41 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Senate Class 3: Scott Gene, II (Write-in [Democratic]) - added; Selena Lopeez (Write-in [Independent]) - added. House CD 3: Federico Sanchez (Write-in [Independent]) - added.

Connecticut: House CD 4: state Representative John T. Shaban (Republican, Independent Party of Connecticut) - previously listed as Republican. House CD 5: Clay Cope (Republican, Independent Party of Connecticut) - previously listed as Republican; Stephanie Piddock (Independent) - removed; John Pistone (Independent) - removed.

Ohio: President: James Jerome Bell (Write-in [Democratic]) - added; Michael Bickelmeyer (Write-in [Republican]) - added; Darrell Lane Castle (Write-in [Constitution]) - added; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Benjamin "Ben" Hartnell (Write-in [America First]) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Write-in [America's Party]) - added; Bruce E. Jaynes (Write-in) - added; Christopher Robert "Chris" Keniston (Write-in [Veterans Party of America]) - added; Barry Kirschner (Write-in) - added; Laurence J. "Larry" Kotlikoff (Write-in [Kotlikoff for President]) - added; Joseph Allen "Joe Exotic" Maldonado (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen (Write-in [American Solidarity]) - added; David Evan "Evan" McMullin (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Monica Gail Moorehead (Write-in [Workers World]) - added; Joseph Charles "Joe" "Average Joe" "The Painter" Schriner (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Josiah R. Stroh (Write-in) - added; Douglas W. Thomson (Write-in) - added. Senate Class 3: James Stahl (Write-in) - added. House CD 1: Kiumars G. Kiani (Write-in) - added. House CD 2: Janet Everhard (Write-in) - added. House CD 8: Robert Coogan (Libertarian) - removed; Derrick James Hendricks (Green) - added. House CD 9: Noel Jaime Nazario (Independent) - removed; George A. Skalsky (Write-in) - added. House CD 10: David A. Harlow (Write-in) - added. House CD 13: Calvin Hill, Sr. (Write-in) - added. House CD 14: Andrew Jarvi (Write-in) - added. House CD 15: Dennis G. Lambert (Green) - removed.

Presidential Candidates: James Jerome Bell (Democratic) - added; Bruce E. Jaynes (Write-in) - added; Barry Kirschner (Write-in) - added; Ajay Sood (Independent) - previously listed as Write-in; Josiah R. Stroh (Write-in) - added.

Commentary:
Monday 26 September 2016: 1st US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE (of 3)
at Hofstra University- Hempstead, New York
scheduled for 90 minutes starting 9 PM Eastern Time US [0100 GMT]
redacted Tweets
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

EDITOR's NOTE: All Tweets below have been redacted (where necessary) within their original sequence.

Simply waiting for the 1st Presidential Debate to start

"Scoring" the Debate using the 'Ten Point Must' system (10 points to the winner of a "round", a single digit for the other)
EDITOR's Note: A more complete explanation of this "scoring" method, as applied to these Debates, can be found here

Moderator LESTER HOLT of NBC now introduces the Debate....

23 changes to the candidate list:

Delaware: President: Paij Boring (Write-in [Republican]) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Write-in [America's Party]) - added; Lynn Sandra Kahn (Write-in [Independent]) - added; David Evan "Evan" McMullin (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Darryl W. Perry (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added; Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Ajay Sood (Write-in) - added. Governor: Andrew R. Goff (Green) - added; Benjamin Hollinger, Sr. (Write-in) - added. House At-Large: Mark J. Perri (Green) - added; Campbell Smith (Write-in) - added; Scott Walker (Write-in [Democratic]) - Active, previously listed as Democratic.

Massachusetts: House CD 2: Thomas Norman Tribandis (Libertarian) - removed. House CD 9: William E. Cimbrelo (Independent) - removed; Anna Grace Raduc (Unenrolled) - added.

Michigan: House CD 12: Gary Walkowicz (Working Class) - added.

South Carolina: Senate Class 3: Thomas Alan Dixon (Democratic, Working Families, Green) - previously listed as Democratic, Green; Jim Hinkle (American) - removed. House CD 1: Dimitri Cherny (Green, Democratic, Working Families) - previously listed as Green, Democratic. House CD 5: Larry Gaither (American) - removed. House CD 7: Mal Hyman (Democratic, Working Families, Green) - previously listed as Democratic, Green.

Presidential Candidates: Darryl W. Perry (Libertarian) - Active; Ajay Sood (Write-in) - added.

Participants in tonight's debate (scheduled for 90 minutes):

• former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton [Democrat]
• businessman Donald J. Trump, Sr. [Republican]

24 changes to the candidate list:

Arkansas: President: Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Independent [America's Party]) - apparently not a candidate.

Colorado: House CD 2: Steven S. Todd (Write-in [Democratic]) - removed; Cliff Willmeng (Green) - removed. House CD 3: Tisha Trinette Casida (Unaffiliated) - removed. House CD 4: Donald Howbert (Write-in [Republican]) - added.

Michigan: House CD 4: Debra Freidell Wirth (Write-in [Democratic]) - added. House CD 13: Sam Johnson (Working Class) - added.

Nevada: Senate Class 3: Antonino "Tony" Gumina (No Poliitical Party) - previously listed as No Party; Thomas Lamont "Tom" Sawyer (No Poliitical Party) - previously listed as No Party; Jarrod Michael Williams (No Poliitical Party) - previously listed as No Party. House CD 1: Reuben D'Silva (No Poliitical Party) - previously listed as No Party. House CD 2: David Drew "Drew" Knight (No Poliitical Party) - previously listed as No Party. House CD 3: David Scott Goossen (No Poliitical Party) - previously listed as No Party.

Virginia: House CD 2: Dustin Willow (Independent) - removed. House CD 5: Mitchell Preston Bupp (Independent) - removed; Stephen C. Harmon (Libertarian) - removed; Ken Hildebrandt (Independent Greens) - removed. House CD 6: Elaine Hildebrandt (Independent Greens) - removed. House CD 7: Michael Robert "Mike" Dickinson (Independent Greens) - removed. House CD 8: Julio Gracia (Independent) - added. House CD 9: Janice Allen Boyd (Independent [Democratic]) - Active, previously listed as Democratic. House CD 10: J.D. Thorpe (Libertarian) - removed. House CD 11: Joseph F. "Joe" Galdo (Green) - removed; Tareq Salahi (Independent Greens) - removed.

27 changes to the candidate list:

Alaska: President: Andrew Daniel "Andy" Basiago (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Robert Lewis "Bob" Buchanan (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Richard Duncan (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Benjamin "Ben" Hartnell (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Christopher Robert "Chris" Keniston (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Jacob S. Kern (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Laurence J. "Larry" Kotlikoff (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Joseph Allen "Joe Exotic" Maldonado (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; David Evan "Evan" McMullin (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Laio Chantelle Morris (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Michael S. Olkowski (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Platt Robertson (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Marshall Schoenke (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Shawna Joy Sterling (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Douglas W. Thomson (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added. Senate Class 3: Sidney "Sid" Hill (Write-in [Non Affiliated]) - added; Rob Mulford (Write-in [No Affiliation]) - added. House At-Large: Zachary A. Kile (Write-in [Alaskan Independence]) - added.

Montana: House At-Large: Rick Breckenridge (Libertarian) - added. He was name the replacement candidate following the death of Mike Fellows on 19 September 2016.

West Virginia: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - back on the ballot. Governor: Phil Hudok (Constitution) - back on the ballot. On 22 September 2016 the U.S. District Court prohibited West Virginia from requiring that independents and nominees of unqualified parties file a declaration of candidacy in January.

Presidential Candidates: Jacob S. Kern (Non Affiliated) - added; Platt Robertson (Non Affiliated) - added; Shawna Joy Sterling (Libertarian) - Active; Douglas W. Thomson (Non Affiliated) - added.

33 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: President: Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Benjamin "Ben" Hartnell (Write-in [Independent]) - added. Senate Class 3: Sydney Dudikoff (Write-in [Republican]) - added. House CD 1: Ray C. Parrish (Green) - previously listed as Write-in [Green]. House CD 3: Harvey Martin (Write-in [Democratic]) - previously listed as Write-in [Veterans Party of America]. House CD 8: Mark Salazar (Green) - previously listed as Write-in [Green].

Georgia: President: Stephen L. Allen (Write-in) - added; Robert Lewis "Bob" Buchanan (Write-in [Independent]) - added; David C. Byrne (Write-in) - added; Darrell Lane Castle (Write-in [Constitution]) - added; Scott Cubbler (Write-in) - added; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Write-in [America's Party]) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Write-in [Kotlikoff for President]) - added; Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen (Write-in [American Solidarity]) - added; David Evan "Evan" McMullin (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Jill E. Stein (Write-in [Green]) - added. Senate Class 3: Michelle Gates (Write-in) - added. House CD 4: Hien Nguyen (Independent) - removed. House CD 10: Leonard "Len" Ware (Write-in [Independent]) - previously listed as Independent.

Kentucky: House CD 1 Special: former Agriculture Commissioner James R. Comer (Republican) - added; Samuel Lewis "Sam" Gaskins (Democratic) - added.

Maryland: House CD 3: Ann Dalrymple (Write-in [Democratic]) - previously listed as Write-in.

Montana: House At-Large: Mike Fellows (Libertarian) - Mr. Fellows was killed in a motor vehicle accident on 19 September 2016. Montana law allows the Libertarian Party 5 days to replace him on the ballot.

West Virginia: Governor: James Brennan (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Tyler Cloud Dixon (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Carroll Duane Garnes, Jr. (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Phil Hudok (Constitution) - apparently not a candidate.

Wisconsin: House CD 1: Spencer Zimmerman (Trump Conservative) - previously listed as Independent.

Presidential Candidates: Stephen L. Allen (Write-in) - added; David C. Byrne (Write-in) - added.

45 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: House CD 3: Bill Abatecola (Write-in [Republican]) - Pending, previously listed as Republican.

Connecticut: Senate Class 3: Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democratic, Working Families) - previously listed as Democratic; John R. "Jack" Price (Independent Party of Connecticut) - apparently not a candidate.

Georgia: House CD 1: Nathan C. Russo (Write-in) - added. House CD 14: Patrick A. Boggs (Write-in) - added.

Kentucky: President: Denny Carroll Jackson (Write-in [Democratic]) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Write-in) - added. House CD 3: Everett Corley (Write-in [Republican]) - removed; Corey Everette (Forefathers Party [Republican]) - added.

Maine: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Write-in [Constitution]) - added; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Write-in [It's Our Children]) - added; David Evan "Evan" McMullin (Write-in [Courage Character Service]) - added.

New Hampshire: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - previously listed as Independent; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - previously listed as Independent [Libertarian]; Jill E. Stein (Green) - previously listed as Independent [Green]. House CD 1: Robert Lombardo (Libertarian) - previously listed as Independent. House CD 2: John J. Babiarz (Independent [Libertarian]) - previously listed as Libertarian.

New York: House CD 3: Michael McDermott (Libertarian) - removed; former Nassau County Executive Thomas R. "Tom" Suozzi (Democratic) - previously listed as Democratic, Working Families. House CD 4: David H. "Bull" Gurfein (Republican, Conservative, Reform, Tax Revolt) - previously listed as Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform. House CD 5: Congressman Gregory Weldon Meeks (Democratic, Women's Equality) - previously listed as Democratic, Working Families. House CD 6: Danniel Sun Maio (Conservative, Blue Lives Matter, Republican) - previously listed as Conservative, Republican. House CD 9: Joel Anabilah-Azumah (Independent) - removed. House CD 10: Mikhail "Mike" Itkis (No Party Affiliation) - removed; Philip Jeffrey Rosenthal (Republican, Conservative, Independence, Stop Iran Deal) - previously listed as Republican, Conservative, Independence. House CD 13: Kent Richard Iverson (Independent) - removed. House CD 16: Derickson K. Lawrence (People's Choice [Democratic]) - added. House CD 18: former Middletown Town Councilman Scott A. Smith (Independent) - removed. House CD 22: David Matthew Pasick (Libertarian) - removed. House CD 25: Anthony "Tony" D'Orazio, III (Libertarian) - removed; Brandon Reid Kirshner (Independent) - removed. House CD 27: Kevin Aleong (No Party Affiliation) - removed.

South Carolina: House CD 1: Dimitri Cherny (Green, Democratic) - previously listed as Democratic. House CD 7: Mal Hyman (Democratic, Green) - previously listed as Democratic.

Texas: President: Jonathan Lee (Write-in) - added; Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen (Write-in [American Solidarity]) - Active, previously listed as American Solidarity; David Evan "Evan" McMullin (Write-in [Independent]) - added.

Vermont: House At-Large: Congressman Peter F. Welch (Democratic/Republican) - previously listed as Democratic. Secretary of State: Secretary of State James C. "Jim" Condos (Democratic/Republican) - previously listed as Democratic. Treasurer: Treasurer Elizabeth "Beth" Pearce (Democratic/Republican) - previously listed as Democratic; Don Schramm (Progressive) - added. Auditor of Accounts: Auditor Doug Hoffer (Democratic, Progressive) - previously listed as Democratic.

West Virginia: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - apparently not a candidate.

Wisconsin: President: Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

47 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: House CD 3: Bill Abatecola (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 5: Christine Jones (Republican) - lost Primary.

Colorado: President: Michael W.B. Deeks (USA76) - apparently not a candidate; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - previously listed as Unaffiliated; Bruce Lohmiller (Write-in [Green / Democratic]) - added; Thomas J. Nieman (Write-in [Unaffiliated / Libertarian]) - added; Brian Anthony Perry (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; David Perry (Write-in [Republican]) - added; Corey Sterner (Write-in [Unaffiliated / Republican]) - added.

Illinois: House CD 18: Don Vance (Write-in [Constitution]) - added.

Maine: House CD 2: Richard Light (Write-in [Libertarian]) - apparently not a candidate, previously listed as Write-in [Libertarian].

Maryland: President: William Ernest Bowhall, Jr. (Write-in [Other Candidates]) - added; James Medges (Write-in [Other Candidates]) - added; Michael S. Olkowski (Write-in [Other Candidates]) - added. Senate Class 3: Michael Tyrone Pearson (Write-in [Democratic]) - removed; Charles Ulysses Smith (Write-in [Democratic]) - added; Arvin Vohra (Write-in [Libertarian]) - removed. House CD 7: William Thomas Newton (Write-in [Republican]) - added; Michael Tyrone Pearson (Write-in [Republican]) - added; Adrian Petrus (Write-in [Democratic]) - removed; Scott Soffen (Write-in [Libertarian]) - removed.

Mississippi: President: Barbara Dale Washer (Reform) - removed. House CD 1: Roger I. Garrard (Veterans Party of America) - removed; Daniel Hudson Sparks (Unaffiliated) - removed. House CD 3: Roger I. Gerrard (Veterans Party of America) - added.

New Hampshire (13 September primary re-cap): Governor: state Representative Frank Edelblut (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 1: Congressman Frank C. Guinta (Republican) - Renominated; Richard E. "Rich" Ashooh (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 2: John J. Babiarz (Libertarian) - previously listed as Independent.

New Jersey: House CD 1: Gavin Bard (Socialist Party USA) - removed. House CD 3: James Marcotullio (Libertarian) - removed. House CD 4: David Sugarman (Independent) - removed. House CD 6: Inder "Andy" Soni (Independent) - removed; Herb Tarbous (Independent) - removed.

New Mexico: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - added; Gloria Estela La Riva (Socialism and Liberation) - added; Evan McMullin (Better for America) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

New York: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Working Families, Women's Equality, Democratic) - previously listed as Working Families, Democratic. House CD 3: Philip Martin "Flip" Pidot (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Presidential Candidates: Bruce Lohmiller (Green / Democratic) - added; James Medges (Other Candidates) - added; Thomas J. Nieman (Unaffiliated / Libertarian) - added; Michael S. Olkowski (Other Candidates) - added; Brian Anthony Perry (Unaffiliated) - added; David Perry (Republican) - added; Corey Sterner (Unaffiliated / Republican) - added.

53 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Senate Class 3: Merissa Hamilton (Write-in [Libertarian]) - lost Primary, previously listed as Write-in [Libertarian]; Gary Swing (Green) - previously listed as Write-in [Green].

Delaware (13 September primary re-cap): Governor: Lacey Lafferty (Republican) - lost Primary. Lieutenant Governor: City of Wilmington Council Member Sherry Dorsey Walker (Democratic) - lost Primary; Kent County Levy Court District Commissioner Bradley S. "Brad" Eaby (Democratic) - lost Primary; former Sussex County Register of Wills Gregory "Greg" Fuller, Sr. (Democratic) - lost Primary; Rehoboth Beach City Commissioner Kathleen "Kathy" McGuiness (Democratic) - lost Primary; New Castle County Register of Wills Ciro Poppiti, III (Democratic) - lost Primary. House At-Large: Sean Barney (Democratic) - lost Primary; Michael Carlton "Mike" Miller, Sr. (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Senator Bryan Townsend (Democratic) - lost Primary; Scott Walker (Democratic) - lost Primary; Elias J. Weir (Democratic) - lost Primary. Commissioner of Insurance: Commissioner of Insurance Karen Weldin Stewart (Democratic) - Lost Primary; former Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish (Republican) - lost Primary.

Indiana: House CD 1: John Meyer (Write-in [Independent]) - added. House CD 8: former State Representative David Orentlicher (Democratic) - removed.

Kentucky: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - added; David Perry (Write-in) - added; Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle (Write-in [Independent]) - added.

Louisiana: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Reform) - apparently not a candidate.

Massachusetts: President: Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Nebraska: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

New Hampshire (13 September primary re-cap): Senate Class 3: Senator Kelly A. Ayotte (Republican) - Renominated; Tom Alciere (Republican) - lost Primary; Gerard Beloin (Republican) - lost Primary; Stanley Michael Emanuel (Republican) - lost Primary; formerly state Senator Jim Rubens (Republican) - lost Primary. Governor: Mark Connolly (Democratic) - lost Primary; Derek Dextraze (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Senator Jeanie Forrester (Republican) - lost Primary; Ian Freeman (Democratic) - lost Primary; Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas (Republican) - lost Primary; Jonathan "Jon" Lavoie (Republican) - lost Primary; former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 1: Michael Callis (Republican) - lost Primary; Jamieson Hale Gradert (Republican) - lost Primary; Robert Risley (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 2: state Representative Eric P. Estevez (Republican) - lost Primary; state Representative Jack B. Flanagan (Republican) - lost Primary; Walter W. Kelly (Republican) - lost Primary; Andy Martin (Republican) - lost Primary; Jay Mercer (Republican) - lost Primary; Casey Brad Newell (Republican) - lost Primary.

Ohio (13 September primary re-cap): House CD 8: Corey Foister (Democratic) - withdrew; Steven Fought (Democratic) - replacement candidate nominated.

Rhode Island (13 September primary re-cap): House CD 1: Congressman David N. Cicilline (Democratic) - Renominated; Christopher F. "Chris" Young (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 2: Congressman James R. "Jim" Langevin (Democratic) - Renominated; Steven "Steve" Archer (Democratic) - lost Primary; John D. Hamilton (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Presidential Candidates: Theodis Brown, Sr. (Unaffiliated) - previously listed as Other Candidates; David Perry (Write-in) - added.

DELAWARE STATE PRIMARIES

polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM local time [1100 to 0000 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the State's at-Large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as for the following State-level elective offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Commissioner.

Returns from
State Of Delaware Department of Elections.
Results from
AP.

NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PRIMARIES

polls are generally open from 6 AM to 7 PM local time [1000 to 2300 GMT]; however, polls in the Granite State's 13 Cities are permitted to remain open until 8 PM [0000 GMT]: this is now considered to be the overall poll closing time for the State. In addition, polls may open as late as 11 AM [1500 GMT] by local option; polls may close once all registered voters in a given jurisdiction have actually voted.

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] and to the State's 2 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as for Governor.

Results from
AP.

NEW YORK STATE PRIMARIES

polls are generally open from 6 AM to 9 PM local time [1000 to 0100 GMT]; however, for Primary Elections, polls may open- but only outside of the Five Boroughs of New York City, 6 suburban counties outside of New York City (on Long Island and in the lower Hudson River Valley) and Erie County (the county including the city of Buffalo)- as late as Noon [1600 GMT].

NOTE: There are no Primaries for election contests covered by The Green Papers being held today; however, there are Primaries for nominations to both houses of the State Legislature and other local elective offices-- please check locally!

Results from
AP.

RHODE ISLAND STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM local time [1100 to 0000 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the State's 2 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Returns from the
Rhode Island Board of Elections.
Results from
AP.

These are the last regularly scheduled Primary Elections in 2016
(The Republican Primary in NEW YORK's 3rd Congressional District now scheduled for Thursday 6 October is a court-ordered event)

27 changes to the candidate list:

Connecticut: House CD 1: Congressman John B. Larson (Democratic, Working Families) - previously listed as Democratic. House CD 2: Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney (Democratic, Working Families) - previously listed as Democratic. House CD 3: Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic, Working Families) - previously listed as Democratic. House CD 5: Congressman Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic, Working Families) - previously listed as Democratic.

Delaware: President: Shelia Mariah Bolar (Write-in) - added; William Ernest Bowhall, Jr. (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Robert Lewis "Bob" Buchanan (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Richard Duncan (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Benjamin "Ben" Hartnell (Write-in) - added; David Limbaugh (Write-in) - added; Star Locke (Write-in [Democratic]) - added; Joseph Allen "Joe Exotic" Maldonado (Write-in [Independent]) - added; William Roger "Roger" Smith (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added; Matthew Water Stout (Write-in) - added.

Hawaii: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Missouri: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

North Carolina: Senate Class 3: Mohammad Abous Sabur Nasiri (Independent) - removed. House CD 6: Jeffrey Lee Roseman (Independent) - removed. House CD 8: Bailey Wayne Tuttle (Independent) - removed. House CD 13: Robert Stuart "Bob" Isner (Democratic) - removed; Nicholas Tolerton (Independent) - removed.

Oklahoma: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Presidential Candidates: William Ernest Bowhall, Jr. (Independent) - added; William Roger "Roger" Smith (Independent) - added; Matthew Water Stout (Write-in) - added.

136 changes to the candidate list:

Alabama: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Independent [Libertarian]) - added; Jill E. Stein (Independent [Green]) - added.

Alaska: House At-Large: Stephen T. "Todd" Wright (Write-in [Republican]) - Pending, previously listed as Republican.

Colorado: President: Cherunda Lynn Fox (Unaffiliated) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Florida: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added. Governor: Daniel P. Zutler (Republican) - added.

Idaho: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Illinois: House CD 5: Vince Kolber (Republican) - added. House CD 11: Dominick J. "Nick" Stella (Republican) - removed. House CD 13: David Michael Gill (Independent) - removed. Comptroller Special: Claire Ball (Libertarian) - added; Tim Curtin (Green) - added.

Indiana: President: Ray C. Brown (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Richard Duncan (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Write-in [Independent]) - previously listed as Write-in [America's Independent]; Denny Carroll Jackson (Write-in [Independent]) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Melissa L. Kelly (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Joseph Allen "Joe Exotic" Maldonado (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Monica Gail Moorehead (Write-in [Workers World]) - added; Ric Mullis (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Matthew "None of the Above" Roberts (Write-in [Independent]) - added. Senate Class 3: James L. Johnson (Write-in) - added. Governor: Adam Adkins (Write-in [Independent]) - previously listed as Write-in; Christopher Stried (Write-in [Independent]) - previously listed as Write-in.

Kansas: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added. Senate Class 3: Al Zahnter (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

Kentucky: President: Evan McMullin (Independent) - added.

Maine: House CD 1: state Board of Education Member Ande Allen Smith (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 2: Jay Dresser (Write-in) - added; Mike Turcotte (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

Maryland: President: Paul Adams (Write-in [Democratic]) - added; Shelia Bolar (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Michael David Boyles (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; JoAnn Breivogel (Write-in [Republican]) - added; Dana E. Brown (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Theodis Brown, Sr. (Write-in [Other Candidates]) - added; Robert Lewis "Bob" Buchanan (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Martin Carlisle (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Richard Duncan (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Ameer Xenos Flippin (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Ben Hartnell (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Gerald John "Jerry" Jennings, II (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Cathy Johnson Pendleton (Write-in [Democratic]) - added; Mohammed Keita (Write-in [Other Candidates]) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Star Locke (Write-in [Other Candidates]) - added; Joseph Allen "Joe Exotic" Maldonado (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen (Write-in [Other Candidates]) - added; Stephen McCathy (Write-in [Republican]) - added; Janet L. Reid (Write-in [Republican]) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added; Maurice Symonette (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Mary Thomas (Write-in [Democratic]) - added; Anthony "Tony" Joseph Valdivia (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Mitchell Williams (Write-in [Other Candidates]) - added.

Michigan: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Mississippi: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - added; former Fulton County Pennsylvania Tax Assessor James Arthur "Jim" Hedges (Prohibition Party) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added; Barbara Dale Washer (Reform) - added.

Nevada: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Independent American) - previously listed as Constitution; Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (No Poliitical Party) - previously listed as Independent; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added. Senate Class 3: Gerald Anthony "G.A." Villa (No Party) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 1: Stephanie Carlisle (Republican) - lost Primary.

New Hampshire: Governor: Jilletta Jarvis (Write-in [Independent]) - Pending, previously listed as Independent.

New York: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Working Families, Democratic) - previously listed as Democratic; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Independence, Libertarian) - previously listed as Libertarian; Donald John Trump, Sr. (Conservative, Republican) - previously listed as Republican.

North Carolina: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

North Dakota: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - previously listed as Independent [Constitution]; former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic-Nonpartisan League) - previously listed as Democratic; Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - previously listed as Independent; Jill E. Stein (Green) - previously listed as Independent [Green]. Senate Class 3: James Germalic (Independent) - added.

Rhode Island: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Utah: President: Dustin A. Baird (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Andrew Daniel "Andy" Basiago (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Robert Lewis "Bob" Buchanan (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Jamin Burton (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added; Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Unaffiliated) - previously listed as Independent; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Rocky Giordani (Independent American) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Write-in [America's Party]) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Alyson Kennedy (Unaffiliated [Socialist Workers Party]) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Write-in [Kotlikoff for President]) - added; David Limbaugh (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Evan McMullin (Unaffiliated) - previously listed as Independent; Monica Gail Moorehead (Unaffiliated [Workers World]) - added; Stephen Paul Parks (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Janet L. Reid (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Marshall Schoenke (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik (Write-in [Socialist Party USA]) - added; Jill E. Stein (Unaffiliated [Green]) - added; Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added; Anthony "Tony" Joseph Valdivia (Write-in [Unaffiliated]) - added.

Wyoming: House At-Large: John Anthony "Jack" Meena (Not readily classifiable) - removed.

Presidential Candidates: Paul Adams (Democratic) - added; Dustin A. Baird (Unaffiliated) - added; Shelia Bolar (Unaffiliated) - added; Michael David Boyles (Unaffiliated) - added; Dana E. Brown (Unaffiliated) - added; Ray C. Brown (Independent) - added; Theodis Brown, Sr. (Other Candidates) - added; Robert Lewis "Bob" Buchanan (Independent) - added; Jamin Burton (Unaffiliated) - added; Martin Carlisle (Write-in) - added; Ameer Xenos Flippin (Unaffiliated) - added; Ben Hartnell (Unaffiliated) - added; Denny Carroll Jackson (Democratic) - added; Gerald John "Jerry" Jennings, II (Write-in) - Active, previously listed as Constitution; Mohammed Keita (Democratic) - added; Melissa L. Kelly (Independent) - added; David Limbaugh (Unaffiliated) - added; Stephen McCathy (Republican) - added; Ric Mullis (Independent) - added; Stephen Paul Parks (Unaffiliated) - added; Janet L. Reid (Republican) - added; Matthew "None of the Above" Roberts (Independent) - added; Marshall Schoenke (Unaffiliated) - added; Mary Thomas (Democratic) - added; Barbara Dale Washer (Reform) - added.

53 changes to the candidate list:

Alabama: House CD 7: Christopher Andrew Bishop (Independent) - removed.

Alaska: Senate Class 3: Breck Andrew Craig (Non Affiliated) - previously listed as Independent; Sidney "Sid" Hill (Non Affiliated) - apparently not a candidate; Joseph W. "Joe" Miller (Libertarian) - added; Cean Stevens (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate; Margaret Stock (Non Affiliated) - added; Bruce Walden (Veterans Party of America) - apparently not a candidate; Jed Whittaker (Non Affiliated) - apparently not a candidate.

American Samoa: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Mapu S. Jamias (Democratic) - added.

Iowa: Senate Class 3: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) - added; Jim Hennager (New Independent Party Iowa) - added. House CD 3: Bryan Jack Holder (Libertarian) - added.

Kentucky: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Massachusetts (9 September Primary re-cap): House CD 9: Thomas Joseph "Tom" O'Malley (Republican) - lost Primary.

Montana: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

New Hampshire: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Independent [Constitution]) - apparently not a candidate, previously listed as Independent [Constitution]. Senate Class 3: John Riggieri (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. Governor: state Representative Max Abramson (Independent) - removed; William E. "Bill" Fortune (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Michael "Mike" Gill (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Jilletta Jarvis (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

North Dakota: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Independent [Constitution]) - added; Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Independent [Green]) - added.

Oklahoma: House CD 5: Thomas Eugene "Tom" Guild (Democratic) - lost Primary.

South Carolina: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Evan McMullin (Independence) - added; Peter Alan Skewes (American) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

South Dakota: Senate Class 3: Kurt Evans (Constitution) - removed.

Tennessee: House CD 8: Mark J. Rawles (Independent [Constitution]) - previously listed as Independent.

Texas: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen (American Solidarity) - apparently not a candidate; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added. House CD 1: Renee Culler (Write-in) - added. House CD 2: Christopher Hill (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 3: Christopher John Claytor (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate; Matthew Alan Lougee (Not readily classifiable) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 7: Ronald Marcus Kimmons (Write-in [Reform]) - apparently not a candidate, previously listed as Write-in [Reform]. House CD 8: Benjamin Todd Carlton (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 9: Johnny Johnson (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate; George Florent Reiter (Green) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 20: Michael "Commander" "Mike" Idrogo (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 24: Roland Rangel (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate; David L. Sparks (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 25: Edward "Ed" Tidwell (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 33: Jason Reeves (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate; Roy Carl Stanley (Green) - apparently not a candidate.

Wyoming: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Independent [Green]) - added.

MASSACHUSETTS STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM local time [1100 to 0000 GMT]
(NOTE: Polls may open as early as 5:45 AM [0945 GMT] by local option)

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the Commonwealth's 9 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Results from
AP.

36 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: House CD 3: Bill Abatecola (Republican) - added. House CD 4: Jaime Vasquez (Write-in) - added. House CD 7: Neil Westbrooks (Write-in [Green]) - added. House CD 9: Cary Dolego (Write-in [Green]) - added.

Arkansas: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

California: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added. House CD 12: Robert Miller (Republican) - removed; Preston Picus (No Party Preference) - added. House CD 34: Kenneth Mejia (Write-in [Democratic]) - removed.

Connecticut: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Florida: House CD 21: W. Michael "Mike" Trout (No Party Affiliation [Independent]) - previously listed as No Party Affiliation.

Georgia: President: Claire Elisabeth Elliott (Write-in) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Illinois: Senate Class 3: Eric Michael Conklin (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Kane County Regional Board of School Trustee Chad Koppie (Write-in [Constitution]) - previously listed as Constitution.

Oregon: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added. Senate Class 3: Jim Lindsay (Libertarian) - added; Eric Navickas (Progressive, Pacific Green) - previously listed as Pacific Green. House CD 1: Congressman Suzanne M. Bonamici (Independent Party of Oregon, Democratic) - previously listed as Democratic; Kyle Sheahan (Libertarian) - added. House CD 2: Congressman Gregory Paul "Greg" Walden (Independent Party of Oregon, Republican) - previously listed as Republican. House CD 3: David Delk (Progressive) - added; David W. Walker (Republican, Independent Party of Oregon) - previously listed as Independent Party of Oregon. House CD 4: Congressman Peter Anthony "Pete" DeFazio (Democratic, Working Families, Progressive, Independent Party of Oregon) - previously listed as Democratic; Gil Guthrie (Libertarian) - added; Arthur Brouhard "Art" Robinson (Republican, Constitution) - previously listed as Republican. House CD 5: Marvin J. Sandnes (Pacific Green) - added; Congressman Kurt Schrader (Democratic, Independent Party of Oregon) - previously listed as Democratic. Secretary of State: Labor and Industries Commissioner Bradley P. "Brad" Avakian (Democratic, Working Families, Progressive) - previously listed as Democratic. Attorney General: Lars Hedbor (Libertarian) - added; Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum (Democratic, Independent Party of Oregon, Working Families) - previously listed as Democratic. Treasurer: Chris Henry (Progressive, Pacific Green) - added.

Texas: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Write-in [Constitution]) - added. House CD 32: Danielle Jessica "Dani" Pellett (Democratic) - added.

Virginia: President: Evan McMullin (Independent) - added.

6 changes to the candidate list:

Connecticut: President: Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Kentucky: President: Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Joseph Allen "Joe Exotic" Maldonado (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Jerome S. "Jerry" White (Write-in [Socialist Equality]) - added; Daniel Paul Zutler (Write-in [Independent]) - added. House CD 1: Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield (Republican) - On 31 August 2016, Congressman Whitfield announced his resignation effective 6 September at 6pm. A special election, concurrent with the 8 November 2016 general election, will be called.

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The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 246 Republicans, 186 Democrats, and 3 vacant seats (Hawaii House CD 1, Kentucky House CD 1, Pennsylvania House CD 2).

104 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona (30 August primary recap): Senate Class 3: Senator John Sidney McCain (Republican) - Renominated; Clair Van Steenwyk (Republican) - lost Primary; state Senator Kelli Ward (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 1: former Secretary of State Ken Bennett (Republican) - lost Primary; state Representative David Matthew Gowan, Sr. (Republican) - lost Primary; Gary Kiehne (Republican) - lost Primary; Miguel A. "Mike" Olivas (Democratic) - lost Primary; Shawn Redd (Republican) - lost Primary; Wendy Rogers (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 2: former state Representative Victoria L. Steele (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 4: Congressman Paul Anthony Gosar (Republican) - Renominated; Buckeye City Councilman Raymond John "Ray" Strauss (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 5: state Representative Justin Olson (Republican) - lost Primary; Kinsey Remaklus (Democratic) - lost Primary; former Maricopa County Supervisor Donald T. "Don" Stapley (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 6: Congressman David Schweikert (Republican) - Renominated; Brian Sinuk (Democratic) - lost Primary; Russ Wittenberg (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 8: Congressman Trent Franks (Republican) - Renominated; Clair Jerome Marion Van Steenwyk (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 9: John Agra (Republican) - lost Primary.

District of Columbia: President: Jill E. Stein (D.C. Statehood Green) - added.

Florida (30 August primary recap): Senate Class 3: Senator Marco Rubio (Republican) - Renominated; Carlos Beruff (Republican) - lost Primary; Roque "Rocky" De la Fuenta (Democratic) - lost Primary; Congressman Alan Mark Grayson (Democratic) - lost Primary; Augustus Sol Invictus (Libertarian) - lost Primary; Pamela Michele "Pam" Keith (Democratic) - lost Primary; Reginald Luster (Democratic) - lost Primary; Ernesto J. "Ernie" Rivera (Republican) - lost Primary; Dwight Mark Anthony Young (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 1: Rebekah Johansen Bydlak (Republican) - lost Primary; Cris Dosev (Republican) - lost Primary; state Senator Greg Evers (Republican) - lost Primary; Gary Fairchild (Republican) - lost Primary; Brian Wayne Frazier (Republican) - lost Primary; Mark Wichern (Republican) - lost Primary; James Zumwalt (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 2: Ken Sukhia (Republican) - lost Primary; Mary Thomas (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 4: Stephen J. "Steve" Kaufman (Republican) - lost Primary; Edward Anthony "Ed" Malin (Republican) - lost Primary; St. Johns County Commissioner William A. "Bill" McClure (Republican) - lost Primary; Deborah Katz Pueschel (Republican) - lost Primary; state Representative Lake Gross Ray, III (Republican) - lost Primary; Hans Tanzler, III (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 5: Congressman Corrine Brown (Democratic) - Lost Primary; LaShonda J. "LJ" Holloway (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 6: Congressman Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis (Republican) - Renominated; state Representative Fredrick William "Fred" Costello (Republican) - lost Primary; G.G. Galloway (Republican) - lost Primary; James Joseph "Jay" McGovern (Democratic) - lost Primary; George Steve Pappas (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Representative Dwayne L. Taylor (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 7: Congressman John L. Mica (Republican) - Renominated; former Orange County Soil and Water Commissioner Mark Busch (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 9: Valleri Crabtree (Democratic) - lost Primary; Dena Marie Grayson (Democratic) - lost Primary; Susannah Randolph (Democratic) - lost Primary; Kissimmee Vice Mayor Wanda Y. Rentas (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 10: Congressman Daniel "Dan" Webster (Republican) - Renominated; Fatima Rita Fahmy (Democratic) - lost Primary; Bob Poe (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Senator Geraldine F. "Geri" Thompson (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 11: Justin M. Grabelle (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 13: Congressman David W. Jolly (Republican) - Renominated; Mark William Bircher (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 16: Congressman Vernon "Vern" Buchanan (Republican) - Renominated; Brent King (Democratic) - lost Primary; James Satcher (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 18: Jonathan Chane (Democratic) - lost Primary; former state Representative Carl J. Domino (Republican) - lost Primary; Mark Benjamin Freeman (Republican) - lost Primary; Richard Steven "Rick" Kozell, III (Republican) - lost Primary; Martin County School Board Member Rebecca Negron (Republican) - lost Primary; Noelle Nikpour (Republican) - lost Primary; Carla Arlene Spalding (Republican) - lost Primary; John "Juan" Xuna (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 19: Daniel J. "Dan" Bongino (Republican) - lost Primary; Sanibel City Councilman Chauncey P. Goss (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 23: Congressman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic) - Renominated; Timothy A. "Tim" Canova (Democratic) - lost Primary; Martin Alan "Marty" Feigenbaum (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 24: Randal Hill (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 26: Congressman Carlos L. Curbelo (Republican) - Renominated; Jose F. Peixoto (Republican) - lost Primary; Annette Taddeo-Goldstein (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 27: Congressman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican) - Renominated; David Andrew "Tubbs" Adams (Republican) - lost Primary; Maria Magdalena Peiro (Republican) - lost Primary; Frank Perez (Democratic) - lost Primary; Adam Sackrin (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Hawaii: House CD 1 Special: Peter Cross (Democratic) - added; Calvin G. Griffin (Nonpartisan) - added; former Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa (Democratic) - added; Angela Aulani Kaaihue (Democratic) - added; Howard Kim (Democratic) - Pending; Javier Ocasio (Democratic) - Pending; Shirlene D. "Shirl" "Kilena" Ostrov (Republican) - added; Yvonne P. Perry (Nonpartisan) - added; Peter H. Plotzeneder (Nonpartisan) - added; Alan J. K. Yim (Libertarian) - added.

Idaho: Governor: former state Senator Russ Fulcher (Republican) - added.

Virginia: Governor: state Senator Frank W. Wagner (Republican) - added.

ARIZONA STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 6 AM to 7 PM local time [1300 to 0200 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's 9 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Returns from the
Arizona Secretary of State.
Results from
AP.

FLORIDA STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 7 AM to 7 PM local time [1100 to 2300 GMT re: Eastern Time Zone; 1200 to 0000 GMT re: Central Time Zone]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's 27 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Returns from the
Florida Department of State.
Results from
AP.

41 changes to the candidate list:

Alaska: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added.

Arkansas: President: Evan McMullin (Better for America) - added.

Georgia: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

Guam (27 August Primary re-cap): Delegate to the House of Representatives: Territorial Delegate Madeleine Zeien Bordallo (Democratic) - Renominated; Anthony M. "Tony" "Jeras" "Butch" "Marion" Babauta (Democratic) - lost Primary; Margaret McDonald Glover "Pudding McDonald" Metcalfe (Republican) - lost Primary.

Idaho: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Independent [Constitution]) - added; Evan McMullin (Independent) - added; Jill E. Stein (Independent [Green]) - added.

Illinois: House CD 13: David Michael Gill (Independent) - Pending. House CD 16: Joseph "Joe" Schreiner (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate.

Kansas: President: Jill E. Stein (Independent [Green]) - added.

Minnesota: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added; Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Evan McMullin (Independence) - added.

North Carolina: Senate Class 3: Marcia Karen Abrams (Write-in [Republican]) - added.

Ohio: President: Richard Duncan (Independent) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Independent [Libertarian]) - previously listed as Libertarian.

Oregon: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - apparently not a candidate; Jill E. Stein (Pacific Green, Progressive) - added. Senate Class 3: Shanti S. Lewallen (Working Families) - added.

Pennsylvania: Attorney General: N.A. Poe (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate.

Tennessee: President: Alyson Kennedy (Independent [Socialist Workers Party]) - added; Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith (Independent) - added.

Texas: President: Scott Cubbler (Write-in) - added; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Write-in [America's Party]) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Write-in [Independent]) - added; Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen (American Solidarity) - added; Monica Gail Moorehead (Write-in [Workers World]) - added; Robert Morrow (Write-in) - added; Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik (Write-in [Socialist Party USA]) - added; Dale Steffes (Write-in) - added; Anthony "Tony" Joseph Valdivia (Write-in [Independent]) - added.

Virginia: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Independent [Libertarian]) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Presidential Candidates: Scott Cubbler (Write-in) - added; Jonathan Lee (Write-in) - added; Robert Morrow (Write-in) - added; Dale Steffes (Write-in) - added.

GUAM TERRITORIAL PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM local time [2100 to 1000 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the Territories's Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Returns from the
Guam Election Commission.
Results from
KUAM.

Oklahoma: House CD 5: The 23 August runoff in U.S. House Congressional District 5 is too close to call.

17 changes to the candidate list:

Iowa: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Lynn Sandra Kahn (New Independent Party Iowa) - added; Gloria Estela La Riva (Socialism and Liberation) - added; Evan McMullin (Nominated By Petition) - added; Dan R. Vacek (Legal Marijuana Now) - added.

Louisiana: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Life, Family, Constitution) - added; Princess Jacob (Loyal Trustworthy Compassion) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (It's Our Children) - added; Gloria Estela La Riva (Socialism and Liberation) - added; Jerome S. "Jerry" White (Socialism Equality Anti-War) - added.

Michigan: House CD 8: Melissa Gilbert (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. On 22 August 2016, The Board of State Canvassers affirmed a decision by the Secretary of State to allow Democrats to replace Melissa Gilbert with Suzanna Shkreli.

Missouri: President: Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Tennessee: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added; Jill E. Stein (Independent [Green]) - added.

Presidential Candidates: Princess Jacob (Loyal Trustworthy Compassion) - added.

A runoff is scheduled between Democrats re: the U.S. House of Representatives seat from OKLAHOMA's 5th Congressional District.

The polls are open from 7 AM to 7 PM local time [1200 to 0000 GMT]

NOTE: This is the only runoff The Green Papers is covering today: however, there may be other runoffs down-ballot and/or elsewhere in the State-- please check locally!

Returns from
Oklahoma State Election Board.
Results from
AP.

42 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added. Senate Class 3: Sheila Bilyeu (Write-in) - added; Leonard A. "Lennie" Clark (Write-in) - added; Patrick Thomas "Pat" Quinn (Write-in [No Party Affiliation]) - previously listed as No Party Affiliation.

Arkansas: Secretary of State: State Lands Commissioner John Thurston (Republican) - added; Deputy Secretary of State Joseph Wood (Republican) - added.

Louisiana: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Christopher Robert "Chris" Keniston (Veterans Party of America) - added; Evan McMullin (Courage Character Service) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Maine: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green Independent) - added.

Massachusetts (readied for 8 September 2016 primary): House CD 1: Congressman Richard E. Neal (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 2: Congressman James P. "Jim" McGovern (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 3: Congressman Nicola S. "Niki" Tsongas (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 4: Congressman Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, III (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 5: Congressman Katherine M. Clark (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 6: Congressman Seth W. Moulton (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 7: Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 8: Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 9: Congressman William Richard "Bill" Keating (Democratic) - Renominated.

Michigan: President: Darrell Lane Castle (U.S. Taxpayers) - previously listed as Constitution; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added. House CD 7: Rick Strawcutter (U.S. Taxpayers) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 8: Jeremy Burgess (Natural Law) - added.

Minnesota: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - previously listed as Democratic; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added; Dan R. Vacek (Legal Marijuana Now) - added.

Montana: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Nebraska: President: Jill E. Stein (By Petition [Green]) - added.

New York: House CD 3: Philip Martin "Flip" Pidot (Republican) - added. On 17 August 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Scullin orderd New York to hold a 6 October 2016 Republican primary for U.S. House CD 3 because Philip Pido was left off the 28 June primary ballot.

Tennessee: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Independent [Libertarian]) - added.

Vermont: Senate Class 3: Cris Ericson (Marijuana [Democratic]) - previously listed as Marijuana. Lieutenant Governor: Boots Wardinski (Liberty Union) - previously listed as Liberty Union, Progressive; David Zuckerman (Democratic, Progressive) - previously listed as Democratic.

Washington: Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Karen Fraser (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Wisconsin: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Monica Gail Moorehead (Workers World) - added.

Presidential Candidates: Dan R. Vacek (Legal Marijuana Now) - added.

Vox Populi- A Letter to the Editor:
Our Political Parties are NOT Democratic Institutions
by John S

I've been trying to get a full read of Mr. Berg-Andersson's piece on the Presidential Primary Process. Now there's Javier Anderson's response to it.

My response here is to both and not necessarily in the details but more of a '50,000 foot above the ground' perspective.

I'll start with the punchline: Our political Parties are NOT democratic institutions within a democratic political system and this is for good reason. A different term for "Party" is "community".

In 2016, more than most recent cycles, the concept of outsiders became real again. It begs the question, "why do communities allow this?" Do people in New York City want Bostonian's to have a say in the New York mayoral elections? Would a book club want a local soccer club picking the books it reads and discusses? The simple answer is ....

34 changes to the candidate list:

Alaska (16 August primary re-cap): Senate Class 3: Senator Lisa Murkowski (Republican) - Renominated; Edgar Blatchford (Democratic) - lost Primary; Paul Kendall (Republican) - lost Primary; Thomas "Tom" Lamb (Republican) - lost Primary; Bob Lochner (Republican) - lost Primary. House At-Large: Congressman Donald E. "Don" Young (Republican) - Renominated; Gerald L. "Jerry" Heikes (Republican) - lost Primary; William D. "Bill" Hibler (Democratic) - lost Primary; Lynette "Moreno" Hinz (Democratic) - lost Primary; Jesse J. "Messy" Tingley (Republican) - lost Primary; Jon Briggs Watts (Libertarian) - lost Primary; Stephen T. "Todd" Wright (Republican) - lost Primary.

Illinois: House CD 9: David Earl Williams, III (Write-in [Libertarian]) - previously listed as Write-in.

New York: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added. Senate Class 3: James Phillip LaSpino (Unaffiliated) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 2: Congressman Peter T. "Pete" King (Republican, Conservative, Reform, Tax Revolt) - previously listed as Republican, Conservative, Reform. House CD 3: Michael McDermott (Libertarian) - added; former Nassau County Executive Thomas R. "Tom" Suozzi (Democratic, Working Families) - previously listed as Democratic.

Pennsylvania: Attorney General: Attorney General Kathleen Granahan Kane (Democratic) - Vacant Office - Resigned after being convicted of perjury and obstruction.

Vermont: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added. Senate Class 3: Cris Ericson (Marijuana) - added; Jerry Trudell (Independent) - added.

West Virginia: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Mountain) - added.

Wyoming (16 August primary re-cap): House At-Large: Heath Beaudry (Republican) - lost Primary; state Senator Leland G. Christensen (Republican) - lost Primary; Charlie Hardy (Democratic) - lost Primary; Michael "Mike" Konsmo (Republican) - lost Primary; Paul O. Paad (Republican) - lost Primary; Rex Rammell (Republican) - lost Primary; Jason Adam Senteney (Republican) - lost Primary; Darin Dale Smith (Republican) - lost Primary; state Representative Timothy Michael "Tim" Stubson (Republican) - lost Primary.

ALASKA STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM local time [1500 to 0400 GMT in most of the State; 1600 to 0500 GMT in the western Aleutian Islands]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's at-Large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Returns from the
Alaska Division of Elections
Results from
AP.

WYOMING STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 7 AM to 7 PM local time [1300 to 0100 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the State's at-Large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Returns from the
Wyoming Secretary of State.
Results from
AP.

14 changes to the candidate list:

Colorado: President: Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Kotlikoff for President) - added; Bradford Lyttle (Nonviolent Resistance/Pacifist) - added; Joseph Allen "Joe Exotic" Maldonado (Independent People of Colorado) - added; Michael A. "Mike" Maturen (American Solidarity) - added; Evan McMullin (Unaffiliated) - added; Ryan Alan Scott (Unaffiliated) - added; Rod Silva (Nutrition) - added.

Indiana: House CD 4: Clayton Tomasino (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Utah: President: Evan McMullin (Independent) - added.

Presidential Candidates: Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Kotlikoff for President) - added; Bradford Lyttle (Nonviolent Resistance/Pacifist) - added; Michael A. "Mike" Maturen (American Solidarity) - added; Ryan Alan Scott (Unaffiliated) - added; Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith (Independent) - previously listed as Unaffiliated.

37 changes to the candidate list:

California: President: Gloria Estela La Riva (Peace And Freedom) - added; Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican, American Independent) - previously listed as Republican.

Colorado: President: Frank Atwood (Approval Voting) - added; Michael W.B. Deeks (USA76) - added; Christopher Robert "Chris" Keniston (Veterans Party of America) - added; Kyle Kenley Kopitke (Independent American) - added; Mike Smith (Unaffiliated) - added.

Hawaii (13 August 2016 Primary): Senate Class 3: Senator Brian Emanuel Schatz (Democratic) - Renominated; Paul Makani "Makani" Christensen (Democratic) - lost Primary; Karla "Bart" Gottschalk (Republican) - lost Primary; Tutz Honeychurch (Democratic) - lost Primary; Edward "Eddie" Pirkowski (Republican) - lost Primary; Arturo Pacheco "Arthur" "Art" Reyes (Democratic) - lost Primary; John P. Roco (Republican) - lost Primary; Miles Shiratori (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 1: Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Lei "Leina'ala" Ahu-Isa (Democratic) - lost Primary; Howard Kim (Democratic) - lost Primary; Javier Ocasio (Democratic) - lost Primary; Sam Puletasi (Democratic) - lost Primary; Lie Sharsh-Davis (Democratic) - lost Primary; Congressman Kyle Mark "Mark" Takai (Democratic) - deceased; Steve Tataii (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 2: Congressman Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic) - Renominated; Shay Chan Hodges (Democratic) - lost Primary; Eric Hafner (Republican) - lost Primary.

Iowa: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Nominated By Petition) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added. Senate Class 3: Aliza Michael "Michael" Luick-Thrams (Nominated By Petition) - previously listed as No Party Affiliation. House CD 3: Claudia Addy (Nominated By Petition) - added; Joe Grandanette (Nominated By Petition [Republican]) - Pending, previously listed as Republican.

Maryland: Senate Class 3: Michael Tyrone Pearson (Write-in [Democratic]) - previously listed as Write-in.

New Mexico: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Pennsylvania: House CD 16: Edward F. "Ed" Haggerty (No Party Affiliation) - apparently not a candidate; Shawn Patrick House (Libertarian) - added.

Presidential Candidates: Frank Atwood (Approval Voting) - previously listed as Not readily classifiable; Michael W.B. Deeks (USA76) - added; Mike Smith (Unaffiliated) - added.

HAWAI'I STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 7 AM to 6 PM local time [1700 to 0400 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's 2 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Returns from
State of Hawaii Office of Elections
Results from
AP.

69 changes to the candidate list:

Arkansas: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added; former Fulton County Pennsylvania Tax Assessor James Arthur "Jim" Hedges (Independent [Prohibition Party]) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Independent [America's Party]) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Lynn Sandra Kahn (Independent) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Colorado: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - previously listed as Conservative; Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - added; former Fulton County Pennsylvania Tax Assessor James Arthur "Jim" Hedges (Prohibition Party) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (America's Party) - added; Alyson Kennedy (Socialist Workers Party) - added; Gloria Estela La Riva (Socialism and Liberation) - added; Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik (Socialist Party USA) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Connecticut: House CD 1: Mike DeRosa (Green) - added.

District of Columbia: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Illinois: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Kentucky: Senate Class 3: John David Hale (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate; Billy Ray Wilson (Write-in) - added. House CD 1: Terry McIntosh (Write-in) - added.

Maryland: Senate Class 3: Greg Dorsey (Unaffiliated) - apparently not a candidate; Steve Gladstone (Unaffiliated) - apparently not a candidate; Michael Pearson (Write-in) - added; Bob Robinson (Write-in) - added; Edward Shlikas (Unaffiliated) - apparently not a candidate; Ed Tinus (Write-in [Democratic]) - Pending, previously listed as Democratic; Arvin Vohra (Write-in [Libertarian]) - previously listed as Libertarian; Kay Young (Unaffiliated) - apparently not a candidate; Lih Young (Write-in [Democratic]) - Pending, previously listed as Democratic. House CD 3: Ann Dalrymple (Write-in) - added. House CD 4: Benjamin Lee "Ben" Krause (Libertarian) - added. House CD 5: Jack Jones (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate; Jason Summers (Libertarian) - added. House CD 6: Ted Athey (Write-in) - added; David Howser (Libertarian) - added. House CD 7: Andre Odell Kersey (Unaffiliated) - apparently not a candidate; Adrian Petrus (Write-in [Democratic]) - Pending, previously listed as Democratic; Scott Soffen (Write-in [Libertarian]) - previously listed as Libertarian.

Nebraska: House CD 3: Lisa Ann Heineman (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

New Hampshire: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Independent [Constitution]) - added; Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Independent [Libertarian]) - added; Jill E. Stein (Independent [Green]) - added. Governor: Max Abramson (Independent) - added. House CD 2: Congressman Ann McLane "Annie" Kuster (Democratic) - Renominated.

New Jersey: President: Monica Gail Moorehead (Workers World) - removed.

North Carolina: President: Jill E. Stein (Write-in [Green]) - added.

Pennsylvania: Senate Class 3: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) - added; Brandon Gene Hudock (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Andrew J. "Andy" Ostrowski (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Everett Alexander Stern (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 1: Nick Gibson (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 2: former state Senator T. Milton Street, Sr. (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 3: Zachary Michael "Zac" Nickerson (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 5: Julian Subick (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 8: Eli David Sadoff (Write-in [Socialist Party USA]) - previously listed as Socialist Party USA; Steve Scheetz (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 10: Gerald James "Jerry" Kairnes (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 11: Lou Jasikoff (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 15: Paul Rizzo (Libertarian) - added. Attorney General: N.A. Poe (Libertarian) - added. Treasurer: James Babb (Libertarian) - added; Kristin Combs (Green) - added. Auditor General: Roy Minet (Libertarian) - added; John Sweeney (Green) - added.

Rhode Island: House CD 1: Rufus Bailey, Jr. (Independent) - removed; Jeffrey Edward Lemire (Independent) - removed.

Wisconsin: House CD 8: Wendy Gribben (Write-in [Green]) - previously listed as Green.

Vox Populi- A Letter to the Editor:
Strides in improving the Presidential Nominating Process
by Javier Anderson

EDITOR's NOTE: The author of the following vox Populi is no relation to Richard E. Berg-Andersson

I wish to respond to Mr. Berg-Andersson's long soliloquy recently published on your wonderful site, and, as succinctly as I can, offer as measured a response to it as I can manage. Permit me in providing not only a simple reply to Mr. Berg-Andersson's oration, but also some critical perspective needed in his piece that I feel should be included.

Firstly, as I think one can surely appreciate, it is very clear that over the long arch of the history of the United States, we have made major (some might even say "Youj"!) strides in improving the presidential nominating process since President Woodrow Wilson made his initial proposal that December day back in 1913. Before the 19th Century, only Presidential Electors were truly accountable as to who would become the leader of the country; before the 20th Century, only a few party bosses had the ability to nominate party candidates for the highest office in the land. Before 1968, National Convention delegates (or bosses) did not have accountability to any rank-and-file party members, let alone the voting public as a whole; and, before 2008, few people could really say they conceptually understood the ....

9 changes to the candidate list:

Delaware: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Write-in [Constitution]) - added; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in [Independent]) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Gloria Estela La Riva (Write-in [Green]) - added; Anthony "Tony" Joseph Valdivia (Write-in [Independent]) - added. House At-Large: Robert Nelson Franz, III (Write-in) - added; Rachelle Lee Linney (Write-in) - added.

Missouri: Senate Class 3: Patrick Lee (Independent) - added.

Wisconsin: House CD 8: Wendy Gribben (Green) - added.

On 9 August 2016, the Reform Party National Committee announced that Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente of California received the party's Presidential nomination and Michael Alan Steinberg of Florida the Vice Presidential nomination.

59 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Senate Class 3: Alexander "Alex" Meluskey (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Florida: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Reform) - added.

Louisiana: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Reform) - added.

Minnesota: House CD 1: Steve Williams (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 2: Matthew D. "Matt" Erickson (Republican) - lost Primary; former state Senator John Sterling Howe (Republican) - lost Primary; Darlene Miller (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 4: Congressman Betty McCollum (Democratic) - Renominated; Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey (Republican) - lost Primary; Steve Carlson (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - lost Primary; Gene Rechtzigel (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 5: Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison (Democratic) - Renominated; Lee Bauer (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - lost Primary; Gregg A. Iverson (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - lost Primary. House CD 6: Congressman Thomas Earl "Tom" Emmer, Jr. (Republican) - Renominated; Judy Evelyn Adams (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - lost Primary; Robert Randolph "Bob" Helland (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - lost Primary; Aliena Jeanene "A.J." Kern (Republican) - lost Primary; Patrick Munro (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 7: Amanda Lynn Hinson (Republican) - lost Primary.

New Jersey: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (American Delta) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Alyson Kennedy (Socialist Workers Party) - added; Gloria Estela La Riva (Socialism and Liberation) - added; Monica Gail Moorehead (Workers World) - added; Monica Gail Moorehead (Workers World) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Pennsylvania: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added; former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Vermont: Senate Class 3: Senator Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic) - Renominated; Cris Ericson (Democratic) - lost Primary. Governor: former state Senator Matt Dunne (Democratic) - lost Primary; Cris Ericson (Democratic) - lost Primary; former state Senator Peter Galbraith (Democratic) - lost Primary; Bruce M. Lisman (Republican) - lost Primary; H. Brooke Paige (Democratic) - lost Primary. Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Kesha K. Ram (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Representative Shapleigh "Shap" Smith, Jr. (Democratic) - lost Primary. Attorney General: H. Brooke Paige (Democratic) - lost Primary. Treasurer: Treasurer Elizabeth "Beth" Pearce (Democratic) - Renominated; Richard M. Dunne (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Wisconsin: Senate Class 3: Scott Harbach (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 1: Congressman Paul D. Ryan (Republican) - Renominated; Tom Breu (Democratic) - lost Primary; Paul Nehlen, III (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 3: Congressman Ronald James "Ron" Kind (Democratic) - Renominated; Myron Earl Buchholz (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 4: Congressman Gwendolynne S. "Gwen" Moore (Democratic) - Renominated; former state Senator Gary R. George (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 6: William Michael Slattery (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 7: Congressman Sean P. Duffy (Republican) - Renominated; Joel Andrew Lewis (Democratic) - lost Primary; Donald "Don" Raihala (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 8: state Senator Frank G. Lasee (Republican) - lost Primary; Terry J. McNulty (Republican) - lost Primary.

Presidential Candidates: Ed Chlapowski (Reform) - apparently not a candidate; Kenneth Robert "Ken" Cross (Reform) - apparently not a candidate; Stephen Marks (Reform) - apparently not a candidate.

CONNECTICUT STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 6 AM to 8 PM local time [1000 to 0000 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's 5 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

NOTE: CONNECTICUT utilizes a so-called 'Challenge Primary' system: State and District Party Conventions were already held this past Spring at which uncontested candidates for elective office were nominated. Primaries are held only where a nomination has been contested: second-place (and lower) candidates must receive 15% or more support at the Convention in order to force just such a 'Challenge Primary' or otherwise gather petition signatures to get onto the Primary ballot.

Returns from the
Connecticut Secretary of the State.
Results from
AP.

MINNESOTA STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are generally open from 7 AM to 8 PM local time [1200 to 0100 GMT]. Voting may begin as late as 10 AM [1500 GMT] in some Townships (only those with fewer than 500 inhabitants) by local option.

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the State's 8 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives

Returns from the
Minnesota Secretary of the State.
Results from
AP.

VERMONT STATE PRIMARIES

statutorily, the polls are open from 5 AM to 7 PM local time [0900 to 2300 GMT]. Polls may open as late as 10 AM [1400 GMT] (but no later) as might be determined by a Town's 'Board of Civil Authority' (consisting of the members of the Town's Selectboard, its Justices of the Peace and the Town Clerk).

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's at-Large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and for the following State-level elective offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor Attorney General, Auditor of Accounts, Secretary of State and Treasurer.

Returns from the
Vermont Secretary of the State.
Results from
AP.

WISCONSIN STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM local time [1200 to 0100 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's 8 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Results from
AP.

24 changes to the candidate list:

Alaska: President: Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Arkansas: Lieutenant Governor: Drew Pritt (Democratic) - added.

Massachusetts: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Michigan: House CD 1: Ellis Boal (Green) - added. House CD 2: Matthew Brady (Green) - added. House CD 5: Harley Mikkelson (Green) - added. House CD 8: Maria Green (Green) - added. House CD 9: John V. McDermott (Green) - added. House CD 10: Benjamin Nofs (Green) - added. House CD 12: Dylan Calewarts (Green) - added. House CD 14: Marcia Squier (Green) - added.

New York: President: Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

Ohio: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added.

South Dakota: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added.

Washington: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Alyson Kennedy (Socialist Workers Party) - added; Gloria Estela La Riva (Socialism and Liberation) - added; Jill E. Stein (Green) - added. House CD 7: King County Councilmember James Joseph "Joe" McDermott (Democratic) - lost Primary. Treasurer: John Paul Comerford (Democratic) - lost Primary.

West Virginia: Attorney General: Michael Sharley (Mountain) - added.

Presidential Candidates: Joseph "Joe Exotic" Maldonado (Independent) - added; Evan McMullin (Independent) - added.

On 6 August 2016, The Green Party nominated Jill E. Stein (of Massachusetts) for President and Ajamu Baraka (of Washington, D.C.) for Vice President.

29 changes to the candidate list:

Alaska: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Arkansas: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Colorado: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Conservative) - added.

Florida: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Hawaii: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Michigan: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Mississippi: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Missouri: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Nevada: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

New Jersey: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

New Mexico: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Oregon: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

South Carolina: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

South Dakota: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Virgin Islands (6 August Primary recap): Delegate to the House of Representatives: Gordon Ackley (Write-in [Republican]) - added; former Island Senator Ronald E. Russell (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Washington: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added. House CD 4: Douglas E. "Doug" McKinley, Jr. (Democratic) - lost Primary. Treasurer: state Senator Marko Liias (Democratic) - lost Primary. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Ron Higgins (Nonpartisan [Republican]) - lost Primary, previously listed as Nonpartisan [Republican].

Wisconsin: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Wyoming: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

Presidential Candidates: Jacob Patrick Amoroso (Green) - apparently not a candidate; Willita D. Bush (Green) - apparently not a candidate; Darryl Cherney (Green) - apparently not a candidate; William P. "Bill" Kreml (Green) - apparently not a candidate; Elijah D. Manley (Green) - apparently not a candidate; Kent Philip Mesplay (Green) - apparently not a candidate; Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifsa-Curry (Green) - apparently not a candidate.

Commentary:
SEARCHING, BUT IN VAIN
for a better way of nominating
candidates for the American Presidency
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

At times it seems rather hard to believe, as I now type these words, that- exactly one year before the very day this piece is posted to this website (that is: back on Thursday 6 August 2015)- the first nationally televised debates (involving the major announced Republican presidential contenders- 17 all told [10 of these, those leading in the national polls at the time, taking part in a "main event" debate amongst themselves scheduled for Prime Time in the eastern half of the country; the remaining 7 relegated to an "undercard" debate televised a few hours earlier]) took place in the same arena in Cleveland, Ohio in which- but a bit short of a year later- one of the 'top 10' in the "main event" debate that evening, Donald Trump, would accept the Grand Old Party's nomination for ....

VIRGIN ISLANDS of the UNITED STATES PRIMARIES

polls are open from 7 AM to 7 PM local time [1100 to 2300 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the Territory's Delegate seat in the U.S. House of Representatives

Returns from
Elections System of the Virgin Islands.

42 changes to the candidate list:

Kansas: House CD 4: Robert Leon Tillman (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Michigan: House CD 4: Jordan Salvi (Green) - added.

Tennessee (recap of 4 August primary): House CD 1: Congressman David Philip "Phil" Roe (Republican) - Renominated; Clint Tribble (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 3: Congressman Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican) - Renominated; Michael Friedman (Democratic) - lost Primary; Allan Levene (Republican) - lost Primary; George Ryan Love (Democratic) - lost Primary; Geoffery Suhmer Smith (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 4: Congressman Scott Eugene DesJarlais (Republican) - Renominated; Yomi "Fapas" Faparusi, Sr. (Republican) - lost Primary; Erran Felic Persley (Republican) - lost Primary; Grant Everett Starrett (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 5: Jody Ball (Republican) - lost Primary; John "Big John" Smith (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 6: Congressman Diane Lynn Black (Republican) - Renominated; former state Representative Joe S. Carr (Republican) - lost Primary; Tommy N. Hay (Republican) - lost Primary; Flo Matheson (Democratic) - lost Primary; Donald "Don" Strong (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 8: Kenneth Stephen "Ken" Atkins (Republican) - lost Primary; Terry Hunter "Hunter" Baker, Jr. (Republican) - lost Primary; David Edwin "Dave" Bault, II (Republican) - lost Primary; former Shelby County Commissioner George S. Flinn, Jr. (Republican) - lost Primary; Gregory Alan Frye (Democratic) - lost Primary; John Bradley "Brad" Greer (Republican) - lost Primary; Raymond Honeycutt (Republican) - lost Primary; George B. Howell (Republican) - lost Primary; state Senator Brian Kelsey (Republican) - lost Primary; Shelby County Register of Deeds Thomas F. "Tom" Leatherwood, III (Republican) - lost Primary; Shelby County Mayor Mark H. Luttrell, Jr. (Republican) - lost Primary; David Joseph Maldonado (Republican) - lost Primary; David Wharton (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 9: Congressman Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen (Democratic) - Renominated; Larry Crim (Democratic) - lost Primary; Shelby County Commissioner Justin Ford (Democratic) - lost Primary; M. LaTroy Williams (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Virgin Islands: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Gordon P. Ackley (Republican) - removed.

Washington (recap of 2 August primary): Auditor: Jeff Sprung (Democratic) - lost Primary. Commissioner of Public Lands: King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove (Democratic) - lost Primary.

West Virginia: Treasurer: Brent West (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate; Michael Young (Libertarian) - added.

TENNESSEE STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

The statutory poll opening time is 8 AM local time [1200 GMT re: US Eastern Time; 1300 GMT re: US Central Time]: actual poll opening times, however, are set by each county. The polls close throughout the State at 8 PM Eastern Time=7 PM Central Time [0000 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the State's 9 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

NOTE: These Primaries coincide with general elections for local elective offices.

Returns from
Tennessee Secretary of State
Results from
AP.

182 changes to the candidate list:

Connecticut: Senate Class 3: John R. Price (Independent) - added.

Idaho: President: Arlon Scott Copeland (Constitution) - added.

Kansas (2 August primary): Senate Class 3: Senator Jerry Moran (Republican) - Renominated; Monique Singh (Democratic) - lost Primary; Della Jean "DJ" Smith (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 1: Congressman Timothy A. "Tim" Huelskamp (Republican) - Lost Primary. House CD 3: Congressman Kevin W. Yoder (Republican) - Renominated; Gregory Michael "Greg" Goode, Sr. (Republican) - lost Primary; Reginald Wayne "Reggie" Marselus (Democratic) - lost Primary; Nathaniel Welton McLaughlin, Jr. (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Michigan (2 August primary): House CD 1: former state Senator Jason Edward Allen (Republican) - lost Primary; former Kalkaska County Sheriff Nelson Jerome "Jerry" Cannon (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Senator Tom Casperson (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 7: Congressman Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg (Republican) - Renominated; Douglas Radcliffe "Doug" North (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 10: state Representative Anthony G. "Tony" Forlini (Republican) - lost Primary; state Senator Phillip S. "Phil" Pavlov (Republican) - lost Primary; former state Senator Alan Sanborn (Republican) - lost Primary; David James VanAssche (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 13: Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (Democratic) - Renominated; Detroit City Clerk Janice Marie Winfrey (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 14: Congressman Brenda Lulenar Lawrence (Democratic) - Renominated; Terrance Morrison (Democratic) - lost Primary; Vanessa M. Moss (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Missouri (2 August primary): Senate Class 3: Senator Roy Blunt (Republican) - Renominated; Cori Bush (Democratic) - lost Primary; Chief Wana Dubie (Democratic) - lost Primary; Ryan D. Luethy (Republican) - lost Primary; Robert Mack (Democratic) - lost Primary; Bernie Mowinski (Republican) - lost Primary; Kristi Nichols (Republican) - lost Primary; Herschel L. Young (Libertarian) - lost Primary. Governor: John G. Brunner (Republican) - lost Primary; former U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway (Republican) - lost Primary; Lieutenant Governor Peter D. Kinder (Republican) - lost Primary; Eric Morrison (Democratic) - lost Primary; Leonard Joseph Steinman, II (Democratic) - lost Primary; former state Senator Charlie B. Wheeler (Democratic) - lost Primary. Lieutenant Governor: Winston Apple (Democratic) - lost Primary; Arnie C. "AC" Dienoff (Republican) - lost Primary; state Representative Tommie Pierson, Sr. (Democratic) - lost Primary; Beverly "Bev" Randles (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 1: Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr. (Democratic) - Renominated; Paul Berry, III (Republican) - lost Primary; state Senator Maria N. Chappelle-Nadal (Democratic) - lost Primary; former St. Louis School Board Member William C. "Bill" Haas (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 2: Congressman Ann L. Wagner (Republican) - Renominated; Greg Sears (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 3: Congressman W. Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican) - Renominated; Cynthia Lynn Davis (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 4: Congressman Vicky Jo Hartzler (Republican) - Renominated; Jack Truman (Democratic) - lost Primary; John E. Webb (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 5: Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (Democratic) - Renominated; Michael Craig Burris (Republican) - lost Primary; Robert "Bob" Gough (Democratic) - lost Primary; Berton A. Knox (Republican) - lost Primary; Austin Jonathan Rucker (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 6: Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr. (Republican) - Renominated; Edward Dwayne Fields (Democratic) - lost Primary; Travis Gonzalez (Democratic) - lost Primary; Matthew C. McNabney (Democratic) - lost Primary; Kyle Reid (Republican) - lost Primary; Christopher Ryan (Republican) - lost Primary; Kyle A. Yarber (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 7: Congressman Billy Long (Republican) - Renominated; Christopher Michael "Chris" Batsche (Republican) - lost Primary; Nathan Clay Bradham (Republican) - lost Primary; Mary Radaszewski Byrne (Republican) - lost Primary; Matthew K. "Matt" Canovi (Republican) - lost Primary; Matthew Evans (Republican) - lost Primary; Camille Lombardi-Olive (Democratic) - lost Primary; James Nelson (Republican) - lost Primary; Steven L. Reed (Democratic) - lost Primary; Lyndle Ray Spencer (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 8: Congressman Jason T. Smith (Republican) - Renominated; Hal Brown (Republican) - lost Primary; Daniel Todd "Todd" Mahn (Republican) - lost Primary; Phillip S. Smith (Republican) - lost Primary. Secretary of State: MD "Rabbi" Alam (Democratic) - lost Primary; Roi Chinn (Republican) - lost Primary; state Senator Will Kraus (Republican) - lost Primary; Bill Clinton Young (Democratic) - lost Primary. Attorney General: state Senator Kurt U. Schaefer (Republican) - lost Primary; Saint Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman (Democratic) - lost Primary. Treasurer: Pat Contreras (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Washington (2 August primary): Senate Class 3: Senator Patricia L. "Patty" Murray (Democratic) - On Ballot; Thor Amundson (Democratic) - lost Primary; Pano Kroko Churchill (Not readily classifiable) - lost Primary; Philip L. "Phil" Cornell (Democratic) - lost Primary; Ted Cummings (Independent) - lost Primary; Zach Haller (Independent) - lost Primary; Chuck Jackson (Independent) - lost Primary; Donna Rae Lands (Conservative) - lost Primary; Mike Luke (Libertarian) - lost Primary; Eric John Makus (Republican) - lost Primary; Scott Nazarino (Republican) - lost Primary; Mohammad H. Said (Democratic) - lost Primary; Michael Patrick "Uncle Mover" Shanks (Republican) - lost Primary; Jeremy Teuton (Not readily classifiable) - lost Primary; Alex Tsimerman (Not readily classifiable) - lost Primary; Sam Wright (Independent) - lost Primary. Governor: Governor Jay R. Inslee (Democratic) - On Ballot; David W. Blomstrom (Not readily classifiable) - lost Primary; James Robert Deal (Democratic) - lost Primary; Johnathan Dodds (Democratic) - lost Primary; Goodspaceguy (Republican) - lost Primary; Bill Hirt (Republican) - lost Primary; Christian Pierre Joubert (Not readily classifiable) - lost Primary; Mary Martin (Socialist Workers Party) - lost Primary; Patrick O'Rourke (Democratic) - lost Primary; Steve Rubenstein (Independent) - lost Primary. Lieutenant Governor: Paul Addis (Libertarian) - lost Primary; Daniel B. "Dan" Davies (No Party Preference) - lost Primary; University Place City Councilor Javier H. Figueroa (Republican) - lost Primary; Mark Greene (Not readily classifiable) - lost Primary; state Sentator Steve Hobbs (Democratic) - lost Primary; Bill Penor (Republican) - lost Primary; Karen Wallace (Democratic) - lost Primary; Phillip Yin (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 1: Congressman Suzan Kay DelBene (Democratic) - On Ballot; Boleslaw "John" Orlinski (Republican) - lost Primary; Scott Stafne (Libertarian) - lost Primary; Alex Storms (Independent) - lost Primary. House CD 2: Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen (Democratic) - On Ballot; Kari Ilonummi (No Party Preference) - lost Primary; Michael Edward Lapointe (Democratic) - lost Primary; Brian Luke (Libertarian) - lost Primary. House CD 3: Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler (Republican) - On Ballot; Kathleen "Grandma Warrior" Arthur (Democratic) - lost Primary; Angela Kaye "Angie" Marx (Democratic) - lost Primary; David Malcolm McDevitt (Democratic) - lost Primary; L.A. "Worthy" Worthington (No Party Preference) - lost Primary. House CD 4: Congressman Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse (Republican) - On Ballot; Glenn M. Jakeman (Republican) - lost Primary; John Anthony "the man" Malan (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 5: Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers (Republican) - On Ballot; Thomas M. "Tom" Horne (Republican) - lost Primary; Krystol McGee (Libertarian) - lost Primary; David J. Wilson (Independent) - lost Primary. House CD 6: Congressman Derek Kilmer (Democratic) - On Ballot; Stephan Andrew Brodhead (Republican) - lost Primary; Michael Duane "Mike" Coverdale (No Party Preference) - lost Primary; Paul L. Nuchims (Democratic) - lost Primary; Tyler Myles Vega (Green) - lost Primary. House CD 7: Carl Cooper (No Party Preference) - lost Primary; former Burien Mayor Arun G. Jhaveri (Democratic) - lost Primary; Craig Keller (Republican) - lost Primary; Leslie Regier (No Party Preference) - lost Primary; Donovan Lamont "Don" Rivers (Democratic) - lost Primary; Scott Sutherland (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 8: Congressman Dave Reichert (Republican) - On Ballot; Keith Arnold (Not readily classifiable) - lost Primary; Santiago Ramos (Democratic) - lost Primary; Alida Skold (Democratic) - lost Primary; Margaret M. Walsh (Not readily classifiable) - lost Primary. House CD 9: Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith (Democratic) - On Ballot; Jeary Flener (No Party Preference) - lost Primary; Daniel T. Smith (Democratic) - lost Primary; Jesse Wineberry (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 10: Congressman Dennis "Denny" Heck (Democratic) - On Ballot; Richard Boyce (No Party Preference) - lost Primary; Jennifer Hortense "GiGi" Ferguson (Democratic) - lost Primary. Secretary of State: Secretary of State Kim Wyman (Republican) - On Ballot; Tim Turner (Libertarian) - lost Primary. Attorney General: Attorney General Bob Ferguson (Democratic) - On Ballot. Treasurer: former Seattle Port Commissioner Alec Fisken (Democratic) - lost Primary. Auditor: David Golden (No Party Preference) - lost Primary; Mark Wilson (Independent) - lost Primary. Commissioner of Public Lands: Steven M. Nielson (Libertarian) - lost Primary; Karen Porterfield (Democratic) - lost Primary; John Stillings (Democratic) - lost Primary; former Spokane Mayor Mary Verner (Democratic) - lost Primary. Insurance Commissioner: Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler (Democratic) - On Ballot; Justin Murta (Libertarian) - lost Primary. Superintendent of Public Instruction: John Patterson Blair (Nonpartisan) - lost Primary; Robin Fleming (Nonpartisan [Democratic]) - lost Primary, previously listed as Nonpartisan [Democratic]; KumRoon "Mr. Mak" Maksirisombat (Nonpartisan) - lost Primary; Grazyna Prouty (Nonpartisan) - lost Primary; Al Runte (Nonpartisan) - lost Primary; David Spring (Democratic) - lost Primary.

West Virginia: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Constitution) - added.

KANSAS STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are statutorily open from 7 AM to 7 PM local time [1200 to 0000 GMT re: Central Time; 1300 to 0100 GMT re: Mountain Time]

NOTE: A county in the Central Time Zone may (by local option) open the polls no earlier than 6 AM local time and close them no later than 8 PM local time, while a county in the Mountain Time Zone may (by local option) open the polls no earlier than 5 AM local time and close them no later than 7 PM local time. In any event, all polls in Kansas are thereby closed by no later then 8 PM Central/7 PM Mountain [0100 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's 4 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Returns from
Kansas Secretary of State.
Results from
AP.

MICHIGAN STATE PRIMARIES (for FEDERAL offices)

polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM local time [1100 to 0000 GMT re: Eastern Time; 1200 to 0100 GMT re: Central Time]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the State's 14 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Results from
AP.

MISSOURI STATE PRIMARIES

polls are open from 6 AM to 7 PM local time [1100 to 0000 GMT]

There are Primary Elections for Party nominations to the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's 8 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and for the following State-level elective offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Treasurer.

Returns from
Missouri Secretary of State.
Results from
AP.

WASHINGTON STATE PRIMARIES

Washington State votes by mail. Ballots must be postmarked on or before Primary Day, or dropped off in a designated ballot box by 8 PM local time on Primary Day. Thus, 8 PM local time [0300 GMT] is considered to be the State's "poll closing time".

NOTE:Washington State utilizes a so-called 'Top Two' Primary: All candidates for an elective office run "all up" and the two candidates who receive the most votes in the Primary and receive at least 1% of the total votes cast qualify as the only two candidates (regardles of Party or lack thereof) on the ballot for the General Election. Each candidate for partisan office may state a political Party that he or she prefers, but a candidate's preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by that Party, or that the Party necessarily approves of or associates with that candidate.

There are such 'Top Two' Primary Elections for the United States Senate [Class 3 seat] as well as to the State's 10 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and for the following State-level elective offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor Attorney General, Auditor, Insurance Commissioner, Public Lands Commissioner, Secretary of State, Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction. The 'Top Two' Primary for this last-named office is, however, Non-Partisan.

Returns from
Washington Secretary of State.
Results from
AP.

3 changes to the candidate list:

Massachusetts: House CD 9: Paul Harrington (Independent) - added.

Michigan: President: Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik (Natural Law) - added. House CD 4: Keith Butkovich (Natural Law) - added.

Commentary:
Dem Convention Day 4 redacted tweets
DAY 4 of the 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
met in the Wells Fargo Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

EDITOR's NOTE: All Tweets below have been redacted (where necessary) within their original sequence.

As I watch these 21st Century National Conventions, I often find myself wondering what some *19th Century* delegate would think of them

Session of Thursday 28 July 2016

The Convention is called from recess by Permanent Chair Marcia Fudge at 4:16 PM EDT [2016 GMT]

The Invocation at the Convention is led by Kevin Washo, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Host Committee ....

78 changes to the candidate list:

Alabama: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Alaska: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Arizona (prepared for 30 August 2016 primary): President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added. Senate Class 3: John M. "Raghu" Giuffre (Not readily classifiable) - removed; Abdul Karim Hares (Independent) - removed. House CD 2: Congressman Martha E. McSally (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 3: Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic) - Renominated; Federico Sanchez (Write-in [Independent]) - removed. House CD 7: Congressman Ruben Gallego (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 9: Congressman Kyrsten Sinema (Democratic) - Renominated.

Arkansas: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

California: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Colorado: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Connecticut: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Delaware: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

District of Columbia: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Florida (prepared for 30 August 2016 primary): President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added. House CD 3: Congressman Theodore Scott "Ted" Yoho (Republican) - Renominated; Randall C. Duvalle (No Party Affiliation) - removed. House CD 6: Brandon Joel Patty (Republican) - removed. House CD 8: Congressman William "Bill" Posey (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 9: Carmelo E. Garcia (Democratic) - removed. House CD 12: Congressman Gus Michael Bilirakis (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 14: Congressman Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 15: Congressman Dennis Alan Ross (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 17: Congressman Thomas Joseph "Tom" Rooney (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 20: Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 21: Congressman Theodore Eliot "Ted" Deutch (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 22: Congressman Lois J. Frankel (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 24: Congressman Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 25: Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican) - Renominated.

Georgia: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Hawaii: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Idaho: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Illinois: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Indiana: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Iowa: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Kansas: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Kentucky: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Louisiana: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Maine: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Maryland: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Massachusetts: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Michigan: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added. House CD 2: Ron Graeser (U.S. Taxpayers) - added. House CD 3: Ted Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers) - added. House CD 4: George Zimmer (U.S. Taxpayers) - added.

Minnesota: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Mississippi: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Missouri: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Montana: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Nebraska: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Nevada: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

New Hampshire: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

New Jersey: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

New Mexico: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

New York: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

North Carolina: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

North Dakota: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Ohio: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Oklahoma: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Oregon: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added. Senate Class 3: Eric Navickas (Pacific Green) - added. House CD 4: Mike Beilstein (Pacific Green) - added. Secretary of State: Alan Zundel (Pacific Green) - added.

Pennsylvania: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Rhode Island: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

South Carolina: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

South Dakota: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Tennessee: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Texas: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Utah: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Vermont: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Virginia: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Washington: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

West Virginia: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Wisconsin: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Wyoming: President: former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Democratic) - added.

Commentary:
Dem Convention Day 3 redacted tweets
DAY 3 of the 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
met in the Wells Fargo Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

EDITOR's NOTE: All Tweets below have been redacted (where necessary) within their original sequence.

Session of Wednesday 27 July 2016

The Democratic Convention is called out of recess by Permanent Chair Marcia Fudge at 4:22 PM EDT [2022 GMT]

Rev. William Byron of St. Joseph's University delivers the Invocation before the Convention

Presentation of the Colors before the Convention by the Pennsylvania National Guard Honor Guard ....

Commentary:
Dem Convention Day 2 redacted tweets
DAY 2 of the 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
met in the Wells Fargo Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

EDITOR's NOTE: All Tweets below have been redacted (where necessary) within their original sequence.

As re: the GOP last week, while the Roll Call on Presidential Nomination at this Convention takes place, I'm going to have to "bail"...

again: getting an accurate count of the Convention Roll Call vote is the very "bread and butter" of The Green Papers

Thus, the only tweets from me during Roll Call on Presidential Nomination today will be re: anything really worth noting ....

8 changes to the candidate list:

Georgia: House CD 3: West Point Mayor Anderson Drew "Drew" Ferguson, IV - won runoff; state Senator Michael Robert "Mike" Crane (Republican) - lost runoff.

Indiana: Governor: Lieutenant Governor Eric Joseph Holcomb (Republican) - Nominated as a replacement candidate by the party for the Governor's Chair re: acceptance of Republican Vice Presidential nomination by Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence; Congressman Susan W. Brooks (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Congressman Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; state Senator James "Jim" Tomes (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Eric Joseph Holcomb (Republican) - Open Chair.

Presidential Candidates: Andy Ablo (Independent) - added.

This Republican Runoff in Georgia's 3rd Congressional District is the only Runoff being covered by The Green Papers; however, there may be other down-ballot Runoffs in the State... please check locally!

Results from
AP.

Commentary:
Dem Convention Day 1 redacted tweets
DAY 1 of the 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
met in the Wells Fargo Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

EDITOR's NOTE: All Tweets below have been redacted (where necessary) within their original sequence.

Reports are that outgoing DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz will *not* be opening the Democratic Convention

The Democrats will be off to something of a rocky start in any event: their Convention will have to be the vehicle re: mitigating this

The Mother Bethel AME Church of Philadelphia, PA choir sings 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' before the Democratic Convention ....

The 47th Democratic National Convention is scheduled to be gaveled into session at 4 PM Eastern Time US [2000 GMT] today: it is expected to be in session until late in the evening [Eastern Time US] of Thursday 28 July 2016.

Follow Richard E. Berg-Andersson of The Green Papers throughout this year's Dem Convention on Twitter: please see http://www.twitter.com/rebagreenpapers.

The Democratic Convention has total of 4,762 delegates votes with 2,382 needed to nominate.
Soft delegate count changed from Clinton 2,768, Sanders 1,893, O'Malley 1 to Clinton 2,773 (+5), Sanders 1,889 (-4), O'Malley 1.
Hard delegate count changed from Clinton 2,204, Sanders 1,847, Uncommitted 713 to Clinton 2,205 (+1), Sanders 1,846 (-1), Uncommitted 710 (-3).

• Democrats Abroad: Soft count changed from Sanders 10, Clinton 6 to Sanders 9 (-1), Clinton 6.
• District of Columbia: Soft count changed from Clinton 39, Sanders 6 to Clinton 38 (-1), Sanders 6. Hard count changed from Uncommitted 25, Clinton 16, Sanders 4 to Uncommitted 24 (-1), Clinton 16, Sanders 4.
• Hawaii: Soft count changed from Sanders 20, Clinton 12 to Sanders 19 (-1), Clinton 13 (+1). Hard count changed from Sanders 17, Uncommitted 10, Clinton 8 to Sanders 17, Uncommitted 9 (-1), Clinton 8.
• Kansas: Soft count changed from Sanders 23, Clinton 11 to Sanders 23, Clinton 14 (+3).
• Maryland: Soft count changed from Clinton 77, Sanders 36 to Clinton 77, Sanders 36. Hard count changed from Clinton 60, Sanders 35, Uncommitted 24 to Clinton 60, Sanders 35, Uncommitted 24.
• Minnesota: Soft count changed from Sanders 49, Clinton 42 to Sanders 48 (-1), Clinton 43 (+1).
• North Carolina: Soft count changed from Clinton 69, Sanders 49 to Clinton 69, Sanders 49. Hard count changed from Clinton 60, Sanders 47, Uncommitted 14 to Clinton 60, Sanders 47, Uncommitted 13 (-1).
• Puerto Rico: Soft count changed from Clinton 42, Sanders 24 to Clinton 43 (+1), Sanders 23 (-1). Hard count changed from Clinton 36, Sanders 24, Uncommitted 7 to Clinton 37 (+1), Sanders 23 (-1), Uncommitted 7.

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2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:

• Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates
• Major Dates Chronologically
• Detailed Dates Chronologically
• Weekly Delegate Distribution
• Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Delegate Summary
• Republican Pledged and Unpledged Delegate Summary
• Presidential Primaries at a Glance

The Democratic Convention has now a total of 4,763 delegates votes with 2,382 needed to nominate.

• District of Columbia changed: -1 unpledged PLEO delegate. Total: 44 delegate votes.
• Hawaii changed: -1 unpledged PLEO delegate. Total: 34 delegate votes. 20 July 2016 passing of Congressman Kyle Mark "Mark" Takai.
• Maryland changed: +1 unpledged PLEO delegate. Total: 120 delegate votes.
• North Carolina changed: -1 unpledged PLEO delegate. Total: 120 delegate votes.
• Unassigned changed: +1 unpledged PLEO delegate. Total: 1 delegate votes.

73 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Senate Class 3: Merissa Hamilton (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added; Gary Swing (Write-in [Green]) - added. House CD 1: Ray C. Parrish (Write-in [Green]) - added. House CD 2: Gary Swing (Write-in [Green]) - added. House CD 4: Robert Hixon (Write-in [Democratic]) - previously listed as Democratic. House CD 8: Joe Devivo (Write-in [Democratic]) - added; Richard Grayson (Write-in [Green]) - apparently not a candidate, previously listed as Write-in [Green].

California: House CD 8: former Assemblyman Tim Donnelly (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 29: Joseph Ivaro "Joe" Shammas (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 37: Shariff A. Hasan (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 41: Randy Fox (Republican) - lost Primary.

Colorado: Senate Class 3: Greory D. "Greg" Bailey (Unaffiliated) - apparently not a candidate; Dan Chapin (Independent) - added; Jerry Eller (Write-in [Republican]) - apparently not a candidate, previously listed as Write-in [Republican]; Gary Swing (Unaffiliated) - apparently not a candidate; Don Willoughby (Write-in) - added. House CD 3: Jim Fritz (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 5: Curtis Imrie (Write-in) - added.

Illinois: House CD 13: David Michael Gill (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

Indiana: House CD 4: Kevin Jay Grant (Republican) - Pending; Clayton Tomasino (Republican) - added.

Louisiana (filing has closed for the 8 November General Election): President: Alyson Kennedy (Socialist Workers Party) - added. Senate Class 3: Beryl Billiot (No Party) - added; Thomas Patrick Clements (Libertarian) - previously listed as Republican; Donald "Crawdaddy" Crawford (Republican) - added; former state Representative David Duke (Republican) - added; Derrick Edwards (Democratic) - previously listed as Unaffiliated; LeRoy Gillam (Libertarian) - added; former state senator Troy Hebert (No Party) - previously listed as Independent; Gary Landrieu (Democratic) - added; William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. (Other) - added; Kaitlin Marone (No Party) - added; Charles Marsala (Republican) - added; MV "Vinny" Mendoza (Democratic) - added; Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Gregory Taylor, Jr. (Other) - added; Arden Wells (No Party) - added. House CD 1: Eliot S. Barron (Green) - added; Lee Ann Dugas (Democratic) - added; Danil Ezekiel Faust (Democratic) - added; Howard Kearney (Libertarian) - added; Joseph "Joe" Swider (Democratic) - added; Chuemai Yang (No Party) - added. House CD 2: Kenneth Cutno (Democratic) - added; Samuel Davenport (Libertarian) - added. House CD 3: Bryan Barrilleaux (Republican) - added; Jake "Dorian Phibian" Hebert (Democratic) - added; Guy McLendon (Libertarian) - added; Larry Rader (Democratic) - added; Kenny P. Scelfo, Sr. (No Party) - added; Herman L. Vidrine (Republican) - added. House CD 4: Mark David Halverson (No Party) - previously listed as Independent; Kenneth J. "Ken" Krefft (No Party) - added. House CD 5: Billy Burkette (Republican) - added. House CD 6: Robert Lamar "Bob" Bell (Republican) - added; Richard M. Fontanesi (Libertarian) - added; Devin Lance Graham (Other) - added; Jermaine Sampson (Democratic) - added.

South Carolina: Senate Class 3: Thomas Alan Dixon (Democratic, Green) - previously listed as Democratic; Thomas Baxter "Tom" Wells (Write-in) - previously listed as Not readily classifiable. House CD 2: Arik Bjorn (Democratic, Green) - previously listed as Democratic; Jordan Taylor (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 4: Paton Blough (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

Presidential Candidates: James Alexander-Pace (Republican) - added; John Dowell (Republican) - added; James Germalio (Republican) - added; Donald J. Gonzales (Republican) - added; Kevin Michael Moreau (Independent) - added; Ignació León Nuñez (Democratic) - added; Troy Hugh Southern (Republican) - added; Doug Terry (Democratic) - added; David P. Thomson (Republican) - added; Frederic I. Vidal (Republican) - added.

Reports have indicated that, in a text message to her supporters, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has chosen United States Senator Timothy M. Kaine to be her Vice-President should she be elected President of the United States this Fall.

Commentary:
GOP Convention Day 4 redacted tweets
DAY 4 of the 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
met in Quicken Loans Arena: Cleveland, Ohio
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

EDITOR's NOTE: All Tweets below have been redacted (where necessary) within their original sequence.

The first reporter to interview me this 2016 election cycle, Salena Zito of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, was just on C-SPAN... cool!

Every time *I* do Conventions, I have ever more respect for James Madison's "scarcely missing" a word of the 1787 Constitutional Convention
Mr. Berg-Andersson adds: Madison was a lot younger then than I am now-- men of a "certain age" will understand ;-)

Session of Thursday 21 July 2016

The final session (4th day) of the 2016 Republican National Convention is called to order by RNC Chair Reince Priebus at 7:20 PM EDT [2320 GMT]....

Commentary:
GOP Convention Day 3 redacted tweets
DAY 3 of the 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
met in Quicken Loans Arena: Cleveland, Ohio
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

EDITOR's NOTE: All Tweets below have been redacted (where necessary) within their original sequence.

Session of Wednesday 20 July 2016

The 3rd day's session of the GOP Convention called to order by RNC Chair Reince Priebus at 7:35 PM EDT [2335 GMT]

Presentation of the Colors at the Convention by Boy Scout Troop 605 of Rocky River, Ohio

Margo Hudson of the Seeds of Literacy leads the Convention in the Pledge of Allegiance ....

71 changes to the candidate list:

Alabama: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Alaska: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Arizona: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Arkansas: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

California: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Colorado: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Connecticut: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Delaware: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

District of Columbia: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Florida: President: Andrew Daniel "Andy" Basiago (Write-in) - added; Richard Duncan (Write-in) - added; Cherunda Lynn Fox (Write-in) - added; Zoltan Istvan Gyurko (Write-in) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Write-in) - added; Samuel Lewis Tabor (Write-in) - added; Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added; Anthony "Tony" Joseph Valdivia (Write-in) - added.

Georgia: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added. House CD 3: Tamarkus "Markus" Cook (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 4: Hien Nguyen (Independent) - added; Lincoln Nunnally (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

Hawaii: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added. House CD 1: Congressman Kyle Mark "Mark" Takai (Democratic) - Vacant Office. Congressman Takai has passed from cancer.

Idaho: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added; Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Illinois: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Indiana: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added. Governor: Adam Adkins (Write-in) - added; Lieutenant Governor Eric Joseph Holcomb (Republican) - added; state Senator James "Jim" Tomes (Republican) - added.

Iowa: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Kansas: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Kentucky: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Louisiana: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Maine: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Maryland: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Massachusetts: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Michigan: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Minnesota: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Mississippi: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Missouri: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Montana: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Nebraska: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Nevada: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

New Hampshire: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

New Jersey: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

New Mexico: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

New York: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

North Carolina: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

North Dakota: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Ohio: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Oklahoma: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Oregon: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Pennsylvania: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Rhode Island: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

South Carolina: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

South Dakota: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Tennessee: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Texas: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Utah: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added; Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Vermont: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Virginia: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Washington: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

West Virginia: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Wisconsin: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Wyoming: President: Donald John Trump, Sr. (Republican) - added.

Presidential Candidates: Richard Duncan (Independent) - added; Laurence J. Kotlikoff (Independent) - added; Samuel Lewis Tabor (Independent) - added; Anthony "Tony" Joseph Valdivia (Independent) - added.

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The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 247 Republicans, 186 Democrats, and 2 vacant seats (Hawaii House CD 1, Pennsylvania House CD 2).

Commentary:
GOP Convention Day 2 redacted tweets
DAY 2 of the 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
met in Quicken Loans Arena: Cleveland, Ohio
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

EDITOR's NOTE: All Tweets below have been redacted (where necessary) within their original sequence.

While the Roll Call on Presidential Nomination at the GOP Convention takes place today, I'm going to have to "bail"...

getting an accurate count of the Convention Roll Call vote is, after all, the "bread and butter" of TheGreenPapers.com

The only tweets from me during Roll Call on Presidential Nomination will be re: any potential anomalies

Commentary:
GOP Convention Day 1 redacted tweets
DAY 1 of the 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
met in Quicken Loans Arena: Cleveland, Ohio
by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON
TheGreenPapers.com Staff

EDITOR's NOTE: All Tweets below have been redacted (where necessary) within their original sequence.

Get yer popcorn ready...
from TheGreenPapers @TheGreenPapers
41st REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION convenes at 1 PM Eastern Time US [1700 GMT] today [Mon 18 Jul 2016]

This year's GOP Convention seems, at least in part, a 'Hollywood'-like event: who *isn't* attending appears as important to note as who is

The first time in a dozen years a GOP Convention's opening is *not* adversely affected- either directly or indirectly- by a Tropical Storm!

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The 41st Republican National Convention is scheduled to be gaveled into session at 1 PM Eastern Time US [1700 GMT] today: it is expected to be in session until late in the evening [Eastern Time US] of Thursday 21 July 2016.

Follow Richard E. Berg-Andersson of The Green Papers throughout this year's GOP Convention on Twitter: please see http://www.twitter.com/rebagreenpapers.

17 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: House CD 1: Miguel A. "Mike" Olivas (Democratic) - Pending. House CD 5: Kinsey Remaklus (Democratic) - Pending.

Connecticut: House CD 2: former Democratic state Representative Jonathan W. Pelto (Green) - added.

Georgia: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added.

Indiana: Governor: Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence (Republican) - Open Chair; Congressman Susan W. Brooks (Republican) - added; Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Congressman Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita (Republican) - added. House CD 4: Congressman Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita (Republican) - Open Seat; Congressman Theodore Edward "Todd" Rokita (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 5: Congressman Susan W. Brooks (Republican) - Open Seat; Congressman Susan W. Brooks (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. Attorney General: former Attorney General Steve Carter (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Dawn Wooten (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Nevada: President: Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra (Independent) - added.

North Carolina: House CD 2: Rick Kasa (Independent) - apparently not a candidate.

West Virginia: Governor: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) - added.

Media reports indicate that Donald Trump- the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for President when that Party's National Convention meets in Cleveland, Ohio next week- has chosen Governor Mike Pence [R-Indiana] to be his Vice President should Trump be elected President of the United States this coming Fall.

Governor Pence has reportedly suspended his re-election campaign (he is already the Republican nominee for another 4-year term as Indiana's Governor).

11 changes to the candidate list:

Connecticut: House CD 5: John Pistone (Independent) - added.

Delaware (filing closed for the 13 September 2016 primary): Governor: Sean Louis Goward (Libertarian) - added. House At-Large: Scott A. Gesty (Libertarian) - added; Rose Izzo (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Scott Walker (Democratic) - added; Elias J. Weir (Democratic) - added. Commissioner of Insurance: Paul Gallagher (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Illinois: House CD 3: Ken McGraw, Jr. (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Maine: House CD 1: Jim Bouchard (Write-in [Libertarian]) - previously listed as Libertarian. House CD 2: Richard Light (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added.

North Carolina: Lieutenant Governor: Jacki Cole (Libertarian) - added.

12 changes to the candidate list:

Alaska: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added. Senate Class 3: Richard "Dick" Grayson (Democratic) - removed.

Hawaii: House CD 1: Congressman Kyle Mark "Mark" Takai (Democratic) - Active.

Indiana: Senate Class 3: former Senator Evan Bayh (Democratic) - added; former Congressman Baron P. Hill (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Louisiana: House CD 4: Mark Halverson (Independent) - added.

New York: House CD 1: Suffolk Planning Commissioner David L. "Dave" Calone (Independence) - previously listed as Democratic, Independence.

North Carolina: House CD 1: Claude Lawrence "C. L." Cooke (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate.

South Carolina: House CD 5: Chris Shields (Write-in) - added.

South Dakota: Senate Class 3: Kurt Evans (Constitution) - added.

Tennessee: House CD 6: David Ross (Independent [Libertarian]) - previously listed as Independent. House CD 9: Nicholas Mantanona (Write-in) - added.

The Democratic Convention has total of 4,764 delegates votes with 2,383 needed to nominate.
Soft delegate count changed from Clinton 2,761, Sanders 1,881, O'Malley 1 to Clinton 2,768 (+7), Sanders 1,893 (+12), O'Malley 1.
Hard delegate count changed from Clinton 2,196, Sanders 1,801, Uncommitted 714 to Clinton 2,204 (+8), Sanders 1,847 (+46), Uncommitted 713 (-1).

• Arizona: Soft count changed from Clinton 47, Sanders 35 to Clinton 48 (+1), Sanders 34 (-1).
• California: Soft count changed from Clinton 333, Sanders 206 to Clinton 320 (-13), Sanders 221 (+15). Hard count changed from Clinton 269, Sanders 206, Uncommitted 75 to Clinton 254 (-15), Sanders 221 (+15), Uncommitted 76 (+1).
• Iowa: Hard count changed from Clinton 15, Sanders 14, Uncommitted 7 to Clinton 23 (+8), Sanders 21 (+7), Uncommitted 7.
• Idaho: Hard count changed from Sanders 12, Uncommitted 4, Clinton 3 to Sanders 18 (+6), Clinton 5 (+2), Uncommitted 4.
• Massachusetts: Soft count changed from Clinton 66, Sanders 46 to Clinton 67 (+1), Sanders 46.
• Michigan: Soft count changed from Clinton 75, Sanders 67 to Clinton 76 (+1), Sanders 67.
• Montana: Soft count changed from Sanders 12, Clinton 10 to Clinton 15 (+5), Sanders 12.
• North Carolina: Soft count changed from Clinton 68, Sanders 49 to Clinton 69 (+1), Sanders 49.
• North Dakota: Hard count changed from Sanders 9, Uncommitted 5, Clinton 3 to Sanders 13 (+4), Clinton 5 (+2), Uncommitted 5.
• Nebraska: Hard count changed from Uncommitted 5, Clinton 0, Sanders 0 to Sanders 15 (+15), Clinton 10 (+10), Uncommitted 5.
• New Mexico: Soft count changed from Clinton 26, Sanders 16 to Clinton 27 (+1), Sanders 16.
• Nevada: Soft count changed from Clinton 25, Sanders 16 to Clinton 27 (+2), Sanders 16.
• New York: Soft count changed from Clinton 178, Sanders 108 to Clinton 180 (+2), Sanders 108.
• Pennsylvania: Soft count changed from Clinton 126, Sanders 83 to Clinton 125 (-1), Sanders 83.
• Virgin Islands: Soft count changed from Clinton 9, Sanders 1 to Clinton 12 (+3), Sanders 0 (-1). Hard count changed from Clinton 6, Uncommitted 5, Sanders 1 to Clinton 7 (+1), Uncommitted 5, Sanders 0 (-1).
• Vermont: Soft count changed from Sanders 22, Clinton 4 to Sanders 21 (-1), Clinton 5 (+1).
• Washington: Soft count changed from Sanders 74, Clinton 37 to Sanders 74, Clinton 38 (+1).
• Wisconsin: Soft count changed from Sanders 49, Clinton 45 to Sanders 49, Clinton 47 (+2).

The Republican Convention has total of 2,472 delegates with 1,237 needed to nominate.
Soft delegate count changed from Trump 1,537, Cruz 569, Rubio 166, Kasich 164, Uncommitted 22, Carson 7, Bush 4, Fiorina 1, Huckabee 1, Paul 1 to Trump 1,537, Cruz 569, Rubio 166, Kasich 163 (-1), Uncommitted 22, Carson 7, Bush 4, Paul 2 (+1), Fiorina 1, Huckabee 1.
Hard delegate count changed from Trump 1,441, Cruz 551, Rubio 173, Kasich 161, Uncommitted 130, Carson 9, Bush 4, Fiorina 1, Huckabee 1, Paul 1 to Trump 1,441, Cruz 551, Rubio 173, Kasich 161, Uncommitted 130, Carson 9, Bush 4, Fiorina 1, Huckabee 1, Paul 1.

• Vermont: Soft count changed from Kasich 8, Trump 8, Paul 0 to Trump 8, Kasich 7 (-1), Paul 1 (+1).

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2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:

• Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates
• Major Dates Chronologically
• Detailed Dates Chronologically
• Weekly Delegate Distribution
• Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Delegate Summary
• Republican Pledged and Unpledged Delegate Summary
• Presidential Primaries at a Glance

27 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Senate Class 3: Axel Norberto Bello (Write-in [Democratic]) - Pending, previously listed as Democratic; Frank Dominic Tamburri (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate; Sean Webster (Write-in [Republican]) - added. House CD 1: Kim Lee Allen (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added. House CD 2: Edward G. "Ed" Tilton, Jr. (Write-in [Libertarian]) - Pending, previously listed as Libertarian. House CD 3: Mike Ross (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added; Federico Sanchez (Write-in [Independent]) - added. House CD 4: Jeffery Daniels (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added; Robert Hixon (Democratic) - added. House CD 5: Nolan Daniels (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added. House CD 6: Michael Shoen (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added; Aaron Sutton (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 7: Gustavo Ortega (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 8: Mark Salazar (Write-in [Green]) - added. House CD 9: Mike Shipley (Write-in [Libertarian]) - added.

Delaware: Commissioner of Insurance: Jeff Cragg (Republican) - added.

Louisiana: House CD 3: Lafayette School Board Member Erick Knezek (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Massachusetts: House CD 9: William E. Cimbrelo (Independent) - added.

Vermont: President: former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson (Libertarian) - added; Gloria Estela La Riva (Liberty Union) - added. House At-Large: Congressman Peter F. Welch (Democratic) - Renominated. Secretary of State: Secretary of State James C. "Jim" Condos (Democratic) - Renominated. Auditor of Accounts: Auditor Doug Hoffer (Democratic) - Renominated.

Wisconsin: Senate Class 3: Senator Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 2: Congressman Mark Pocan (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 5: Congressman Frank James "Jim" Sensenbrenner, Jr. (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 6: Congressman Glenn S. Grothman (Republican) - Renominated.

The Democratic Convention has now a total of 4,764 delegates votes with 2,383 needed to nominate.

• Pennsylvania changed: -1 unpledged PLEO delegate (24 June 2016 resignation of Congressman Chaka Fattah, Sr.). Total: 208 delegate votes.

30 changes to the candidate list:

California: House CD 24: Assemblyman Khatchik "Katcho" Achadjian (Republican) - lost Primary.

Connecticut: Senate Class 3: Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democratic) - Renominated; Jack C. Orchulli (Republican) - removed; August L. Wolf (Republican) - removed. House CD 1: Congressman John B. Larson (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 2: Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney (Democratic) - Renominated; Ann E. Brookes (Republican) - removed. House CD 3: Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 4: Congressman Jim Himes (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 5: Congressman Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic) - Renominated; Matthew "Matt" Maxwell (Republican) - removed; John J. Pistone (Republican) - removed; William Mark "Bill" Stevens (Republican) - removed.

Illinois: House CD 1: Tabitha D. Carson (Libertarian) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 8: William Edward "Bill" Fraser (Independent) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 9: David Earl Williams, III (Write-in) - previously listed as Independent. House CD 10: Joseph William "Joe" Kopsick (Write-in) - previously listed as Not readily classifiable. Secretary of State: Claire Ball (Libertarian) - added.

Indiana: President: Darrell Lane Castle (Write-in [Constitution]) - added; Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling (Write-in [America's Independent]) - added; Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik (Write-in [Socialist Party USA]) - added; Jill E. Stein (Write-in [Green]) - added. House CD 2: Ron Cenkush (Libertarian) - added.

Michigan: House CD 8: Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor Suzanna Shkreli (Democratic) - added.

Minnesota: President: Alyson Kennedy (Socialist Workers Party) - added. House CD 1: Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 3: Congressman Erik Paulsen (Republican) - Renominated. House CD 7: Congressman Collin Clark Peterson (Democratic) - Renominated. House CD 8: Congressman Richard Michael "Rick" Nolan (Democratic) - Renominated.

New Mexico: House CD 2: Jack McGrann (Write-in) - added.

17 changes to the candidate list:

American Samoa: Governor: former Lieutenant Governor: Faoa A. Sunia (Nonpartisan) - added.

Illinois: Senate Class 3: Chris Aguayo (Veterans Party of America) - apparently not a candidate; James P. "Jim" Brown (Independent) - apparently not a candidate; Kent McMillen (Libertarian) - added; Scott Summers (Green) - added. House CD 16: Joe Schreiner (Libertarian) - added. Secretary of State: Tim Curtin (Green) - added.

Pennsylvania: House CD 2 Special: (Democratic) - Incumbent added; state Representative Dwight Evans (Democratic) - added; James A. Jones (Republican) - added. House CD 2: former state Senator T. Milton Street, Sr. (Independent) - added. House CD 8: Steve Scheetz (Libertarian) - added.

Rhode Island: House CD 1: Rufus Bailey, Jr. (Independent) - added; Jeffrey Lemire (Independent) - added; Chris Young (Democratic) - added. House CD 2: John Hamilton (Democratic) - added; Jeffrey Johnson (Independent) - added.

9 changes to the candidate list:

California: House CD 32: Gordon E. Fisher (Republican) - lost Primary.

Idaho: Governor: Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter (Republican) - Open Chair; Lieutenant Governor Brad Little (Republican) - added. Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Brad Little (Republican) - Open Chair.

New York: House CD 13: Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 22: Martin Babinec (Reform, Independent) - previously listed as Independent; Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney (Republican, Conservative) - previously listed as Republican, Conservative, Reform.

Ohio: House CD 1: Shalom Dovber Keller (No Party Affiliation) - added.

Rhode Island: House CD 2: Salvatore Caiozzo (Independent) - added.