diff --git a/src/js/actions/BallotActions.js b/src/js/actions/BallotActions.js
index 536bd14c4..cc93597c7 100644
--- a/src/js/actions/BallotActions.js
+++ b/src/js/actions/BallotActions.js
@@ -14,6 +14,24 @@ module.exports = {
     });
   },
 
+  starStatusRetrieved: function (payload, we_vote_id) {
+    console.log("action payload:");
+    console.log(payload);
+    AppDispatcher.dispatch({
+      actionType: BallotConstants.STAR_STATUS_RETRIEVED,
+      payload: payload,
+      we_vote_id: we_vote_id
+    });
+  },
+
+  candidateRetrieved: function (payload) {
+    AppDispatcher.dispatch({
+      actionType: BallotConstants.CANDIDATE_RETRIEVED,
+      payload: payload,
+      we_vote_id: payload.we_vote_id
+    });
+  },
+
   voterSupportingSave: function (we_vote_id) {  // VOTER_SUPPORTING_SAVE
     AppDispatcher.dispatch({
       actionType: BallotConstants.VOTER_SUPPORTING_SAVE,
diff --git a/src/js/components/Ballot/PositionList.jsx b/src/js/components/Ballot/PositionList.jsx
index 3aea58c65..6c3deed2c 100644
--- a/src/js/components/Ballot/PositionList.jsx
+++ b/src/js/components/Ballot/PositionList.jsx
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ export default class PositionList extends Component {
   }
 
   render () {
+    if (!this.state.position_list){
+      return (
+        <div></div>
+      );
+    }
     return (
       <ul className="list-group">
         { this.state.position_list.map( item =>
diff --git a/src/js/constants/BallotConstants.js b/src/js/constants/BallotConstants.js
index 52c3bf062..f7903e4f6 100644
--- a/src/js/constants/BallotConstants.js
+++ b/src/js/constants/BallotConstants.js
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ module.exports = require('keymirror')({
   VOTER_STOP_OPPOSING_SAVE: null,
   VOTER_STAR_ON_SAVE: null,
   VOTER_STAR_OFF_SAVE: null,
-  POSITIONS_RETRIEVED: null
+  POSITIONS_RETRIEVED: null,
+  CANDIDATE_RETRIEVED: null,
+  STAR_STATUS_RETRIEVED: null
 });
diff --git a/src/js/routes/Ballot/Candidate.jsx b/src/js/routes/Ballot/Candidate.jsx
index 36c3dad64..d7e5228a5 100644
--- a/src/js/routes/Ballot/Candidate.jsx
+++ b/src/js/routes/Ballot/Candidate.jsx
@@ -12,34 +12,50 @@ import StarAction from '../../components/StarAction';
 export default class Candidate extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
     //history: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    history: PropTypes.string,
-    oppose_on: PropTypes.boolean,
-    params: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-    support_on: PropTypes.boolean
+    // history: PropTypes.string,
+    // oppose_on: PropTypes.boolean,
+    params: PropTypes.object.isRequired
+    // support_on: PropTypes.boolean
   };
 
   constructor(props) {
+    console.log(props);
     super(props);
     this.state = { candidate: {} };
   }
 
   componentWillMount(){
     // Redirects to root if candidate isn't fetched yet; TODO: just fetch params to enable sending links to candidate page.
-    var candidate = BallotStore.getCandidateByWeVoteId(this.props.params.we_vote_id);
-    if (Object.keys(candidate).length === 0)
-      {
-        this.props.history.replace('/ballot');
-      }
+    // var candidate = BallotStore.getCandidateByWeVoteId(this.props.params.we_vote_id);
+    // if (Object.keys(candidate).length === 0)
+    //   {
+    //     this.props.history.replace('/ballot');
+    //   }
+
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    BallotStore.removeChangeListener(this._onChange.bind(this));
   }
 
   componentDidMount(){
+    BallotStore.addChangeListener(this._onChange.bind(this));
+    var candidate = BallotStore.getOrFetchCandidateByWeVoteId(this.props.params.we_vote_id);
+    if (candidate) {
+      this.setState({ candidate: candidate });
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onChange(){
     this.setState({ candidate: BallotStore.getCandidateByWeVoteId(this.props.params.we_vote_id) });
+    console.log('on_Change!');
+    console.log(this.state.candidate);
   }
 
   render() {
     var candidate = this.state.candidate;
     var we_vote_id = this.props.params.we_vote_id;
-    if (!candidate.we_vote_id){
+    if (!candidate || !candidate.we_vote_id){
       return ( <div></div> );
     };
     // var candidate = BallotStore.getCandidateByWeVoteId(`${this.props.params.we_vote_id}`);
@@ -128,7 +144,9 @@ export default class Candidate extends Component {
               </li>
           </ul>
           */}
-          <PositionList we_vote_id={we_vote_id} />
+          {
+            <PositionList we_vote_id={we_vote_id} />
+          }
         </div>
 
       </div>
diff --git a/src/js/stores/BallotStore.js b/src/js/stores/BallotStore.js
index baa0a56e6..fe7559541 100644
--- a/src/js/stores/BallotStore.js
+++ b/src/js/stores/BallotStore.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { get } from '../utils/service';
+// import service from '../utils/service';
 import { createStore } from '../utils/createStore';
 import { shallowClone } from '../utils/object-utils';
 
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ const BallotAPIWorker = {
     success: success || defaultSuccess });
   },
 
+  candidateRetrieve: function (we_vote_id, success ) {
+    return get({
+      endpoint: 'candidateRetrieve',
+      query: { candidate_we_vote_id: we_vote_id },
+      success: success
+    });
+  },
+
   // get the ballot items
   voterBallotItemsRetrieve: function ( success ) {
     return get({ endpoint: 'voterBallotItemsRetrieve',
@@ -48,7 +57,7 @@ const BallotAPIWorker = {
   },
 
   positionListForBallotItem : function( we_vote_id, success) {
-    return service.get({
+    return get({
       endpoint: 'positionListForBallotItem',
       query: {
          ballot_item_id: _ballot_store[we_vote_id].id,
@@ -93,8 +102,8 @@ const BallotAPIWorker = {
     return get({
       endpoint: 'voterStarStatusRetrieve',
       query: {
-        ballot_item_id: _ballot_store[we_vote_id].id,
-        kind_of_ballot_item: _ballot_store[we_vote_id].kind_of_ballot_item
+        ballot_item_we_vote_id: we_vote_id,
+        kind_of_ballot_item: _ballot_store[we_vote_id].kind_of_ballot_item || 'CANDIDATE'
       }, success: success || defaultSuccess
     });
   },
@@ -408,6 +417,38 @@ const BallotStore = createStore({
     return _ballot_store[we_vote_id].is_starred;
   },
 
+  getOrFetchCandidateByWeVoteId: function (candidate_we_vote_id) {
+    var candidate = this.getCandidateByWeVoteId(candidate_we_vote_id);
+    if (candidate && candidate.is_oppose) { return candidate; } //candidate already retrieved
+    _ballot_store[candidate_we_vote_id] = {};
+    _ballot_store[candidate_we_vote_id].kind_of_ballot_item = 'CANDIDATE';
+
+    BallotAPIWorker.candidateRetrieve(candidate_we_vote_id, function(res){
+      BallotActions.candidateRetrieved(res);
+      BallotStore.fetchCandidateDetails(candidate_we_vote_id);
+    });
+
+    return _ballot_store[candidate_we_vote_id];
+  },
+
+  fetchCandidateDetails: function(candidate_we_vote_id){
+    BallotAPIWorker.voterStarStatusRetrieve(candidate_we_vote_id, function(res){
+        BallotActions.starStatusRetrieved(res, candidate_we_vote_id);
+    });
+
+    BallotStore.fetchCandidatePositionsByWeVoteId(candidate_we_vote_id);
+
+    BallotAPIWorker.positionOpposeCountForBallotItem (candidate_we_vote_id, function(res){
+      _ballot_store[candidate_we_vote_id].opposeCount = res.count;
+      BallotStore.emitChange();
+    });
+
+    BallotAPIWorker.positionSupportCountForBallotItem (candidate_we_vote_id, function(res){
+      _ballot_store [candidate_we_vote_id].supportCount = res.count;
+      BallotStore.emitChange();
+    });
+  },
+
   getCandidateByWeVoteId: function (candidate_we_vote_id) {
     return shallowClone (
       _ballot_store [ candidate_we_vote_id ]
@@ -453,6 +494,11 @@ function setLocalPositionsList(we_vote_id, position_list) {
   return true;
 }
 
+function addCandidateToStore (res) {
+  _ballot_store[res.we_vote_id] = res;
+  return true;
+}
+
  /**
  * toggle the star state of a ballot item by its we_vote_id
  * @param  {string} we_vote_id identifier for lookup in stored
@@ -465,6 +511,13 @@ function toggleStarState(we_vote_id) {
   return true;
 }
 
+function setStarState(we_vote_id, status) {
+  if (status){
+    _ballot_store[we_vote_id].is_starred = status;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
  /**
  * toggle the support state of a ballot item to on by its we_vote_id
  */
@@ -525,10 +578,28 @@ function setLocalOpposeOffState(we_vote_id) {
   return true;
 }
 
-AppDispatcher.register( action => {
-  var { we_vote_id } = action;
+
+BallotStore.dispatchToken = AppDispatcher.register( action => {
+    var { we_vote_id } = action;
     switch (action.actionType) {
 
+    case BallotConstants.CANDIDATE_RETRIEVED:
+      console.log('action:');
+      console.log(action);
+      addCandidateToStore(action.payload)
+      && BallotStore.emitChange();
+    break;
+
+    case BallotConstants.STAR_STATUS_RETRIEVED:
+      // AppDispatcher.waitFor([BallotStore.dispatchToken]);
+      console.log("REGISTERING");
+      console.log(action);
+      console.log("Ballot Store:");
+      console.log(_ballot_store[action.we_vote_id]);
+      setStarState(action.we_vote_id, action.payload.is_starred)
+      && BallotStore.emitChange();
+    break;
+
     case BallotConstants.POSITIONS_RETRIEVED:
       setLocalPositionsList(action.we_vote_id, action.payload.position_list)
       && BallotStore.emitChange();