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State results where a major-party candidate received above 1% of the state popular vote from a third party cross-endorsement (1896–present) 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 ...
The following are third party and independent candidates who have received more than 30% of the popular vote since 2008. Notable third party House performances (2022) – 19 entries Year
This is a list of notable performances of third party and independent candidates in elections to the state legislatures.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.
A movement in a myriad of rural counties across deep blue states such as Illinois and California to split off and form new states appears to be gaining some steam in the wake of the Nov. 5 election.
This number, from January 2023, is based on voters who live in counties or states that use ranked-choice voting. The system has grown over the past two decades with 53 or so cities using it today.
Election Day is approaching, and Illinois voters will soon be casting their votes for federal and local races. Voting is not one-size-fits-all, and there are many factors that determine how and ...
[4] [5] 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. [6]
This was also the first election since 2000 that the Green Party finished third nationwide, and the first since 2008 that the Libertarian Party failed to. Withdrawn independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received 757,371 votes (0.49%). Kennedy's 1.96% in Montana was the highest statewide vote share of any third-party candidate.