2012 Green Party presidential primaries

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2012 Green Party presidential primaries
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294 delegates to the Green National Convention
148 delegates votes needed to win
  Jill Stein by Gage Skidmore.jpg Roseanne Hard Rock Cafe.jpg Kent Mesplay by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Candidate Jill Stein Roseanne Barr Kent Mesplay
Home state Massachusetts Hawaii California
Delegate count1946715.5
Contests won2420
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First place (popular vote or delegate count)
     Jill Stein     Roseanne Barr     Kent Mesplay
Previous Green nominee

Cynthia McKinney

Green nominee

Jill Stein

The Green Party of the United States held primaries in several states in 2012. Jill Stein won most of the primaries and was formally nominated as the party's nominee during the 2012 Green National Convention.

Contents

Candidates

CandidateMost recent positionCampaignDelegatesDelegations with plurality
Jill Stein by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Jill Stein 		Lexington Town Meeting member
(2005–2011)

(Campaign • Website)
194 / 289
(67.13%)
24
AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, MA, MI, MS, ME, MN, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WA, DC, WI
Roseanne Hard Rock Cafe.jpg
Roseanne Barr 		Comedian, Host of The Roseanne Show Roseanne Barr 2012 logo.jpg
(Website)
67 / 289
(23.18%)
2
GA, OR
Kent Mesplay by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Kent Mesplay		Inspector at the Air Pollution Control
District of San Diego County
(2001–2015)		 Kent Mesplay presidential campaign, 2016 logo.png
(Website Archived 2020-11-11 at the Wayback Machine )
15.5 / 289
(5.36%)
None

Harley Mikkelson.jpg
Harley Mikkelson		Candidate for the Green Party of Michigan (Website)
3.5 / 289
(3.48%)
None
Alternate ballot options
No preference/ Other/ UncommittedN/A
28 / 289
(9.69%)
None

Schedule

WinningProjected delegates
DateStateCandidateVotePercent Stein BarrMesplayMikkelsonOtherTotal
February 5 Ohio Jill Stein-90%900009
February 24 Illinois Jill Stein10971%22520231
February 29 Arizona Jill Stein35069%500005
March 3 Wisconsin Jill Stein5573%711009
March 6 Massachusetts Jill Stein1,01867%7011211
March 11 Virginia Jill Stein-69%3.50.50.50.505
March 18 New Jersey Jill Stein--410005
April 1 Colorado Jill Stein--511007
April 3 D.C. Jill Stein19967%400004
April 28 Connecticut Jill Stein-80%8000210
April 28 South Carolina Jill Stein--620008
May 5 Maine Jill Stein--7600013
May 6 Rhode Island Jill Stein--210014
May 6 Arkansas Jill Stein-100%10000010
May 12 Delaware Jill Stein--400004
May 19 Hawaii Tie--220004
May 19 Minnesota Jill Stein--430007
May 19 Mississippi Jill Stein--400004
May 19 New York Jill Stein-88%14200016
May 19 Pennsylvania Jill Stein--430007
May 19TennesseeJill Stein--2.51.50004
May 27 Florida Jill Stein--521008
May 27 Iowa Tie--220004
May 27 Washington Jill Stein--400004
June 2 Georgia Roseanne Barr--310004
June 2 Oregon Roseanne Barr956%540004
June 3 Michigan Jill Stein-56%9322016
June 5 California Jill Stein8,82649.3%322670065
-Delegates not awarded by contests-------1212
Total United States 1946715.53½19294

†Gray indicates that the primary, caucus, or convention has occurred but the official results have not yet been released.

Results

Results by state

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  Jill Stein
  Roseanne Barr
  Kent Mesplay
  No contest

Ohio Convention (February 5)

The Ohio Green Party Convention took place on February 5.

Ohio Green Party Convention, February 5, 2012 [1]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein-90%9
All Others-10%0
Total-100%9

Illinois primary (February 24)

The Illinois Green Party Convention took place on February 24.

Illinois Green Party Primary, February 24, 2012 [2] [3]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein10971%22
Roseanne Barr (write-in)2718%5
Kent Mesplay85%2
Uncommitted85%2
Others11%0
Total153100%31

Arizona primary (February 29)

The Arizona Green Party held its primary on February 29.

Arizona Green Party presidential primary, February 29, 2016 [4]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein38568.6%5
Kent Mesplay508.9%0
Michael Oatman396.9%0
Richard Grayson396.9%0
Gary Swing305.3%0
Gerard Davis183.2%0
Total561100%5

Wisconsin primary (March 3)

The Wisconsin primary took place on March 3.

Wisconsin Green Party presidential primary, March 3, 2012 [5]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein5573%7
Roseanne Barr1115%1
Kent Mesplay57%1
Harley Mikkelson11%0
Uncommitted34%0
Total75100%9

Massachusetts primary (March 6)

The Massachusetts primary took place on March 6. Three candidates appeared on the ballot.

County results of the Massachusetts Green presidential primaries, 2012. Jill Stein Massachusetts Green Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2016.svg
County results of the Massachusetts Green presidential primaries, 2012.
  Jill Stein
Massachusetts Green Party presidential primary, March 6, 2012 [6] [7]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein1,01867.1%7
Kent Mesplay895.9%1
Harley Mikkelson845.5%1
Others956.3%0
No preference23215.3%2
Blank votes (not tallied)36n/an/a
Total1,554100%10

Virginia primary (March 11)

The Virginia Green Party held its primary on March 11.

Virginia Green Party presidential primary, March 11, 2016 [8]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein-69.4%3.5
Roseanne Barr-12.3%0.5
Kent Mesplay-5.2%0.5
Harley Mikkelson-4.5%0.5
None of the above-4.4%0
Other-4.2%0
Total-100%5

New Jersey convention (March 18)

The New Jersey Green Party Convention took place on March 18.

New Jersey Green Party Convention, March 18, 2012 [9] [10]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein-78%4
Roseanne Barr-22%1
Total-100%5

Colorado convention (March 31)

The Colorado Green Party Convention took place on March 31.

Colorado Green Party Convention, April 1, 2012 [11] [12]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein-70%5
Roseanne Barr--1
Kent Mesplay--1
Total-100%7

DC Primary (April 3)

The DC Statehood Party Primary took place on April 3.

District of Columbia Green presidential primary election results by ward, 2012. Jill Stein Write-In District of Columbia Green presidential primary election results by ward, 2012.png
District of Columbia Green presidential primary election results by ward, 2012.
  Jill Stein
  Write-In
DC Statehood Party Primary, April 3, 2012 [13]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein21662.97%3
Write-in10029.15%1
No Candidate277.87%0
Total343100%4

Connecticut convention (April 28)

The Connecticut Green Party Convention took place on April 28.

Connecticut Green Party Convention, April 28, 2012 [14]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein-80%8
Uncommitted-20%2
Total--10

South Carolina convention (April 28)

The South Carolina Green Party Convention took place on April 28.

South Carolina Green Party Convention, April 28, 2012 [15] [16]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein-85%7
Roseanne Barr-15%1
Total-100%8

Maine Caucuses (May 5)

The Maine Green Party held caucuses, and the state meeting took place on May 5.

Maine Green Party caucuses, May 5, 2012 [17]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--7
Roseanne Barr--6
Total--13

Rhode Island convention (May 6)

The Rhode Island Green Party Convention took place on May 6.

Rhode Island Green Party Convention, May 6, 2012 [18]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--2
Roseanne Barr--1
Uncommitted--1
Total--4

Arkansas convention (May 6)

The Arkansas Green Party Convention took place on May 6.

Arkansas Green Party Convention, May 6, 2012 [19]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein-100%10
Total-100%10

Delaware convention (May 12)

The Delaware Green Party Convention took place on May 12 in Newark, Delaware.

Delaware Green Party Convention, May 12, 2012 [20]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--4
Roseanne Barr--0
Kent Mesplay--0
Total--4

Hawaii convention (May 19)

The Hawaii Green Party Convention took place on May 19.

Hawaii Green Party Convention, May 19, 2012 [21]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--2
Roseanne Barr--2
Total--4

Minnesota Caucuses (May 19)

The Minnesota Green Party Caucuses took place on May 19.

Minnesota Green Party Caucuses, May 19, 2012 [22]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--4
Roseanne Barr--3
Total--7

Mississippi convention (May 19)

The Mississippi Green Party Convention took place on May 19.

Mississippi Green Party Convention, May 19, 2012 [23]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--4
Total--4

New York convention (May 19)

The New York Green Party Convention took place on May 19.

New York Green Party Convention, May 19, 2012 [24]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein-88%14
Roseanne Barr-12%2
Kent Mesplay-0%0
Total-100%16

Pennsylvania convention (May 19)

The Pennsylvania Green Party convention took place on May 19.

Pennsylvania Green Party convention, May 19, 2012 [25]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--4
Roseanne Barr--3
Total--7

Tennessee convention (May 19)

The Tennessee Green Party convention took place on May 19.

Tennessee Green Party convention, May 19, 2012 [26]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--2.5
Roseanne Barr--1.5
Total--4

Florida primary (May 27)

The Florida Green Party primary took place on May 27.

Florida Green Party primary, May 27, 2012 [27]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--5
Roseanne Barr--2
Kent Mesplay--1
Total--8

Iowa primary (May 27)

The Iowa Green Party primary took place on May 27.

Iowa Green Party primary, May 27, 2012 [28]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--2
Roseanne Barr--2
Total--4

Washington Convention (May 27)

The Washington Green Party Convention took place on May 27.

Washington Green Party Convention, May 27, 2012 [29]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein--4
Total--4

Georgia convention (June 2)

The Georgia Green Party convention took place on June 2.

Georgia Green Party convention, June 2, 2012 [30]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Roseanne Barr--3
Jill Stein--1
Total--4

Oregon convention (June 2)

The Pacific Green Party convention took place on June 2. The members voted using a ranked choice system, but only two candidates received votes so it stayed in one round.

Pacific Green Party convention, June 2, 2012 [31]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Roseanne Barr956%5
Jill Stein743%4
Total16100%9

Michigan convention (June 3)

The Michigan Green Party convention took place on June 3.

Michigan Green Party convention, June 3, 2012 [32]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein-56%9
Roseanne Barr-17%3
Kent Mesplay-11%2
Harley Mkkelson-13%2
Other-3%0
Total-100%16

California primary (June 5)

The California Primary took place on June 5. Three candidates appeared on the ballot.

County results of the California Green presidential primaries, 2016. Jill Stein Roseanne Barr Tie California Green Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2012.png
County results of the California Green presidential primaries, 2016.
  Jill Stein
  Roseanne Barr
  Tie
California Green Party presidential primary, June 5, 2012 [33] [34]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates
Jill Stein9,16549.4%32
Roseanne Barr7,33939.8%26
Kent Mesplay2,00510.8%7
Total18,569100%65

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