U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) in this article responds to criticism that he didn’t tell anyone that he was retiring until minutes before the primary filing deadline closed. See this story. Fortunately, in 2012, an independent candidate in Montana won … Continue reading
March 6 is the deadline for California primary candidates to file. Ian Calderon, one of the nine prominent Democrats who have been campaigning for Governor, did not file. The other eight leading Democrats did file. … Continue reading
On March 5, the Tennessee Republican Party notified the Secretary of State that it had removed 149 candidates from its May 2026 primary ballot. Many were removed because of a party rule that candidates must have voted in at least … Continue reading
On March 5, the Oklahoma Secretary of State determined that the initiative for a top-two system doesn’t have enough valid signatures.
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
