In the 2022 elections, at least 56 minor party or independent candidates received more votes than the margin of victory in their election. There were five such candidates in elections for federal office and 18 in elections for statewide offices.
In 2020, by comparison, at least 77 minor party or independent candidates received more votes than the margin of victory in their election. That year, there were eight such candidates in elections for federal office and 23 in elections for statewide offices.
In 2022, the partisan affiliation of these candidates was as follows:
