Theodore Roosevelt was the Republican Party candidate in 1904 and the Progressive Party candidate in 1912.
That was the last time the candidate of a party other than the Republican Party or the Democratic Party came in 2nd in a U. S. Presidential election.
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Teddy Roosevelt- Bull Moose Party, 1912
The Democratic Party nominated a candidate to serve a third term as president. Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated and elected for a third term in 1940, breaking the previous tradition of serving only two terms.
A third party candidate might win presidency because in this system, rather than voting for one and only one candidate, you can vote for as many candidates as you want.
Theodore Roosevelt ran for U. S. President only twice. He won as the Republican Party candidate in 1904 and came in second as the Progressive Party candidate in 1912.
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The third party that influenced the results of the 1912 presidential election was the Progressive Party, also known as the Bull Moose Party. It was formed by former President Theodore Roosevelt, who split from the Republican Party and ran as a third-party candidate. Roosevelt's campaign split the Republican vote, ultimately benefiting the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson, who won the election.
The Populist movement was not successful. They ran a third party candidate for president in 1892 and lost. However, it was the most successful of the third parties.
the third party candidate for the 1960 election was Governor George Corley Wallace of Alabama
true... H. Ross Perot ran for U.S. President in 1996 as a nominee of the Reform Party. He received 8.40% of popular votes nationwide. While that number is respectable for a third party candidate, it's less than half of what he had achieved four years earlier.
A third party candidate might win presidency because in this system, rather than voting for one and only one candidate, you can vote for as many candidates as you want.
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