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The electoral history of Howie Hawkins includes the 2020 Green Party presidential primaries and caucuses, campaigns for United States Senate and House of Representatives in New York, and the city of Syracuse, New York.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas Seals | 1,529 | 59.17% | ||
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 1,055 | 40.83% | ||
| Majority | 474 | 18.34% | |||
| Turnout | 2,584 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Khalid Bey | 1,214 | 52.08% | -7.10% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 1,117 | 47.92% | +7.10% | |
| Majority | 97 | 4.16% | -14.18% | ||
| Turnout | 2,331 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Khalid Bey (inc.) | 1,471 | 59.65% | +7.57% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 995 | 40.35% | -7.57% | |
| Majority | 476 | 19.3% | +15.14 | ||
| Turnout | 2,466 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| 2015 Syracuse city auditor election [4] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | Martin Masterpole | 8,887 | 58.21% | |||
| Working Families | Martin Masterpole | 948 | 6.21% | |||
| Reform | Martin Masterpole | 153 | 1.00% | |||
| Total | Martin Masterpole (inc.) | 9,988 | 65.42% | |||
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 5,249 | 34.38% | |||
| Write-ins | 30 | 0.20% | ||||
| Majority | 4,739 | 31.04% | ||||
| Totals | 15,267 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||||
| 2017 Syracuse Mayoral election [5] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Independence | Benjamin Walsh | 12,351 | 48.81% | |||
| Reform / Upstate Jobs | Benjamin Walsh | 1,233 | 4.87% | |||
| Total | Benjamin Walsh | 13,584 | 53.68% | |||
| Democratic | Juanita Perez Williams | 9,701 | 38.34% | |||
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 1,017 | 4.02% | |||
| Republican | Laura Lavine | 673 | 2.66% | |||
| Working Families | Joe Nicoletti | 305 | 1.20% | |||
| Write-ins | 25 | 0.10% | ||||
| Majority | 3,883 | 15.34% | ||||
| Totals | 25,305 | 100.00% | ||||
| Independence gain | ||||||
| Gubernatorial election in New York, 2010 [6] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Swing | |
| Democratic | Andrew Cuomo | 2,609,465 | 56.52% |  1.82% | ||
| Working Families | Andrew Cuomo | 154,835 | 3.35% |  0.05% | ||
| Independence | Andrew Cuomo | 146,576 | 3.17% | 0.89% | ||
| Total | Andrew Cuomo | Robert Duffy | 2,910,876 | 63.05% | 2.65% | |
| Republican | Carl Paladino | 1,289,817 | 27.94% | 4.40% | ||
| Conservative | Carl Paladino | 232,215 | 5.03% | 1.44% | ||
| Taxpayers | Carl Paladino | 25,825 | 0.56% | |||
| Total | Carl Paladino | Greg Edwards | 1,547,857 | 33.53% | 6.41% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins | Gloria Mattera | 59,906 | 1.30% | 0.41% | |
| Libertarian | Warren Redlich | Alden Link | 48,359 | 1.05% | 0.74% | |
| Rent Is Too Damn High | Jimmy McMillan | James D. Schultz | 41,129 | 0.89% | 0.61% | |
| Freedom | Charles Barron | Eva M. Doyle | 24,571 | 0.53% | ||
| Anti-Prohibition | Kristin M. Davis | Tanya Gendelman | 20,421 | 0.44% | ||
| Scattering | 4,836 | 0.10% | N/A | |||
| Majority | 1,363,019 | 29.52% | 9.06% | |||
| Totals | 4,769,741 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic Hold | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrew Cuomo | 1,811,672 | 47.52% | -9.00% | |
| Working Families | Andrew Cuomo | 126,244 | 3.31% | -0.04% | |
| Independence | Andrew Cuomo | 77,762 | 2.04% | -1.13% | |
| Women's Equality | Andrew Cuomo | 53,802 | 1.41% | N/A | |
| Total | Andrew Cuomo/Kathy Hochul (incumbent) | 2,069,480 | 54.28% | -8.77% | |
| Republican | Rob Astorino | 1,234,951 | 32.39% | +4.45% | |
| Conservative | Rob Astorino | 250,634 | 6.57% | +1.54% | |
| Stop-Common-Core | Rob Astorino | 51,492 | 1.35% | N/A | |
| Total | Rob Astorino/Christopher Moss | 1,537,077 | 40.31% | +6.78% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins/Brian Jones | 184,419 | 4.84% | +3.54% | |
| Libertarian | Michael McDermott/Chris Edes | 16,769 | 0.44% | -0.61% | |
| Sapient | Steven Cohn/Bobby Kalotee | 4,963 | 0.13% | N/A | |
| Total votes | '3,812,708' | '100.0%' | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrew Cuomo | 3,424,416 | 56.16% | +8.64% | |
| Working Families | Andrew Cuomo | 114,478 | 1.88% | -1.43% | |
| Independence | Andrew Cuomo | 68,713 | 1.13% | -0.91% | |
| Women's Equality | Andrew Cuomo | 27,733 | 0.45% | -0.96% | |
| Total | Andrew Cuomo (incumbent) | 3,635,340 | 59.62% | +5.43% | |
| Republican | Marc Molinaro | 1,926,485 | 31.60% | -0.79% | |
| Conservative | Marc Molinaro | 253,624 | 4.16% | -2.41% | |
| Reform | Marc Molinaro | 27,493 | 0.45% | N/A | |
| Total | Marc Molinaro | 2,207,602 | 36.21% | -4.10% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 103,946 | 1.70% | -3.14% | |
| Libertarian | Larry Sharpe | 95,033 | 1.56% | +1.12% | |
| SAM | Stephanie Miner | 55,441 | 0.91% | N/A | |
| Total votes | '6,097,362' | '100.0%' | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| 2000 US House of Representatives election (NY-25) [9] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Republican | James T. Walsh | 132,120 | 59.99% | |||
| Independence | James T. Walsh | 10,512 | 4.77% | |||
| Conservative | James T. Walsh | 9,248 | 4.20% | |||
| Total | James T. Walsh (inc.) | 151,880 | 68.96% | |||
| Democratic | Francis Gavin | 64,533 | 29.30% | |||
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 3,830 | 1.74% | |||
| Majority | 87,347 | 39.66% | ||||
| Totals | 220,243 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||||
| 2004 US House of Representatives election (NY-25) [10] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Republican | James T. Walsh | 155,163 | 74.18% | |||
| Independence | James T. Walsh | 20,184 | 9.65% | |||
| Conservative | James T. Walsh | 13,716 | 6.56% | |||
| Total | James T. Walsh (inc.) | 189,063 | 90.39% | |||
| Peace and Justice | Howie Hawkins | 20,106 | 9.61% | |||
| Majority | 168,957 | 80.78% | ||||
| Totals | 209,169 | 100.00% | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||||
| 2008 US House of Representatives election (NY-25) [11] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | Dan Maffei | 148,290 | 51.65% | |||
| Working Families | Dan Maffei | 9,085 | 3.16% | |||
| Total | Dan Maffei | 157,375 | 54.82% | |||
| Republican | Dale Sweetland | 106,653 | 37.15% | |||
| Conservative | Dale Sweetland | 13,564 | 4.72% | |||
| Total | Dale Sweetland | 120,217 | 41.87% | |||
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 9,483 | 3.30% | |||
| Write-ins | 24 | 0.01% | ||||
| Majority | 37,158 | 12.95% | ||||
| Totals | 287,099 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic gain | ||||||
| 2006 United States Senate election, New York [12] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 2,698,931 | ||||
| Independence | Hillary Clinton | 160,705 | ||||
| Working Families | Hillary Clinton | 148,792 | ||||
| Total | Hillary Clinton (inc.) | 3,008,428 | 67.0% | |||
| Republican | John Spencer | 1,212,902 | ||||
| Conservative | John Spencer | 179,287 | ||||
| Total | John Spencer | 1,392,189 | 31.0% | |||
| Green | Howie Hawkins | 55,469 | 1.20% | |||
| Others | 33,967 | 0.8% | ||||
| Majority | 1,616,239 | 36.0% | ||||
| Totals | 4,490,053 | 100.00% | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||||
Howie Hawkins stood in for Ajamu Baraka as Jill Stein's vice-presidential running mate in Minnesota in 2016.
| Presidential candidate Vice presidential candidate | Party | Popular votes | % | Electoral votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine | Democratic | 1,367,716 | 46.44% | 10 | |
| Donald Trump Mike Pence | Republican | 1,322,951 | 44.92% | 0 | |
| Gary Johnson William Weld | Libertarian | 112,972 | 3.84% | 0 | |
| Evan McMullin Mindy Finn | Independent | 53,076 | 1.80% | 0 | |
| Jill Stein Howie Hawkins | Green | 36,985 | 1.26% | 0 | |
| Others | 51,113 | 1.74% | 0 | ||
| Total | 2,944,813 | 100% | 10 | ||
| Presidential candidate Vice presidential candidate | Party | Popular votes | % | Electoral votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden Kamala Harris | Democratic | 81,268,867 | 51.31% | 306 | |
| Donald Trump (incumbent) Mike Pence | Republican | 74,216,747 | 46.86% | 232 | |
| Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | Libertarian | 1,865,620 | 1.18% | 0 | |
| Howie Hawkins Angela Walker | Green | 405,704 | 0.26% | 0 | |
| Others | 626,299 | 0.40% | 0 | ||
| Total | 158,381,554 | 100% | 538 | ||
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