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| Founded: | November 30, 1912 |
| Merger of | Populist Party Democratic Party |
| Ideology: | Progressivism |
| Political position: | Left wing |
The Progressive Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main historical rival, the Unionist Party.
It was formed in 1912 by Theodore Roosevelt and other liberal members of the Unionist and Democratic parties, as well as former members of the Populist Party.
Eleven presidents of the United States have been Progressives.
History[]
The party rose in the early 20th century during the rivalry between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.
After losing the vote, Roosevelt announced the formation of a new party dedicated "to the service of all the people." This would later become the Progressive Party. Roosevelt announced that his party would hold its convention in Chicago and that he would accept their nomination if offered. The new party took many of the Unionist’s Progressive members, as well as members of the Democrats who were dissatisfied with their party's continued poor performances in national politics. Roosevelt also received the endorsement of the Populist Party and following the election of 1912 the two parties merged. Roosevelt subsequently defeated President Taft, and House Minority Leader Champ Clark of the Democrats. Roosevelt took 253 electoral votes, against Taft's 110 and Clark's 21.
Progressive Party Nominees for President and Vice President[]
1912 - Former President Theodore Roosevelt and Governor Hiram Johnson (won)
1916 - President Theodore Roosevelt and Vice President Hiram Johnson (won)
1920 - President Hiram Johnson and Major General Leonard Wood (won)
1924 - Senator Robert M. La Follette and US Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover (lost)
1928 - Former US Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Speaker Frederick H. Gillett (lost)
1932 - Governor Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Former US Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover (won)
1936 - President Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Vice President Herbert Hoover (won)
1940 - US Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and Governor Alf Landon (won)
1944 - President Henry A. Wallace and Vice President Alf Landon (lost)
1948 - Former Vice President Alf Landon and
1952 - Governor Earl Warren and Senator Joseph Kennedy Jr. (won)
1956 - President Earl Warren and Vice President Joseph Kennedy Jr. (won)
1960 - Vice President Joseph Kennedy Jr. and Governor Nelson Rockefeller (won)
1964 - President Nelson Rockefeller and Senator Hubert Humphrey (won)
1968 - President Nelson Rockefeller and Senator Edmund Muskie (lost)
1972 - Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. (lost)
1976 - Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCarthy (won)
1980 - President Robert F. Kennedy and Vice President Eugene McCarthy (won)
1984 - Senator Gary Hart and Governor Jerry Springer (won)
1988 - President Gary Hart and Vice President Jerry Springer (lost)
1992 - Governor Mario Cuomo and Senator Walter Mondale (lost)
1996 - Former US Secretary of Defense Jerry Brown and Senator Tom Harkin (won)
2000 - President Jerry Brown and Vice President Tom Harkin (won)
2004 - Vice President Tom Harkin and Senator Joe Biden (lost)
2008 - Senator Joe Biden and Senator John Kerry (lost)
2012 - Governor Robin Wright and Governor Bill Richardson (won)
2016 - President Robin Wright and Vice President Bill Richardson (won)
2020 - Vice President Bill Richardson and Senator Denise Crosby (lost)
2024- Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district Cheri Callahan and Politican Megan Rapinoe (won)
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