Here is a link to the Kentucky State Board of Elections website, for election returns.
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Election returns for Guam have already been released, although they are not absolutely final. The Republicans retained the Governorship, but lost their Republican Delegate to the U.S. House. See this story. Thanks to commenter Casual Observer.
This year, nine states have no one but the Republican and Democratic nominees on the ballot for all statewide offices: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia. There are two states with no statewide offices up: Utah and Washington. The nine monopoly states cast 26.2% of the national vote for president in 2024.
In 2022, there were only two states with no one but the Republican and Democratic nominees on the ballot for all statewide offices: California and Kentucky. Also there were four states with no statewide offices up: Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In 2018, there were only two states with no one but the Democrat and the Republican on the ballot for all statewide offices: Alabama and Washington. The only states with no statewide races were Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
In 2014, there were five states with no one but the Republican and the Democrat on the ballot for all statewide offices: Alabama, California, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. States with no statewide offices were Utah and Washington.
In 2010, there were five states with a D-R monopoly for all statewide races: Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Washington. States with no statewide races were Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In 2006 there were four states with a D-R monopoly for all statewide offices: Alabama, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. The only states with no statewide races were Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
In 2002 there were four states with a D-R monopoly for all statewide offices: Arkansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, and West Virginia. The only states with no statewide races were Utah and Washington.
In 1998 there were three states with a D-R monopoly for all statewide offices: Alabama, Florida, and Maryland. States with no statewide races were Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In 1994 there were seven states with a D-R monopoly for all statewide offices: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi. Washington, and West Virginia. States with no statewide offices were Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
In 1990 there were 17 states with a D-R monopoly for all statewide offices: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Mew Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Steve Hagerty, writing in Evanston RoundTable, makes the case that election laws should allow individuals to sign more than one petition per office.
On Octdober 29, the South Dakota Supreme Court issued an order in Kathol v Johnson. It will issue a full opinion later. The issue is the petition validity of Celestine Stadnick’s petition and declaration of candidacy. The address on her declaration of candidacy doesn’t match the address on her voter registration record. Also, on her petition, some of her signers didn’t list the entire name of their county. The lower court had kept her on the ballot on May 19, so the ballots had already been printed with her name. She is the Democratic nominee. Her Republican opponent had brought the challenge.
Stadnick is running for State Senate, 27th district, which encompasses the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Here is an article about independent candidates in South Dakota this year that was published before the State Supreme Court had acted.