Three's a crowd -- A history of third-party campaigns

In 1924, Robert LaFollete represented the Progressive Party and ran against major party candidates Calvin Coolidge and John W. Davis. The attorney and former senator from Wisconsin unsuccessfully sought the Republican and Progressive Party presidential nominations several times during his life.

During the 1924 race, he won the Wisconsin electoral vote and reaped nearly 6 million popular votes. He died a year later.

(Sketch by McKee Barclay of the Baltimore Sun)
In 1924, Robert LaFollete represented the Progressive Party and ran against major party candidates Calvin Coolidge and John W. Davis. The attorney and former senator from Wisconsin unsuccessfully sought the Republican and Progressive Party presidential nominations several times during his life. During the 1924 race, he won the Wisconsin electoral vote and reaped nearly 6 million popular votes. He died a year later.
(By Amy Farnsworth, Linda Seid Frembes, and Jason Tuohey)