Editing People's Party (United States) (section)

== Electoral history and elected officials ==

=== Presidential tickets ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Year
!width=300|Presidential nominee
!Home state
!width=300|Previous positions
!width=300|Vice presidential nominee
!Home state
!width=300|Previous positions
!Votes
!Notes
|-
| [[1892 United States presidential election|1892]]
| [[File:Weaver-James-B-1892.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[James B. Weaver]]'''
| {{flag|Iowa}}
| {{small|Member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Iowa's 6th congressional district]]<br>(1879–1881; 1885–1889)<br>[[Greenback Party]] nominee for President of the United States<br>([[1880 United States presidential election|1880]])}}
| [[File:James G. Field.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[James G. Field]]'''
| {{flag|Virginia}}
| {{small|[[Attorney General of Virginia]]<br>(1877–1882)}}
| 1,026,595 (8.5%)<br>22 EV
| <ref>The ticket won 5 states; its best showing was Nevada where it received 66.8% of the vote.</ref>
|-
| [[1896 United States presidential election|1896]]
| [[File:William-Jennings-Bryan-speaking-c1896 (cropped2).jpeg|100px]]<br>'''[[William Jennings Bryan]]'''
| {{flag|Nebraska}}
| {{small|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from [[Nebraska's 1st congressional district]]<br>(1891–1895)}}
| [[File:Tom E Watson.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Thomas E. Watson]]'''
| {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}
| {{small|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from [[Georgia's 10th congressional district]]<br>(1891–1893)}}
| 222,583 (1.6%)<br>27 EV
| <ref>The Populists nominated Bryan, the Democratic nominee, but nominated Watson for Vice President instead of Democratic nominee [[Arthur Sewall]]. Bryan and Sewall received an additional 6,286,469 (45.1%) and 149 electoral votes. Bryan's best showing was Mississippi, where he received 91.0% of the vote.</ref>
|-
| [[1900 United States presidential election|1900]]
| [[File:Wharton Barker 001 (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Wharton Barker]]'''
| {{flag|Pennsylvania}}
| {{small|Financier, publicist}}
| [[File:IgnatiusDonnelly1898.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Ignatius L. Donnelly]]'''
| {{flag|Minnesota|name=Minnesota|1893}}
| {{small|[[Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota]]<br>(1860–1863)<br>Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from [[Minnesota's 2nd congressional district]]<br>(1863–1869)<br>Member of the [[Minnesota Senate]]<br>(1875–1879; 1891–1895)<br>Member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]<br>(1887–1889; 1897–1899)}}
| 50,989 (0.4%)<br>0 EV
| <ref>The ticket's best result was Texas, where it received 5.0% of the vote.</ref>
|-
| [[1904 United States presidential election|1904]]
| [[File:Tom E Watson.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Thomas E. Watson]]'''
| {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}
| {{small|(see above)}}
| [[File:TH Tibbles.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Thomas Tibbles]]'''
| {{flag|Nebraska}}
| {{small|Journalist}}
| 114,070 (0.8%)<br>0 EV
| <ref>The ticket's best result was Georgia, where it received 17.3%.</ref>
|-
| [[1908 United States presidential election|1908]]
| [[File:Tom E Watson.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Thomas E. Watson]]'''
| {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}
| {{small|(see above)}}
| [[File:Samuel Williams.jpg|100px]]<br>'''[[Samuel Williams (American politician)|Samuel Williams]]'''
| {{flag|Indiana}}
| {{small|Judge}}
| 28,862 (0.2%)<br>0 EV
| <ref>The ticket's best result was Georgia, where it received 12.6%.</ref>
|}

=== Seats in Congress ===
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{| class=wikitable
|+ Seats in Congress
|-
! rowspan=2 | Election<br />year
! colspan=2 | House of Representatives
! colspan=2 | Senate
|-
! Seats after<br />election
! +/–
! Seats after<br />election
! +/–
|-
! [[United States elections, 1890|1890]]
| {{Composition bar|8|356|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| ''New''
| {{Composition bar|1|88|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| ''New''
|-
! [[United States elections, 1892|1892]]
| {{Composition bar|11|356|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{increase}}3
| {{Composition bar|3|88|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{increase}}1
|-
! [[United States elections, 1894|1894]]
| {{Composition bar|9|357|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{decrease}}2
| {{Composition bar|4|88|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{increase}}1
|-
! [[United States elections, 1896|1896]]
| {{Composition bar|22|357|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{increase}}13
| {{Composition bar|5|90|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{increase}}1
|-
! [[United States elections, 1898|1898]]
| {{Composition bar|6|357|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{decrease}}16
| {{Composition bar|4|90|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{decrease}}1
|-
! [[United States elections, 1900|1900]]
| {{Composition bar|5|357|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{decrease}}1
| {{Composition bar|4|90|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{decrease}}1
|-
! [[United States elections, 1902|1902]]
| {{Composition bar|0|357|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{decrease}}5
| {{Composition bar|0|90|hex={{party color|Populist Party (United States)}}}}
| {{decrease}}2
|}
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=== Governors ===

* [[List of Governors of Colorado|Colorado]]: [[Davis Hanson Waite]], 1893–1895
* [[List of Governors of Idaho|Idaho]]: [[Frank Steunenberg]], 1897–1901 ([[Electoral fusion|fusion]] of Democrats and Populists)
* [[List of Governors of Kansas|Kansas]]: [[Lorenzo D. Lewelling]], 1893–1895
* Kansas: [[John W. Leedy]], 1897–1899
* [[List of Governors of Nebraska|Nebraska]]: [[Silas A. Holcomb]], 1895–1899 (fusion of Democrats and Populists)
* Nebraska: [[William A. Poynter]], 1899–1901 (fusion of Democrats and Populists)
* [[List of Governors of North Carolina|North Carolina]]: [[Daniel Lindsay Russell]], 1897–1901 (coalition of Republicans and Populists)
* [[List of Governors of Oregon|Oregon]]: [[Sylvester Pennoyer]], 1887–1895 (fusion of Democrats and Populists)
*[[List of Governors of North Dakota|North Dakota]]: [[Eli C.D. Shortridge]] 1893–1895 (fusion of Democrats and Populists)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/governors/governors3.html | title=Eli C. D. Shortridge – North Dakota Governors Online Exhibit – Exhibits – State Historical Society of North Dakota }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nga.org/governor/eli-c-d-shortridge/ | title=Eli C. D. Shortridge | date=7 December 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Governor of South Dakota|South Dakota]]: [[Andrew E. Lee]], 1897–1901
* [[List of Governors of Tennessee|Tennessee]]: [[John P. Buchanan]], 1891–1893
* [[List of Governors of Washington|Washington]]: [[John Rankin Rogers|John Rogers]], 1897–1901 (fusion of Democrats and Populists)

=== Members of Congress ===

Approximately forty-five members of the party served in the U.S. Congress between 1891 and 1902. These included six [[United States Senators]]:

* [[William A. Peffer]] and [[William Alexander Harris (Kansas politician)|William A. Harris]] from [[Kansas]]
* [[Marion Butler]] of [[North Carolina]]
* [[James H. Kyle]] from [[South Dakota]]
* [[Henry Heitfeld]] of [[Idaho]]
* [[William V. Allen]] from [[Nebraska]]

The following were Populist members of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]:

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'''[[52nd United States Congress]]'''

* [[Thomas E. Watson]], [[Georgia's 10th congressional district]]
* [[Benjamin Hutchinson Clover]], [[Kansas's 3rd congressional district]]
* [[John Grant Otis]], [[Kansas's 4th congressional district]]
* [[John Davis (Kansas politician)|John Davis]], [[Kansas's 5th congressional district]]
* [[William Baker (Kansas politician)|William Baker]], [[Kansas's 6th congressional district]]
* [[Jerry Simpson]], [[Kansas's 7th congressional district]]
* [[Kittel Halvorson]], [[Minnesota's 5th congressional district]]
* [[William A. McKeighan]], [[Nebraska's 2nd congressional district]]
* [[Omer Madison Kem]], [[Nebraska's 3rd congressional district]]

'''[[53rd United States Congress]]'''

* [[Haldor Boen]], [[Minnesota's 7th congressional district]]
* [[Marion Cannon]], [[California's 6th congressional district]]
* [[Lafayette Pence]], [[Colorado's 1st congressional district]]
* [[John Calhoun Bell]], [[Colorado's 2nd congressional district]]
* [[Thomas Jefferson Hudson]], [[Kansas's 3rd congressional district]]
* John Davis, Kansas' 5th congressional district
* William Baker, Kansas' 6th congressional district
* Jerry Simpson, Kansas' 7th congressional district
* [[William A. Harris (Kansas)|William A. Harris]], Kansas Member-at-large
* William A. McKeighan, [[Nebraska's 5th congressional district]]
* Omer Madison Kem, [[Nebraska's 6th congressional district]]
* [[Alonzo C. Shuford]], [[North Carolina's 7th congressional district]]

'''[[54th United States Congress]]'''

* [[Albert Taylor Goodwyn]], [[Alabama's 5th congressional district]]
* [[Milford W. Howard]], [[Alabama's 7th congressional district]]
* William Baker, Kansas' 6th congressional district
* Omer Madison Kem, [[Nebraska's 6th congressional district]]
* [[Harry Skinner (politician)|Harry Skinner]], [[North Carolina's 1st congressional district]]
* [[William F. Strowd]], [[North Carolina's 4th congressional district]]
* [[Charles H. Martin (congressman)|Charles H. Martin]] (1848–1931), [[North Carolina's 6th congressional district]]
* Alonzo C. Shuford, North Carolina's 7th congressional district

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'''[[55th United States Congress]]'''

* Albert Taylor Goodwyn, Alabama's 5th congressional district
* [[Charles A. Barlow]], [[California's 6th congressional district]]
* [[Curtis H. Castle]], [[California's 7th congressional district]]
* [[James Gunn (congressman)|James Gunn]], [[Idaho's 1st congressional district]]
* [[Mason Summers Peters]], [[Kansas's 2nd congressional district]]
* [[Edwin Reed Ridgely]], [[Kansas's 3rd congressional district]]
* [[William Davis Vincent]], Kansas's 5th congressional district
* [[Nelson B. McCormick]], Kansas's 6th congressional district
* Jerry Simpson, Kansas's 7th congressional district
* [[Jeremiah Dunham Botkin]], Kansas Member-at-large
* [[Samuel Maxwell]], Nebraska's 3rd congressional district
* [[William Ledyard Stark]], [[Nebraska's 4th congressional district]]
* [[Roderick Dhu Sutherland]], Nebraska's 5th congressional district
* [[William Laury Greene]], Nebraska's 6th congressional district
* Harry Skinner, North Carolina's 1st congressional district
* [[John E. Fowler]], [[North Carolina's 3rd congressional district]]
* William F. Strowd, North Carolina's 4th congressional district
* Charles H. Martin, [[North Carolina's 5th congressional district]]
* Alonzo C. Shuford, North Carolina's 7th congressional district
* [[John Edward Kelley]], [[South Dakota's 1st congressional district]]
* [[Freeman T. Knowles]], [[South Dakota's 2nd congressional district]]

'''[[56th United States Congress]]'''

* William Ledyard Stark, Nebraska's 4th congressional district
* Roderick Dhu Sutherland, Nebraska's 5th congressional district
* William Laury Greene, Nebraska's 6th congressional district
* [[John W. Atwater]], North Carolina's 4th congressional district

'''[[57th United States Congress]]'''

* [[Thomas L. Glenn]], Idaho's 1st congressional district
* [[Caldwell Edwards]], [[Montana's 1st congressional district]]
* William Ledyard Stark, Nebraska's 4th congressional district
* [[William Neville (representative)|William Neville]], Nebraska's 6th congressional district

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