U.S. Presidential Elections:
Leftist Votes



Communist Party USA
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1924William Z. FosterBenjamin Gitlow36,386
1928William Z. FosterBenjamin Gitlow21,181
1932William Z. FosterJames W. Ford102,785
1936Earl BrowderJames W. Ford80,159
1940Earl BrowderJames W. Ford46,251
1948Henry WallaceSen. Glen H. Taylor1,157,326 [A]
1952Vincent HillinanCharlotte Bass140,023 [A]
1968Charlene MitchellMike Zagarell1,075
1972Gus HallJarvis Tyner25,595
1976Gus HallJarvis Tyner58,992
1980Gus HallAngela Davis43,871
1984Gus HallAngela Davis36,386
1988 to present: Voters urged to support the Democratic Party



Green Party
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1996Ralph NaderWinona LaDuke684,872
2000Ralph NaderWinona LaDuke2,882,955



Peace & Freedom Party
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1968Eldrige CleaverDr. Douglas F. Dowd136,385
1972Dr. Benjamin SpockJulius Hobson55,167
1980Maureen SmithElizabeth Cervantes Barron18,106
1988Herbert LewinVikki Murdock10,370
1992Ron DanielsAsiba Tupahache27,961
1996Marsha FeinlandKate McClatchy25,332



Populist (or People's) Party
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1892James Baird WeaverJames Gavin Field1,041,028
1896William Jennings BryanArthur Sewall222,538
1900Warton BarkerIgnatius Donnelly50,373
1904Thomas Edward WatsonThomas Henry Tibbles117,183
1908Thomas Edward WatsonJohn Temple Graves82,872
1972Dr. Benjamin SpockJulius Hobson78,756
1976Margaret WrightDr. Benjamin Spock49,024



Progressive Parties
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1912Theodore RooseveltHiram Warren Johnson4,119,207
1924Sen. Robert M. La FolletteSen. Burton K. Wheeler4,822,856[C]
1948Henry WallaceSen. Glen H. Taylor1,157,326
1952Vincent HallinanCharlotte Bass140,023



Socialist Labor Party
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1892Simon WingCharles H. Matchett21,173
1896Charles H. MatchettMatthew Maguire36,356
1900Joseph F. MalloneyValentine Remmel40,900
1904Charles H. CorreganWilliam W. Cox31,249
1908August GillhausDonald L. Munro14,021
1912Arthur E. ReimerAugust Gillhaus29,374
1916Arthur E. ReimerCaleb Harrison15,284
1920William W. CoxAugust Gillhaus30,368
1924Frank T. JohnsVerne L. Reynolds28,368
1928Verne L. ReynoldsJeremiah D. Crawley21,608
1932Verne L. ReynoldsJohn W. Aiken34,028
1936John W. AikenEmil F. Teichert12,790
1940John W. AikenAaron M. Orange14,883
1944Edward A. TeichertArla A. Albaugh45,336
1948Edward A. TeichertStephen Emberg29,038
1952Eric HassStephen Emberg30,250
1956Eric HaasGeorgia Cozzini44,300
1960Eric HaasGeorgia Cozzini47,521
1964Eric HaasHenning A. Bomen44,697
1968Henning A. BlomenGeorge S. Taylor55,591
1972Louis FischerGenevieve Gunderson53,814
1976Jules LevinConstance Blomen9,616



Socialist Party USA
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1900Eugene V. DebsJob Harriman87,814[B]
1904Eugene V. DebsBenjamin Hanford402,489
1908Eugene V. DebsBenjamin Hanford420,390
1912Eugene V. DebsEmil Seidel900,390
1916Allan BensonGeorge R. Kirkpatrick589,924
1920Eugene V. DebsSeymour Stedman913,664
1924Sen. Robert La FolletteSen. Burton K. Wheeler4,822,856[C]
1928Norman ThomasJames H. Mauer266,453
1932Norman ThomasJames H. Mauer881,951
1936Norman ThomasGeorge A. Nelson187,785
1940Norman ThomasMaynard C. Krueger116,827
1944Norman ThomasDarlington Hoopes80,518
1948Norman ThomasTucker P. Smith138,973
1952Darlington HoopesSamuel H. Friedman20,065
1956Darlington HoopesSamuel H. Friedman2,044
1976Frank P. ZeidlerJ. Quinn Brisben6,038
1980David McReynoldsSister Diane Drufenbrock6,898
1988Willa KenoyerRon Ehrenreich3,882
1992J. Quinn BrisbenBarbara Garson3,057
1996Mary Cal HollisEric Chester4,764
2000David McReynoldsMary Cal Hollis5,602



Socialist Workers Party
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1948Farrell DobbsGrace Carlson13,614
1952Farrell DobbsMyra Tanner Weiss10,312
1956Farrell DobbsMyra Tanner Weiss7,797
1960Farrell DobbsMyra Tanner Weiss60,166
1964Clifton DeBerryEdward Shaw32,327
1968Fred HalsteadPaul Boutelle41,390
1972Linda JennessAndrew Pulley66,677
1976Peter CamejoWillie Mae Reid91,314
1980Clifton DeBerryMatilde Zimmerman40,105
1984Mel MasonAndrea Gonzales24,672
1988James WarrenKathleen Mickells15,604
1992James WarrenWillie Mae Reid23,096
1996James HarrisLaura Garza8,463
2000James HarrisMargaret Trowe7,378



Workers League / Socialist Equality Party
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1984Ed WinnHelen Betty Halyard10,801
1988Ed WinnHelen Betty Halyard18,693
1992Helen Betty Halyard?3,050
1996Jerome WhiteFred Mazelis2,438



Workers World Party
YearPres. CandidateVP CandidateTotal Votes
1980Dierde GriswoldGavrielle Holmes13,213
1984Gavrielle HolmesGloria E. LaRiva15,329
1988Larry HolmesGloria E. LaRiva7,846
1992Gloria E. LaRiva?181
1996Monica MooreheadGloria LaRiva29,082
2000Monica MooreheadGloria E. LaRiva4,795



[A] In 1948 and 1952, the Communist Party USA entered Henry Wallace's Progressive Party and supported its candidates.

[B] Eugene Debs ran in 1900 as the candidate of the Social Democratic Party of America (SDPA). In 1901, the SDPA merged with the anti-DeLeonist faction of the Socialist Labor Party to form the Socialist Party.

[C] In 1924, the Socialist Party was one of the main endorsers of Senator LaFollette's Progressive Party.




Sources:
President Elect
Federal Elections Commission Online
Schapsmeier, Edward L. & Schapsmeier, Frederick H. Political Parties and Civic Action Groups © September 1981.
Moore, John L. Elections A to Z. © 1999 Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
See also: Directory of US political parties
Transcription/Markup: John W. Metz/Brian Baggins
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