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Independent Party of Oregon – 137,972. Oregon Progressive Party – 3,213. Others – 16,703. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows: American Independent Party – 85,674. United Utah – 3,098. Forward Party – 65. ^ Includes three Independent Senators who all caucus with the Democratic Party.[2]
Third party (U.S. politics) 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 ...
Many third-party candidates have run under different affiliations in different states. They do this for many reasons, including laws restricting ballot access , cross-endorsements by other established parties, etc. [ citation needed ] In the list below, the party column shows which of a given candidate's affiliation(s) appeared on the ballot in ...
The Constitution Party is a national conservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992 by Howard Phillips. The party's official name was changed to the "Constitution Party" in 1999; however, some state affiliate parties are known under different names.
July 12 debate (Las Vegas) Free and Equal hosted a second debate on July 12, 2024, at FreedomFest in Las Vegas, Nevada moderated by the foundation's chair, Christina Tobin and congressman Thomas Massie. [207][208] Candidates invited to the debate were: Biden, Kennedy, Oliver, Stein, Terry, Trump, and West.
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.
The Third Party System was a period in the history of political parties in the United States from the 1850s until the 1890s, which featured profound developments in issues of American nationalism, modernization, and race. This period was marked by the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery in the ...
Jorgensen was the only candidate to receive more than 2% of the vote in any one state. Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins was the only other third-party candidate to receive more than 1% of the vote in any state, which he did in Maine. Hawkins also received his highest vote total in California, with 81,032 votes.