On February 5, California held a special election to fill the vacant 55th Assembly district. Only three candidates were on the ballot, a Democrat, a member of the Constitution (American Independent) Party, and a Libertarian. The results: Warren Furutani, Democrat, … Continue reading
Louisiana will hold two special U.S. House elections, to fill vacancies, either on April 5 or May 3. Filing has closed. The First District seat is vacant because the former Congressman, Bobby Jindal, was elected Governor last year. That race … Continue reading
On February 6, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that the special election to fill Trent Lott’s US Senate seat should not be held until November. The lower court had ruled that it should be in March. The case is State … Continue reading
Minnesota does not hold presidential primaries. Instead, all parties that wish to hold caucuses. The Minnesota Secretary of State collects the results and posts them on his web page, even for parties that aren’t ballot-qualified. The Independence Party caucuses and … Continue reading
Four states held Green Party presidential primaries on February 5. Arkansas and California state elections officials have incomplete, unofficial results, but Illinois and Massachusetts elections officials do not provide that service. Arkansas: With only three-fourths of the counties reporting so … Continue reading
