Novelty candidate
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A novelty candidate is a person who runs for political office in an election as a form of satire or protest, without seriously expecting to win. Novelty candidates often propose ridiculous policies, w
Vermin Supreme, one of the best-known contemporary novelty candidates in the United States.
Count Binface, one of the best-known novelty candidates in the United Kingdom.
Perennial candidate
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A perennial candidate is a term for a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. Perennial candidates are most common where there is no limit on the number o
Novelty candidate
…unreasonably specific and trivial, or overwhelmingly unpopular, or have other characteristics that make them ridiculous. Some novelty candidates are also perennial candidates, but whereas perennial candidates sometimes run on substantive policy issues, novelty candidacies are typically run for satirical purposes. Novelty…
Mike The Mover has run for various offices under various political affiliations on 17 occasions to promote his furniture moving business.
José Maria Eymael
John Turmel according to the Guinness World Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost, having contested 112 elections and lost 111.
Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda