J Andres Commune Elections, 2112

The 2112 J Andres Commune Elections were held on October 7, 2112 to elect the 727 senators of the J Andres Commune.

Background
Pierre Bourbon had already been elected to four terms as President. Winning a fifth term in these elections would make him the longest-serving President in J Andres history.

Pierre Bourbon was still extremely popular and it was difficult to find opponents to run against him. The Nationalist party eventually convinced Nora Chavez, the former Foreign Affairs minister to run against him. Nora was already 90 years old when she announced her candidacy and the stress of running made her ill. She passed away prior to the election, resulting in Bourbon winning his fifth victory in a runaway election.

In the Commune, the Labor party succeeded in crossing 500 seats, primarily due to the great successes of the National Rail Company, Portsmouth Power and Light, and PQ Health All planned railroad lines were complete and electricity has been restored to all of the major cities. The nationalized industries were extremely successful in the eyes of the public and there were calls to continue the nationalization. The Libertarian and Nationalist parties continued to serve as little more than a vocal opposition to the Labor party.