June 6, 2026
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From John Michael Spinelli at the Examiner:
While there are likely many political issues Dan La Botz and Eric Deaton do not agree on, one timely issue they do share in common is that the anticipated debate between Republican Rob Portman and Democrat Lee Fisher, both running to replace George Voinovich in the U.S.
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From the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (read the full thing here):
A week ago, five third-party candidates seeking statewide office appeared to have enough signatures to make it on this fall’s ballot.
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Results are in from the 4-way race for the Libertarian Party gubernatorial nomination in Arizona. Barry Hess, who has run statewide as a Libertarian in the past, secured the nomination tonight.…
For the first time in Florida history, a primary has been held for a third party. The nomination in question was for State House District 33.…
Yesterday, Red Phillips relayed word of a controversy in Georgia that revolves around a comment by GA Libertarian Party Operations Director Brett Bittner. In a Facebook comment, Bittner had noted that Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal is on the same side of the immigration issue as members of the National Socialist Movement, and linked to a post at IPR on a neo-Nazi anti-immigration rally recently held in Los Angeles.…
This year, an anti-Washington mood is opening doors to novice candidates from right and left who speak to the ire coursing through the electorate.
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In New York State, the Conservative Party is currently an automatic ballot status party, a third party on par with the major parties. The Right-to-Life Party in the state is an independent political body without automatic ballot status.…
From Syracuse.com via TPID:
Syracuse, NY – A Syracuse man who wants to make drugs legal jumped today into the 25th Congressional District race. Marc Romain, the former chairman of the Onondaga County Libertarian Party, filed petitions with the state Board of Elections to run as a Libertarian against incumbent Rep.…