The only states with no ballot-qualified parties, other than the Republican and Democratic Parties, are these nine: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington. However, the Georgia Libertarian Party’s ballot-qualified status is only for statewide offices, not district and county offices.
After November 1996, there were eleven states with no ballot-qualified parties.
It is ironic that Minnesota is one of the nine states with no ballot-qualified third parties, because Minnesota has long been a bastion of strong third parties.
Do you have a party by party breakdown?
Richard, when will you have a breakdown of which minor parties gained/lost ballot access in what states?
I had a blog post on that on the evening of November 8. Also it will be in the print Dec. 1 2016 Ballot Access News, along with the new petition requirements in each state for 2018.