Jill Stein 2024 presidential campaign

Jill Stein for President 2024
Campaign	2024 U.S. presidential election 2024 Green primaries
Candidate	Jill Stein Physician, 2012 and 2016 Green Party presidential candidate Butch Ware History professor and author
Affiliation	Green Party
Status	Announced: November 9, 2023 Presumptive nominee: May 26, 2024 Official nominee: August 17, 2024
Receipts	US$2,751,003 [1] (November 25, 2024)
Slogan	People, Planet, Peace
Website
www.jillstein2024.com

Jill Stein, a physician from Massachusetts, announced her entry into the 2024 United States presidential election on November 9, 2023. Stein had been the Green Party nominee in 2012 and 2016. In 2012, she received 470,000 votes. ^[2] In the 2016 election, she received 1.46 million votes (1.1% of the popular vote). ^[3]

Stein was polling between 0.9% ^[4] and 1.2% ^[5] nationally as of November 3, 2024. An August poll of 1,159 Muslims by the Council on American–Islamic Relations indicated that 29% planned to vote for Stein. ^{[6] [7]}

Background

In June 2023, Stein took on the role of campaign manager for the 2024 presidential campaign of activist and scholar Cornel West, who was then seeking the nomination of the Green Party. ^[8] After West withdrew from the Green Party to continue his campaign as an independent, Stein launched her campaign for the Green Party's 2024 presidential nomination in November 2023. ^[9]

Platform

When announcing her candidacy, Stein described the two-party political system as "broken." She called for prioritizing a "pro-worker, anti-war, climate emergency agenda" in the upcoming election, aiming to bring these issues to the forefront of national discourse. ^[10]

Stein has also been an outspoken critic of U.S. foreign policy, particularly regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Following the October 2023 Hamas attack, she condemned Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip and criticized President Joe Biden for what she described as a failure to intervene against what she termed Israel's "genocidal rampage." ^[10]

Polling

See also: Nationwide opinion polling for the 2024 United States presidential election

Stein is polling between 0.9% ^[4] and 1.2% ^[5] nationally as of November 3, 2024.

An August 2024 survey published by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) found that 29% of Muslim voters planned to vote for Stein. ^[11] In Michigan, 40 percent of Muslim voters supported Stein, 18% supported Trump and 12% supported Harris. ^[12] CAIR's final election poll, published on November 1, showed that nationwide among Muslims, 42.3% planned to vote for Stein, 41% for Harris, and 9.8% for Trump. ^[13]

Campaign

Announcement

On November 9, 2023, Stein announced her third bid for president. ^[14]

Developments

Stein took part in a presidential debate hosted by the Free & Equal Elections Foundation on February 29, 2024, alongside Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee Claudia De la Cruz, fellow Green candidate Jasmine Sherman, and Libertarian candidates Chase Oliver and Lars Mapstead. ^{[15] [16]}

Stein and two campaign staff members were among more than 80 individuals arrested by local police on April 27 at Washington University in St. Louis while protesting the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip as a part of the nationwide protests on university campuses. According to Stein on Twitter, she and the other protestors were held at the St. Louis County Jail until 2 a.m. the next day. ^[17] Stein criticized the university's handling of the protest, accusing the administration of violating their freedom of speech. ^[18]

From left to right: Oliver, Stein, and Terry at the Free and Equal debate in Las Vegas.

The campaign announced on May 26 that it had accrued enough delegates to secure the Green Party nomination. ^[19]

Some Republicans have been boosting Stein's candidacy in the hopes that she attracts voters away from Kamala Harris. ^[20] Stein's campaign paid over $100,000 to Accelevate, a Republican-connected signature gathering enterprise operated by Trent Pool and Pool's brother, to assist with ballot access for Stein's 2024 campaign. ^[21] That firm had also been paid over $10 million for assistance with qualifying Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign for help with ballot access in the same election. ^{[22] [23]}

On October 24, Stein once again participated in a debate hosted by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, alongside Chase Oliver and Constitution Party nominee Randall Terry. ^[24]

Vice presidential selection

Stein reportedly considered offering the nomination to Dearborn, Michigan mayor Abdullah Hammoud, although he would be too young to be inaugurated as vice president. ^[25] On August 16, she announced Rudolph "Butch" Ware as her running mate. ^[26]

Reception

Endorsements

Main article: List of Jill Stein 2024 presidential campaign endorsements

Organizations

• Muslim American Public Affairs Council ^{[27] [28] [29]}
• Abandon Harris ^[30]

Local officials

• Kshama Sawant, former Seattle City Council member (2014–2024) (Revolutionary Workers) ^{[31] [32]}

Individuals

• Susan Abulhawa, writer and human rights activist ^{[33] [ better source needed ]}
• Tariq Ali, activist, writer and public intellectual ^[34]
• Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink ^{[35] [36]}
• Caitlin Durante, American writer and comedian ^[37]
• David Duke, Neo-Nazi and former Imperial Wizard, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan ^[38] (Disavowed) ^[39]
• Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University professor ^[40]
• Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd ^[41]

Calls by European Green parties to drop out

On November 1, the European Greens released a statement, signed by representatives from 16 European countries, asking Stein to drop out of the presidential election and endorse Kamala Harris, arguing that "Harris is the only candidate who can block Donald Trump and his anti-democratic, authoritarian policies." ^{[42] [43]} Stein's team said it was disappointed that "one group of Greens [would] tell another to stop participating in democracy" and that it "would never betray our legion of supporters –and the many supporters who have already cast votes –by abandoning our mission now". ^[42]

Ballot access

Stein ballot access for the 2024 presidential election, as of September 2024:

  Certified for ballot (37 states, 420 electors)

  Registered write-in (Four states, 56 electors)

  Automatic write-in (Three states, 12 electors)

  On ballot, votes will not count (One state, 17 electors)

  Not on ballot

The Democratic Party has fought to exclude Stein from the ballot in a number of states. ^[21] The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided against hearing the lawsuit brought forward by the Democratic National Committee against Stein. The lawsuit was described as an attempt to remove her from the Wisconsin ballot. As of August 2024 she will remain on the ballot in Wisconsin. ^[46]

Stein's campaign was represented at the Supreme Court by Jay Sekulow, a former lawyer to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, to get on the Nevada ballot, while Democrats have fought to keep Stein off due to their belief that she would be a spoiler candidate. The Supreme Court rejected Stein's application in a one-sentence order without comment or dissent. ^[47] The Associated Press has reported on the Republican efforts to help Jill Stein get on the ballot and has compared it to Republican attempts to place Cornel West and his campaign on the ballot of swing states in the belief that West will act as a spoiler candidate. ^[48]

	totals	2024 [49]	2020	2016 [50]	2012	2008 A [51]	2004 A	2000 B
States (& DC)	51	42 (42)	45 (46)	47 (48)	45 (46)	48 (49)	43 (44)	47 (48)
Electoral Votes	538	454 (454)	511 (514)	519 (522)	486 (489)	525 (528)	486 (489)	510 (513)
Alabama	9	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	On ballot
Alaska	3	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot
Arizona	11	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot
Arkansas	6	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
California	55	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Colorado	9	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Connecticut	7	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot
Delaware	3	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Florida	29	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Georgia	16	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in
Hawaii	4	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Idaho	4	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in
Illinois	20	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot
Indiana	11	Not on ballot	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in
Iowa	6	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Kansas	6	Not on ballot	Write-in	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	On ballot
Kentucky	8	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	Not on ballot	On ballot
Louisiana	8	On ballot	Not on ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Maine	4	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Maryland	10	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Massachusetts	11	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Not on ballot	On ballot
Michigan	16	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Minnesota	10	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Mississippi	6	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Missouri	10	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Not on ballot	Write-in	Not on ballot	On ballot
Montana	3	On ballot	Not on ballot	On ballot	Not on ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot
Nebraska	5	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	Not on ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Nevada	6	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Not on ballot	On ballot
New Hampshire	4	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	On ballot
New Jersey	14	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
New Mexico	5	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
New York	29	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot
North Carolina	15	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	Not on ballot
North Dakota	3	Not on ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	Not on ballot	On ballot
Ohio	18	On ballot, not count	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot
Oklahoma	7	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot
Oregon	7	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Pennsylvania	20	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot
Rhode Island	4	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
South Carolina	9	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
South Dakota	3	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot	Not on ballot
Tennessee	11	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Texas	38	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	On ballot
Utah	6	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot
Vermont	3	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	On ballot
Virginia	13	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot
Washington	12	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
West Virginia	5	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot
Wisconsin	10	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot
Wyoming	3	Write-in	Write-in	On ballot	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in	Write-in
District of Columbia	3	Not on ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	On ballot	Write-in	On ballot

A. ^ Based on 2004 - 2008 electoral college apportionment.

B. ^ Based on 1992 - 2000 electoral college apportionment.

Results

The ticket garnered 813,766 votes or 0.53%, the second highest of her three campaigns, beating her 2012 run but falling short of her 2016 bid. ^{[52] [53]} This was the first election since 2000 where the Green Party placed third place in the popular vote. Jill Stein also won 22% of Dearborn, Michigan, coming in third place behind Harris, who won 28%, and Trump, who won 47%. ^[54] In all swing states, Trump's margin of victory exceeded the combined totals of Harris's and Stein's votes, and Stein's candidacy had no impact on her electoral performance. ^{[55] [56]}

She received 1.07% of the vote in Maine, her best state by percentage. ^[57] Stein also received over one percent of the vote in Maryland and California.

See also

• 2024 Green Party presidential primaries
• Nationwide opinion polling for the 2024 United States presidential election
• Israel–Hamas war protest vote movements

Notes

1. Stein on the ballot in:
   • Alabama (9, Independent) ^[44]
   • Alaska (3, as Independent) ^[44]
   • Arizona (11) ^[44]
   • Arkansas (6) ^[44]
   • California (54) ^[44]
   • Colorado (10) ^[44]
   • Connecticut (7) ^[44]
   • Florida (30) ^[44]
   • Georgia (16) ^[44]
   • Hawaii (4) ^[44]
   • Idaho (4, as independent) ^[44]
   • Kentucky (8) ^[44]
   • Louisiana (8) ^[44]
   • Maine (4) ^[44]
   • Maryland (10) ^[44]
   • Massachusetts (11) ^[44]
   • Michigan (15) ^[44]
   • Minnesota (10) ^[44]
   • Mississippi (6) ^[44]
   • Missouri (10) ^[44]
   • Montana (4) ^[44]
   • Nebraska (5) ^[44]
   • New Hampshire (4) ^[44]
   • New Jersey (14) ^[44]
   • New Mexico (5) ^[44]
   • North Carolina (16) ^[44]
   • Oregon (8) ^[44]
   • Pennsylvania (19) ^[44]
   • Rhode Island (4) ^[44]
   • South Carolina (9) ^[44]
   • Tennessee (11, as Independent) ^[44]
   • Texas (40) ^[44]
   • Utah (6) ^[44]
   • Virginia (13) ^[44]
   • Washington (12) ^[44]
   • West Virginia (4) ^[44]
   • Wisconsin (10) ^[44]
2. Stein registered write-in in:
   • Delaware (3) ^[44]
   • Illinois (19) ^[44]
   • Kansas (6) ^[44]
   • New York (28) ^[44]
3. Stein write-in states:
   • Iowa (6)
   • Vermont (3)
   • Wyoming (3)
4. Stein disqualified states:
   • Ohio (17, as Independent) ^[45]

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External links

• "Third-party voters face a tough choice in a tight election" (September 22, 2024) by NPR