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

After more than 15 years as governor of Alabama, George C. Wallace (right) took his virulent, segregationist message to the national stage.

In 1968, Wallace ran for president on his own American Independent Party ticket in a campaign that vilified blacks, students, and people who called for an end to the war in Vietnam. His message found a lot of supporters in the racially divided South -- he carried five states, won 46 electoral votes, and secured about 13 percent of the total vote.

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After more than 15 years as governor of Alabama, George C. Wallace (right) took his virulent, segregationist message to the national stage. In 1968, Wallace ran for president on his own American Independent Party ticket in a campaign that vilified blacks, students, and people who called for an end to the war in Vietnam. His message found a lot of supporters in the racially divided South -- he carried five states, won 46 electoral votes, and secured about 13 percent of the total vote.
(By Amy Farnsworth, Linda Seid Frembes, and Jason Tuohey)