Third Parties
Crowded 2014 South Dakota US Senate Field Ties State Records
This cycle finds the Mount Rushmore State equaling historical marks for the most U.S. Senate candidates qualifying for the ballot as well as the most Republicans (or candidates from any party) in a primary race.
Read MoreChoices, Choices: South Dakota Voters Get Rare Options in 2014 US Senate Race
It has been more than 80 years since South Dakotans had so many candidates from which to choose in a U.S. Senate election.
Read MoreWill Overby’s Candidacy Ignite Florida Libertarians in 2014?
Overby is just the fifth candidate to appear on the ballot as a Libertarian in a Florida U.S. House race.
Read MorePressler’s In: Can the Political Rip Van Winkle Win?
A Pressler victory in 2014 would give him the record for the longest gap in U.S. Senate service in the direct election era.
Read MorePlurality Blues: Governors on the Hot Seat
Since 1900, less than half of plurality-winning governors who were eligible for another term were reelected to their seat in the next cycle.
Read MoreSarvis Notches 3rd Best Libertarian Gubernatorial Mark in US History
The Virginian has the best showing in a gubernatorial race for a Libertarian in 11 years and easily records the third best showing in party history.
Read MoreSarvis Eyes Record Book in Virginia Gubernatorial Race
The third option in Virginia’s top of the ballot race next week will likely rank among the Top 3 performances by a Libertarian gubernatorial nominee in party history.
Read MoreThe Third Wheel: States with the Most 3rd Party US Senate Candidacies
New Jersey leads a pack of Northeastern and Midwestern states with the highest rate of independent and third party candidates in U.S. Senate elections over the past century.
Read More19 Candidates Definitely Running for President in 2016
Fifteen men and four women have already filed their Statement of Candidacy with the FEC – some 3 years, 8 months, and 25 days out from Election Day.
Read MoreRecord-Setting 3rd Party and Independent Candidacies Abound in 2012 US Senate Races
Five candidates set all-time statewide records for non-major party candidates in U.S. Senate races this cycle.
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