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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)
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
The presidential candidates are listed here based on three criteria: They were not members of one of the six major parties in U.S. history: the Federalist Party, the Democratic-Republican Party, the National Republican Party, the Whig Party, the Democratic Party, and the Republican Party [1] at the time of their candidacy.
Though none of America's third parties have won a presidential election, they have nonetheless had a large impact on the country's politics A brief history of third parties in the US Skip to main ...
Third parties are most often encountered in presidential nominations and while third-party candidates rarely win elections, they can have an effect on them through vote splitting and other impacts. With few exceptions, [1] the U.S. system has two major parties which have won, on average, 98% of all state and federal seats. [2]
Third place (incumbent). Only post-Civil War election in which a candidate from one of the two major parties came in third place. Ulysses S. Grant: 1868: Republican: 3,013,790 52.7% Winner. Ralph Nader: 2000: Green: 2,882,955 2.74% Third-party candidate. Horace Greeley: 1872: Liberal Republican: 2,834,761 43.8% Runner-up. Also endorsed by the ...
She could be right, but it’s just as well that it won’t happen this year. Our political system is already swimming in third parties. There are dozens ; there’s even a “ Pirate Party ...
Also included are independent and third party tickets that won at least ten percent of the popular or electoral vote. An asterisk (*) denotes elections held before the ratification of the 12th Amendment, which made significant changes to the presidential election process.