Last week, Rebecca Williamson, Socialist Workers Party nominee for U.S. House in Iowa’s 3rd district, polled 2.61% of the vote. The 3rd district includes Des Moines. That is the highest percentage that any party with “Socialist” in its name has … Continue reading
Last week, the voters of Rhode Island’s 17th State Senate district re-elected independent Senator Edward J. O’Neill to the State Senate. See this story. He defeated his only opponent, Democrat Linda Noble, by 54.5%-45.5. Neill had also been elected as … Continue reading
Last week, the voters of Portland, Maine, passed a charter revision to hold Mayoral elections, using Instant Runoff Voting. The first such election will be in November 2011. See this story. The current system does not provide for a popular … Continue reading
West Virginia State Senator Earl Tomblin is scheduled to become acting Governor of West Virginia as soon as Governor Joe Manchin resigns to become a U.S. Senator. This story covers a press conference held by Senator Tomblin. He has no … Continue reading
Last week, the voters of Kentucky’s State Senate district 2, centered on Paducah, re-elected independent State Senator Bob Leeper. Leeper was first elected to the State Senate in 1990 as a Democrat, and re-elected as as Democrat in 1994 and … Continue reading
