Source: Green Party Watch

Two years ago, Brunswick resident Fred Horch finished just 140 votes behind the Democrat in a three way race for the Maine State House District 66. He beat the Republican by over 250 votes in an incredibly close election. From our race round up in 2010:

State Representative District 66, ME
Alexander Cornell du Houx (D) 1,409 (38.08%) Read more »

Source: Green Party Watch

Democrat Ken Aden’s withdrawal from the 3rd Congressional District race Monday leaves two minor party candidates to face Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., in the Nov. 6 general election, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Aden’s withdrawal leaves Green Party candidate Rebekah Kennedy and Libertarian David Pangrac as the only challengers to Womack on the fall ballot, said Alex Reed of the Secretary of Read more »

Source: WashingtonExaminer.com

Republican Mitt Romney faces a new obstacle to victory in must-win Virginia in November: A third-party presidential candidate who is favored by 1 in 10 Old Dominion voters and is drastically undercutting Romney’s showing against President Obama.

Virgil Goode, who represented southwest Virginia in Congress from 1997 to 2008 as a Democrat and then as a Republican, is running for president on the Constitution Party ticket. A Public Policy Read more »

Source: Independent Political Report

Public Policy Polling has released a new poll in the state of Virginia including native Virgil Goode, nominee of the Constitution Party. Goode garnered 9%, an increase since PPP’s previous poll back in May.

If Virgil Goode gets on the ballot in Virginia it could spell trouble for Romney. He pulls 9% of the vote, getting most of his support from Republicans and conservative leaning independents. With Read more »

Source: GaryJohnson2012.com

LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENTIAL TICKET HEADS TO LAS VEGAS FOR FREEDOM FEST

July 10, 2012, Santa Fe, NM — The Libertarian Party presidential ticket will be in Las Vegas July 12-14 for FreedomFest. Presidential nominee and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, along with his running mate, former Superior Court Judge Jim Gray, are slated to speak at the annual festival. Read more »