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This article lists third party and independent candidates, also jointly known as minor candidates, associated with the 2024 United States presidential election. "Third party" is a term commonly used in the United States in reference to political parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties.
National results for third-party or independent presidential candidates that won between 1% and 5% of the popular vote (1788–present) State results where a third-party or independent presidential candidate won above 5% of the popular vote (1832–present)
No third-party candidate has won the presidency since the Republican Party became the second major party in 1856. Since then a third-party candidate won states in five elections: 1892, 1912, 1924, 1948, and 1968. 1992 was the last time a third-party candidate won over 5% of the vote and placed second in any state. [1]
The lack of enthusiasm among voters for a Biden-Trump rematch suggests a third-party challenger could garner some support or push more Americans to sit out the election after 2020's 66.8% voter ...
Meanwhile, serious third-party challenges have been rare in recent political history. Ross Perot launched one in 1992 and 1996. While he did make debate stages, he never won a single electoral ...
John Avlon writes that while there are a growing number of independent voters looking for more moderate candidates, there is serious risk in a 2024 third-party presidential challenger ...
Trump won the nomination easily; he was formally nominated at the Republican Convention on July 15, his third consecutive presidential nomination. [64] In October 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his run as an independent presidential candidate. [65] On August 23, 2024, Kennedy announced he was suspending his campaign and backing Trump. [66]
That’s because she didn’t face a significant primary contest before becoming the Democratic nominee, there is no major third-party candidate after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended his presidential ...