Oklahoma State Senator Warren Hamilton (R-McCurtain) introduced SJR30 this year, but it didn’t pass. It would have changed the state Constitution to provide that initiatives can’t pass unless they receive a majority in at least two-thirds of the counties. It said that if it got a majority of the statewide vote but did not pass in at least two-thirds of the counties, it would only go into effect in the counties in which it had passed.

Senator Hamilton says in a November 4 press release that he will try again this in 2023. Thanks to Fairvote for this news.

Earlier this month, independent candidate Ammon Bundy polled 17.2% of the vote for Governor of Idaho. This is the strongest showing for someone running outside the major parties for Governor of Idaho since 1926, when the Progressive Party nominee, W. Scott Hall, polled 28.4% and placed second.

See this Mother Jones story about Bundy. He polled over 30% of the vote in four counties: Owyhee (30.86%), Oneida (30.59%), Boundary (30.58%), and Gem (30.27%).

The second-strongest independent gubernatorial candidate in 2022 was Betsy Johnson, for Governor of Oregon. She polled 8.6%.

My blog post that said the Libertarian Party won four partisan elections on November 8, 2022, was incomplete. There were also six partisan wins in Indiana.

The only contested win was for Town Council of Ossian, a town of 3,300 people in Wells County. Two were to be elected, and four candidates ran. The Libertarian, Stephanie Tucker, received 539 votes. Two Republicans ran, receiving 622 votes and 487 votes. A Democrat ran, receiving 189 votes. So one Republican and the Libertarian were elected.

Another Indiana contested race ended in a tie. The Libertarian, Carrie Atkins, ran for Pleasant Run Townhip Advisory Board. Voters were electing three candidates. Three Republicans ran, receiving 340, 210, and 171 votes. Atkins also received 171 votes. Pleasant Run Township is in Lawrence County. The other board members will break the tie, so Atkins is not likely to be chosen.

The races won by Libertarians without opposition were: Cheryl Heacox, Clay Township Board, Wayne County; Tom Kneuven and Dean Hartley, Franklin Township Board, Montgomery County (three were to be elected and the third seat was won by independent candidate Brian Bechtel); Stephen Coffman, Liberty Township Trustee, Henry County; and Terry Coffman, Liberty Township Board, Henry County.