# Has a write in Candidate Ever Won a Major Election? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 12, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-write-in-candidate-ever-won-a-major-election/560469 "2010-11-12T19:39:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-write-in-candidate-ever-won-a-major-election/560469/21 "2012-02-11T22:44:10Z")
Thank you for that breaking news update, **Ronald gascon**. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-write-in-candidate-ever-won-a-major-election/560469/22 "2012-02-12T20:07:13Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > …While looking up Illinois law, I noticed something odd:In Illinois, Lisa Murkowski wouldn’t be a legal candidate! It’s a variant on the “sore loser law” which most states have: [Sore loser law - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sore_loser_law) ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-write-in-candidate-ever-won-a-major-election/560469/23 "2012-02-12T23:20:38Z")
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