June 11, 2026
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The state of South Carolina utilizes “fusion” for all offices. This allows the same candidate to be listed as the nominee for multiple parties, with the resulting votes totaled into one sum.…
As recently reported by IPR, Jesse Ventura is expected to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate “in the not-too-distant future.” However, it is not entirely clear if Ventura would do so as a candidate for the Independence Party — or as an unaffiliated, independent candidate.…
Jesse Ventura, whom some have speculated might run for the open U.S. Senate in Minnesota under the Independence Party label, is rumored to be hedging closer to a run.…
According to an anonymous third-party expert, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is in talks with Frank McKay, the chairman of the Independence Party of New York, to receive the Independence Party ballot line.…
Apparently New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, a Republican, is helping the Independence Party of Monroe County
Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno was in Rochester on Thursday not raising money for Republicans—but for the Monroe County Independence Party.
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Frank McKay, the state chairman of the Independence Party of New York, is getting some local press.
Those looking to keep open Suffolk’s John J.
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There has been wild speculation, especially in the last couple of days, that either Dean Barkley or Jesse Ventura will run for Senate in Minnesota against Norm Coleman-(R) and Al Franken-(D).…
Ballot-Access News just reported:
The ballot-qualified Minnesota Independence Party holds a primary in September. Filing is in July. Press reports from Minnesota indicate that both Jesse Ventura and Dean Barkley are considering running for U.S.
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