The Nullifier Party was an American political party based in South Carolina in the 1830s. Considered an early American third party, it was started by John...

the ongoing Nullification Crisis, and instead opted to back a ticket proposed by the Nullifier Party led by John C. Calhoun. The Nullifiers were made up...

party. The Nullifier Party had also begun to decline sharply since the previous election, after it became clear that the doctrine of nullification lacked...

solve the Nullification Crisis, the Nullifier Party, along with other anti-Jackson politicians, formed a coalition known as the Whig Party. Calhoun sometimes...

The Whig Party was a mid-19th century political party in the United States. Alongside the Democratic Party, it was one of two major parties between the...

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began to capture momentum. State politics became sharply divided along Nullifier and Unionist lines. Still, the margin in the legislature fell short of...

and Vice President. South Carolina cast 11 electoral votes for the Nullifier Party candidate, John Floyd. These electors were elected by the South Carolina...

while the Nullifier Party won seats in Congress for the first time. In the House, both major parties lost seats to the Anti-Masonic Party, but Democrats...

themselves as the National Republican Party. John Calhoun, formerly a Democratic-Republican, founded the Nullifier Party in 1828 to oppose the Tariff of 1828...