Campaign Evan McMullin presidential campaign, 2016
mcmullin announced presidential candidacy in letter on website on august 8, 2016, calling himself conservative alternative republican nominee donald trump.
on october 6, mcmullin announced mindy finn running mate. finn did not appear on ballots mcmullin; instead, paper candidate nathan johnson of san diego, california listed running mate. mcmullin had not chosen running mate @ time filed ballot access in states , used johnson, personal friend of his, name on ballot.
following release of crude recordings donald trump on october 7, mcmullin surged in polls in utah—tying statistically trump , hillary clinton @ 22%, 26%, , 26%, respectively, libertarian gary johnson performing @ 14%. further strong polling in utah, in cases showing mcmullin @ or near lead, led fivethirtyeight calling him third-most person next president of united states of october 13. emerson college poll later month showed mcmullin leading utah 4 points, 31% of vote, trump @ 27%, , clinton @ 24%. mcmullin s popularity in utah - , trump s unpopularity - appears owing unusual shift of mormons away republican candidate. if mcmullin had succeeded in winning utah or other state, have marked first time since 1968 presidential campaign of george wallace candidate not nominated democratic or republican parties had won state , claimed electoral votes.
while mcmullin not on enough state ballots win outright majority in electoral college (barring carrying other states write-in), had carried state theoretically have prevented candidate amassing 270 votes necessary win presidency. in event, united states house of representatives meet elect president, , bound choose top 3 presidential candidates in terms of electoral votes. in event, barring third-party candidate taking more electoral votes or organized bloc of faithless electors larger mcmullin s choosing candidate, house presumably have been bound choose between clinton, trump , mcmullin.
although mcmullin ran independent candidate in states, in minnesota presidential nominee of independence party of minnesota.
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