minor party
noun
: a political party whose electoral strength is so small as to prevent its gaining control of a government except in rare and exceptional circumstances
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Kansas election officials identified two nomination loopholes during the 2024 cycle — one involving a candidate being nominated by a minor party without consent, and another where a candidate who lost in the primary reappeared under a minor party in the general election.
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Tyler Kirby, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Votes for minor party candidates prevented the two major parties from receiving a majority of the popular vote.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
North Carolina North Carolina has seen a little more than 1 million ballots cast, 35.3% of which were Democratic, 33.25% were Republican, and 31.5% were none or a minor party.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
Our doors are open to Democrats, unaffiliated voters, and those affiliated with minor parties who share our values.
—Brita Horn, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
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Tyler Kirby, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Votes for minor party candidates prevented the two major parties from receiving a majority of the popular vote.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
North Carolina North Carolina has seen a little more than 1 million ballots cast, 35.3% of which were Democratic, 33.25% were Republican, and 31.5% were none or a minor party.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
Our doors are open to Democrats, unaffiliated voters, and those affiliated with minor parties who share our values.
—Brita Horn, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Minor party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20party. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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