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Chris Getty will be an independent candidate for U.S. House in the 4th district of Illinois. He is Mayor of Lyons, a suburb of Chicago. See this story. 2026 is shaping up as a year with an unusual number of … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 3, Arkansas held a special election to fill the vacancy in the State House, 70th district. The results: Democratic 57.38%; Republican 42.62%. Here are the returns from the Pulaski County elections office website. Scroll down one page. When … Continue reading
On March 3, Rutland, Vermont held a Mayoral election with no names printed on the ballot. All votes were write-ins. The city managed to count all the votes on election night. See this story. … Continue reading
The Legal Marijuana Now Party of Nebraska is holding contested primaries in May 2026 for both U.S. Senate and Governor. The same party had a contested primary for U.S. Senate in 2024. Except for those two instances, there have been … Continue reading
CalMatters has this commentary that suggests the only alternative to top-two is a closed primary. And the Independent Voters News has this similar commentary. Both ran in the last two days. But California is free to pass a simple law … Continue reading