If you’re voting in Pennsylvania this November – or voting by absentee ballot for candidates in Pennsylvania – what are your minor party and independent options? I have tried my best to compile a list here. Feel free to point out what I’ve missed in the comments. Also, if you compose a list like this for your own state, I would be more than willing to post it.
Another thing you should know is that these are all the offices I could find listings for was state representative. If you can find anything for offices like school board or county commissioner or anything else I left out, let me know and I’ll update the entry.
President (statewide options, nationwide race):
-Ralph Nader, Independent
-Bob Barr, Libertarian
-Write in whomever your heart desires
Attorney General (statewide):
-Marakay Rogers, Libertarian (also endorsed by the Green Party, the Reform Party, and Ralph Nader)
Auditor General (statewide):
-Betsy Summers, Libertarian
State Treasurer (statewide):
-Berlie Etzel, Libertarian
US House (find your district here):
-District 2: Osborne Hart, Socialist Workers (write-in)
-District 3: Dr. Steven Porter, Independent (write-in)
-District 5: James Fryman, Libertarian
-District 8: Tom Lingenfelter, Independent (also running for State House in District 143)
-District 13 (my district): John McDermott, Constitution
-District 14: Titus North, Green
Ryan Scott, Socialist Workers (write-in)
-District 16: John Murphy, Independent
Dan Frank, Constitution
State Senate (find your district here):
-District 21: Mary Lea Lucas, Libertarian
-District 23: Mike Dincher, Independent
-District 29: Dennis Baylor, Independent
State House (find your district here):
-District 13: Ronald Hershey, Independent
-District 20: Jim Barr, Constitution
-District 21: Dan Mahon, Independent
Jonah Yon McAllister-Erikson, Green
-District 23: Mary Hughes, Green
-District 27: Frank J. Liberatore, Reform
-District 35: David Posipanka, Libertarian
-District 51: Gary Gearing, Independent
-District 63: Michael J. Robertson, Libertarian
-District 64: Vance H. Mays, Libertarian
-District 111: Jay Sweeney, Green
-District 133: Guy Gray, Green
-District 143: Tom Lingenfelter, Independent (also running for US House in District 
-District 178: Bill O’Neill, Independent
-District 180: Eric Sanchez, Libertarian
-District 183: Carl Edwards, Constitution
(And here’s an interesting fact: the only people running for state house in districts 25,65, 68, 73, and a few other districts are nominated by both the Democrats and the Republicans)
9 responses so far ↓
1 Mike Indiana // Oct 26, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Politics1.com also lists
US House
D2 – Osborne Hart (Socialist Workers/Write-In)
D3 – Steve Porter (Write-In)
D14 – Titus North (Green) (On Ballot an in Debates with incumbent 1-1)
D14 – Ryan Scott (Socialist Workers/Write-In)
Titus North is a huge omission rarely does a third party candidate get a chance to debate there opponent (incumbent D-Mike Doyle) when there is a major party candidate missing (Republican) from the mix. Titus had a one on one debate which can be seen at his Website:
http://www.votenorth.org/
2 Mike Indiana // Oct 26, 2008 at 9:22 pm
The Green Party’s election database also lists
State House District 133 – Guy Gray
3 Ross Levin // Oct 26, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Thanks for the help. I’ll add these.
4 Fanta // Oct 26, 2008 at 11:08 pm
OREGON
PRESIDENT
Ralph Nader – Peace
Cynthia McKinney – Green
Bob Barr – Libertarian
Chuck Baldwin – Constitution
U.S. SENATE
Dave Brownlow – Constitution
U.S. HOUSE 1
Chris Henry – Green
Scott Semrau – Constitution
H. Joe Tabor- Libertarian
Joel Haugen – Unaffiliated
U.S. HOUSE 2
Tristin Mock – Green
U.S. HOUSE 3
Michael Meo – Green
U.S. HOUSE 4
Mike Bellstein – Green
Jaynee Germond – Constitution
(note: no Republican running)
U.S. HOUSE 5
Steve Milligan – Libertarian
Douglas Patterson – Constitution
Alex Polikoff – Green
SECRETARY OF STATE
Seth Allan Wooley – Green
TREASURER
Michael Marsh – Constitution
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
J. Ashlee Albies – Working Families
Walt Brown – Green
James Leuenberger – Constitution
(note: no Republican running)
5 Fanta // Oct 26, 2008 at 11:19 pm
ALASKA
PRESIDENT
Chuck Baldwin – Alaskan Independence
Bob Barr – Libertarian
Ralph Nader – Unaffiliated
U.S. SENATOR
Bob Bird – Alaskan Independence
David Haase – Libertarian
Ted Gianoutsous – Unaffiliated
U.S. HOUSE AT-LARGE
Don Wright – Alaskan Independence
6 Curt Boyd // Oct 27, 2008 at 12:02 am
I’ll be voting for Betsy Summers. I voted for her when she ran for Senate, and I think she’d be a great Auditor General.
Unfortunately, there’s no independent running for State Senate, House or US House in my district, so I’ll have to go “least worst” in those races.
7 Ross Levin // Oct 27, 2008 at 4:00 pm
I convinced my brother to vote for the Libertarian for Attorney General. She seems like she’d be good for the job from what I’ve seen.
To Fanta – do you have any links to those candidates’ websites?
8 Ross Levin // Oct 27, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Nevermind, I got all the stuff I needed on the Alaska SoS’s website.
9 Ross Levin // Oct 27, 2008 at 4:45 pm
And to everyone else – please compile a list like this for your home state. You can look up your state’s secretary of state’s website. It probably has all the info you need.
I hope we can get a list for most or all of the states by election day.
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