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Declaration of Conscience
by Senator Margaret Chase Smith Mr. President, I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition. It is a national feeling of fear and frustration that could…Election of 1876
In the election of 1876 Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic candidate, received a popular majority but lacked one undisputed electoral vote to carry a clear majority of the electoral college.…Third Parties | Civics: Links to History
Links to History: Third Parties 1830 1832 For the first time in American history, a third party challenges the major two parties. William Wirt of the Anti-Masonic Party carries 8…Joseph I. LIEBERMAN, Congress, CT (1942)
Senate Years of Service: 1989-2013 Party: Democrat; Independent Democrat LIEBERMAN Joseph I. , a Senator from Connecticut; born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Ct., February 24, 1942; attended…Peter Goelet GERRY, Congress, RI (1879-1957)
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1929; 1935-1947 Party: Democrat; Democrat GERRY Peter Goelet , A Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in New York City on September 18, 1879; attended…Robert Carlyle BYRD, Congress, WV (1917-2010)
Senate Years of Service: 1959-2010 Party: Democrat BYRD Robert Carlyle , a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., November 20, 1917;…Thomas Andrew DASCHLE, Congress, SD (1947)
Senate Years of Service: 1987-2005 Party: Democrat DASCHLE Thomas Andrew , a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Aberdeen, S. Dak. on December 9, 1947; attended private and…Harry REID, Congress, NV (1939)
Senate Years of Service: 1987-2017 Party: Democrat REID Harry , a Senator and a Representative from Nevada; born in Searchlight, Nev., December 2, 1939; graduated, Southern Utah State College 1959…Third Parties
Learn about the history of third party participation in U.S. elections. Sources: Ralph Nader: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin; Eugene Debs: AP Photo; Victoria Woodhull: WikiCommons; Theodore…Walter Frederick MONDALE, Congress, MN (1928)
Senate Years of Service: 1964-1976 Party: Democrat MONDALE Walter Frederick , a Senator from Minnesota and Vice President of the United States; born in Ceylon, Martin County, Minn., January 5,…Trending
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