Georgia is the Only State with No Minor Party or Independent Candidates for US House in 2018-2022

Every state has had at least one minor party or independent candidate for U.S. House on the November ballot during the elections of 2018, 2020, or 2022, except for Georgia. Georgia hasn’t had one since 1982, when the normal 5% petition was set aside due to late redistricting in the two Atlanta districts.

In 2022, every state will have had at least one minor party or independent candidate candidate for U.S. House on the ballot except for Georgia, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Washington. And in 2020, New Hampshire had such candidates. New Mexico and Washington haven’t had any since 2018.


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Georgia is the Only State with No Minor Party or Independent Candidates for US House in 2018-2022 — 6 Comments

  1. New Mexico had a Libertarian and an independent in a special election in the 1st Congressional district after the US Representative resigned to become the Secretary of the Interior. That would have been in 2021.

  2. Yes, that’s why the blog post specifies “November” elections. Georgia has also had minor party candidates on the ballot for US House in special elections, because in special elections in Georgia, no petition is needed.

  3. Richard- Since the LPNM has major party status the only reason there wasn’t congressional nominees is that nobody stepped forward to run. It’s relatively easy but recruitment is lacking.

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