On November 8, the vote in Arizona’s U.S. House race, district one, was: Democrat Tom O’Halleran 111,768; Republican Paul Babeu 94,299; Green Party nominee Ray Parrish 12,480. In this race, which had no incumbent, Republicans spent money promoting the Green … Continue reading
Richard Winger
In the two year cycle between congressional elections, November of even-numbered years is the prime month for talking to state legislators about making improvements to election laws, and any laws that need improving. Now is the time for individuals to … Continue reading
In the Alaska U.S. Senate race, Libertarian Party nominee Joe Miller placed second, with 29.6% of the vote. The Democratic nominee, Ray Metcalfe, polled 11.1%. This is the first time any Libertarian nominee for either house of Congress has ever … Continue reading
See this story at Independent Political Report, which mentions two partisan wins for Libertarian nominees on November 8, and also the election of Aaron Starr, long-time Libertarian Party activist, to the city council of Oxnard, California, a city of 200,000 … Continue reading
Michigan required parties to poll at least 154,040 votes for a statewide race this year, in order to qualify for a primary in 2018. Both the Working Class Party and the Libertarian Party had some statewide candidates who exceeded this … Continue reading