Has an independant ever won an election?
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In Minnesota, there is the Independence Party of Minnesota. The were part of the Reform Party, but dropped their affiliation. They are the 3rd biggest political party in Minnesota.\n\nThey have never had a candidate win an election (Jesse Ventura won as a member of the Reform Party, then changed to the Independence Party after he was in office), but they do get enough votes to be taken seriously. In fact, some analysts are saying the Independent candidate in one district is expected to do better than the Republican candidate there (but the Democrat candidate is expect to win by a large margin).
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When do independents vote?
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There is no amendment that does that but the 12th amendment gave us distinct elections for President and Vice-President.  Prior to that the winner in the Electoral College became President and the runner-up became VP.  In 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr ended up with 73 votes each and it took 36 votes in the House of Representatives to elect Jefferson.\n\nIt is conceivable that someone running for President without a running mate would end up with a VP who is not of the same party, but the chances of this happening are remote.
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People are elected to the Electoral College by popular vote in that state. The candidate who wins the most votes in a state wins all of the electoral college vote. However, in Maine and Nebraska, the candidate who wins the most votes in a Congressional District has a person elected to the electoral college for that district. Very occasionally, a candidate who wins the most votes in the US is defeated by a candidate with more electoral college votes as happened in 2000. The last occurrence of this before 2000 was in the 19th century.\n\nOccasionally, there is an example of a faithless voter in the electoral college where a person votes for another person other than the candidate he was elected to represent. This has never decided an election.\n\nThere has also been an example where the Electoral College couldn't make a decision and the House of Representatives elected the President. In 1824, no candidate received a majority of votes and the Congress selected John Quincy Adams even though Andrew Jackson received the most votes. \n\nI have attached some sources. There are plenty of books and journal articles on this topic as well.
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All states have a Gubernatorial election...just not all at the same time...
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They don't. They actually make it harder for people to be candidates. It is a very ruthless system. Obamma will learn that in 2008 if not sooner. Lieberman is a good example of a political party's power. As an independent he will win the seat he did not qualify for in the dem primary. He lost a chance to run for prez again.
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I am independant meaning I vote for the person not the party.
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Neither, I'm an independent who votes for the man or woman running for office, regardless of party affiliation. I've found this takes a little more time and research divining the candidates real political stance, but usually it's time well worth it, because you really know who you're voting for, not just the party some candidates seem to hide behind.
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Every one that served two terms. Such as, unfortunately, our most recent one. Grover Cleveland, however, was the only one to serve two non-consecutive terms, if that's what you mean to ask?
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till the election exists
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Yes it is possible. If no one gets the required electorial votes to win president but does have "the most" they could still lose the election once it enters the House of Representatives. This is very unlikely in our two party system but if we had a strong third party it is very possible.
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invaribly loses.\nIn Ireland they have PR (proportional representation) though I have voted for someone who has become an MP (or TD) but their party hasn't won the election.
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Joe Lieberman, Senator from CT!  Ran as Dem, was elected, ran again as Independent, ran and was re-elected.  Thank goodness!
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No\nThere currently aren't any.\nhttp://clerk.house.gov/members/congProfile.html\n\nThis is a weird paradox because there are two independents... (Maybe 3 now, props to Lieberman) and the Libertarian party is larger than the Independent as far as votes cast overall.  \n\nLibertarians have political ideals that can not be compared with any single party.  Libertarians are economically conservative and socially liberal.  They are not "like" other parties in more ways than they agree on certain issues. \n\nIndependents theoretically do not have a defined platform.  The ideals of the independents are defined by the majority vote(s) of the people in that area.\n\nI think it will be difficult for any of the smaller ideas until people get the idea of "wasting your vote" idea.\n\nIf you vote for someone you didn't want over someone you did... then you are wasting your vote.  Not the other way around.
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they are elected together
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as many times as the voters elect him/her. the senate and the house do not have term limits at the federal level. \nsome states do have term limits for state senators and legislators.
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No, it is not determined by the people.  Since the electoral college excludes candidates who do not win pluralities in any individual states from its total, a candidate can win the electoral college without winning a majority of the popular vote of the nation. \n\nThis has happened 16 times since the founding of the electoral college, most recently in 2000. In every one of these elections, more than half of the voters voted against the candidate who was elected.