It appears there were 19 partisan elections won by minor parties on November 8, 2016. The Progressive Party won the Vermont Lieutenant Governorship and nine state legislative races. The Green Party won five partisan elections in Michigan and one in … Continue reading
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Marshall Roy Schoenke was a write-in presidential candidate last week. He was not on the ballot in any state, but he filed for write-in status in some states. On November 21, the Missouri Secretary of State’s web page erroneously reported … Continue reading
On November 21, a 3-judge U.S. District Court struck down Wisconsin’s 2011 redistricting plan for the Assembly, the lower house of the legislature. Whitford v Gill, w.d., 3:15cv-421. Here is the opinion, which was 2-1. The opinion is by Judge … Continue reading
In all U.S. history, only six minor parties have ever polled as much as 1% of the presidential vote at least twice, and two of those six parties exist today. This statement only applies to parties that had their own … Continue reading
The four nationally-organized third parties that have at least 50,000 registered voters nationwide all made registration gains during 2016. Libertarians had 411,250 in February 2016, but 499,492 in October 2016. Greens had 242,023 in February, but 256,560 in October. Constitution … Continue reading