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1876–2024
People / Populist (People's Party)

Thomas E. Watson

Thomas E. Watson ran for president twice as the Populist (People's Party) nominee (1904, 1908). Home state: Georgia. Every figure below links into the election record it comes from.

Presidential runs
* Third-party candidacies show the whole non-major-party column share — the closest our D/R/O accounting comes to a personal total.
YearPartyOutcomeNational shareStates wonCounties wonBest state
1904Populist (People's Party)Lost7.1%*08
1908Populist (People's Party)Lost6.3%*08
Where the coalition lived — and how it votes now
Strongest counties by Watson's 1904 margin (counties with 2,000+ votes), against the same county's 2024 presidential margin.
CountyTheir margin then2024 (D-vs-R)
Jackson County, GA+12.3
−54.9%