2008 Green Party presidential primaries
The Green Party of the United States held primaries in several states in 2008.
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Candidates
| Candidate | Most recent position | Campaign | Delegates | Delegations with plurality | |
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 Cynthia McKinney |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993-2003, 2005-2007) |
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324 / 541 (59.89%)
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3 NE, IA, MN | |
 Ralph Nader |
Independent Presidential Candidate (2004) |
(Campaign • Website) |
85.5 / 541 (15.80%)
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2 MA, CA | |
| No preference/ Other/ Uncommitted | N/A | 3 / 289 (1.04%)
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None | ||
Results
Massachusetts primary
The Massachusetts primary took place on February 5. Six candidates appeared on the ballot. Ralph Nader won, despite not running for the nomination of the party.
| Massachusetts Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Ralph Nader | 744 | 39.9% | - |
| Cynthia McKinney | 474 | 25.4% | - |
| Kat Swift | 60 | 3.2% | - |
| Jared Ball | 42 | 2.3% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | 39 | 2.1% | - |
| Elaine Brown | 38 | 2.0% | - |
| Others | 273 | 25.1% |
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| No preference | 194 | ||
| Blank votes (not tallied) | 77 | n/a | n/a |
| Total | 1,941 | 100% | - |
California primary
The California primary took place on February 5. Ralph Nader won, despite not running for the nomination of the party.
| California Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Ralph Nader | 21,726 | 60.7% | - |
| Cynthia McKinney | 9,534 | 26.6% | - |
| Elaine Brown | 1,598 | 4.5% | - |
| Kat Swift | 1,084 | 3.0% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | 727 | 2.0% | - |
| Jesse Johnson | 619 | 1.7% | - |
| Jared Ball | 556 | 1.5% | - |
| Total | 35844 | 100% | - |
Nebraska primary
The Nebraska primary took place on May 13.
| Nebraska Green Party presidential primary, May 13, 2008[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Cynthia McKinney | 38 | 56.7% | - |
| Jesse Johnson | 13 | 19.4% | - |
| Kat Swift | 8 | 11.9% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | 8 | 11.9% | - |
| Total | 67 | 100% | - |
Iowa convention
The Iowa convention took place on May 17.
| Iowa Green Party presidential convention, May 17, 2008[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Cynthia McKinney | - | - | 3 |
| Kat Swift | - | - | 2 |
| Jesse Johnson | - | - | 1 |
| Kent Mesplay | - | - | 1 |
| Uncommitted | - | - | 1 |
| Total | - | - | 8 |
Minnesota convention
The Minnesota convention took place on June 8.
| Minnesota Green Party presidential convention, June 8, 2008[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Cynthia McKinney | - | - | 11 |
| No candidate | - | - | 1 |
| Total | - | - | 12 |
References
- ^ "2008 President Green-rainbow Primary". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Government of Massachusetts. February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|website=(help) - ^ "2008 California Green Primary" (PDF).
- ^ "2008 President Green Primary". May 13, 2012.
- ^ "2008 President Green convention". May 17, 2012.
- ^ "2008 President Green convention". June 8, 2012.
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