Support for third parties in California

Support for minor parties is increasing in some state elections. In this ar ticle we use survey data to model support for contemporary third party cand idates in California Our analysis indicates that voters choose minor party candidates when they are dissatisfied with major candidates and when they p erceive no difference between the major parties. We also find that these mi nor party candidates receive support from voters who have loyalties to the minor party, a finding that contrasts with some of the existing literature an minor party voting in U.S. national elections.