On November 4, 2014, Green Party nominee Matt Funiciello polled 11.02% for U.S. House, New York district 21. This is the highest percentage of the vote any Green Party nominee for U.S. House has ever received, in a regularly-scheduled race with both a Republican and a Democrat. Until 2014, the best regularly-scheduled U.S. House showing for a Green Party nominee in races with both major parties also in the race had been in Alaska in 1994, when Jonni Whitmore polled 10.23%. However, in a special election in New Mexico in 1997, Carole Miller had polled 16.78%, and in another special New Mexico election in the spring of 1998, Robert Anderson had polled 14.72%.
Twice, Green Party nominees for U.S. Senate have polled over 10% in races with a Democrat and Republican also in the race. Those instances were in Hawaii in 1992, when Linda Martin polled 13.73%, and in Alaska in 1996, when Ted Whittaker polled 12.58%.
The Green gubernatorial nominees who have polled as much as 10% are Roberto Mondragon in New Mexico in 1994, who got 10.26%, and Richard Whitney in Illinois in 2006, who got 10.36%.
Here is a story about the Funiciello campaign. The 21st district is in northern New York state, and includes Plattsburgh and Watertown.
In the November 2014 election, three Libertarians running for U.S. House, in races with both major parties, polled between 7% and 8%. They were Kevin Craig in Missouri’s 7th district (7.68%), Jim McDermott in Alaska’s at-large seat (7.65%), and Scott Wise in Indiana’s 3rd district (7.48%). The Constitution Party’s best showing for U.S. House was Janine Hansen’s 6.33% in Nevada’s Second District. Two independents, in races with both major parties for U.S. House, polled over 10%. They were Nick Troiano in Pennsylvania’s 10th district with 12.61%, and Blaine Richardson in Maine’s 2nd district with 11.06%.
In New Mexico, Carol Miller got 17% in a May 1997 Special Election (and 4% in the ’98 General)and Bob Anderson got around 15% in a June 1998 Special Election (and 10% in the ’98 General)
PS- all four elections had Gs, Ds, and Rs
It this the future of partisan politics for the future – the Greenies and the Libertees.
Don’ laugh. Doesn’t sound no worse than tories and whigs.
Thank you very much, Rick. I have amended the post. As to Robert Anderson’s showing in November 1998, he got 9.64%.
“The Constitution Party’s best showing for U.S. House was Janine Hansen’s 6.33% in Nevada’s Second District.”
Article should have read; “The Independent American Party’s best showing for U.S. House was Janine Hansen’s 6.33% in Nevada’s Second District.
Still, even if I lived in Nevada, the IAP wouldn’t let me run for Congress because I support Social Security and Medicare – just like the majority of Nevada citizens do.
Wake up and smell the coffee IAP’ers – and the reality which goes with it.