MN: Independence Party will run most third party candidates for US House since 1944

From Smart Politics:

Independence Party leads the way with seven - the most third party U.S. House candidates to run in any election cycle since the DFL merger in 1944 . . . A Smart Politics analysis of Minnesota historical election data finds that the number of independent and third party candidates set to appear on the ballot in November's election is the highest in any midterm election year since the DFL merger in 1944.

The article also contains a handy graph listing the "number and affiliations of Minnesota Independent and Third Party Candidates in U.S. House races, 1944-2010."