The American Party in the first Clinton Administration
The election of 1992 was not particularly good for the American Party. Its presidential nominee, Robert J. Smith, only appeared on the ballot in Utah and received 292 votes. However, the party ran candidates for the U.S. Senate in SC and NV and for the U.S. House in SC-01. In 1994, the only American Party candidate for federal office ran for the U.S. House in OR-01.
6th American Party National Convention
The American Party National Convention assembled in Wichita KS on 2/22-23/1996. There were delegates present
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The American Party in the first Clinton Administration
The election of 1992 was not particularly good for the American Party. Its presidential nominee, Robert J. Smith, only appeared on the ballot in Utah and received 292 votes. However, the party ran candidates for the U.S. Senate in SC and NV and for the U.S. House in SC-01. In 1994, the only American Party candidate for federal office ran for the U.S. House in OR-01.
6th American Party National Convention
The American Party National Convention assembled in Wichita KS on 2/22-23/1996. There were delegates present from ten states. Diane B. Templin of CA was nominated for President and Gary Van Horn of UT for Vice President. Van Horn had been the American Independent Party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1994 and had already lost the Prohibition Party's presidential nomination for the 1996 election.
Campaign
The Templin-Van Horn ticket achieved ballot status in two states - CO and UT. The party also sponsored a candidate for U.S. House in CO-04 (Wes McKinley). The inability to sponsor local candidates became especially acute in 1996, as McKinley was the last candidate of the party for Congress. At the time, however, the American Party was able to celebrate the greatly increased vote that Templin received.
5th American Party National Convention (1992)
7th American Party National Convention (2000)
Popular Vote of 1996
Electoral Vote of 1996
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