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People who have won elections while in jail or prison

Posted on: April 22, 2024 at 20:09:29 CT
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Two notable examples of people who have won elections while in jail or prison are:

Eugene V. Debs: In 1920, Debs received one million votes in the U.S. presidential election on the Socialist Party ticket while serving a 10-year sentence for his speech protesting World War I. He was imprisoned in the Atlanta penitentiary during the election.

Joel Caston: In 2021, Caston became the first incarcerated person in Washington, D.C., to win elected office. He won the race for advisory neighborhood commissioner of a district where he would oversee the Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter and D.C. Jail, where he was an inmate.

These examples highlight that while it is uncommon, it is possible for individuals to win elections while in jail or prison. However, the process of voting and running for office while incarcerated can be challenging, as access to crucial information and election forms is often limited.
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Nov. 2, 1920: Imprisoned Eugene V. Debs Received One Million Votes for U.S. President
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/debs-received-million-votes/
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So if Trump is convicted who would the GOP - MU-TULSA MU - 4/22 19:16:24
     RE: So if Trump is convicted who would the GOP - sarasotatiger MU - 4/22 20:19:30
          he can just pardon himself(nm) - tman MU - 4/22 21:40:37
               Not for state charges, they are going to stick(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 4/23 06:48:52
                    Yeah you have been saying that for - GODZILLA MU - 4/23 06:59:01
                         ?? Presidential pardon power doesn't effect states - raskolnikov MU - 4/23 07:05:55
                              the state charges in NY have to be tied - tman MU - 4/23 10:16:18
                              What is the state charge you are - GODZILLA MU - 4/23 07:08:03
                                   Charges. Hush money New York, Fani Fulton County.(nm) - Toger STL - 4/23 07:16:33
                                        Hush money payments aren't illegal. (nm) - Lerxst MU - 4/23 08:27:30
                                             That's just the name used to make it easier for simple - Toger STL - 4/23 08:45:58
     Nothing prevents a felon from becoming president - El-ahrairah BAMA - 4/22 20:09:36
          We already have that right now. - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 4/22 21:37:26
     Trump. Conviction won't change a thing(nm) - tman MU - 4/22 20:05:54
     It's Gavin Newsom for the Dems - BigDave MU - 4/22 19:23:40
          yep, i've said this all along (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 4/22 19:51:02
          I wonder if Condoleezza would accept - MU-TULSA MU - 4/22 19:34:43
               A disgraced Bushie? No thanks(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 4/22 20:10:36
               why do you want two Dems running against each - tman MU - 4/22 20:07:08
               The only people that would not allow him would be the GOP - KC rules MU - 4/22 19:37:44
                    I believe some people in jail have won other elections. - JeffB MU - 4/22 20:02:36
                         People who have won elections while in jail or prison - JeffB MU - 4/22 20:09:29
                         & Missouri had a dead man win a US senate seat no? (nm) - JeffB MU - 4/22 20:04:56
     Nikki Haley either way. nm. - MUTGR MU - 4/22 19:18:56
          I don't think Haley can win, so that would be just - MU-TULSA MU - 4/22 19:20:55
               Let’s hope she cant(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 4/22 20:08:13




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