Last week, the voters of Tennessee’s 4th state house district re-elected Kent Williams as an independent candidate. He is the first person to win an election to the Tennessee legislature as an independent since 1982. He had been re-elected as … Continue reading
Last week, Rusty Kidd, Georgia’s only independent state legislator, was re-elected. He faced one opponent, a Democrat. Kidd won 57.3%-42.7%. Kidd was the only independent who was able to qualify for either house of the Georgia legislature by petition this … Continue reading
Last week, South Dakota voters in the 15th state legislative district elected Jenna Haggar to the House. She is a registered independent, and is only 24 years old. She defeated an incumbent Democratic state representative. Each South Dakota legislative district … Continue reading
Last week, Wisconsin voters in the 25th Assembly district elected Bob Ziegelbauer to the legislature as an independent in a 3-way race. Ziegelbauer polled approximately 50%; the Democratic nominee polled approximately 35%; and the Republican nominee polled approximately 15%. Ziegelbauer … Continue reading
Last week, Alabama voters elected Harri Anne Smith to the State Senate as an independent candidate. She defeated her only opponent, a Republican, by a margin of 55.2%-44.8%. She was the incumbent in the 29th district. The Republican Party had … Continue reading
