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A quick statement from campaign manager Allen Hacker has been posted over at Michael Badnarik’s blog:
Well, there you have it… or do you?
Maybe it is what it is, and maybe it only looks that way. We’re going to take some time to carefully examine what happened, and then we’ll …
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More bad news for third party candidates. It looks like Libertarian County Commissioner Paul Trujillo was defeated in his New Mexico re-election bid last night…
DAVID R. MEDINA (DEM) . . . . . 1,781 (47.10%)
PAUL E. TRUJILLO (LIB) . …
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Libertarian state house candidate Hardy Machia is in a respectable fourth place with 18% of the vote in his race, with at least one precinct left to report in.
The LP’s website reports a few local wins including a seat on the Hardeeville City Council in South Carolina and a few …
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Some last minute gubernatorial numbers and then I’m off to sleep.
In Texas, Strayhorn took 18% for third place and Friedman was back in fourth at 12%.
In Alaska, Andrew Halcro is picking up 10%.
In Minnesota, Peter Hutchinson has 6% of the vote.
In Illinois, Green candidate Rich Whitney has pulled in an …
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John Eder appears to have been narrowly defeated for re-election in Maine. As the party’s only state representative nationally, this is a huge blow.
Matthew Reading, another Green seeking a Maine state house seat has fallen short by 4 votes and this race will probably be heading to a recount.
Benjamin …
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Libertarian state house candidate Rex Bell is running a distant third in his Indiana race.
No word yet on the potentially viable candidates for state house in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Looks like Rick Jore is solidly in the lead to capture a state house seat up in Montana… a bright spot in this otherwise not-so-great night for minor parties.
The CP’s other hope for a state house pick-up, Ed McGarr in Utah, appears to be trailing very badly at this moment.
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I’ve been sweating out a really tough race of my own tonight, but as it stands now things are looking pretty good. I’m leading my opponent by about 6% or 11,000 votes. He’s got a strong base and a lot of institutional support, but with more than 90% …
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Bob Smither and Michael Badnarik have both failed to top 10% in their respective races.
In Maine, Merrill hits 20% and LaMarche is topping 10%. Whitney holding a solid 10% in Illinois.
No solid word yet on state house races…
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Eric Eidness polls greater than 10% for Congress in Colorado. Max Linn scores a 3% showing for third place in the Florida gubernatorial contest.
Michael Badnarik and Bob Smith both finish their races with somewhere between 12% and 20% of the vote. To predict more specifically than that would …
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