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The 2020 Green Party presidential primaries were a series of primary elections, 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 2020 Green National Convention. The primaries, were held in numerous U.S. states on various dates from early spring into early summer of 2020, and featured elections publicly funded, concurrent with the Democratic Party and Republican Party primaries, and elections privately funded by the Green Party, held non-concurrently with the major party primaries.
There were 357 out of a possible 358 delegates elected to the Green National Convention, which took place over July 9 to July 12. A candidate needed a simple majority of these delegates to become the Green Party's nominee in the 2020 presidential election.[2][3]
Howie Hawkins became the presumptive nominee on June 20 after passing the simple majority of delegates needed to win the nomination. Hawkins was nominated as the Green Party's presidential candidate on July 11.
The former Green Party presidential nominees, in chronological order, are consumer advocate Ralph Nader, political activist David Cobb, congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, and political activist Jill Stein. Both Nader and Stein received the nomination for president twice from the Green Party. The former vice presidential nominees of the Green Party are environmentalist and economist Winona LaDuke, political activist Pat LaMarche, organizer and hip-hop activist Rosa Clemente, National Coordinator of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Cheri Honkala, and human rights activist Ajamu Baraka. In 2016, LaDuke became the first Native American woman and Green Party member to receive an Electoral College vote for vice president.[4]
The vice presidential nominees from the preceding 2016 and 2012 elections, Baraka and Honkala respectively, endorsed Howie Hawkins for president.[5]
Further information: Green Party of the United States |
This section lists candidates that have at some point been considered active by the party's Presidential Campaign Support Committee.[6] Holding an active status does not mean the candidate has received official recognition from the party.
On July 24, 2019, the Green Party of the United States officially recognized Howie Hawkins' campaign.[7] Nearly a month later, Dario Hunter's campaign was also recognized.[8] In February 2020, David Rolde's campaign met the requirements for recognition.[9]
The remaining candidates did not obtain formal recognition by meeting the established criteria by the party's Presidential Campaign Support Committee.[10]
Popular vote counts presented here are incomplete, as many states have reported their delegates but not the corresponding popular vote.
Candidate | Experience | Home | Campaign Announced | Campaign Suspended | Popular Vote[a] | Pledged delegates 176 delegate votes needed to win |
Contests won [e] | Article | Ref | ||
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Officially recognized candidates[f]
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Howie Hawkins |
Co-founder of the Green Party (1984) Socialist Party USA nominee for president in 2020 Nominee for Governor of New York in 2010, 2014, 2018 |
New York |
Exploratory committee: April 3, 2019 Campaign: May 28, 2019 |
Received nomination | 5,235[a] (35.5%) |
205 / 358 (58.57%) |
34 (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, LAV, YES) |
Campaign FEC filing[11] Running mate: Angela Walker |
[12][13] | ||
Dario Hunter |
Youngstown Board of Education member (2016–2020) |
California |
Exploratory committee: January 21, 2019 Campaign: February 18, 2019 |
June 11, 2020 (Running as a Progressive)[14] |
3,107[a] (20.7%) |
98.5 / 358 (28.14%) |
11 (DE, HI, IA, ID, MA, ME, MN, OK, WA, LTX, WCS) |
FEC filing[15] Campaign Running mate: Darlene Elias[16] |
[17] | ||
David Rolde |
Co-chair of the Greater Boston Chapter of the Green-Rainbow Party | Massachusetts |
Campaign: July 14, 2019 | June 11, 2020 | 960[a] (6.5%) |
5 / 358 (1.57%) |
0 | FEC filing[18] | [9][19] | ||
Other Candidates | |||||||||||
Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry |
Activist Candidate for President in 2016 |
California |
Campaign: July 29, 2015 | June 11, 2020 (Ran for Vice-President with Mark Charles)[20] |
2,231[a] (15.3%) |
11.5 / 358 (3%) |
2 AK, LA |
FEC filing[21] |
[22][non-primary source needed] | ||
Dennis Lambert |
Documentary filmmaker Candidate for U.S. representative from OH-15 in 2016 Nominee for U.S. representative from OH-06 in 2014 |
Ohio |
Campaign: May 10, 2019 | June 11, 2020 | 2,030[a] (13.9%) |
9 / 358 (2.57%) |
0 | FEC filing[23] | [24][25] | ||
Jesse Ventura |
Governor of Minnesota (1999–2003) Mayor of Brooklyn Park (1991–1995) |
Minnesota |
No campaign | No campaign | 23[a] |
7 / 358 (2.29%) |
0 | No candidacy | [26] | ||
Kent Mesplay |
Inspector at the Air Pollution Control District of San Diego County (2001–present) Candidate for President in 2008, 2012 and 2016 |
California |
Campaign: December 14, 2019 | June 11, 2020 | 72[a] (0.5%) |
3 / 358 (0.86%) |
0 | FEC filing[27] | [28][non-primary source needed] | ||
Susan Buchser Lochocki |
Businesswoman | Zürich,[29] Switzerland |
Campaign: November 12, 2019 | June 11, 2020 | 6[a] (0.04%) |
1 / 358 (0.29%) |
0 | FEC filing[30] | [30][31] | ||
Chad Wilson |
Podcaster | Tennessee |
Campaign: September 8, 2019 [citation needed] |
June 11, 2020 | 5[a] (0.02%) |
.5 / 358 (0.14%) |
0 | FEC filing[32] | [33] | ||
Alternate ballot options | |||||||||||
Uncommitted / None of the Above |
1,662[a] (8.8%) |
17.5 / 358 (4.1%)
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3 (MA,[c] MT) RI Excluded[d] |
Candidate | Experience | Home state | Campaign announced | Campaign suspended | Ref |
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Ian Schlakman |
Former co-chair of the Maryland Green Party Nominee for Governor of Maryland in 2018 Nominee for U.S. representative from MD-02 in 2014 |
Maryland |
December 3, 2018[34] | October 18, 2019 | [35][36] |
Alan Augustson |
Public policy analyst Candidate for U.S. representative from IL-05 in 2009 Nominee for U.S. representative from IL-05 in 2008 |
New Mexico |
April 6, 2019[37] |
June 10, 2019 (endorsed Hunter)[38] |
[39][38] |
The following individuals were the subject of speculation as being possible candidates, but publicly denied interest in running.
Main article: 2020 Green Party presidential debates and forums |
The Green Party's Presidential Campaign Support Committee (PCSC) hosted a presidential forum on July 26 during the party's 2019 Annual National Meeting. All other debates and forums were organized by state Green Parties and caucuses.
No. | Date | Time (ET) | Place | Sponsor(s) | Moderators | Ref |
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1 | July 19, 2019 | 5:00–7:00 p.m. | Dayton's Bluff Rec. Center Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Green Party of Minnesota | Danielle Swift, St. Paul City Council candidate | [44] |
2 | July 26, 2019 | 6:30–8:30 p.m. | Salem State University Salem, Massachusetts |
GPUS Presidential Campaign Support Committee | Dr. Jill Stein Margaret Kimberley, journalist |
[45] |
3 | August 11, 2019 | 9:15–11:00 a.m. | Coyote's Adobe Cafe Springfield, Missouri |
Missouri Green Party | Ron Burch, Master of Ceremonies | [46][47][non-primary source needed] |
4 | September 20, 2019 | 6:00–8:00 p.m. | Ball State University Muncie, Indiana |
GPUS Black Caucus | Robin Harris and Trahern Crews, Masters of Ceremonies | [48] |
5 | October 19, 2019 | 3:30–5:00 p.m. | Gem Center for the Arts Boise, Idaho |
Green Party of Idaho | Jayson Prettyboy of Indigenous Idaho Alliance | [49][non-primary source needed] |
6 | December 7, 2019 | 3:30–5:00 p.m. | Revue Coffee Bar Fresno, California |
Green Party of California | Not Safe For Wonks Podcast | [50][non-primary source needed] |
7 | March 4, 2020 | 3:00–11:00 p.m. | Hilton Chicago Chicago, Illinois |
Free & Equal Elections Foundation | Christina Tobin | [51] |
8 | May 5, 2020 | N/A | Online | Green Ballot | Jackson Hinkle | [52] |
9 | May 8, 2020 | 8:30-10:00 p.m. | Online | Indiana Green Party | Elliott Crow | [53][54] |
Date | State | Host | Participants | |||||||||||||||||
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P Participant. A Absent. O Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered) | Curry | Hawkins | Hunter | Lambert | Lochocki | Mesplay | Rolde | Schlakman | Wilson | |||||||||||
July 19, 2019[55][non-primary source needed] | Minnesota | Green Party of Minnesota | P | P | P | A | O | O | P | P | O | |||||||||
July 26, 2019[56][non-primary source needed] | Massachusetts | GPUS Presidential Campaign Support Committee | P | P | P | P | O | O | P | P | O | |||||||||
August 11, 2019[57] | Missouri | Missouri Green Party | A | P | P | P | O | O | P | A | O | |||||||||
September 20, 2019[48] | Indiana | GPUS Black Caucus | A | P | P | P | O | O | P | P | P | |||||||||
October 19, 2019[49] | Idaho | Green Party of Idaho | P | P | P | P | O | O | P | P | P | |||||||||
December 7, 2019 | California | Green Party of California | P | P | P | P | A | O | P | O | P | |||||||||
March 4, 2020[51] | Illinois | Free & Equal Elections Foundation | P | P | A | A | A | A | A | O | A | |||||||||
May 5, 2020[52] | Online | Green Ballot | P | A | A | A | A | P | A | O | P | |||||||||
May 8, 2020[53][54] | Online | Indiana Green Party | P | P | P | P | P | A | P | O | P |
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General election |
Filing for the primaries began in October 2019. indicates that the candidate is on the ballot for the upcoming primary contest, indicates that the candidate is a recognized write-in candidate, and indicates that the candidate will not appear on the ballot in that state's contest. Blanks indicate that a candidate is not yet known to be on the ballot but a final list of candidates eligible to appear on the ballot is not yet available. States that have not yet announced any candidates who are on the ballot are not included. The requirements to gain ballot access are determined either by the state government or the state party, depending on local election law.
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MN | Feb 25 | Ballot access not required | ||||||||
OH | Feb 29 | |||||||||
CA | Mar 3 | [65] | ||||||||
MA | Mar 3 | [66] | ||||||||
NC | Mar 3 | [67] | ||||||||
MO | Mar 10 | [68] | ||||||||
PA | Apr 28 | [69] | ||||||||
WV | May 12 | [70] | ||||||||
WA | May 23 | [71] | ||||||||
HI | May 23 | [72] | ||||||||
YES | May 24 | [73] | ||||||||
RI | May 28 | Abstention | ||||||||
FL | May 30 | [74] | ||||||||
MD | May 30 | [75] | ||||||||
DC | Jun 2 | [76] | ||||||||
MT | Jun 2 | Only No Preference On Ballot | [77] | |||||||
IN | Jun 12 | [78] |
Main article: List of Howie Hawkins 2020 presidential campaign endorsements |
This section is transcluded from Results of the 2020 Green Party presidential primaries. (edit | history) |
Date (daily totals) |
Total national delegates[80] |
Contest[g] | Delegates won and popular vote[h] | Source | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Howie Hawkins | Dario Hunter |
David Rolde |
Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry |
Dennis Lambert |
Kent Mesplay |
Susan Buscher Lochocki |
Jesse Ventura |
Chad Wilson |
No Preference Uncommitted Undeclared | ||||
February 29 | 7 | Ohio | 3 64 (42.95 %) |
3 51 (34.23%) |
6 (4.03%) |
6 (4.03%) |
1 13 (8.73%) |
1 (0.67%) |
2 (1.34%) |
2 (1.34%) |
[81][non-primary source needed][82] | ||
March 3 (Super Tuesday) (58) |
43 | California | 16 4,202 (36.2%) |
9 2,558 (22.0%) |
3 774 (6.7%) |
8 2,071 (17.8%) |
7 1,999 (17.2%) |
[83] | |||||
11 | Massachusetts | 1 217 (13.4%) |
2 224 (13.8%) |
4 (0.2%) |
1 141 (8.7%) |
55 (3.4%) |
7 979 (60.4%) |
[84] | |||||
4 | North Carolina | 4 247 (60.54%) |
161 (39.46%) |
[85] | |||||||||
March 10 | 7 | Missouri | 2.5 170 (33.27%) |
1.5 110 (21.52%) |
1 82 (16.05%) |
2 149 (29.16%) |
[86][87] | ||||||
March 14 | 27 | Illinois | 20 (73%) |
7 (27%) |
[88] | ||||||||
April 17 | 7 | Colorado | 4 29 (63.3%) |
2 13 (28.3%) |
1 (2.2%) |
2 (4.3%) |
1 N/A[i] (9.0%) |
[89] | |||||
April 18 | 26 | Texas | 20 40 (46.51%) |
3 16 (18.60%) |
1 (1.16%) |
3 (3.49%) |
3 (3.49%) |
2 13 (15.12%) |
1 4 (4.65%) |
1 (1.16%) |
5 (5.81%) |
[90] | |
April 21 | 4 | Wisconsin | 2 (50.0%) |
2 (47.0%) |
(1.6%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
[91] | |
April 25 | 4 | New Mexico | 3 N/A |
1 N/A |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
[92] | |
April 26 | 5 | Virginia | 3.5 44 (65.7% |
1.5 23 (34.3%) |
eliminated in round 2/4 |
eliminated in round 3/4 |
[93] | ||||||
April 28 (15) | 11 | Pennsylvania | 6 80 (53.3%) |
5 62 (41.3%) |
1 (0.7%) |
1 (0.7%) |
2 (1.3%) |
[94] | |||||
4 | Utah | 2 22 (47.82%) |
1 17 (36.95%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 7 (15.22%) |
[95] | ||
May 2 | 4 | South Carolina | 4 (100%) |
(0%) |
(0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
[96] | |
May 3 | 4 | Arkansas | 4 (100%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
[97] | |
May 5 | 4 | Tennessee | 2 N/A |
1 N/A |
.5 0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
.5 0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
[98] | |
May 6 | 5 | New Jersey | 5 44 (78.6%) |
4 (7.1%) |
0 (0%) |
2 (3.6%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (1.8%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
[99] | ||
May 9 | 21 | New York | 17 (80%) |
4 (20%) |
(0%) |
[100] | |||||||
May 12 | 5 | West Virginia | 5 (78.3%) |
(4.3%) |
(8.7%) |
(8.7%) |
[101] | ||||||
May 17 | 4 | Kansas | 4 (100%) |
(0%) |
(0%) |
[102] | |||||||
May 23 (10) |
6 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 1 | [103] | |||||||
4 | Hawaii | 2 4 (33.3%) |
2 5 (41.6%) |
1 (8.3%) |
1 (8.3%) |
1 (8.3%) |
[104] | ||||||
May 24 | 4 | Young Ecosocialists | 4 51 (69.86%) |
7 (9.59%) |
0 (0%) |
15 (20.55%) |
[105] | ||||||
May 28 | 4 Exclude From Total |
Rhode Island | Abstention[j] | [106] | |||||||||
May 30 (25) |
9 | Florida | 6 78 (67.8%) |
3 26 (22.6%) |
2 (1.7%) |
9 (7.8%) |
[107] | ||||||
4 | Idaho | 4 | [108] | ||||||||||
8 | Maryland | 5 34 (68.0%) |
3 16 (32.0%) |
eliminated in round 1/4 |
eliminated in round 3/4 |
eliminated in round 1/4 |
[109] | ||||||
4 | Mississippi | 3 | 1 |
[110] | |||||||||
June 2 (8) |
4 | District of Columbia | 4 NA (NA) |
NA[k] | [111] | ||||||||
4 Exclude From Total |
Montana | 0 350 (100%) |
[112] | ||||||||||
June 6 | 7 | Oregon[l] | 3 25 (42.0%) |
2 19 (32.0%) |
eliminated in round 2/5 |
1 10 (17.0%) |
1 3 (5.0%) |
eliminated in round 3/5 |
eliminated in round 3/5 |
eliminated in round 4/5 |
[113] | ||
June 9 | 4 | Nevada | 4 (84.4%) |
(3.1%) |
(0%) |
(12.5%) |
[114] | ||||||
June 12 | 4 | Indiana | 1.5 27 (43.5%) |
1 16 (25.81%) |
0 (0%) | eliminated in round 2/3 |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
1 19 (30.65%) |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
.5 49 (44.14%) |
[115] |
June 12 | 12 | Maine | 3 |
6 |
1 | 2 [m] | [116] | ||||||
June 13 | 5 | Washington | 2 29 (44.6%) |
3 36 (55.4%) |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
eliminated in round 2/3 |
eliminated in round 1/3 |
eliminated in round 2/3 |
[117] |
June 14 (15) |
11 | Connecticut | 6 NA (NA) |
3 | NA | 2 | [118] | ||||||
3[n] | Nebraska | 1 2 (33.33%) |
1 2 (33.33%) |
0 (0%) |
1 2 (33.33%) |
[119][120] | |||||||
June 19 | 0 | Alaska | 1 (14.3%) |
1 (14.3%) |
0 5 (71.4%) |
[121] | |||||||
June 20 (23) |
4 | Lavender Greens | 2 41 (51.2%) |
2 34 (42.5%) |
2 (2.5%) |
2 (2.5%) |
1 (1.1%) |
[122] | |||||
15 | Michigan | 7 48 (47.06) |
3 19 (18.63) |
0 (0%) |
.5 2 (1.9%) |
1 (>1%) |
1 (>1%) |
0 (0%) |
3 26 (36.1%) |
1 (>1%) |
1.5 5 (6.9%) |
[123] | |
June 23 | 4 | Women's Caucus | 2 NA (NA) |
2 NA (NA) |
[124] | ||||||||
June 24 | 4 | Alabama | 3 4 (67%) |
1 2 (33%) |
[125] | ||||||||
June 28 | 4 | Georgia | 4 12 (92.3%) |
1 (7.69%) |
0 (0%) |
[126] | |||||||
June 29 [o] |
6 | Minnesota | 0 0 (0 %) |
6 NA (81.25) |
0 0 (0 %) |
0 0 (0 %) |
0 0 (0 %) |
0 0 (0 %) |
0 0 (0 %) |
0 0 (0 %) |
0 0 (0 %) |
0 0 (0 %) |
[127][128] |
4 | Latinx Caucus | NA (NA) | 3 NA (NA) |
[129] | |||||||||
June 30 | 4 | Delaware | 1.5 NA (NA) |
2.5 NA (NA) |
[130] | ||||||||
July 3 | 4 | Kentucky | 4 5 (83.33%) |
1 (16.67) |
0 (0%) |
[131] | |||||||
July 5 | 2 | Louisiana[p] | 1 NA (40%) |
1 (60%) |
[132][133] | ||||||||
July 8 | 3 | Oklahoma | 1 NA (28.73%) |
1 NA (34.48%) |
½ NA (17.24%) |
½ NA (18.54%) |
[134] | ||||||
July 9 | 4 | Black Caucus | 2 2 (50%) |
2 2 (50%) |
[135] | ||||||||
July 10 | 4 | Iowa | 1 NA (NA%) |
2 NA (NA%) |
[136] | ||||||||
July 9–12 | 2020 Green National Convention | ||||||||||||
Current awarded delegate total: 357 delegates out of 358 delegates. [80] |
205 | 98.5 | 5 | 11.5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ½ | 17.5 |
This is an overview of the money used by each campaign as it is reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Totals raised include loans from the candidate and transfers from other campaign committees.
Candidate | Total raised | Individual contributions | Debt | Spent | COH | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Unitemized | Pct | |||||
Howie Hawkins[137] | $363,119.47 | $357,820.60 | $263,083.00 | 73.52% | $160,479.59 | $295,085.83 | $68,060.04 |
Dario Hunter[138] | $27,880.28 | $16,723.10 | $5,023.00 | 30.04% | $0 | $24,836.68 | $3,021.00 |
Susan Buchser Lochocki[139] | $12,706.50 | $255.84 | $256 | 100% | $0 | $12,496.00 | $7,510.50 |
David Rolde[140] | $8,443.23 | $3,328.92 | $8.00 | 0.24% | $0 | $6,900.32 | $1,542.91 |
Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry[141] | $7,129.76 | $6,805.00 | $1,155.00 | 16.97% | $0 | $2,619.51 | $4,635.25 |
Kent Mesplay[142] | $4,300 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% | $18,903 | $4,331 | $1 |
Dennis Lambert[143] | $2,867.87 | $1,263.00 | $1,013.00 | 80.21% | $939 | $1,012.49 | $1,855.38 |
Chad Wilson[144] | filed statement of candidacy | ||||||
Ian Schlakman[145] | filed statement of candidacy |