Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Green Party presidential nomination, 2020
Date: November 3, 2020 |
Candidates on the issues • Battleground states • Electoral College • Pivot Counties |
September 29 debate • October 7 debate • October 15 debate • October 22 debate • Democratic debates |
Democratic • Republican • Libertarian • Green • Constitution |
2028 • 2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
The Green Party selected Howie Hawkins as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Green National Convention on July 11, 2020. Angela Nicole Walker was named the Green Party vice presidential nominee. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the convention took place virtually.[1][2][3]
Prior to the national convention, state primaries and conventions were held to select the presidential nominating convention delegates. These delegates then selected a party nominee at the convention by majority vote.[4]
"In the eyes of the nation, the Green Party nominee will be the principal voice of the party. The success of the nominee will determine ballot access in some states and will impact the fortunes of Green candidates in state and local races," the party stated in official documentation.[4]
Jill Stein, the 2012 and 2016 Green presidential nominee, did not run for a third presidential election.[5]
Green presidential candidates on three or more primary ballots
- See also: Presidential candidates, 2020
The following Green presidential candidates were on three or more statewide primary ballots:
Green National Convention
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Green Party held its presidential nominating convention virtually on July 9-11, 2020. In a press release, the party said, "All delegates voting from state Green Parties and identity caucuses will be conducted online via roll call from designated election reporters or through a secure electronic voting application, as determined by convention procedure."[2]
The convention was originally scheduled to take place in Detroit, Michigan, at Wayne State University.[1] Detroit had previously hosted the party's 2010 annual convention.
At the convention, party delegates selected the Green presidential nominee and voted to adopt a platform outlining the party's policy priorities and values.[1]
List of 2020 registered Green presidential candidates
| Green candidates who have filed for the 2020 presidential election | |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Party |
| Alan Augustson | Green Party |
| Chad Wilson | Green Party |
| Curt Nichols | Green Party |
| Dario David Hunter | Green Party |
| David Rolde | Green Party |
| Dennis Lambert | Green Party |
| Duane Heppner | Green Party |
| Eduardo Manuel Torres Jr. | Green Party |
| Eugene Patilio | Green Party |
| Gary Swing | Green Party |
| Howie Hawkins | Green Party |
| Ian Schlakman | Green Party |
| Ivan-Jan Cruz Desuasido | Green Party |
| Jason Robert Barnes | Green Party |
| Jennifer Walters | Green Party |
| Kent Mesplay | Green Party |
| Kerry Kizer | Green Party |
| Neil Kiernan Stephenson | Green Party |
| Rhett Wilkinson Meier | Green Party |
| Roland Aranjo | Green Party |
| Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry | Green Party |
| Susan Buchser-Lochocki | Green Party |
2016 Green Party Platform
The following embedded document contains the 2016 Green Party Platform approved by the Green National Committee in August 2016:[6]
Ballot access
As of September 2019, the Green Party had ballot access in the following 26 jurisdictions:
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington, D.C.
- Wisconsin
Some states have special provisions permitting parties to place presidential candidates on the ballot without attaining full ballot status. In 2016, the Green Party achieved presidential ballot access in 44 states. They had write-in status in an additional three states.[7]
Green presidential and vice presidential nominees, 1996-2016
The following chart shows the Green presidential ticket from every presidential election between 1996 and 2016.[8]
| Green presidential and vice presidential nominees, 1996-2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Green presidential nominee | Green vice presidential nominee | Percentage of national popular vote | Raw votes | ||
| 1996 | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 0.7% | 685,435 | ||
| 2000 | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 2.7% | 2,883,443 | ||
| 2004 | David Cobb | Pat LaMarche | 0.1% | 119,910 | ||
| 2008 | Cynthia McKinney | Rosa Clemente | 0.1% | 161,870 | ||
| 2012 | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 0.4% | 469,015 | ||
| 2016 | Jill Stein | Ajamu Baraka | 1.1% | 1,457,226 | ||
Green Party annual meetings, 2001-2020
The following table shows the date and location of Green Party annual meetings, including presidential nominating conventions, since 2001.[9]
| Green Party annual meetings, 2001-2020 | |
|---|---|
| Date | City |
| 2020 | Detroit, MI |
| 2019 | Salem, MA |
| 2018 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 2017 | Newark, NJ |
| 2016 | Houston, TX |
| 2015 | St. Louis, MO |
| 2014 | St. Paul, MN |
| 2013 | Iowa City, IA |
| 2012 | Baltimore, MD |
| 2011 | Aflred, NY |
| 2010 | Detroit, MI |
| 2009 | Durham, NC |
| 2008 | Chicago, IL |
| 2007 | Reading, PA |
| 2006 | Tucson, AZ |
| 2005 | Tulsa, OK |
| 2004 | Milwaukee, WI |
| 2003 | Washington, D.C. |
| 2002 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2001 | Santa Barbara, CA |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Green Party, "Greenline August 2019," August 28, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Green Party, "Media Advisory - Green Party of the U.S. Presidential Nominating Convention," July 6, 2020
- ↑ Syracuse.com, "Syracuse’s Howie Hawkins is the Green Party’s presidential candidate," July 11, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Green Party, "How to Seek the 2020 Green Presidential Nomination," accessed October 21, 2019
- ↑ The New York Times, "Green Party, Eyeing the 2020 Presidential Race, Prepares for the Midterms," August 1, 2018
- ↑ Green Party, "Platform," accessed April 9, 2020
- ↑ Green Party US, "Ballot Access," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Election, "Election Results," accessed October 30, 2019
- ↑ Green Party, "National Meetings," accessed April 9, 2020
