Green Party presidential primaries, 2008
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| Arkansas Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Uncommitted | 438 | 55.94% | - |
| Cynthia McKinney | 157 | 20.05% | - |
| Jared A. Ball | 81 | 10.34% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | 61 | 7.79% | - |
| Kat Swift | 46 | 5.87% | - |
| Total | 783 | 100% | 8 |
| California Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Ralph Nader | 21,726 | 60.61% | - |
| Cynthia McKinney | 9,534 | 26.60% | - |
| Elaine Brown | 1,598 | 4.46% | - |
| Kat Swift | 1,084 | 3.02% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | 727 | 2.03% | - |
| Jesse Johnson | 619 | 1.73% | - |
| Jared Ball | 556 | 1.55% | - |
| Total | 35,844 | 100% | 168 |
| Illinois Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Cynthia McKinney | 1513 | 56.62% | - |
| Howie Hawkins | 464 | 17.37% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | 384 | 14.37% | - |
| Jared A. Ball | 311 | 11.64% | - |
| Total | 2,672 | 100% | 61 |
| Massachusetts Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Ralph Nader | 744 | 39.91% | 32 |
| Cynthia McKinney | 474 | 25.43% | - |
| Kat Swift | 60 | 3.22% | - |
| Jared Ball | 42 | 2.25% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | 39 | 2.09% | - |
| Elaine Brown | 38 | 2.04% | - |
| Others | 273 | 25.1% | - |
| No preference | 194 | 10.41% | - |
| Blank votes (not tallied) | 77 | n/a | n/a |
| Total | 1,941 | 100% | 32 |
| Minnesota Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Cynthia McKinney | 114 | 60.96% | 11 |
| Undecided/No Candidate/None of the Above | 33 | 17.65% | 1 |
| Ralph Nader | 19 | 10.16% | 0 |
| Kent Mesplay | 10 | 5.35% | 0 |
| Kat Swift | 9 | 4.81% | 0 |
| Jesse Johnson | 1 | 0.53% | 0 |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.53% | N/A |
| Total | 187 | 100% | 12 |
| District of Columbia Green Party presidential primary, February 12, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Cynthia McKinney | 214 | 41.07% | - |
| Write-ins (scattered) | 145 | 27.83% | - |
| No Candidate | 56 | 10.75% | - |
| Howie Hawkins | 34 | 6.53% | - |
| Kat Swift | 21 | 4.03% | - |
| Jared A. Ball | 19 | 3.65% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | 17 | 3.26% | - |
| Jesse Johnson | 15 | 2.88% | - |
| Total | 521 | 100% | 16 |
| Rhode Island Green Party convention, April 7, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Cynthia McKinney | 27 | 75% | 6 |
| Jesse Johnson | 9 | 25% | 2 |
| Total | 36 | 100% | 8 |
| Wisconsin Green Party presidential primary, March 29, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Cynthia McKinney | 77 | 79% | 19 |
| Kent Mesplay | 8 | 10% | 2 |
| Ralph Nader (write-in) | 5 | 5% | 1 |
| Kat Swift | 3 | 2% | 1 |
| Uncommitted | 3 | 2% | 1 |
| Jesse Johnson | 1 | 1% | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 100% | 24 |
| Wisconsin Green Party presidential primary, April 26, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Cynthia McKinney | 33 | 66% | - |
| Ralph Nader (write-in) | 6 | 12% | - |
| Kat Swift | 3 | 6% | - |
| Kent Mesplay | 2 | 4% | - |
| Jesse Johnson | 2 | 4% | - |
| Noam Chomsky (write-in) | 1 | 2% | - |
| Mike DeRosa (write-in) | 1 | 2% | - |
| Al Gore (write-in) | 1 | 2% | - |
| Barack Obama (write-in) | 1 | 2% | - |
| Total | 50 | 100% | 20 |
The Green Party of the United States held primaries in several states in 2008. Cynthia McKinney won most of the primaries and was formally nominated as the party's nominee during the 2008 Green National Convention.
The California primary took place on February 5. Ralph Nader won, despite not running for the nomination of the party.
The Illinois primary took place on February 5.
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.
The Minnesota primary was held on February 5. The delegate-count was finalized Minnesota convention on June 8. This was a party-run primary rather than a state-organized one.
The District of Columbia primary took place on February 12.
Cynthia McKinney won the vote at the Wisconsin Green Party Spring Gathering and Presidential Preference Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on March 29.
Cynthia McKinney won the vote at the Green Party of Connecticut's annual meeting on April 6, 2008.
The Green Party of Pennsylvania's presidential caucuses were held April 13-May 10. These caucuses were party-sponsored rather than state-run.
The Nebraska primary took place on May 13.
The Iowa convention took place on May 17.
Montana appointed their eight delegates at a state convention on May 31.
The New York Green Party ballots were publicly counted on May 31. The primary was a party-run mail-in primary.
The Indiana caucuses were party-run rather than a state-organized.
The Michigan convention took place July 26-27 at the Franke Center for the Arts in Marshall, Michigan.
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