On March 6, Ron Paul carried one U.S. House district in Virginia, the 3rd district. That district is Virginia’s only black majority district. It includes parts of Norfolk and parts of Richmond, and a narrow string of territory linking those two cities.

Here is an article about the low turnout in that primary. Only slightly more than 5% of Virginia’s registered voters voted in the Republican presidential primary. There was no Democratic presidential primary. Virginia has open primaries, so any registered voter was free to vote in the Republican presidential primary.

Because Paul carried the 3rd district, he picked up three delegates.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Maslow v New York State Board of Elections, 11-857, at its March 16 conference. The Court won’t reveal its decision until March 19 at the earliest. The issue is the New York state law that makes it impossible for anyone to circulate a petition to get a candidate on a primary ballot, if the circulator isn’t either a member of the candidate’s party, or a notary public. In this case, a wife was not permitted to circulate her husband’s petition because the wife is not a member of the husband’s party.

Here is the state’s response to the Maslow cert petition.

Oklahoma’s March 6 Democratic presidential primary ballot contained the names of five candidates. President Obama’s four opponents cumulatively polled 43% of the vote: Randall Terry 18.02%; Jim Rogers 13.79%; Darcy Richardson 6.39%; Bob Ely 4.72%.

Under Oklahoma Democratic Party rules, anyone who polls as much as 15% in the presidential primary is entitled to a delegate. Randall Terry’s entire presidential campaign is dedicated to the cause of making all abortion illegal.