Third Parties
Did an Independent Turn South Dakota’s 2010 U.S. House Race?
B.Thomas Marking turns in the best performance by a South Dakota U.S. House independent or third party candidate in 80 years
Read MoreThird Parties Leave Footprints in Minnesota’s 2010 U.S. House Contests
Votes for third party candidates eclipse 5 percent in six congressional districts; most since DFL merger in 1944
Read MoreThird Party U.S. House Candidates Spike to Largest Midterm Election Mark Since 1934
With an average of more than one candidate per district, it has been over 75 years since this many independent and third party U.S. House candidates appeared on midterm general election ballots
Read MoreDan Maes Poised to Set Record Low for GOP in Colorado Gubernatorial Election History
Tom Tancredo looks to land the best third party showing in Colorado since the 1890s
Read MoreWhen Alaska and Delaware Come Full Circle
Republican Party leaders and Tea Party Express rail against Murkowski’s write-in bid whilst supporting O’Donnell who similarly launched ’06 write-in campaign after GOP primary loss
Read MoreRun, Murkowski, Run? A Historical Review of Alaskan Statewide Write-in Campaigns
No Alaskan candidate for statewide office has won more than 27 percent in a write-in campaign
Read MoreThird Parties Flourishing in Wisconsin State Assembly Races
Number of 2010 independent and third party Assembly candidates in Badger State reach highest level since 1974
Read MoreMinnesota Third Parties to Set Modern Mark for Number of Midterm U.S. House Candidates in 2010
Independence Party leads the way with seven – the most third party U.S. House candidates to run in any election cycle since the DFL merger in 1944
Read MoreYou Say You Want a Revolution? Third Party Gubernatorial Candidates Thriving in 2010
Third party gubernatorial candidates rivaling 1994 for their best showing since the Great Depression
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Elect a Plurality-Winning Governor for a 4th Straight Cycle?
Only one other state has elected plurality-winning governors into office four times in a row since World War II (Alaska); Minnesota has not done so in 114 years
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