Long Shot: Running for public office as a third-party or write-in candidate
Third-party candidates running for various public offices in Illinois, left to right: Russ Clark, Chibu Asonye, and Scott Summers Photos Courtesy of Russ Clark for Sangamon County Board, Ariel Ciprain, and Scott Summers for Congress
Depending on where you are in Illinois, there are plenty of competitive races on the ballot this year. There are also a lot of races where the outcome is all but certain.
And then there are third party candidates -- who this year in particular have gotten a fair amount of attention -- at least in the presidential race. There are some third-party candidates running for office in Illinois and there are candidates running -- even if only as write-ins -- to give voters in some areas any choice at all.
Some third-party candidates running for local and federal-level positions join the 21st today to share why they chose to run as third-party or write-in candidates and what that entails.
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Chibu Asonye
Green Party Candidate, Illinois 13th Congressional District
Russ Clark
Libertarian Party Candidate, Sangamon County Board, 25th District
Scott Summers
Write-in Candidate, Illinois 16th Congressional District