On November 2, a Howey/DePauw Poll was released for the Indiana U.S. Senate race. The results: Democrat Joe Donnelly 47%, Republican Richard Mourdock 36%, Libertarian Andrew Horning 6%, undecided 11%.
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According to this story, a poll worker in Williamson County, Texas, interpreted Texas law against electioneering at the polls to mean that a voter was not permitted in the polling place unless she covered up her shirt, which said, “Vote the Bible.” This incident is reminiscent of an incident in 2010 when a voter in Arizona was told she couldn’t wear a shirt that mentioned the Tea Party. She sued in federal court and won. There was no “Tea Party” on the ballot in Arizona in 2010.
The October 24 issue Honolulu Weekly has this story about the race for the State House, 20th district, in Oahu. The Green nominee, Keiko Bonk, is running against the long-time speaker of the House, Calvin Say. This more recent story, from the blog i lind says the Hotel Workers Union is giving substantial help to Bonk. Here is a third story about the race. Thanks to Mike for the links.
On November 1, CNN/ORC released a poll for the Colorado presidential race that includes five candidates. The results for likely voters are: Obama 48%, Romney 47%, Johnson 4%, Stein 1%, Goode under 1%. For registered voters, the results are: Obama 51%, Romney 41%, Johnson 5%, Stein 1%, Goode 1%, none-other-undecided 2%. Thanks to Mike for the link.
The Wyoming Public Broadcasting Stations will host the only Wyoming broadcast debates this year for both U.S. Senate and U.S. House. The station invited all ballot-listed candidates. See here. In the U.S. Senate race, three parties have nominees (Republican, Democratic, Country). In the U.S. House race, all five parties on the ballot have nominees (Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Constitution, and Country).
Wyoming parties must poll at least 2% for U.S. House in order to remain ballot-qualified. In midterm years, several statewide offices count toward party retention, but in presidential years, only the U.S. House race counts. The Libertarian Party has met the vote test in all elections starting in 1994, but this is the first time since 2000 in which any other minor parties have been on the ballot in Wyoming. Thanks to IndependentPoliticalReport for the link.