An
independent candidate is a person who runs for an elected position without belonging to a specific political party. They are not affiliated with any particular party and do not rely on the support or resources of a party to campaign or win elections.
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- The column, and similar commentary, usually say that minor party and independent candidates for important office never win. (thirdpartypolitics.us)
- However, it is likely that some of the party's activists and past candidates will run for the legislature in 2014 as independent candidates. (thirdpartypolitics.us)
- The only offices that have not been held by a minor party or independent candidate in the last century are the offices of the president and vice president. (reformparty.org)
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