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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.
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 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 Withdrawn independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.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.
Third-party candidates running for the position are Chase Oliver/Mike Ter Maat (Libertarian) and Jill Stein/Rudolph Ware (Green). U.S. Senate. Incumbent Democratic candidate Robert Casey, ...
236 candidates for House and Senate, including 130 Democrats, 45 Republicans and 61 third-party candidates. Here’s a full breakdown of how lawmakers responded. -- Sudiksha Kochi
Libertarians and other third-party candidates in Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania are emerging as midterm wildcards who could play spoilers in key Senate races.
In the August 13 Republican primary, former NBA basketball player Royce White won an eight-candidate primary with 38% of the vote, with banker and retired U.S. Navy commander Joe Fraser finishing second with 29% of the vote [102] Third-party candidates consist of guardianship advocate and Republican candidate for governor in 2022, Independence ...
A longtime member of the Senate leadership team and McConnell’s right-hand man, Thune, 63, would likely focus on maintaining party unity and advancing a traditional conservative platform—tax ...