In 23 wards in Chicago, the touch-screen vote-counting machines show the name of the Green Party gubernatorial nominee, Rich Whitney, as “Rich Whitey”.  See this story.  The error will not be corrected.  However, the error only exists on the screen that pops up as the voter is asked to review the choices already made and finalize that vote.  Most voters in Cook County use paper ballots anyway; the touch screen voting machine is at polling places to serve voters with certain kinds of disabilities, although any voter at the polls is free to use the touch screen machines.

On October 13, three candidates for Governor of Idaho debated each other.  See this story.  The three were Republican incumbent Butch Otter, Democrat Keith Allred, and Jana Kemp, an independent candidate and former state legislator.

On October 13, a subcommittee of the West Virginia legislature heard expert testimony on whether the State Constitution requires that the state hold a special gubernatorial election, if Governor Joe Manchin is elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2.  He was elected to a four-year term in November 2008, so if he wins for U.S. Senate, he would be resigning as Governor in the middle of his term.  See this story.  The Constitution says there should be an election if the Governor leaves while he still has at least one year left to serve, but it doesn’t say when that election should be held.