Arkansas Libertarian Gubernatorial Nominee Carried His Home County

Arkansas Libertarian gubernatorial nominee Colt Shelby carried Franklin County, his home county. The unofficial results are: Shelby 2,341 (45.73%); Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Republican, 2,117 (41.36%); Fred Love, Democrat, 661 (12.91%).

Franklin County is in northwest Arkansas and has a population of 17,000. Thanks to Zooey Hill for this news.

Vermont Progressive Party Elects Seven Legislators

The Vermont Progressive Party elected one State Senator and six State House members. The Senator is Tanya Vyhovsky, in the Chittenden-Central District.

The six Representatives are: Adam Franz (Chittenden 14); Brian Cima (Chittenden 15); Trang Do and Jeffrey Peterson (Chittenden 16); Matt Gile (Chittenden 21); and Emery Mattheis (Orange-Washington-Addison).

All the winners were on the ballot as “Progressive/Democratic”. Vermont permits fusion, and the ballot lists the candidate’s membership with the first-named party, and then the name of any party that also nominated them.

In 2024 the Progressives had elected five members to the legislature.