Because the House is required to choose from among no more than the top three vote recipients, Henry Clay did not qualify.
The major candidates were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
1796
Direct primary
Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split.
He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.
Major and minor political parties nominate candidates for president and vice president every four years during the presidential election cycle.
The major-party candidates in the US presidential election of 1980 were incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D-GA) and former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R). And although he received no electoral votes, Independent John B. Anderson was also significant in the election.
minor parties change election results by pulling votes from major party candidates?
Candidates on the ballots from the two major political parties were George Bush, Jr. and John Kerry. before it got down to just the two partys
Because they vote for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election.
Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split.
Minor parties change election results by pulling votes from major party candidates.