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Trivia Answer

One hundred forty-three minor-party or independent candidates received more votes than the margin between the top two major-party candidates in 2018.

In which state did a noteworthy minor-party candidate receive the largest vote margin (by percentage) in a statewide race last year?

a. Michigan
b. Kansas
c. Connecticut
d. Minnesota

The correct answer was Kansas. The independent ticket of Greg Orman and John Doll received 6.5 percent of the vote in that state's governor's race.

Click here for our full analysis of noteworthy minor-party candidates in 2018. The table below lists the statewide races:

Statewide

Noteworthy minor-party statewide candidates, 2018
Election	Minor-party candidate	Minor-party candidate affiliation	Minor-party votes	Winning candidate	Winning votes	Second place candidate	Second place votes	Margin of victory
Governor of Connecticut	Oz Griebel/Monte Frank	Independent	54,741 (3.9%)	Ned Lamont/Susan Bysiewicz	694,510 (49.4%)	Bob Stefanowski/Joe Markley	650,138 (46.2%)	44,372 (3.2%)
Governor of Florida	Darcy Richardson/Nancy Argenziano	Reform Party	47,140 (0.6%)	Ron DeSantis/Jeanette Nuñez	4,076,186 (49.6%)	Andrew Gillum/Christopher King	4,043,723 (49.2%)	32,463 (0.4%)
Governor of Kansas	Greg Orman/John Doll	Independent	68,590 (6.5%)	Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers	506,727 (48.0%)	Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman	453,645 (43.0%)	53,082 (5.0%)
Minnesota Attorney General	Noah Johnson	Grassroots Party	145,748 (5.7%)	Keith Ellison	1,249,407 (49.0%)	Doug Wardlow	1,150,459 (45.1%)	98,948 (3.9%)
Nevada Attorney General	Joel Hansen	Independent American Party	32,259 (3.3%)	Aaron Ford	456,225 (47.2%)	Wesley Duncan	451,692 (46.8%)	4,533 (0.5%)
Wisconsin Attorney General	Terry Larson	Constitution Party	47,038 (1.8%)	Josh Kaul	1,305,902 (49.4%)	Brad Schimel	1,288,712 (48.8%)	17,190 (0.7%)
Michigan Supreme Court	Kerry Lee Morgan	Libertarian Party	360,858 (5.8%)	Elizabeth Clement	1,871,462 (29.9%)	Megan Cavanagh	1,584,512 (25.3%)	286,950 (4.5%)
Ohio Auditor of State	Robert Coogan	Libertarian Party	175,790 (4.1%)	Keith Faber	2,152,769 (49.7%)	Zack Space	2,006,204 (46.3%)	146,565 (3.4%)
Nevada State Treasurer	Bill Hoge	Independent American Party	23,146 (2.4%)	Zach Conine	459,874 (47.7%)	Bob Beers	453,748 (47.1%)	6,126 (0.6%)
Michigan State Board of Education	Mary Anne Hering	Working Class Party	125,693 (1.7%)	Judith Pritchett	1,830,312 (25.2%)	Tiffany Tilley	1,743,379 (24.0%)	86,933 (1.2%)
Michigan State Board of Education	Scott Boman	Libertarian Party	125,309 (1.7%)	Judith Pritchett	1,830,312 (25.2%)	Tiffany Tilley	1,743,379 (24.0%)	86,933 (1.2%)
Michigan State Board of Education	Logan Smith	Working Class Party	91,077 (1.3%)	Judith Pritchett	1,830,312 (25.2%)	Tiffany Tilley	1,743,379 (24.0%)	86,933 (1.2%)
University of Michigan Board of Regents	Crystal Van Sickle	U.S. Taxpayers Party	99,301 (1.4%)	Jordan Acker	1,750,414 (25.1%)	Paul Brown	1,672,732 (24.0%)	77,682 (1.1%)
University of Michigan Board of Regents	John Jascob	Libertarian Party	84,317 (1.2%)	Jordan Acker	1,750,414 (25.1%)	Paul Brown	1,672,732 (24.0%)	77,682 (1.1%)
University of Michigan Board of Regents	James Lewis Hudler	Libertarian Party	84,006 (1.2%)	Jordan Acker	1,750,414 (25.1%)	Paul Brown	1,672,732 (24.0%)	77,682 (1.1%)
Wayne State University Board of Governors	Christine Schwartz	U.S. Taxpayers Party	134,818 (2.0%)	Bryan Barnhill	1,714,026 (25.7%)	Anil Kumar	1,585,448 (23.8%)	128,578 (1.9%)