List of third-party and independent performances in United States elections
Introduction This article contains statistics on third-party and independent performances in US elections and a list of pages containing lists of those elections.
Lists of third-party and independent, performances in United States elections * List of third-party and independent performances in United States presidential elections* List of third-party and independent performances in United States gubernatorial elections* List of third-party and independent performances in United States Senate elections* List of third-party and independent performances in United States House elections* List of third-party and independent performances in United States state legislative elections* List of third-party and independent performances in United States mayoral elections
Notable performances ===Presidential elections===The following are third party and independent candidates who received more than 10% of the total popular vote. Year Party Nominee Running-Mate# Votes% Votes% VotesOn BallotElectoral Votes PlaceNotes1912ProgressiveTheodore RooseveltHiram Johnson4,120,6092nd1856AmericanMillard FillmoreAndrew J. Donelson872,7033rd1992IndependentRoss PerotJames Stockdale19,743,8211860Lecompton DemocraticJohn C. BreckinridgeJoseph Lane851,8442nd1924ProgressiveRobert M. La FolletteBurton K. Wheeler4,833,8213rd1968American IndependentGeorge WallaceCurtis LeMay9,901,1181860Constitutional UnionJohn BellEdward Everett590,9461848Free SoilMartin Van BurenCharles F. Adams291,475===Senate elections===The following are third party and independent candidates who have won senate seats since 1970.+ Notable third-party senatorial performances (1991–2020) Year State Party Nominee # Votes % Votes Place Notes2018MaineIndependentAngus King337,378'''Re-elected'''VermontIndependentBernie Sanders183,529'''Re-elected'''2012MaineIndependentAngus King370,580'''Elected'''VermontIndependentBernie Sanders209,053'''Re-elected'''2010AlaskaRepublican (write-in)Lisa Murkowski101,091'''Re-elected'''Lost Republican primary2006ConnecticutConnecticut for LiebermanJoe Lieberman564,095'''Re-elected'''Lost Democratic primaryVermontIndependentBernie Sanders171,638'''Elected'''1976VirginiaIndependentHarry F. Byrd Jr.890,778'''Re-elected'''1970VirginiaIndependentHarry F. Byrd Jr.506,237'''Re-elected'''New YorkConservativeJames L. Buckley2,288,190'''Elected'''===House elections===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 District Party Candidate # Votes % Votes Place2022 North Dakota At-large Independent Cara Mund 89,644  2nd Texas 26 Libertarian Mike Kolls 81,208  2nd2020 Alaska At-large Independent/Undeclared Alyse Galvin 159,856  2nd2018 Alaska At-large Independent/Undeclared Alyse Galvin 109,615  2nd2016 Northern Mariana Islands At-large Independent Gregorio Sablan 10,605  '''Elected''' Arizona 8 Green Mark Salazar 93,954  2nd2014 Northern Mariana Islands At-large Independent Gregorio Sablan 8,549  '''Elected''' 2012 Puerto Rico At-large New Progressive Pedro Pierluisi 905,066  '''Elected''' Popular Democratic Rafael Cox Alomar 881,181  2nd California 33Independent Bill Bloomfield 146,660 2nd Kansas 3 Joel Balam 92,675  2nd 2008 American Samoa At-large  Independent Eni Faleomavaega 7,498  '''Elected''' Puerto Rico At-large New Progressive Pedro Pierluisi 1,010,285  '''Elected''' New York 23 Conservative Doug Hoffman 69,553  2nd Puerto Rico At-large Popular Democratic Alfredo Salazar Jr. 810,093  2nd American Samoa At-large Amata Coleman Radewagen  Independent 4,349  2nd===Gubernatorial elections===The following are third party and independent candidates who have won governerships since 1990.+ Notable third party gubernatorial performances Year State Party Nominee Running mate # Votes % Votes Place2014AlaskaIndependentBill WalkerByron Mallott134,658'''Elected'''Rhode IslandIndependentLincoln Chafee123,571'''Elected'''1998MaineIndependentAngus King246,772'''Re-elected'''MinnesotaReformJesse VenturaMae Schunk773,713'''Elected'''1994MaineIndependentAngus King180,829'''Elected'''1990AlaskaAlaskan IndependenceWally HickelJack Coghill75,721'''Elected'''ConnecticutA Connecticut PartyLowell WeickerEunice Groark460,576'''Elected'''
Statistics Note: Prior to the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, most states did not hold direct elections to the Senate. Legend:   1st 2nd 3rd Elections with notable third party electoral performances (1900–present)StateGubernatorial electionsSenate electionsTotal 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 4 4 0 9 10 0 Alaska 9 10 2 6 6 1 15 16 3 Arizona 5 5 0 7 11 0 12 16 0 Arkansas 10 11 0 6 6 1 16 17 1 California 8 10 1 9 11 0 17 21 1 Colorado 4 6 0 4 5 0 8 11 0 Connecticut 7 9 1 4 4 1 11 13 2 Delaware 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 Florida 3 3 1 3 3 0 6 6 1 Georgia 4 4 0 2 2 0 6 6 0 Hawaii 3 3 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 Idaho 13 16 0 4 5 0 17 21 0 Illinois 4 5 0 2 2 0 6 7 0 Indiana 2 4 0 4 4 0 6 8 0 Iowa 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 Kansas 7 8 0 5 6 0 12 14 0 Kentucky 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Louisiana 3 3 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 Maine 13 18 3 5 5 2 18 23 5 Maryland 1 1 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 Massachusetts 10 10 0 4 4 0 14 14 0 Michigan 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Minnesota 21 25 5 19 22 5 40 47 10 Mississippi 2 2 0 4 4 0 6 6 0 Missouri 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 Nebraska 10 10 1 4 5 1 14 15 2 Nevada 6 7 2 7 8 0 13 15 2 New Hampshire 4 4 0 1 1 0 5 5 0 New Jersey 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 New Mexico 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 New York 11 12 0 8 8 1 19 20 1 North Carolina 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 North Dakota 7 8 1 9 11 1 16 19 2 Ohio 3 4 0 3 4 0 6 8 0 Oklahoma 7 7 0 3 3 0 10 10 0 Oregon 6 7 1 9 14 0 15 20 1 Pennsylvania 3 3 0 4 5 0 7 8 0 Rhode Island 7 9 0 1 1 0 8 10 0 South Carolina 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 South Dakota 7 9 0 5 7 0 12 16 0 Tennessee 7 8 0 4 4 0 11 12 0 Texas 9 12 0 1 1 0 10 13 0 Utah 6 7 0 3 3 0 9 10 0 Vermont 11 11 0 4 4 3 15 15 3 Virginia 4 4 0 14 18 2 18 22 2 Washington 7 8 0 5 6 0 12 14 0 West Virginia 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 Wisconsin 18 21 3 12 15 2 30 36 5 Wyoming 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0Total 284 327 21 203 236 21 487 563 42
See also * List of third party and independent United States state governors* List of United States major third party presidential tickets* List of Libertarian Party politicians who have held office in the United States* List of Green politicians who have held office in the United States* List of Communist Party USA members who have held office in the United States* List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders
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