Massachusetts has released the official returns from the October 18, 2011 special election for State House in the Berkshire Third District. This is the race in which the Green Party nominee came close to winning. The final returns are: Democrat Tricia Farley-Bouvier 1,940; Green Mark Miller 1,748; independent Pam Malumphy 1,325; Republican Mark Jester 899. The winner won with only 32.81% of the vote.
Ballot Access News
Edited By Richard Winger
Once again, the Republicans spoil an election! Why won’t these third parties just stop running? We ought to make it hard for third parties like the Republicans to get on the ballot and destroy the purity of the system.
Candidate/incumbent rank order lists for replacements for legislative bodies — which NOW must be full 24/7.
NO more MORON high cost special elections.
How many total votes in the 2010 regular general election in the gerrymander district ???
Cost per vote in the 2010 and 2011 elections ???
History note – Gerry of the infamous gerrymander was the Guv of MA in 1812 when he did his INFAMOUS EVIL minority rule gerrymander stuff — which had been going on since the late 1200s — but somehow his name got attached to the election rigging — due to the now famous gerrymander dragon cartoon – now all over the internet.
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