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]
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]
As the Green Party presidential candidate in the 2016 United States presidential election Stein received 1,457,222 votes or 1.06% of the popular vote.[5] Stein received zero electoral college votes.
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]
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]
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 MexicoGary 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 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.[30][31]
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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 2016 Green Party presidential primaries 2012 February 17 July 31 2016 2020 402 delegates to the Green National Convention202 delegates votes needed to win Candidate Jill Stein Others Uncommitted William KremlHome state Massachusetts South CarolinaDelegate count 269 112 20 Contests won 36 0 1Popular vote 13 240 3 957 654Percentage 74 2 22 1 3 7 First place popular vote or delegate count Jill Stein William KremlPrevious Green nomineeJill Stein Green nominee Jill SteinA 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 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 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 As the Green Party presidential candidate in the 2016 United States presidential election Stein received 1 457 222 votes or 1 06 of the popular vote 5 Stein received zero electoral college votes Contents 1 Background 2 Candidates 3 Debates 4 Results 5 Map 6 See also 7 ReferencesBackground editThe 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 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 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 Candidates editThe 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 pluralityCandidates formally recognized by GPUS nbsp Jill Stein Lexington Town Meeting member 2005 2011 nbsp Campaign Endorsements Website Archived October 28 2020 at the Wayback Machine 269 5 402 67 34AZ 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 nbsp William Kreml Distinguished Professor Emeritus University of South Carolina nbsp Endorsed Jill Stein 29 Website 20 25 402 5 05 1SCOther candidates nbsp Sedinam Moyowasifza Curry People s National Convention organizer Website 13 402 3 48 None nbsp Elijah Manley Chapter President of the National Youth Rights Association Florida State Director of the Alliance Against Corporal Punishment 2015 Present nbsp Endorsed Jill Stein Website 10 402 2 49 None nbsp Darryl Cherney Earth First organizer 1980 present nbsp Endorsed Jill Stein Website 7 402 2 24 None nbsp Kent Mesplay Inspector at the Air Pollution ControlDistrict of San Diego County 2001 2015 nbsp Website Archived November 11 2020 at the Wayback Machine 6 402 1 74 NoneAlternate ballot optionsOther or None of the above N A 10 402 2 49 NoneDebates editMain article Green Party presidential debates and forums 2016 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 30 31 Results editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2016 Green Party presidential primaries news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Winning Projected delegatesDate State Candidate Vote Percent Stein Kreml Curry Mesplay Cherney Manley Other TotalFebruary 17 Illinois Jill Stein 119 87 20 1 0 0 0 0 2 23March 1 Massachusetts Jill Stein 768 48 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 10Minnesota Jill Stein 70 84 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 7March 19 Maine Jill Stein 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 11March 22 Arizona Jill Stein 688 79 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 6April 2 Delaware Jill Stein 14 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4April 3 Virginia Jill Stein 35 76 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4Colorado Jill Stein 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Ohio Jill Stein 61 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 9April 5 Young Greens Jill Stein 66 92 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2April 10 Texas Jill Stein 15 1 3 2 2 0 0 23April 16 Wisconsin Jill Stein 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 8April 17 New Jersey Jill Stein 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5April 30 Pennsylvania Jill Stein 50 83 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 9Connecticut Jill Stein 24 89 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 7Missouri Jill Stein 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4New Mexico Jill Stein 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4South Carolina William Kreml 13 56 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 8May 15 Washington Jill Stein 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5May 21 Mississippi Jill Stein 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Oregon Jill Stein 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 8Rhode Island Jill Stein 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4May 28 Hawaii Jill Stein 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4June 4 Georgia Jill Stein 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4Tennessee Jill Stein 3 0 0 0 0 0 4June 7 California Jill Stein 11 206 76 40 2 3 2 5 0 0 50June 11 New York Jill Stein 127 89 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 18June 12 Maryland Jill Stein 51 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6June 14 Washington DC Jill Stein 4 0 0 0 0 0 4June 25 32 North Carolina Jill Stein 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4June 26 Nebraska Jill Stein 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4June 28 Lavender Greens Jill Stein 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2July 9 Iowa Jill Stein 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4July 16 West Virginia Jill Stein 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4July 30 Louisiana Jill Stein 4 1 4July 31 Michigan Jill Stein 15 15Florida Jill Stein 58 88 33 15 0 0 0 0 10 0 25 Other 73Total United States 269 20 25 13 6 7 10 10 402Map edit nbsp Jill Stein William Kreml No contestSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Green Party presidential primaries 2016 Jill Stein presidential campaign 2016National Conventions2016 Green National Convention 2016 Libertarian National Convention 2016 Republican National Convention 2016 Democratic National ConventionPresidential primaries Constitution Party presidential primaries 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2016 Green Party presidential primaries 2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries 2016References edit Green Party Presidential Campaign Calendar 2015 2016 Green Party of the United States February 11 2016 Retrieved February 20 2016 Rules of the Presidential Nominating Convention of the Green Party of the United States Green Party of the United States February 11 2016 Retrieved February 20 2016 Green Party 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