Live Indiana primary returns.

Although the media is only concentrating on the Democratic primary, the Republican primary is also interesting. With 88% of the vote counted, the Indiana Republican percentages are: McCain 78%, Huckabee 10%, Paul 7%, and Romney 5%.

Live North Carolina primary returns.

Again, not getting the media’s attention, on the Republican side: with 97% of the vote counted, the Republican percentages are: McCain 74%, Huckabee 12%, Paul 7%, and no preference 4%. And not being reported on CNN, Alan Keyes is getting 2.6% (source is the NC Board of Elections).

Louisiana held two special US House elections on May 3. These are the first congressional elections that Louisiana has held since 1976 in which parties had actually nominated candidates, and for which independents and minor party nominees are on the general election ballot. Therefore, it is now possible for someone to be elected to Congress from Louisiana with less than 50% of the general election vote. And, in one of these elections, that did happen.

In the 6th district, the results are: Democrat Dan Cazayoux 49.20%, Republican Woody Jenkins 46.27%, independent Ashley Casey 3.68%, independent Peter Aranyosi .44%, Constitution Party nominee Randall Hayes, .40%. Casey had said she would caucus with the Republicans if she had been elected.

In the 1st district, the results are: Republican Steve Scalise 75.13%, Democrat Gilda Reed, 22.50%, independents Skip Galen 1.74% and Anthony Gentile .62%.

The May 2 issue of the Washington Post has this article about what legal scholars say about John McCain’s eligibility for the presidency, given that he was born in the Canal Zone in 1936. Thanks to Howard Bashman’s “How Appealing” law blog.