| ||||||||||||||||
402 delegates to the Green National Convention 202 delegates votes needed to win | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
First place (popular vote or delegate count)
| ||||||||||||||||
|
2016 U.S. presidential election |
---|
Republican Party |
Democratic Party |
Third parties |
Related races |
The 2016 Green Party presidential primaries were a series of primaries, caucuses and state conventions in which voters elected delegates to represent a candidate for the Green Party's nominee for President of the United States at the 2016 Green National Convention. The primaries, held in numerous states on various dates from January to July 2016, featured elections publicly funded and held as an alternative ballot, concurrent with the Democratic and Republican primaries, and elections privately funded by the Green Party, held non-concurrently with the major party primaries. Over 400 delegates to the Green National Convention were elected in these primaries, with a candidate needing a simple majority of these delegates to become the party's nominee for president. [1] [2]
A primary election is the process by which voters, either the general public or members of a political party, can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.
The terms party conference, political convention, and party congress usually refer to a general meeting of a political party. The conference is attended by certain delegates who represent the party membership. In most political parties, the party conference is the highest decision-making body of the organization, tasked with electing or nominating the party's leaders or leadership bodies, deciding party policy, and setting the party's platform and agendas.
The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a green federation of political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory, grassroots democracy; gender equality; LGBT rights; anti-war and anti-racism. On the political spectrum, the party is generally seen as left-wing.
A total of six candidates stood in the primaries, including the preceding Green nominee for president in the 2012 presidential election, Jill Stein, who sought the nomination for a second time. Other candidates included Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry, who had previously worked as a campaign manager for the presidential campaign of the Green Party's 2008 nominee, Cynthia McKinney, in addition to singer-songwriter and Earth First! activist Darryl Cherney, perennial candidate Kent Mesplay, University of South Carolina professor William Kreml, and youth rights activist Elijah Manley.
Jill Ellen Stein is an American physician, activist, and perennial candidate. She was the Green Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections and candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010.
Formal recognition is a requirement to be the Green Party's nominee. [3] On May 4, the Green Party of the United States formally recognized William Kreml and Jill Stein as candidates for its presidential nomination. On June 15, the Stein campaign announced that it had received 203 delegates, enough to win the nomination on the first ballot at the National Convention. Jill Stein formally won the nomination on August 6, during the 2016 Green National Convention [4]
The 2016 Green National Convention, in which delegates of the Green Party of the United States chose the party's nominees for President of the United States and Vice President in the national election, was held August 4–7, 2016 in Houston, Texas. In August 2015, Houston was chosen over a competing proposal from Toledo, Ohio. The Convention was located at the University of Houston with the theme, "Houston, We Have A Solution: Vote Green 2016". The convention formally nominated Jill Stein as the party's nominee and Ajamu Baraka as her running mate.
As the Green Party presidential candidate in the United States presidential election, 2016 Stein received 1,457,222 votes or 1.06% of the popular vote. [5] Stein received zero electoral college votes.
2016 U.S. presidential election |
---|
Republican Party |
Democratic Party |
Third parties |
Related races |
The 2016 United States presidential election will be the fourth to be contested by the Green Party of the United States since they split from the Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA) in 2001. The 2004 presidential election saw Green nominee David Cobb appear on ballots in 27 states plus the District of Columbia, and received 0.10% of the popular vote, losing out to many other candidates and parties on the ballot, including third-placed independent Ralph Nader, who had been the presidential nominee of the G/GPUSA in the 1996 and 2000 elections. [6] In the 2008 election, Cynthia McKinney was nominated as the Green Party's candidate for the presidency and had ballot access to 32 states plus DC. However, McKinney insignificantly improved upon Cobb's performance, capturing only 0.12% of the popular vote in an election that also saw Nader finish a strong third behind the Democratic and Republican parties. [7]
The Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA) formed out of the Green Committees of Correspondence in 1990 and was recognized as a national political party by the FEC from 1991 to 2005. It is based in Chicago. Synthesis/Regeneration, an affiliated journal of green social thought, is published in St. Louis. The now predominant Green Party of the United States split from the G/GPUSA in 2001.
David Keith Cobb is an American attorney, liberal political activist, campaign manager, and politician, who was the Green Party presidential candidate for the 2004 election. Cobb is also the co-founder of Move to Amend. Cobb later became the campaign manager for fellow Green Jill Stein for her presidential run in 2016.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. The city is also one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million tourists annually.
Having received minimal publicity in the previous elections, thus contributing to the low voting share that the party received, the Green Party gained significant exposure and media attention in the lead-up to the 2012 Green National Convention and the 2012 presidential election, starting with media personality Roseanne Barr's announcement of her presidential run with the Green Party. [8] [9] [10] Using the publicity gained from the announcement, Barr praised the Green Party and championed their beliefs through interviews and public statements, which were often profane and harshly critical of both the Democratic and Republican parties. [11] [12] Barr, however, lost the nomination at the 2012 Green National Convention to physician and activist Jill Stein, who had gained the support of Green Party delegates through her "Green New Deal" platform of progressive economic policies centered on the prevention of future financial crisises and the acceleration of global warming. [13] [14] Stein's campaign for the presidency focused mostly on keeping the publicity gained by the Green Party and gaining support from independents and dissenting Democratic and Republican voters, often echoing resentment towards the two parties. [14] This included a court challenge against the Commission on Presidential Debates by Stein that sought to include her in the official presidential election debates. [15] [16] Stein's campaign also gained media attention and exposure through a series of nonviolent protests, including those against the presidential debates, [17] [18] the Keystone XL pipeline, [19] and foreclosures, [20] which had Stein arrested, and even jailed, numerous times. [21]
The 2012 Green National Convention took place on July 12–15, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Annual National Meeting of the Green Party of the United States occurred at the University of Baltimore, with the Presidential Nominating Convention on July 14 being held at the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor.
Roseanne Cherrie Barr is an American actress, comedian, writer, and television producer. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy before gaining acclaim in the television sitcom Roseanne. She won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work on the show.
The Green New Deal (GND) is a proposed stimulus program that aims to address climate change and economic inequality. The name refers to the New Deal, a set of social and economic reforms and public works projects undertaken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression. The Green New Deal combines Roosevelt's economic approach with modern ideas such as renewable energy and resource efficiency.
On election day, Stein oversaw a relatively sharp rise in the Green Party's popularity, earning 0.36% of the popular vote (469,628 votes), across the Green Party's ballot access in 36 states plus DC. [22] The result was triple the amount Cynthia McKinney received in 2008, pushing the Green Party from a lower-tier third party to the second most popular third party, trailing behind the Libertarian Party, who had nominated the popular former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson as their presidential candidate, also setting numerous Libertarian Party and presidential third party records. [23] The election also notably made Stein the most successful female presidential candidate in U.S. history, surpassing Lenora Fulani's bid for the presidency in the 1988 election, with the New Alliance Party, who had ballot access in all states plus DC and earned 217,219 votes that year. [24] Despite her success, however, Stein's campaign was criticized by those who felt that she had failed to capitalise on her momentum and gain an even bigger success. [25]
The national Green Party of the United States officially recognized two candidates, Jill Stein and William Kreml, [26] while four additional candidates have appeared on several state—or territory—ballots. [27] [28]
Candidate | Most recent position | Campaign | Projected Delegates | Delegations with plurality | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jill Stein | Lexington Town Meeting member (2005–2011) | (Campaign • Endorsements • Website) | 269.5 / 402 (67%) | 34 AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI IL, IA, LGC, LA, MA, MI, MS, MD, ME, MN, MO, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, DC, WV, WI, YGC | |
William Kreml | Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina | Endorsed Jill Stein [29] (Website) | 18.5 / 402 (4.52%) | 1 SC | |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | People's National Convention organizer | (Website) | 13 / 402 (3.48%) | None | |
Elijah Manley | Chapter President of the National Youth Rights Association, Florida State Director of the Alliance Against Corporal Punishment (2015–Present) | Endorsed Jill Stein (Website) | 10 / 402 (2.49%) | None | |
Darryl Cherney | Earth First! organizer (1980–present) | Endorsed Jill Stein (Website) | 7 / 402 (2.24%) | None | |
Kent Mesplay | Inspector at the Air Pollution Control District of San Diego County (2001–2015) | (Website) | 6 / 402 (1.74%) | None | |
Other or None of the above | N/A | 10 / 402 (2.49%) | None |
Winning | Projected delegates | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date | State | Candidate | Vote | Percent | Stein | Kreml | Curry | Mesplay | Cherney | Manley | Other | Total |
February 17 | Illinois | Jill Stein | 119 | 87% | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
March 1 | Massachusetts | Jill Stein | 768 | 48% | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
Minnesota | Jill Stein | 70 | 84% | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
March 19 | Maine | Jill Stein | - | - | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
March 22 | Arizona | Jill Stein | 688 | 79% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
April 2 | Delaware | Jill Stein | 14 | 100% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
April 3 | Virginia | Jill Stein | 35 | 76% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Colorado | Jill Stein | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Ohio | Jill Stein | - | 61% | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
April 5 | Young Greens | Jill Stein | 66 | 92% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
April 10 | Texas | Jill Stein | - | - | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
April 16 | Wisconsin | Jill Stein | - | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
April 17 | New Jersey | Jill Stein | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
April 30 | Pennsylvania | Jill Stein | 50 | 83% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Connecticut | Jill Stein | 24 | 89% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
Missouri | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
New Mexico | Jill Stein | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
South Carolina | William Kreml | 13 | 56% | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
May 15 | Washington | Jill Stein | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
May 21 | Mississippi | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Oregon | Jill Stein | - | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
Rhode Island | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
May 28 | Hawaii | Jill Stein | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
June 4 | Georgia | Jill Stein | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Tennessee | Jill Stein | - | - | 3½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
June 7 | California | Jill Stein | 11,206 | 76% | 40 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
June 11 | New York | Jill Stein | 127 | 89% | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
June 12 | Maryland | Jill Stein | 51 | 96% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
June 14 | Washington, DC | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | ¼ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
June 25 [30] | North Carolina | Jill Stein | - | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
June 26 | Nebraska | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
June 28 | Lavender Greens | Jill Stein | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
July 9 | Iowa | Jill Stein | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
July 16 | West Virginia | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
July 30 | Louisiana | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | - | 4 |
July 31 | Michigan | Jill Stein | - | - | 15 | ½ | – | – | – | – | - | 15 |
Florida | Jill Stein | - | 58.88% [31] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 | |
- | Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73 |
Total | United States | 269½ | 18½ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 402 |
The Illinois Green Party primary was held between January 25 and February 17. Green Party members could vote online or could cast ballots at select caucus locations. Jill Stein won by a landslide with 86.9% of the vote. [32] [33]
Illinois Green Party presidential primary, January 25 – February 17, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 119 | 86.9% | 20 |
William Kreml | 5 | 3.6% | 1 |
Kent Mesplay | 2 | 1.5% | 0 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | 1 | 0.7% | 0 |
Darryl Cherney | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
Uncommitted | 10 | 7.3% | 2 |
Total | 137 | 100% | 23 |
The Massachusetts primary took place on March 1. Five candidates appeared on the ballot. Members of the party could apply to be delegates to be sent to the national convention until March 10 (over a week after the primary). [34] [35] The number of voters that took part in the election slightly increased from the 1,554 that took part in the 2012 primary. [36]
Massachusetts Green Party presidential primary, March 1, 2016 [37] [38] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 768 | 48.1% | 5 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | 78 | 4.9% | 1 |
Darryl Cherney | 54 | 3.4% | 0 |
Kent Mesplay | 37 | 2.3% | 0 |
William Kreml | 24 | 1.5% | 0 |
Others | 436 | 27.3% | 4 |
No preference | 199 | 12.5% | |
Blank votes (not tallied) | 85 | 5.3% | n/a |
Total | 1,596 | 100% | 10 |
The Green Party of Minnesota held caucuses on March 1 in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Bemidji, White Bear Lake, Blaine, Grand Rapids, and Willmar. [39] Jill Stein won the caucuses with 84.3% of the vote. The delegates apportioned to each candidate will be decided at the state convention in St. Cloud, Minnesota in June. [40] The results of the caucuses are as follows: [41]
Minnesota Green Party presidential caucus, March 1, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 70 | 84.3% | 4 [42] |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | 5 | 6.0% | 3 |
William Kreml | 4 | 4.8% | - |
Darryl Cherney | 3 | 3.6% | - |
Kent Mesplay | 1 | 1.2% | - |
Total | 83 | 100% | 7 |
Maine held a series of caucuses throughout the state between February 27 and March 19. The Maine Green Independent Party compiled the results and assign delegates at the state convention on May 7. [43] [44]
On March 13, 2016 it was announced that Jill Stein had won the Maine Green Independent Party Caucuses. [45] On May 7, the party announced Stein would receive 9 delegates, Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry would receive one, and the remaining delegate would be uncommitted. [46]
Maine Green Party presidential caucus, February 27 – March 19, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 9 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | 1 |
William Kreml | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Uncommitted | - | - | 1 |
Total | - | - | 11 |
The Arizona Green Party held its primary on March 22. Jill Stein won with 79.1% of the vote, and the overall number of voters that took place in the primary saw a 54% increase, from 573 in 2012 to 880 in 2016. [47] Only two candidates qualified for the primary: [48]
Arizona Green Party presidential primary, March 22, 2016 [49] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 696 | 79.1% | 5 |
Kent Mesplay | 157 | 17.8% | 1 |
Write-ins | 27 | 3.1% | - |
Total | 880 | 100% | 6 |
On April 2, 2016 the Green Party of Delaware announced that all four of its delegates will support Jill Stein at the national convention. [50]
Delaware Green Party Convention, April 2, 2016. | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 14 | 100% | 4 |
William Kreml | - | - | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | 14 | 100% | 4 |
The Virginia Green Party held its primary from March 20 through April 3. The Green party calls this a primary. However this was not an open primary nor were voters statewide allowed to vote via ballot access. Primary elections are the means by which the general public can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election. [51] This was not the case in Virginia as the general public had no access to the Primary process. In Virginia voters are not restricted party membership as in this process.
Members were able to vote online through an email ballot or through the mail. [52] This was therefore a closed primary. On April 13, it was announced that Jill Stein had won with 76% of the vote. The state's four delegates were apportioned at the May 28 state meeting. [53]
Primaries in Virginia are reserved for the two major parties.
Virginia Primary, April 3, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 35 | 76.1% | 3 |
Kent Mesplay | 3 | 6.5% | 1 |
William Kreml | 2 | 4.3% | - |
Darryl Cherney | 2 | 4.3% | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | 1 | 2.2% | - |
Write-ins | 3 | 6.5% | - |
Total | 46 | 100% | 4 |
On April 3, the Green Party of Colorado held a presidential nominating convention in Centennial, Colorado for registered Green voters. [54]
On April 4, the Green Party of Colorado announced that Jill Stein had won the convention and received all 5 delegates. [55]
Colorado Green Party Convention, April 3, 2016. | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 5 |
William Kreml | - | - | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 5 |
The Green Party of Ohio participated in the March 15 primaries in Ohio, though they did not hold their presidential primary during the event. [56] Instead, delegates to the Green National Convention were awarded based on presidential preference through a nominating convention in Columbus on April 3. Members of the Green Party of Ohio were able to vote in the convention. [57] [58]
Ohio Green Party presidential convention, April 3, 2016 [59] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | 61% | 6 |
William Kreml | - | 19% | 2 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | 12% | 1 |
Darryl Cherney | - | 5% | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | 3% | - |
Total | - | 100% | 9 |
The Green Party allows each of its Identity Caucuses to hold a presidential preference vote and award two delegates to the candidate that wins. The Young Greens Caucus, representing registered Greens below the age of 36, held an online vote from March 28 to April 5. Jill Stein won with 91.7% of the vote, her largest threshold of victory of the primary election so far, and was awarded both of the delegates representing the Young Greens. [60] [61]
Young Greens Caucus, April 5, 2016 [60] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 66 | 91.7% | 2 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | 2 | 2.8% | - |
Kent Mesplay | 2 | 2.8% | - |
William Kreml | 1 | 1.4% | - |
Darryl Cherney | 0 | 0% | - |
No Preference | 1 | 1.4% | - |
Ineligible - not registered with Young Greens Caucus (not tallied) | 16 | 22.2% | n/a |
Total | 72 | 100% | 2 |
The Texas Green Party held its elections at conventions at the precinct level on March 8, [62] the county level on March 12, [63] and the district level on March 19, [64] leading up to the state nominating convention in Grey Forest, Texas on April 9 and 10. [65]
On April 10 it was announced Jill Stein had won the convention. [66]
Texas Green Party presidential convention, April 11, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 15 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | 3 |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | 2 |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | 2 |
William Kreml | - | - | 1 |
Total | - | - | 23 |
The Wisconsin Green Party held its presidential preference vote at its annual state convention in Madison, Wisconsin on April 16. [67] [68]
Wisconsin Green Party presidential convention, April 16, 2016 [69] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 7 |
William Kreml | - | - | 1 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 8 |
The New Jersey Green Party held their state convention, including their presidential preference vote, on April 17. Jill Stein won all five delegates. [70]
New Jersey Green Party presidential convention, April 17, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 5 |
William Kreml | - | - | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 5 |
Pennsylvania held 11 caucuses starting on April 2 and culminating with the quarterly state meeting on April 30 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where votes were totaled and delegates were selected. [71] [72]
Pennsylvania Green Party presidential caucuses, April 17, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 50 | 83.3% | 8 |
William Kreml | 3 | 5.0% | 1 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | 2 | 3.3% | - |
Darryl Cherney | 2 | 3.3% | - |
Kent Mesplay | 1 | 1.7% | - |
Others | 2 | 3.3% | - |
Total | 60 | 100% | 9 |
On April 30, the Green Party of Connecticut held its state convention. All registered CT Green Party members were eligible to vote. On May 3 it was announced that Jill Stein won.
Connecticut Green Party presidential convention, April 30, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 24 | 88.8% | 6 |
William Kreml | 1 | 3.7% | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Others | 2 | 7.4% | 1 |
Total | 27 | 100% | 7 |
On April 30, it was announced that Jill Stein will receive all four of the Missouri Green Party's delegates.
Missouri Progressive Party of Missouri presidential convention, April 17, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 4 |
William Kreml | - | - | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 4 |
New Mexico held a presidential preference election at their state convention on April 30. [73] [74]
New Mexico Green Party Convention, April 30, 2016. | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 3 |
William Kreml | - | - | 1 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 4 |
On April 17, the Green Party of South Carolina held its state convention. Green Party members and delegates were eligible to vote. [75] On April 30, it was announced that William Kreml had won the primary. [76]
South Carolina Green Party presidential convention, April 17, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
William Kreml | 13 | 56.5% | 5 |
Jill Stein | 10 | 43.5% | 3 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | 23 | 100% | 8 |
This state's Green Party state convention was on May 15. Ballots were emailed to members within a week after the convention. [77]
Washing Green Party Convention, May 15, 2016. | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | 91.7 | 5 |
William Kreml | - | - | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 5 |
On May 7, the Green Party of Mississippi held precinct caucuses and county conventions. On May 21, the party held conventions in each of the state's congressional districts, leading to the state convention on the same day. [78]
Mississippi Green Party Convention, May 7, 2016. | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 4 |
William Kreml | - | - | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 4 |
This state's Green Party held its convention on April 17 and its presidential preference vote on May 21. On May 22, it was announced that Jill Stein had won the preference vote. [79]
Oregon Green Party presidential convention, April 17, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 6 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | 1 |
Uncommitted | - | - | 1 |
Total | - | - | 8 |
In addition, the Independent Party of Oregon held its own presidential primary that consisted solely of a write-in option. Stein received 20 write-ins during that party's primary. [80]
The Green Party of Rhode Island held a meeting on May 21, 2016 in Warwick, Rhode Island to decide who their 4 delegates to the national convention will support.
On May 24, it was announced that Jill Stein would receive all four of this states delegates. [81]
Green Party of Rhode Island presidential convention, May 21, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 4 |
William Kreml | - | - | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 4 |
This state's Green Party held its convention on May 21 and its presidential preference vote on May 28. [82]
Green Party of Hawaii presidential convention, May 21, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 3 |
William Kreml | - | - | 1 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 4 |
The Lavender Greens, an Identity Caucus within the Green Party dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) members, announced on June 1 that it was holding a discussion among its members over which candidate(s) will receive its two delegates. The caucus released a questionnaire filled out by candidates and directed members to a listserv where they could discuss and vote for the candidate of their choice. The caucus announced that the discussion/voting would last two weeks. [83]
Jill Stein won this presidential preference vote, and received both of the delegates. [84]
On June 4, the Georgia Green Party held its state convention and presidential preference vote. [85]
Georgia Green Party Convention, June 4, 2016. | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 3 |
William Kreml | - | - | 1 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 4 |
The Tennessee Green Party presidential preference vote took place on June 4 at the TNGP's state convention. [86]
Green Party of Tennessee Convention | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | - | - | 3½ |
William Kreml | - | - | ½ |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Total | - | - | 4 |
The California Green Party primary took place on June 7 with five candidates on the ballot. Jill Stein won the California primary. [87]
The California Peace and Freedom Party had asked for Jill Stein to also be listed on its presidential primary ballot, but the California Secretary of State left her off of their ballot and refused to release internal documents on the decision. [88] [89]
Green Party of California presidential primary, June 7, 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 11,206 | 76.2% | 40 |
Darryl Cherney | 1,475 | 10.0% | 5 |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | 839 | 5.7% | 3 |
William Kreml | 595 | 4.0% | 2 |
Kent Mesplay | 584 | 4.0% | 2 |
Total | 14,699 | 100% | 53 |
The Green Party of New York State held a state nominating convention on June 11 in Troy, New York to allow members to vote for their preferred presidential candidate. Green Party members unable to attend the convention were able to vote absentee by mail. [90]
Jill Stein received 89% of the vote at the GPNY convention, winning 16 delegates. [91]
Green Party of New York Convention | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 127 | 89% | 16 |
William Kreml | 5 | 3.5% | 1 |
Unbound (Bernie Sanders) | 5 | 3.5% | 1 |
Others | 6 | 4.2% | - |
Total | 143 | 100% | 18 |
The Green Party of Maryland began mailing ballots to those who requested them in May. The final vote and tabulation of the ballots took place at the state convention on June 12. [92] Seven candidates appeared on the ballot: Jill Stein, Kent Mesplay, Darryl Cherney, Sedinam Curry, William Kreml, Elijah Manley, and Raymond Haigood. [93]
Green Party of Maryland Primary | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 51 | 100% | 6 |
William Kreml | - | - | - |
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry | - | - | - |
Kent Mesplay | - | - | - |
Darryl Cherney | - | - | - |
Elijah Manley | - | - | - |
Raymond Haigood | - | - | - |
Total | 51 | 100% | 6 |
The Washington, DC, Green Party primary was set to take place on June 14. However, due to confusion during a change in leadership, the party missed the deadline for notifying the DC Board of Elections of the presidential candidates it wished to have listed on its primary ballot (local candidates for the DC Green Party were listed in time). [94] It is possible that the DC Green Party's 4 delegates will arrive at the National Convention uncommitted.
This state's Green Party held its presidential preference vote on June 25.
Jill Stein won this state's presidential preference vote, and will receive all of its delegates.
The Nebraska Green Party held its state convention on June 26 in Lincoln, Nebraska. [95]
Jill Stein won the presidential preference vote at the Nebraska Green Party's state convention. Stein will receive all 4 of Nebraska's delegates.
All registered Greens were mailed a presidential primary ballot. After all ballots were returned, the ballots were counted publicly at the Iowa City Public Library on July 9.
Jill Stein won the Iowa primary, and received 3 out of the 4 available delegates. William Kreml received the other delegate.
The Mountain Party designated their four delegates at their convention on July 16 in Bridgeport, West Virginia. [96]
Jill Stein received all four delegates from West Virginia.
This state's Green Party held its presidential preference vote on July 30. [97]
The Michigan Green Party held a state meeting to select delegates to send to the national convention on May 19. It will hold its state convention to select its presidential preference and other candidates on July 30 and 31 in Lansing, Michigan. [98]
The Green Party of Florida held their primary on July 31, 2016. Early voting began on July 25. [99] On July 31, 2016, the Green Party of Florida announced that Jill Stein had won the Florida primary using instant-runoff voting.
Green Party of Florida Primary - First Round | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 18 | 52.9% | |
Elijah Manley | 14 | 41.2% | |
William Kreml | 1 | 2.94% | |
Kent Mesplay | 1 | 2.94% | |
Sedinam Curry | 0 | ||
Darryl Cherney | 0 | ||
Total | 34 | 100% |
Green Party of Florida Primary - Second Round | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 19 | 55.9% | |
Elijah Manley | 14 | 41.2% | |
William Kreml | 1 | 2.94% | |
Total | 34 | 100 |
Green Party of Florida Primary - Third Round | |||
---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
Jill Stein | 20 | 58.8% | 15 |
Elijah Manley | 14 | 41.2% | 10 |
Total | 34 | 100 | 25 |
Arkansas sent delegates to the National Convention without holding a primary, caucus, or convention. Instead, Arkansas's delegates pledged themselves to the presumptive nominee based on the number of delegates each candidate received over the course of the primaries. Jill Stein had the most delegates by a wide margin, therefore Arkansas's delegates voted for her at the convention.
The Green Party of New Mexico and Students Organizing Action for Peace hosted a debate on April 9 at the University of New Mexico's Student Union Building. The debate was streamed online through Burque Media Productions. All five candidates recognized by the national party were invited. [100] [101]
RT America announced that it would broadcast a Green Party presidential debate on May 9, 2016, featuring Green Party candidates Jill Stein, Kent Mesplay and Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry. [102] The debate was moderated by the hosts of the RT America program Watching the Hawks, Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace. [103] The debate is available on YouTube as RT America’s 2016 Green Party Debate.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2016 U.S. presidential election maps, Green primary . |
Presidential primaries
The Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) is one of four political parties officially recognized by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The party is a local state affiliate for the wider Green Party of the United States. Originally the Massachusetts Green Party, it was formed in 1996 and recognized in 2000. It merged with the Rainbow Coalition Party in 2002 and rebranded as the Green-Rainbow Party. The GRP has supported Green Party presidential candidates such as Ralph Nader, David Cobb, Cynthia McKinney and Jill Stein. It has also run candidates and pushed for political support at the state and municipal level. As of 2018, there were 14 Green-Rainbow Party elected and appointed office holders in Massachusetts As of October 15, 2018 the official party's membership ranks stood at 4,314 members.
The Green Party of Pennsylvania is the Pennsylvania state party affiliate of the Green Party of the United States. Since 2016, the party is again recognized as a minor political party under Pennsylvania law due to receiving the required voter turnout in the 2016 election.
The Green Party of Rhode Island (GPRI) is one of the oldest active Green parties in the United States. The party was founded on March 6, 1992, at a meeting of 40 activists from Rhode Island. In November 1996, GPRI was one of 12 founding parties in the Association of State Green Parties, renamed the Green Party of the United States in 2001. Several Rhode Island party leaders have served as officers of the national Green Party. The party's candidates run for municipal councils in several cities and towns, such as running for Mayor of Providence, the State Senate and the State House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, and for Lieutenant governor. The Green Party of Rhode Island has been involved in nationwide Green politics.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Colorado voters chose 9 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Obama and Biden carried Colorado with 51.5% of the popular vote to Romney's and Ryan's 46.1%, thus winning the state's 9 electoral votes.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Arizona has been won by the Republican nominee for president in every election since 1952 except when President Clinton narrowly carried the state in 1996. No Democrat has won a majority in the state since Harry Truman in 1948. Arizona voters chose 11 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Romney would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. Arizona was won by Romney with a 9.03% margin.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Arkansas voters chose six electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Alaska voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
The 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses were a series of electoral contests organized by the Democratic Party to select the 4,051 delegates to the Democratic National Convention held July 25–28 and determine the nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The elections took place within all fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories and occurred between February 1 and June 14, 2016.
This article contains the results of the 2016 Republican presidential primaries and caucuses, the processes by which the Republican Party selected delegates to attend the 2016 Republican National Convention from July 18–21. The series of primaries, caucuses, and state conventions culminated in the national convention, where the delegates cast their votes to formally select a candidate. A simple majority (1,237) of the total delegate votes (2,472) was required to become the party's nominee and was achieved by the nominee, businessman Donald Trump of New York.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Arkansas was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Arkansas voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Colorado was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Colorado voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election in which all fifty states and the District of Columbia participated.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Illinois voters chose 20 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Delaware was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Delaware voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election in which all fifty states and the District of Columbia participated. Pennsylvania voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Oregon voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Maine voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Hawaii was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Hawaii voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College by a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
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.
|title=
(help)|title=
(help)