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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.
In practice, Hafner was a minor candidate (receiving just 1 percent of the initial vote), so I decided to treat him like a third-party candidate in order to get a good read on Peltola's strength.
As votes are still being counted in Nebraska’s competitive U.S. Senate race, independent candidate and former union leader Dan Osborn and Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, who is running for a third ...
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
Libertarians and other third-party candidates in Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania are emerging as midterm wildcards who could play spoilers in key Senate races.
Third-party and independent members of the United States Congress are generally rare. Although the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated U.S. politics in a two-party system since 1856, some independents and members of other political parties have also been elected to the House of Representatives or Senate, or changed their party affiliation during their term.
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 Withdrawn independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.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.
Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Monday that she will seek a third term in 2024. Warren, a prominent voice for the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and a failed ...