Rex Rammel was an Independent candidate for US Senate in Idaho running on a platform that ranchers, small farmers, and reformers seemed attracted to. He had a particular pull amongst conservatives.
While his scoring of 5.37% statewide is impressive, there are more impressive numbers on the county level. He scored double digits in 7 of [...]

[Read more →]

Steve Kubby was a candidate for the Libertarian Presidential nomination in 2008, and the runner up for the party’s VP nomination in 2008 and 2000. He was also the party’s candidate for Governor of California in 1998. He is currently working on a new business venture in the medical field. Disclosure: I worked on his [...]

[Read more →]

Posted at ballot Access News
Nader: Lawrence County, Arkansas, 3.3%
Barr: Esmeralda County, Nevada, 2.7%
Baldwin: Millard County, Utah, 5.6%
McKinney: either St. Bernard or LaFourche, both in Louisiana, each 1.1%
Brian Moore: Essex County, Vermont, 2.1%
Thanks to Jack Ross for doing the laborious job of checking all the counties. Of course when the returns are final, these may change. [...]

[Read more →]

With results still coming in, here is the latest report from CNN.com
Obama
65,937,957
53%
McCain
57,756,060
46%
Nader
685,416
Barr
503,974
Baldwin
181,266
McKinney
148,545

[Read more →]

Although many pundits expected him to do better, or worse, Dean Barkley managed to capture 15.16% in the US Senate race in Minnesota as the Independence Party candidate. Dean Barkley recieved the endorsement of former Gov. Jesse Ventura and Ventura even helped record radio ads for him. However, he also managed to score as much [...]

[Read more →]

The top five states in terms of awarding presidential votes to third parties (again, in terms of percentages).
1.) Montana, 3.18%
2.) Utah, 2.99%
3.) Oregon, 2.80%
4.) Alaska, 2.76%
5.) Wyoming, 2.68%

[Read more →]

The Columbia Missourian printed a story about the Constitution Party retaining it’s ballot access and some possible reasons for why the Libertarians did not reach the needed 2%.
The Constitution Party’s accomplishment may have come at the expense of the Libertarian Party, Missouri’s most established party after the Democrats and Republicans.
The Libertarian Party failed to reach [...]

[Read more →]

Rebekah Kennedy, the Green candidate for Senate in Arkansas, faced only a Democratic opponent. Results are now coming in that show her scoring over 30% in at least 3 counties. With Republicans putting up no challengers in most contests for US House or US Senate, it looks like the Arkansas Greens may be the second [...]

[Read more →]

In a comment at Green Party Watch, Richard Winger of Ballot Access News writes:
The months of November and December of any even-numbered year are the PRIME months to ask state legislators to introduce bills to improve ballot access (and to introduce bills on any subject). If people wait, the legislators will say, “Sorry; I can [...]

[Read more →]

The Road Ahead:
A Message from Wayne Allyn Root -
2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential Nominee
Dear friends,
It has been an honor and privilege to serve all of my many friends, fans, voters, contributors and most importantly, the Libertarian Party as the nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008.
I owe so many of you a debt [...]

[Read more →]

ChuckBaldwinForum.com reports:

The chairman of the Constitution Party of Ohio received over 230,000 votes with a campaign featuring a positive message and an urban agenda.
Owens was also endorsed by the Libertarian Party and the Reform Party.
This was 4.81% according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

[Read more →]

Ross Perot’s 1996 showing of 8,085,402 was the party’s first and most significant entry into Presidential politics.
Then in 2000, the party nominated Pat Buchanan and still captured a respectable (by third party standards) total of 449,225 votes.
In 2004, what remained of the party endorsed Ralph Nader’s campaign which won 463,655… but [...]

[Read more →]

CNN has the current tallies:
Obama
65,775,311
53%
McCain
57,669,961
46%
Nader
684,283
Barr
503,132

[Read more →]

via http://thefreeturkey.com/

There’s a Libertarian Party in the UK. It’s only been around since January of this year, but already they’re causing a ruckus.
This past November 5th, they UK LP mailed out a specially inscribed copy of George Orwell’s 1984 to each and every Member of Parliament. The books had written on the inside cover “This [...]

[Read more →]

According to Ballot Access News, the Peace Party in Oregon and separate Independent Parties in New Mexico and Maryland are now qualified due to Nader’s latest run.
Other parties which nominated Nader and remain on the ballot after this election are the Peace & Freedom Party of California, the Independent Party of Connecticut, the [...]

[Read more →]