Three candidates are on the November ballot for Oregon State House seat 54, centered on Bend: Republican Cheri Helt, who is also nominated by the Independent Party; Democrat Nathan Boddie; and Amanda La Bell, who is the nominee of the Working Families and Progressive Parties.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, also a Democrat, have endorsed La Bell, because the Democratic nominee has been accused of improper behavior. The seat is currently held by a Republican who is not running for re-election. See this story.

The Labor Party of South Carolina has been a ballot-qualified party since 2006. This year, it did not nominate anyone for any partisan office. Under South Carolina law, a party loses its qualified status if it skips nominating anyone for two elections in a row. The party last ran anyone in 2014, so will lose its qualifies status later this year.

The Independent Party of Delaware has no nominees for any partisan office in 2018. The party has been on the ballot continuously starting in 2000, and this is the first time it didn’t nominate anyone. It remains on the ballot as long as it has registration of at least one-tenth of 1% of the state total.