The Alliance Party of South Carolina, known as the American Party of South Carolina until 2018, is a third party in the United States.
Background
The Alliance Party of South Carolina was launched in late February 2019.[1]
Elections
In the 2018 South Carolina elections, the party unsuccessfully ran thirteen candidates, one of whom was under a fusion vote with the Democratic Party, for public office.[2]
In the 2022 South Carolina elections, the party unsuccessfully ran three candidates. Sarah E. Work performed the best of the three with her bid for state treasurer, gaining 281,695 votes, around 19.86% of the vote, in a two way race against a Republican candidate.[5]
According to the American Party, it supported term limits, campaign finance reform, and "attacking problems from the center instead of the left or the right".[11]
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^"2022 Statewide General Election". South Carolina Election Commission. November 17, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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^Wilder, Anna (April 5, 2024). "6 SC candidates for Congress aren't Democrat or Republican. Here are your third party candidates". The State Newspaper. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^Marks, John (June 5, 2024). "2024 voter guide: Primary elections for York, Lancaster, Chester county legislature seats". The Rock Hill Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^"Statewide Candidate Listings". South Carolina State Election Commission. 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^Benson, Adam (March 25, 2024). "Interim Marlboro County sheriff is 2nd to seek office in June's Democratic primary". WBTW-TV. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^Thompson, Scott (March 30, 2016). "3 Sun City residents running for office on third-party ticket". Blufton Today. Retrieved August 4, 2016.