# Where can I find reliable information on candidates for other offices?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 31, 2004, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reliable-information-on-candidates-for-other-offices/272121 "2004-10-31T04:04:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Catalyst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@Catalyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catalyst)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reliable-information-on-candidates-for-other-offices/272121/1 "2004-10-31T04:04:42Z")

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After doing a fair bit of reading on the Presidential election, it occurred to me that I know next to nothing about the Senatorial candidates in my state (South Carolina). I caught one of their debates, but there was very little substance. Hell, there wasn’t even any _style_; both were pretty lousy speakers.

So, is there anything along the lines of [Factcheck.org](http://Factcheck.org) with nonpartisan information on the Senatorial candidates?

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reliable-information-on-candidates-for-other-offices/272121/2 "2004-10-31T05:28:10Z")

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Down to the state level, try [http://www.vote-smart.org/](http://www.vote-smart.org/)

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reliable-information-on-candidates-for-other-offices/272121/3 "2004-10-31T17:07:47Z")

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A similar site is at [http://www.congress.org/congressorg/e4/](http://www.congress.org/congressorg/e4/)

This site is created in conjunction with the League of Women Voters, whose [dnet.org](http://dnet.org) site is redirected to the [congress.org](http://congress.org) site.

I have checked a few issues on these sites and they appear to be pretty impartial, although I have not examined every candidate and ballot issue.

To find information on local elections, you might try entering “voter information _yourstate_ or _yourcity_” into Google™. Several sites have been established on the state and municipal level to perform that function, but they are pretty much in the minority for this election.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reliable-information-on-candidates-for-other-offices/272121/4 "2004-10-31T17:19:04Z")

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League of Women Voters site for Charleston County:  
[http://charleston.sc.lwv.org/candidates04.html](http://charleston.sc.lwv.org/candidates04.html)  
(most candidate information links to the candidates’ web sites).

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-reliable-information-on-candidates-for-other-offices/272121/5 "2004-11-02T19:22:59Z")

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I have found one more site (for those still looking) that gets down closer to the local level. (Start with your Zip Code and if it encompasses more than one district, the site will ask for more address information or your Zip + 4 to narrow the field even further.

> **[Welcome To iVoters](https://ivoters.com/)**
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> iVoters changes everything about the way we process elections. Instead of negative TV and radio ads and biased opinions from editorial boards, now people in all 50 states can get the facts about candidates and ballot issues from a non-partisan,...