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Lists of political party conventions
[edit]Major party conventions
[edit]- Presidential winner in bold.
The right-hand column shows nominations by notable conventions not shown elsewhere (as Democratic, Republican, Socialist, Socialist Labor, Prohibition, Anti-Masonic, Liberty, Free Soil, American, Constitution, Libertarian or Green). Some of the nominees (e.g. the Whigs before 1860 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1912) received very large votes, while others who received less than 1% of the total national popular vote are listed to show historical continuity or transition. Many important candidates are not shown here because they were never endorsed by a national party convention (e.g. William Henry Harrison in 1836, George C. Wallace in 1968, John B. Anderson in 1980 and Ross Perot in 1992). Note that there is no organizational continuity between the American Parties of 1856 and 1972, the Union Parties of 1860, 1864 and 1936, or the Progressive Parties of 1912-16, 1924 and 1948-52.
Third party conventions since 1872
[edit]Prohibition and socialist parties
[edit]The Prohibition Party was organized in 1869. The Socialist Party of America (1901-1972) resulted from a merger of the Social Democratic Party (founded 1898) with dissenting members of the Socialist Labor Party (founded 1876). The Socialist Party of America stopped running its own candidates for President after 1956, but a minority of SP members who disagreed with this policy broke away in 1972-73 to form the Socialist Party USA (SPUSA).
| Elec- tion |
Prohibition Party convention |
Prohibition Party nominee |
Socialist Labor Party convention | Socialist Labor Party nominee |
Socialist Party [or SDP] convention |
Socialist Party [or SDP] nominee |
| 1872 | Columbus, Ohio | James Black | ||||
| 1876 | Cleveland, Ohio | Green Clay Smith | ||||
| 1880 | Cleveland | Neal Dow | ||||
| 1884 | Pittsburgh, Penna | John P. St. John . | ||||
| 1888 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Clinton B. Fisk | ||||
| 1892 | Cincinnati, Ohio | John Bidwell | New York City | Simon Wing | ||
| 1896 | Pittsburgh | Joshua Levering | New York City | Charles Matchett | ||
| 1900 | Chicago, Illinois | John G. Woolley | New York City | Joseph F. Malloney | Indianapolis (Social Democratic Party) | Eugene V. Debs |
| 1904 | Indianapolis | Silas C. Swallow | New York City | Charles H. Corregan | Chicago | Eugene V. Debs |
| 1908 | Columbus | Eugene W. Chafin | New York City | August Gillhaus | Chicago | Eugene V. Debs |
| 1912 | Atlantic City, N.J. | Eugene W. Chafin | New York City | Arthur E. Reimer | Indianapolis | Eugene V. Debs |
| 1916 | St. Paul, Minn. | J. Frank Hanly | New York City | Arthur E. Reimer | (mail ballot) | |
| 1920 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Aaron Watkins | New York City | William Wesley Cox | New York City | Eugene V. Debs |
| 1924 | Columbus | Herman P. Faris | New York City | Frank T. Johns | Cleveland | Robert La Follette, Sr. (Progressive) |
| 1928 | Chicago | William F. Varney | New York City | Verne L. Reynolds | New York City | Norman Thomas |
| 1932 | Indianapolis | William D. Upshaw | New York City | Verne L. Reynolds | Milwaukee, Wisc. | Norman Thomas |
| 1936 | Niagara Falls, N.Y | D. Leigh Colvin | New York City | John W. Aiken | Cleveland | Norman Thomas |
| 1940 | Chicago | Roger W. Babson | New York City | John W. Aiken | Washington, D.C. | Norman Thomas |
| 1944 | Indianapolis | Claude A. Watson | New York City | Edward A. Teichert | Reading, Penna. | Norman Thomas |
| 1948 | Winona Lake, Ind. | Claude A. Watson | New York City | Edward A. Teichert | Reading | Norman Thomas |
| 1952 | Indianapolis | Stuart Hamblen | New York City | Eric Hass | Cleveland | Darlington Hoopes |
| 1956 | Milford, Indiana | Enoch A. Holtwick | New York City | Eric Hass | Chicago | Darlington Hoopes |
| 1960 | Winona Lake | Rutherford Decker | New York City | Eric Hass | ||
| 1964 | E. Harold Munn | Chicago | New York City | Eric Hass | ||
| 1968 | Detroit, Mich. | E. Harold Munn | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Henning A. Blomen | ||
| 1972 | Wichita, Kansas | E. Harold Munn | Detroit | Louis Fisher | ||
| 1976 | Wheat Ridge, Colo. | Benjamin C. Bubar | Southfield, Mich. | Jules Levin | Milwaukee (SPUSA) | Frank P. Zeidler |
| 1980 | Birmingham, Alab. | Benjamin C. Bubar | Milwaukee (SPUSA) | David McReynolds | ||
| 1984 | Mandan, North Dakota |
Earl Dodge | Milwaukee (SPUSA) | Sonia Johnson (Citizens' Party) | ||
| 1988 | Springfield, Illinois | Earl Dodge | Milwuakee (SPUSA) | Willa Kenoyer | ||
| 1992 | Minneapolis, Minn. | Earl Dodge | Milwuakee (SPUSA) | J. Quinn Brisben | ||
| 1996 | Denver, Colorado | Earl Dodge | Milwuakee (SPUSA) | Mary Cal Hollis | ||
| 2000 | Bird-in-Hand, Penna | Earl Dodge | Milwuakee (SPUSA) | David McReynolds | ||
| 2004 | Fairfield Glade, Tenn. | Gene Amondson | Chicago (SPUSA) | Walt Brown | ||
| 2008 | Indianapolis | Gene Amondson | St. Louis (SPUSA) | Brian Moore |
Libertarian, Citizens', Green and Constitution Parties
[edit]In 1999, the United States Taxpayers' Party changed its name to the Constitution Party. There is no direct organizational connection between the former Citizens' Party and the Green Party.
| Elec- tion |
Libertarian convention | Libertarian nominee | Citizens' or Green Party convention |
Citizens' or Green Party nomineee | U.S. Taxpayers' or Constitution Party convention | Taxpayers' or Constitution Party nominee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Denver, Colo. | John Hospers | ||||
| 1976 | Washington, D.C. | Roger MacBride | ||||
| 1980 | Washington | Ed Clark | Cleveland, Oh. (Citizens) | Barry Commoner | ||
| 1984 | Washington | David Bergland | St. Paul, Minn. (Citizens) | Sonia Johnson | ||
| 1988 | Washington | Ron Paul | ||||
| 1992 | Washington | André Marrou | New Orleans, La. (USTP) | Howard Phillips | ||
| 1996 | Washington | Harry Browne | Los Angeles (Green) | Ralph Nader | San Diego, Calif. (USTP) | Howard Phillips |
| 2000 | Anaheim, Calif. | Harry Browne | Los Angeles (Green) | Ralph Nader | St. Louis, Mo. (Const.) | Howard Phillips |
| 2004 | Atlanta, Georgia | Michael Badnarik | Milwaukee, Wis. (Green) | David Cobb | New Orleans (Const.) | Michael Peroutka |
| 2008 | Denver | Bob Barr | Chicago (Green) | Cynthia McKinney | Kansas City, Mo. (Const.) | Chuck Baldwin |
Constitution, Citizens', Green and Libertarian Parties
[edit]In 1999, the United States Taxpayers' Party changed its name to the Constitution Party. There is no direct organizational connection between the former Citizens' Party and the Green Party.
| Elec- tion |
U.S. Taxpayers' or Constitution Party convention | Taxpayers' or Constitution Party nominee | Citizens' or Green Party convention |
Citizens' or Green Party nomineee | Libertarian convention | Libertarian nominee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Denver, Colo. | John Hospers | ||||
| 1976 | Washington, D.C. | Roger MacBride | ||||
| 1980 | Cleveland, Oh. (Citizens) | Barry Commoner | Washington | Ed Clark | ||
| 1984 | St. Paul, Minn. (Citizens) | Sonia Johnson | Washington | David Bergland | ||
| 1988 | Washington | Ron Paul | ||||
| 1992 | New Orleans, La. (USTP) | Howard Phillips | Washington | André Marrou | ||
| 1996 | San Diego, Calif. (USTP) | Howard Phillips | Los Angeles (Green) | Ralph Nader | Washington | Harry Browne |
| 2000 | St. Louis, Mo. (Const.) | Howard Phillips | Los Angeles (Green) | Ralph Nader | Anaheim, Calif. | Harry Browne |
| 2004 | New Orleans (Const.) | Michael Peroutka | Milwaukee, Wis. (Green) | David Cobb | Atlanta, Georgia | Michael Badnarik |
| 2008 | Kansas City, Mo. (Const.) | Chuck Baldwin | Chicago (Green) | Cynthia McKinney | Denver | Bob Barr |
Communist, Workers' and Socialist Workers' Parties
[edit]| Election | Communist Party convention | Communist nominee | SWP convention | SWP nominee |
| 1924 | Chicago [Workers Party] | William Z. Foster | ||
| 1928 | New York City [Workers (Communist) Party] |
William Z. Foster | ||
| 1932 | Chicago | William Z. Foster | ||
| 1936 | New York City | Earl Browder | ||
| 1940 | New York City | Earl Browder | ||
| 1944 | ||||
| 1948 | New York City | Henry A. Wallace (Progressive) |
New York City | Farrell Dobbs |
| 1952 | Vincent Hallinan (Prog.) | New York City | Farrell Dobbs | |
| 1956 | New York City | Farrell Dobbs | ||
| 1960 | Farrell Dobbs | |||
| 1964 | New York City | Clifton DeBerry | ||
| 1968 | New York City | Charlene Mitchell | New York City | Fred Halstead |
| 1972 | New York City | Gus Hall | Detroit, Michigan | Linda Jenness |
| 1976 | Chicago | Gus Hall | Peter Camejo | |
| 1980 | Detroit | Gus Hall | Oberlin, Ohio | Andrew Pulley |
| 1984 | Cleveland, Ohio | Gus Hall | New York | Melvin T. Mason |
| 1988 | New York | James Warren | ||
| 1992 | Chicago | James Warren | ||
| 1996 | James Harris | |||
| 2000 | James Harris | |||
| 2004 | Róger Calero | |||
| 2008 | Róger Calero |