“The Hill”, one of two publications geared for members of Congress and their staffs, has this article about minor party and independent candidates for the U.S. Senate this year. The article could have mentioned other states, beyond the states it does cover. The only states in which there will be no minor party or independent candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senate this year (in the states that have Senate elections) are Alabama, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. In Alabama, only one candidate for U.S. Senate is on the ballot.

The title of the article is flawed, but the text of the article is better than one would expect from the title.

The Massachusetts Green Party slate of statewide candidates has enough valid signatures and will appear on the November ballot. The candidates are running for Secretary of the Commonwealth, Auditor, and Treasurer. They needed 5,000 signatures and have 7,300 valid signatures. It is very likely that one or all of these candidates will poll at least 3% in November, which will restore the party’s qualified status. If that happens, it will be listed again on the voter registration form, and will be entitled to its own presidential primary in March 2016 as well as a primary for other partisan office in September 2016. Its 2016 presidential nominee will be on the November ballot automatically.

According to this story, the Florida Secretary of State has told a state court that if the court decides that the seven U.S. House districts with new boundaries should be filled in special elections in early 2015, such proposed special elections could not take place until May 2015.