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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 ...
Elections with notable third party electoral performances (1900–present) [9] State Gubernatorial elections Senate elections Total elections Threshold reached Threshold candidates Third party victory Threshold reached Threshold candidates Third party victory Threshold reached Threshold candidates Third party victory Alabama 5 6 0
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.
In 2016, 6% of all voters cast votes for third-party candidates, a dynamic that helped to lower the share of the vote Trump needed to win in key battleground states. In 2020, when the third-party ...
Third-party candidates will be on the ballot in all of the top battleground states, drawing increased scrutiny over how they could influence the outcome of the presidential election in two weeks.
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 ...
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.
National Union Party: Union Party American unionism [98] Merged into: Republican Party: 1864 1868 Radical Democracy Party: Abolitionism [99] Merged into: Republican Party: 1864 1864 Socialist Labor Party of America: Workingmen's Party of the United States: De Leonism [100] 1876 2011 National Democratic Party: Gold Democrats Gold standard [101 ...