. Senate are incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, and Republican nominee Chele Chiavacci. This is the first time since 1956 that a New York U.S. Senate … Continue reading
Massachusetts held primaries on September 4. The race in the Democratic primary for U.S. House, 3rd district, will be settled with a recount, because the vote totals for Lori Trahan and Daniel Koh is so close. See this story. … Continue reading
The Independent Party became ballot-qualified in Louisiana in December 2016, but until now, it has not had any candidates for any federal or state office. But in this year’s congressional elections, the party has four U.S. House candidates. They are … Continue reading
This year, no Republican nominee exists in five of Florida’s 27 U.S. House districts. This is the highest number of U.S. House races in Florida with no Republican since 2006, when there was no Republican in six districts. The five … Continue reading
