David Henry Hinton, Feb. 25, 1952 (Indiana) -
VP candidate for Independent (2008)
Running mate with nominee: William Louis Mills, Jr. (b. 1953)
Popular vote: ? (0.00%)
Electoral vote: 0/538
The campaign:
The ticket of William Louis "Billy" Mills, Jr. of Morgantown, Ky. and David Hinton of Louisville, Ky. were registered as write-ins in their home state. Mills had filed with the FEC on Nov. 15, 2007.
It appears Mills and Hinton were brothers-in-law. The campaign treasurer was Theresa Mills Hinton, wife of running-mate David Hinton and sister of Billy Mills. It wouldn't be the first time a ticket had this sort of relationship. In 1980 William Gahres of the Down With Lawyers Party selected his brother-in-law Joseph F. Loughlin as his VP.
The Mills/Hinton team ran what I call a stealth campaign as I cannot find any record of their platform. Kentucky did not report the returns for write-ins, so we'll never know how many votes they really earned. In any event, the fact they were residents of the same state would have posed a problem with them assuming office in the event of their victory as far as the Constitution is concerned.
Election history: none
Other occupations: business broker
Notes:
Lived in Indiana prior to Kentucky.
