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
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 |
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| Elections with notable third party electoral performances (1900–present)[1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 0 |
| Total | 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
Notes and references
- ↑ The threshold is >5% of the vote.
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