Politics & Government
Third Party Candidates Will Appear on Pennsylvania Ballots
It won't just be Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on the presidential ballot. Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party and Jill Stein of the Green Party will also be on the ballot. Other third party candidates are vying for statewide positions.
Pennsylvania voters will see four pairs of names on their ballots when making their choices for the next President and Vice President of the United States on Nov. 6.
Along with the Democratic Party's nomination of Barack Obama and Joe Biden as President and Vice President, respectively, and the Republican Party's nomination of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Libertarian Party has nominated Gary Johnson and James P. Gray as its president and vice president, and the Green Party has nominated Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala.
Click on the names above to learn more about each pair.
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Four other Libertarians will appear on Pennsylvania ballots on Nov. 6 in statewide races:
- Rayburn Douglas Smith will contend with fellow U.S. Senate candidates Bob Casey (Democrat) and Tom Smith (Republican).
- Marakay J. Rogers will contend with fellow state attorney general candidates Kathleen Kane (Democrat) and David Freed (Republican).
- Betsy Elizabeth Summers will contend with fellow state auditor general candidates Eugene DePasquale (Democrat) and John Maher (Republican).
- Patricia M. Fryman will contend with fellow state treasurer candidates Robert McCord (Democrat) and Diana Irey Vaughan (Republican).
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