Leftist Presidential Votes

Communist Party USA
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1924	William Z. Foster	Benjamin Gitlow	36,386
1928	William Z. Foster	Benjamin Gitlow	21,181
1932	William Z. Foster	James W. Ford	102,785
1936	Earl Browder	James W. Ford	80,159
1940	Earl Browder	James W. Ford	46,251
1948	Henry Wallace	Sen. Glen H. Taylor	1,157,326*
1952	Vincent Hillinan	Charlotte Bass	140,023*
1968	Gus Hall	Charlene Mitchell	1,075
1972	Gus Hall	Jarvis Tyner	25,229
1976	Gus Hall	Jarvis Tyner	58,992
1980	Gus Hall	Angela Davis	43,871
1984	Gus Hall	Angela Davis	36,386

Green Party
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1996	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	684,872
2000	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	2,882,955

Peace & Freedom Party
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1968	Eldrige Cleaver	Dr. Douglas F. Dowd	136,385
1972	Dr. Benjamin Spock	Julius Hobson	55,167
1980	Maureen Smith	Elizabeth Cervantes Barron	18,106
1988	Herbert Lewin	Vikki Murdock	10,370
1992	Ron Daniels	Asiba Tupahache	27,961
1996	Marsha Feinland	Kate McClatchy	25,332

Populist (or People’s) Parties
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1892	James Baird Weaver	James Gavin Field	1,041,028
1896	William Jennings Bryan	Arthur Sewall	222,538
1900	Warton Barker	Ignatius Donnelly	50,373
1904	Thomas Edward Watson	Thomas Henry Tibbles	117,183
1908	Thomas Edward Watson	John Temple Graves	82,872
1972	Dr. Benjamin Spock	Julius Hobson	78,756
1976	Margaret Wright	Dr. Benjamin Spock	49,024

Progressive Parties
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1912	Theodore Roosevelt	Hiram Warren Johnson	4,119,207
1924	Sen. Robert M. La Follette	Sen. Burton K. Wheeler	4,822,856
1948	Henry Wallace	Sen. Glen H. Taylor	1,157,326
1952	Vincent Hallinan	Charlotte Bass	140,023

Socialist Labor Party
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1892	Simon Wing	Charles H. Matchett	21,173
1896	Charles H. Matchett	Matthew Maguire	36,356
1900	Joseph F. Malloney	Valentine Remmel	40,900
1904	Charles H. Corregan	William W. Cox	31,249
1908	August Gillhaus	Donald L. Munro	14,021
1912	Arthur E. Reimer	August Gillhaus	29,374
1916	Arthur E. Reimer	Caleb Harrison	15,284
1920	William W. Cox	August Gillhaus	30,368
1924	Frank T. Johns	Verne L. Reynolds	28,368
1928	Verne L. Reynolds	Jeremiah D. Crawley	21,608
1932	Verne L. Reynolds	John W. Aiken	34,028
1936	John W. Aiken	Emil F. Teichert	12,790
1940	John W. Aiken	Aaron M. Orange	14,883
1944	Edward A. Teichert	Arla A. Albaugh	45,336
1948	Edward A. Teichert	Stephen Emberg	29,038
1952	Eric Haas	Stephen Emberg	30,250
1956	Eric Haas	Georgia Cozzini	44,300
1960	Eric Haas	Georgia Cozzini	47,521
1964	Eric Haas	Henning A. Bomen	44,697
1968	Henning A. Blomen	George S. Taylor	55,591
1972	Louis Fischer	Genevieve Gunderson	53,811
1976	Jules Levin	Constance Blomen	9,616

Socialist Party USA
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1900	Eugene V. Debs	Job Harriman	87,814**
1904	Eugene V. Debs	Benjamin Hanford	402,489
1908	Eugene V. Debs	Benjamin Hanford	420,390
1912	Eugene V. Debs	Emil Seidel	900,390
1916	Allan Benson	George R. Kirkpatrick	589,924
1920	Eugene V. Debs	Seymour Stedman	913,664
1924	Sen. Robert La Follette	Sen. Burton K. Wheeler	4,822,856†
1928	Norman Thomas	James H. Mauer	266,453
1932	Norman Thomas	James H. Mauer	881,951
1936	Norman Thomas	George A. Nelson	187,785
1940	Norman Thomas	Maynard C. Krueger	116,827
1944	Norman Thomas	Darlington Hoopes	80,518
1948	Norman Thomas	Tucker P. Smith	138,973
1952	Darlington Hoopes	Samuel H. Friedman	20,065
1956	Darlington Hoopes	Samuel H. Friedman	2,044
1976	Frank P. Zeidler	J. Quinn Brisben	6,038
1980	David McReynolds	Sister Diane Drufenbrock	6,898
1988	Willa Kenoyer	Ron Ehrenreich	3,882
1992	J. Quinn Brisben	Barbara Garson	3,057
1996	Mary Cal Hollis	Eric Chester	4,764
2000	David McReynolds	Mary Cal Hollis	5,602

Socialist Workers Party
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1948	Farrell Dobbs	Grace Carlson	13,614
1952	Farrell Dobbs	Myra Tanner Weiss	10,312
1956	Farrell Dobbs	Myra Tanner Weiss	7,797
1960	Farrell Dobbs	Myra Tanner Weiss	60,166
1964	Clifton DeBerry	Edward Shaw	32,327
1968	Fred Halstead	Paul Boutelle	41,390
1972	Linda Jenness	Andrew Pulley	37,423
1976	Peter Camejo	Willie Mae Reid	91,310
1980	Clifton DeBerry	Matilde Zimmerman	40,105
1984	Mel Mason	Andrea Gonzales	24,672
1988	James Warren	Kathleen Mickells	15,604
1992	James Warren	Willie Mae Reid	23,096
1996	James Harris	Laura Garza	8,463
2000	James Harris	Margaret Trowe	7,378

Workers League / Socialist Equality Party
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1984	Ed Winn	Helen Betty Halyard	10,801
1988	Ed Winn	Helen Betty Halyard	18,693
1992	Helen Betty Halyard	Fred Mazelis	3,050
1996	Jerome White	Fred Mazelis	2,438

Workers World Party
Year	Pres. Candidate	VP Candidate	Total Votes
1980	Dierde Griswold	Gavrielle Holmes	13,213
1984	Gavrielle Holmes	Gloria E. LaRiva	15,329
1988	Larry Holmes	Gloria E. LaRiva	7,846
1992	Gloria E. LaRiva	Larry Holes	181
1996	Monica Moorehead	Gloria E. LaRiva	29,082
2000	Monica Moorehead	Gloria E. LaRiva	4,795

* In 1948 and 1952, the Communist Party USA entered Henry Wallace's Progressive Party and supported its candidates. ** 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. † 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.