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Well Elves do better on fight against Dol Guldur. But you see, the Kingdoms of Dale was captured, and the Dwarves of Erebor, retreated into the the Lonely Mountain, but lost Kings Brand and Dáin Ironfoot who were both slain at the Gate of Erebor...

Except Lórien preserved by Nenya, Woodland Realm loss its most territories and its capital through the long fight. Those kingdoms just survival... So I count this as a proof of "An alive powerful faction in the East".