Continuing Thande's theme of boosted third-party performance. Here's TR with all of the states that he won at least 20% in (plus the ones he really won) in 1912.
Alternate Electoral Maps
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The 1968 election where George Wallace won all states where he got at least 20% of the vote. Since there isn't a winner, the election gets thrown to the House. I can imagine the result of the election fuels a major anti-Electoral College movement and possibly the Bayh-Celler Amendment getting passed.
The Elections of 1852 in American Emperors, A Tale of Alternate Presidents.
Michael Zachary Adams*/Percival Smitherson (Moderate)
Daniel Shambroke/James C. Browne (Whig)
Nicholas Tipperary/Charles Marck** (Democratic)
*Not related to John Adams.
** Think about the name...
Michael Zachary Adams*/Percival Smitherson (Moderate)
Daniel Shambroke/James C. Browne (Whig)
Nicholas Tipperary/Charles Marck** (Democratic)
*Not related to John Adams.
** Think about the name...
So, here's my most complicated state-shifting map yet, so bear with me. In a different 1980 presidential election...
-All of the states the Democrats lost by under 5% of the vote, they take.
-All of the states where John Anderson got at least 10% of the vote in his independent bid, he takes (where it doesn't conflict with a Democrat win by the rules explained above).
-Finally, the Libertarian candidate, Ed Clark, historically won over 10% of the vote in Alaska, pushing Anderson to fourth place. In this timeline, he takes the state.
Now, I'm not sure what circumstances would have to take place for these kind of results to take place. There would have to be a Republican candidate who simultaneously alienates Southern conservatives and New England moderates, and doesn't even pick up much of the Libertarian vote in the process. The former isn't actually that hard to do, since Reagan actually beat Carter in most Southern states by stupidly close margins. Pick a conservative ideologue with less charisma, and it's conceivable that Carter could win his home region. So...
-Bob Dole/ Barry Goldwater, Jr. (Republican): 327 electoral votes
-Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale (Democrat)(inc.)- 180 electoral votes
-John Anderson/Patrick Lucey (Independent)- 28 electoral votes
-Edward Clark/David Kock (Libertarian)- 3 electoral votes
-All of the states the Democrats lost by under 5% of the vote, they take.
-All of the states where John Anderson got at least 10% of the vote in his independent bid, he takes (where it doesn't conflict with a Democrat win by the rules explained above).
-Finally, the Libertarian candidate, Ed Clark, historically won over 10% of the vote in Alaska, pushing Anderson to fourth place. In this timeline, he takes the state.
Now, I'm not sure what circumstances would have to take place for these kind of results to take place. There would have to be a Republican candidate who simultaneously alienates Southern conservatives and New England moderates, and doesn't even pick up much of the Libertarian vote in the process. The former isn't actually that hard to do, since Reagan actually beat Carter in most Southern states by stupidly close margins. Pick a conservative ideologue with less charisma, and it's conceivable that Carter could win his home region. So...
-Bob Dole/ Barry Goldwater, Jr. (Republican): 327 electoral votes
-Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale (Democrat)(inc.)- 180 electoral votes
-John Anderson/Patrick Lucey (Independent)- 28 electoral votes
-Edward Clark/David Kock (Libertarian)- 3 electoral votes
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The Democratic Party splits into the segregationist State's Rights Party, led by Storm Thurmmond, and the socialistic Labor Party, led by President Henry Wallace.
1948: Socialists vs. Liberals vs. Conservatives vs. Segregationists
Earl Warren (R-CA) / Robert Taft (R-OH) - 277 EV
Henry Wallace (L-IA) / Norman Thomas (L-NY) - 105 EV
Scott W. Lucas (D-IL) / Harry Truman (D-MO) - 99 EV
Strom Thurmond (SR-SC) / Fielding L. Wright (SR-MS) - 50 EV
1948: Socialists vs. Liberals vs. Conservatives vs. Segregationists
Earl Warren (R-CA) / Robert Taft (R-OH) - 277 EV
Henry Wallace (L-IA) / Norman Thomas (L-NY) - 105 EV
Scott W. Lucas (D-IL) / Harry Truman (D-MO) - 99 EV
Strom Thurmond (SR-SC) / Fielding L. Wright (SR-MS) - 50 EV
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1924 if LaFollette wins every state where he got over 20%. It creates a nice three-banded map from the progressive northwest to the conservative South.
You're right. For some reason, I skipped over it when I was using the generator.
Here's the fixed version.
Lyndon B. Johnson (D)/Hubert H. Humphrey (D) - 439
Nelson Rockefeller (R)/Charles A. Halleck (R) - 54
George Wallace (I)/Harry F. Byrd - 45
If the Democrats had stayed united in 1860:
Abraham Lincoln/Hannibal Hamlin (Republican)-169
Stephen Douglas/Jefferson Davis (Democrat)- 134
John Bell/Edward Everett (Constitutional Union)- 0
Abraham Lincoln/Hannibal Hamlin (Republican)-169
Stephen Douglas/Jefferson Davis (Democrat)- 134
John Bell/Edward Everett (Constitutional Union)- 0
Here's something a bit different. OTL's loser wins all states he lost by a margin under 10%...with some interesting results.
2008:
Obama/Biden (D): 237
McCain/Palin (R): 301
2004:
Bush/Cheney (R): 183
Kerry/Edwards (D): 355
2000:
Bush/Cheney (R): 146
Gore/Lieberman (D): 392
1996:
Clinton/Gore (D): 252
Dole/Kemp (R): 286
1992:
Bush/Quayle: 350
Clinton/Gore: 188
I'll probably do more of these later.
2008:
Obama/Biden (D): 237
McCain/Palin (R): 301
2004:
Bush/Cheney (R): 183
Kerry/Edwards (D): 355
2000:
Bush/Cheney (R): 146
Gore/Lieberman (D): 392
1996:
Clinton/Gore (D): 252
Dole/Kemp (R): 286
1992:
Bush/Quayle: 350
Clinton/Gore: 188
I'll probably do more of these later.
The Elections of 1856 in American Emperors, A Tale of Alternate Presidents.
Charles Marck*/Jake Edelweiss Senior (Democratic)
Richard Edward Wilkinson/Harold Sylvester (Republican)
Percival Smitherson/Edward Frederick Adams** (Moderate)
James C. Browne/VACANT*** (Whig)
* Think about the name...
** The son of Michael Zachary Adams.
*** Browne's chosen VP died just before Election Day.
For the Whigs this was a disaster, they lost all of their home states, and only Altafornia voted for them. For the burgeoning Republicans, this was a triumph, as they managed to grab second place, defeating even their own aims or ambitions.
Charles Marck*/Jake Edelweiss Senior (Democratic)
Richard Edward Wilkinson/Harold Sylvester (Republican)
Percival Smitherson/Edward Frederick Adams** (Moderate)
James C. Browne/VACANT*** (Whig)
* Think about the name...
** The son of Michael Zachary Adams.
*** Browne's chosen VP died just before Election Day.
For the Whigs this was a disaster, they lost all of their home states, and only Altafornia voted for them. For the burgeoning Republicans, this was a triumph, as they managed to grab second place, defeating even their own aims or ambitions.
More with the 10% adjustment.
1988:
Bush/Quayle (R): 258
Dukakis/Bentsen (D): 280
1984:
Reagan/Bush (R): 418
Mondale/Ferraro (D): 120
1980:
Carter/Mondale (D): 297
Reagan/Bush (R): 241
1976:
Ford/Dole (R): 443
Carter/Mondale (D): 95
1972:
Nixon/Agnew (R): 337
McGovern/Shriver (D): 201
1968:
Humphrey/Muskie (D): 356
Nixon/Agnew (R): 91
Wallace/LeMay (I): 91
1964:
Johnson/Humphrey (D): 440
Goldwater/Miller (R): 98
1988:
Bush/Quayle (R): 258
Dukakis/Bentsen (D): 280
1984:
Reagan/Bush (R): 418
Mondale/Ferraro (D): 120
1980:
Carter/Mondale (D): 297
Reagan/Bush (R): 241
1976:
Ford/Dole (R): 443
Carter/Mondale (D): 95
1972:
Nixon/Agnew (R): 337
McGovern/Shriver (D): 201
1968:
Humphrey/Muskie (D): 356
Nixon/Agnew (R): 91
Wallace/LeMay (I): 91
1964:
Johnson/Humphrey (D): 440
Goldwater/Miller (R): 98
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Hey, I also did 1984 and 1964 as well...More with the 10% adjustment.
1988:
Bush/Quayle (R): 258
Dukakis/Bentsen (D): 280
1984:
Reagan/Bush (R): 418
Mondale/Ferraro (D): 120
1980:
Carter/Mondale (D): 297
Reagan/Bush (R): 241
1976:
Ford/Dole (R): 443
Carter/Mondale (D): 95
1972:
Nixon/Agnew (R): 337
McGovern/Shriver (D): 201
1968:
Humphrey/Muskie (D): 356
Nixon/Agnew (R): 91
Wallace/LeMay (I): 91
1964:
Johnson/Humphrey (D): 440
Goldwater/Miller (R): 98
In a similar vein, while not a Presidential map, here's my take at the 2010 House Elections with the OTL third place finisher winning. Some districts only seem to have had two or at times just one candidate on the ballot, while in some districts there were multiple Democratic or Republican candidates on the ballot.
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