The "Republican Revolution","Revolution of '94",or "Gingrich Revolution" are political slogans that refer to the Republican Party's (GOP) success in the 1994 U.S. mid-term elections,which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House of Representatives,and a pick-up of eight seats in the Senate.
The Socialist Party USA,officially the Socialist Party of the United States of America,is a socialist political party in the United States. The party was established in 1973 as one of the successors to the Socialist Party of America,which had broken up a year prior,resulting in another group called Social Democrats,USA and the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (split).
David Ernest McReynolds was an American politician and social activist who was a prominent democratic socialist and pacifist activist. He described himself as "a peace movement bureaucrat" during his 40-year career with the War Resisters League. He was a resident of New York City. McReynolds was twice a candidate for President of the United States,running atop the ticket of the Socialist Party USA in 1980 and 2000. He was America's first openly gay presidential candidate.
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in New York. Running on the Conservative Party line,James L. Buckley won election to the U.S. Senate in 1970 and served for one term. Since 2010,the party has held "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position,directly below the Democratic and Republican parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the 2010,2014 and 2018 New York gubernatorial elections. The party is known for its strategy of attempting to influence the Republican Party in a more conservative direction.
The U.S. Labor Party (USLP) was an American political party formed in 1973 by the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC). It served as a vehicle for Lyndon LaRouche to run for President of the United States in 1976,but it also sponsored many candidates for local offices as well as congressional and Senate seats between 1972 and 1979. After that the political arm of the NCLC was the National Democratic Policy Committee. The party was the subject of a number of controversies and lawsuits during its short existence.
The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party,known as the Liberty Union Party(LUP) until 2021,is a political party active in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is a self-proclaimed "non-violent socialist party".
Howard Gresham Hawkins III is an American trade unionist,environmental activist,and perennial candidate from New York. A co-founder of the Green Party of the United States,Hawkins was the party's presidential nominee in the 2020 presidential election. His ideological platform includes enacting an eco-socialist version of the Green New Deal—which he first proposed in 2010—and building a viable,independent working-class political and social movement in opposition to the country's two major political parties,and capitalism in general.
The Green Party of New York is the affiliate of the Green Party of the United States in the U.S. state of New York. It was founded in 1992 and is a part of the Green Party movement. The Party has had ballot access at various points in its history. It regained ballot status for four years when Howie Hawkins received over 50,000 votes in the 2010 gubernatorial election and retained it for another four years in the 2014 election,when the party moved up to line D,the fourth line on state ballots,passing the Working Families and Independence parties,with 5 percent of the vote. It lost its status as a ballot-qualified political party in New York as of November 2020 when the law governing ballot access was changed requiring a larger number of votes in the Presidential and Gubernatorial elections.
The Socialist Party of New Jersey (SPNJ) is the state chapter of the Socialist Party USA in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Brian Patrick Moore is an American politician and founder of antiwar organization Nature Coast Coalition for Peace &Justice. A perennial candidate,he was the presidential nominee of the Socialist Party USA for the 2008 United States presidential election;he waged several campaigns for mayor and city council in Washington,D.C.,and twice ran for the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 5th congressional district,winning none;he ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Governor of Florida in 2010,but lost in the primary election.
The 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election took place on November 3,2009. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine ran for a second term against Republican Chris Christie,Independent Christopher Daggett,and nine others,in addition to several write-in candidates. Christie won the election,with about 48.5 percent of the vote,to 44.9 percent for Corzine and 5.8 percent for Daggett. He assumed office on January 19,2010. This was the first election to fill the newly created office of lieutenant governor,with the candidates for governor choosing their running mates. Kim Guadagno,Christie's running mate,became New Jersey's first lieutenant governor following her inauguration.
The 2000 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 7,2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg retired rather than seeking a fourth term. Democratic nominee Jon Corzine,former CEO of Goldman Sachs,defeated the Republican U.S. Representative Bob Franks in a close election.
The 2002 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 5,2002. Former U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg was elected to an open seat over Republican businessman Doug Forrester after incumbent Senator Robert Torricelli dropped out of the race on September 30,facing ethical misconduct allegations,a formal admonishment by the U.S. Senate,and falling poll numbers against Forrester.
The Independence—Alliance Party,a merger of the Alliance Party and the Independence Party,formerly the Reform Party of Minnesota,is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was the party of former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura when he left the Reform Party.
The 2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2012 presidential campaign of Stewart Alexander war formed soon after the 2008 presidential election. Alexander,who had previously campaigned for the Socialist Party USA nomination in 2008 and served as their Vice Presidential nominee,selected Alejandro Mendoza as his running mate. He was often discussed as a potential candidate for the 2012 Socialist Party USA presidential nomination.
The 1930 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 4,1930. Incumbent Republican governor John Stuchell Fisher was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate and former governor Gifford Pinchot defeated Democratic candidate John M. Hemphill to win a second,non-consecutive term as Governor of Pennsylvania.
The 1985 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5,1985. Incumbent Republican Governor Thomas Kean won a landslide re-election against the Democratic candidate,Essex County Executive Peter Shapiro. As of 2024,Kean's is the largest margin in terms of percentage and raw votes in all New Jersey gubernatorial elections. Kean was the first Republican to be re-elected governor since 1949,and the first Republican to ever win two four-year terms.
The 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the governor of New Jersey.
