Third party (U.S. politics)
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Third party, or minor party, is a term used in the United States' two-party system for political parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties. The Electoral College for presidential electi
From left to right: Libertarian, Green, and Constitution candidates at a 2024 Free & Equal debate in Las Vegas
Currently, the Libertarian and Green parties are the largest in the U.S. after the Republican and Democratic parties. Shown here are signs of their 2016 campaigns, respectively.
The Green Party of the United States is a federation of Green state political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism, nonviolence, social justic
Third party (U.S. politics)
…last time a third-party candidate placed second in any state, and 1996 was the last time a third-party candidate got over 5% of the vote nationally. Greens, Libertarians, and others have elected state legislators and local officials. The Socialist Party elected hundreds of local officials in 169 cities in…
Musician Jello Biafra ran for the Green Party's presidential nomination in 2000, and has run for other offices with the Green Party.
Malik Rahim, former Black Panther Party activist, ran for Congress in 2008 with the Green Party.
2012, 2016 and 2024 Green presidential nominee, Jill Stein, served from 2005 to 2010 as a member of Lexington's Town Meeting.
Jill Stein by Gage Skidmore 3