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Third party, or minor party, is a term used in the United States' two-party system for political parties other than the Republican and Democratic parties. Third parties are most often encountered in presidential nominations. Third party vote splitting exceeded a president's margin of victory in three elections: 1844, 2000, and 2016.
Elections with notable third party electoral performances (1900–present) [9] State Gubernatorial elections Senate elections Total elections Threshold reached
Many third-party candidates have run under different affiliations in different states. They do this for many reasons, including laws restricting ballot access , cross-endorsements by other established parties, etc. [ citation needed ] In the list below, the party column shows which of a given candidate's affiliation(s) appeared on the ballot in ...
For third-party U.S. presidential candidates, getting on state ballots is challenging and expensive, thanks to a patchwork of U.S. laws designed by Republicans and Democrats, the dominant parties ...
This is a list of notable performances of third-party and independent candidates in elections to the United States House of Representatives.. It is rare for candidates, other than those of the six parties which have succeeded as major parties (Federalist Party, Democratic-Republican Party, National Republican Party, Democratic Party, Whig Party, Republican Party), to take large shares of the ...
As the country begins to dissect the implications of Donald Trump's stunning victory in the 2016 election, the impact of third-party candidates is starting to come into focus. The 2016 election ...
This is a list of notable performances of third party and independent candidates in elections to the United States Senate.. It is rare for candidates, other than those of the six parties which have succeeded as major parties (Federalist Party, Democratic-Republican Party, National Republican Party, Democratic Party, Whig Party, Republican Party), to take large shares of the vote in elections.
Presidential ballots in this election are crowded with third-party presidential candidates including the Green Party’s Jill Stein, the Libertarians’ Chase Oliver, Cornel West with his Justice ...