Georgia and Louisiana are the only states that provide for general election run-offs if no one gets 50% in the general election. Because the Georgia Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified for all statewide offices, sometimes the presence of the Libertarian means that no one gets 50% for U.S. Senate. In 1992, 2008, and 2020, Georgia thus had to hold a January run-off for U.S. Senate. Since then, the date of Georgia general election run-offs has been changed to December of the election year, so any 2022 runoff will be December 6.

The 538.com website shows polling for the 2022 Georgia U.S. Senate race for the past several months. Although the lead has shifted over the months, the poll consistently shows that the race is so close that no one will get 50% in November.

In the 2020 election, the majority party in the U.S. Senate was not known until the Georgia January 5, 2021 runoffs.

In Georgia, nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor may receive unlimited donations if they are the nominees of a party that polled 20% of the vote in the last election for president in the entire U.S., or for Governor of Georgia. But other nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor are limited to receiving contributions no greater than $7,600.

On September 8, the Libertarian nominee for Lieutenant Governor, Ryan Graham, filed a federal lawsuit, challenging the unequal treatment. Graham v Carr, n.d., 1:22cv-3613. It is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Mark H. Cohen, an Obama appointee. Here is the Complaint. UPDATE: here is a news story.

No Labels Party is currently petitioning for party status in approximately ten states. Like Americans Elect in 2011-2012, it holds itself out as a supporter of a centrist independent presidential ticket in 2024.

The No Labels website invites people to hear from the group’s leaders. If one clicks on the “play” button, one sees and hears about 65 individuals, one at a time, each expressing support for No Labels and what it wishes to do. Each individual is only seen and heard for about six or seven seconds.

One of the individuals is former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, who was elected Governor as a Republican in 2012. He appears toward the end.