June 2, 2026
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From the Topeka Capital-Journal:
Ken Cannon and Andrew Gray endorse third-party candidate participation in Kansas gubernatorial debates.
It is more than philosophical. It is personal.
Gray is the Libertarian Party’s nominee for governor, while Cannon carries the banner of the Reform Party on the November ballot.
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LeAlan Jones, the Green Party candidate for the open US Senate seat in Illinois, was recently profiled in the Chicago News Collective (which is in turn printed in the New York Times). …
A press release from the Jill Stein campaign for governor of Massachusetts, sent to IPR via email:
BOSTON – “Politicians shouldn’t be allowed to eliminate their competition by
pushing them off the debate stage” according to gubernatorial candidate Jill
Stein.…
As posted at onthewilderside:
Until August 17, 2010 (Tuesday), statewide candidates running as independents, or on the lines of some third parties, can file their independent nominating petitions in Albany.…
From the Kennebec Journal:
It may be the first election in 16 years without a Green candidate for governor on the ballot, but that doesn’t mean the Maine Green Independent Party won’t have an impact on the race.
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From the McCook Daily Gazette:
The Libertarian Party of Nebraska has been recognized as an official political party in Nebraska, according to Secretary of State John Gale.
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Each month, PublicPolicyPolling polls the 2012 presidential race. While they have included Ron Paul, a sitting Republican Congressman and the 1988 Libertarian presidential nominee, for some time in their polls of the Republican primary, this is the first in time in a long while that a pollster has tested Dr.…
The Minnesota Independence Party held a primary on August 10th. While the party has candidates for many offices, only the gubernatorial race had more than one candidate seeking the nomination.…
The Colorado Libertarian held a primary on August 10th. This is the first year that the LP of Colorado held a statewide primary. There were three contested races for the nominations to US Senate, Governor, and 1st congressional district.…