On November 8, Maine voters elected three Democratic presidential electors and one Republican presidential elector. This is the first time Maine has elected electors from different parties since 1828. In 1828, Maine elected one elector from each U.S. House district, … Continue reading
Newt Gingrich endorsed the National Popular Vote Plan in 2014. See this story. … Continue reading
Two independents have just been elected to the Maine State House of Representatives. They are Kent Ashley in the 82nd district and Owen Casas in the 94th district. Neither was an incumbent. Both were in two-person races. Ackley defeated a … Continue reading
This useful Associated Press story mentions the state legislative chambers in which the majority switched from one major party to the other major party. The article did not explicitly mention states in which the Governor’s office switched. Probably the most … Continue reading
Here is a link to the Vermont presidential election results, which are not final. They show that 6.9% of the voters cast a write-in vote, and 7.3% of the voters voted for a minor party or independent candidate who was … Continue reading
