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Political Candidate
Bill McGaughey has been a candidate for public office in five different elections. They include:
Mayor of Minneapolis in mayoral primary (2001) The results: 143 votes (0.2% of total), finished 12th among 22 candidates
U.S. Senate in Minnesota's Independence Party primary (2002) The results: 8,482 votes (31.0% of total), finished 2nd among 3 candidates
President of the United States in Louisiana's Democratic primary (2004) The results: 3,161 votes (1.96% of total), finished 5th among 7 candidates
U.S. Congress, 5th District of Minnesota, in general election (2008) The results: 22,318 votes (6.92% of total), finished 3rd among 3 candidates
Mayor of Minneapolis in general election (2009) The results: 230 First Choice votes (0.5% of total), finished 9th among 11 candidates
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (with Bob Carney) 2010 Republican state primary
McGaughey has written books on these election contests, some published in print form and some published on the Internet.
Links to materials on the web include the following:
Mayor of Minneapolis (2001): There is a short description of this campaign in chapter one of the Independence Party book. (three paragraphs)
U.S. Senate in Independence Party primary (2002): See text of the Independence Party and the Future of Third-Party Politics. (471 pages) A short narrative of the campaign appears in Appendix A.
U.S. President in Louisiana's Democratic presidential primary (2004): See text of On the Ballot in Louisiana. (350 pages) A short description of the campaign appears here. (1,182 words)
U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 5th District (2008): See text of Inside an Independence Party's candidate for Congress in 2008. (68,642 words)
Mayor of Minneapolis (2009): See text of New Dignity Party and the 2009 Campaign for Mayor of Minneapolis. (47,552 words)
See also: In defense of being a perennial candidate (2,327 words)
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