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When was the last time a third-party candidate won the presidency of the US?
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∙ 11y ago
No*, assuming you are talking about a "third party" in the sense of "a party other than the two major parties of the time".
If you just mean a "party other than the modern day Republican or Democratic parties", then yes, there have several: George Washington had no party affiliation, and after him there have been 1 Federalist, 4 Democratic-Republicans, and 3 Whigs elected to office (a 4th Whig served as President, but only after assuming the Presidency upon the death of the previous President). The Republican Party was not even established until around 1854.
Since 1852, the President of the United States has been a member of either the Democratic or Republican Party. (Each of those parties since 1852 may not have been exactly the same as what they are today, but they still flew the same banner).
*At least to the full extent of my knowledge, which includes (but is not limited to) some Google searches and wikipedia research. I am not familiar enough with the major parties prior to 1852 to give a completely definite answer (Whigs, Democratic-Republicans, Federalists, etc). But the previous answer to this question suggested one Travis Peacock, and there has never been a US President by that name, so I figure a hesitant "No" is a better answer than a definitely wrong "Yes".
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∙ 11y agoGeorge Wallace, independent candidate, won 46 electoral votes and carried 6 states in 1968. (In 1992 Ross Perot won 19.7 % of the popular vote but did not win any electoral votes. )
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∙ 11y agoFormer President Theodore Roosevelt received both the highest number of votes and the highest percentage as the nominee of his Progressive Party, a.k.a. Bull Moose Party, in 1912, 100 years ago. He received 88 of the votes, 16.57%. That was the last time that a third-party candidate finished in second place in a U. S. Presidential Election.
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∙ 13y agothere was none
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