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 8)
-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)
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.
Nevermind, I got all the stuff I needed on the Alaska SoS’s website.
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?
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.
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. HO– USE AT-LARGE
Don Wright – Alaskan Independence
OREGON
PRESIDENT
Ralph Nader – Peace
Cynthia McKinney – Green
Bob Barr – Libertarian
Chuck Baldwin – Constitution
U.S. SENATE
Dave Brownlow – Constitution
U.S. HO– USE 1
Chris Henry – Green
Scott Semrau – Constitution
H. Joe Tabor- Libertarian
Joel Haugen – Unaffiliated
U.S. HO– USE 2
Tristin Mock – Green
U.S. HO– USE 3
Michael Meo – Green
U.S. HO– USE 4
Mike Bellstein – Green
Jaynee Germond – Constitution
(note: no Republican running)
U.S. HO– USE 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)
Thanks for the help. I’ll add these.
The Green Party’s election database also lists
State House District 133 – Guy Gray
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/