This year, 30 states have held presidential primaries (counting D.C. as a state). As noted in an earlier post, the cumulative vote totals for the leading major party presidential candidates are: Hillary Clinton 13,920,268; Barack Obama 13,855,412; John McCain 7,613,865. … Continue reading
Nebraska and Maine are somewhat well-known for being the only two states that elect one presidential elector from each U.S. House district. The other 48 states elect presidential electors at-large. In theory, Nebraska and Maine could send elect some Democratic … Continue reading
OpEd News ran this story on March 22 about the Green presidential nomination. It features Kent Mesplay, who says he is serious about defeating Cynthia McKinney for the nomination. … Continue reading
Missouri has 9 U.S. House districts. Filing closed recently for Missouri primaries. The state has 3 ballot-qualified parties, each of which nominates by primary. This year Democrats will have a nominee in all 9 districts, Republicans will have a nominee … Continue reading
Filing has closed for candidates to put themselves on California primary ballots. The primary is June 3. California has 53 U.S. House districts. All six qualified parties in California will have fewer nominees for U.S. House in 2008 than they … Continue reading
