On November 7, Virginia held local partisan elections as well as elections for state office. In Bedford County, independent candidate Edgar Tuck defeated his Republican and Democratic opponents and won a seat on the Board of Supervisors. See this story. … Continue reading
On November 9, a New Mexico state district court judge ordered Santa Fe to either use Ranked Choice Voting in the March 2018 municipal election, or else show why it can’t do that. The city law requires ranked choice voting … Continue reading
Fox and Hounds Daily, a California politics and government blog, has this article by me, showing that independent candidates around the U.S. are doing very well, but not in California. … Continue reading
On November 7, 2017, the Green Party won ten partisan elections: eight in Connecticut and two in Pennsylvania. The Connecticut wins were in Windham, New London, Willimantic, and Waterford. The Pennsylvania wins were both in Burks County. In non-partisan races, … Continue reading
On November 7, eight Libertarian nominees were elected to township offices in partisan elections in Pennsylvania. The Libertarian Party web page has the list. Also, around the nation, in non-partisan elections four Libertarian Party members were elected to various local … Continue reading
