The 'W' Party

Factual Questions
1

Recently in the Nov. 5 elections I noticed something odd while watching results for here in Texas. I recognized what R, D, I, G, and L all stood for in terms of party initials (Republican, Democrat, Independent, Green and Libertarian, respectively), but there was also a mysterious “W” that would appear every so often. The party always got the least amount of votes…I don’t think I saw over 10,000 votes for any candidate of theirs once…but what are they?

Whig Party? White Man’s Party? Women’s Party? Worker’s Party? I’m just perplexed here.

2

This page of Texas election results from the Texas Secretary of State refers to “W-I”–is that what you were seeing? If so, this page from the Texas Secretary of State tells us that it stands for “Write-In”.

3

Not in Texas, but could it be “Workers’ Party”?

4

The National Association of W Lovers; Chairman: Bert, 123B Sesame Street.