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List of Green Party of the United States presidential tickets

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This is a list of the candidates for the offices of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States of the Green Party of the United States. Opponents who received over one percent of the popular vote or ran an official campaign that received Electoral College votes are listed. Offices held prior to Election Day are included, and those held on Election Day have an italicized end date.

In 2024, the Green Party's presidential ticket, appeared on the ballot in 39 states, with write-in status in 7 others including the Distric of Columbia.[1][2]

List of Green Party presidential tickets

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1996, 2000

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Presidential
nominee
1996 (lost), 2000 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Ralph Nader of CT
(born 1934)
Prior experience
  • Consumer protection lawyer
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Economist
Higher education
Winona LaDuke of CA
(born 1959)
Opponent(s)
Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Bob Dole (Republican)
Ross Perot (Reform)
Electoral vote
  • Clinton/Gore: 379 (70.4%)
  • Dole/Kemp: 159 (29.6%)
Popular vote
  • Clinton/Gore: 47,401,185 (49.2%)
  • Dole/Kemp: 39,197,469 (40.7%)
  • Perot/Choate: 8,085,294 (8.4%)
  • Nader/LaDuke: 685,297 (0.7%)
Opponent(s)
Al Gore (Democratic)
Jack Kemp (Republican)
Pat Choate (Reform)
Opponent(s)
George W. Bush (Republican)
Al Gore (Democratic)
Electoral vote
  • Bush/Cheney: 271 (50.4%)
  • Gore/Lieberman: 266 (49.4%)
Popular vote
  • Gore/Lieberman: 50,999,897 (48.4%)
  • Bush/Cheney: 50,456,002 (47.9%)
  • Nader/LaDuke: 2,882,955 (2.7%)
Opponent(s)
Dick Cheney (Republican)
Joe Lieberman (Democratic)

2004

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Presidential
nominee
2004 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
David Cobb of TX
(born 1962)
Prior experience
  • Attorney
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Activist
Higher education
Pat LaMarche of ME
(born 1960)
Opponent(s)
George W. Bush (Republican)
John Kerry (Democratic)
Electoral vote (President)
  • Bush: 286 (53.2%)
  • Kerry: 251 (46.7%)[a]
  • Edwards: 1 (0.2%)
Electoral vote (Vice President)
  • Cheney: 286 (53.2%)
  • Edwards: 252 (46.8%)
Popular vote
  • Bush/Cheney: 62,040,610 (50.7%)
  • Kerry/Edwards: 59,028,444 (48.3%)
  • Cobb/LaMarche: 119,859 (0.1%)
Opponent(s)
Dick Cheney (Republican)
John Edwards (Democratic)

2008

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Presidential
nominee
2008 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Cynthia McKinney of GA
(born 1955)
Prior experience
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Journalist
Higher education
Rosa Clemente of NC
(born 1972)
Opponent(s)
Barack Obama (Democratic)
John McCain (Republican)
Electoral vote
  • Obama/Biden: 365 (67.8%)
  • McCain/Palin: 173 (32.2%)
Popular vote
  • Obama/Biden: 69,498,516 (52.9%)
  • McCain/Palin: 59,948,323 (45.7%)
  • McKinney/Clemente: 161,797 (0.1%)
Opponent(s)
Joe Biden (Democratic)
Sarah Palin (Republican)

2012, 2016

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Presidential
nominee
2012 (lost), 2016 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Jill Stein of MA
(born 1950)
Prior experience
  • Physician
  • Activist
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Activist
Higher education
  • None
Cheri Honkala of PA
(born 1963)

(2012)
Prior experience
  • Professor
  • Activist
Higher education
Ajamu Baraka of IL
(born 1953)

(2016)
Opponent(s)
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Mitt Romney (Republican)
Electoral vote
  • Obama/Biden: 332 (61.7%)
  • Romney/Ryan: 206 (38.3%)
Popular vote
  • Obama/Biden: 65,915,796 (51.1%)
  • Romney/Ryan: 60,933,500 (47.2%)
  • Johnson/Gray: 1,275,971 (1.0%)
  • Stein/Honkala: 469,627 (0.4%)
Opponent(s)
Joe Biden (Democratic)
Paul Ryan (Republican)
Opponent(s)
Donald Trump (Republican)
Hillary Clinton (Democratic)
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)
Electoral vote (President)[b]
Electoral vote (Vice President)
Popular vote
  • Clinton/Kaine: 65,853,516 (48.2%)
  • Trump/Pence: 62,984,825 (46.1%)
  • Johnson/Weld: 4,489,341 (3.3%)
  • Stein/Baraka: 1,457,216 (1.1%)
Opponent(s)
Mike Pence (Republican)
Tim Kaine (Democratic)
Bill Weld (Libertarian)

2020

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Presidential
nominee
2020 (lost) Vice presidential
nominee
Howie Hawkins of NY
(born 1952)
Prior experience
  • Trade unionist
  • Activist
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Labor organizer
Higher education
Angela Nicole Walker of WI
(born 1974)
Opponent(s)
Joe Biden (Democratic)
Donald Trump (Republican)
Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian)
Electoral vote
  • Biden/Harris: 306 (56.9%)
  • Trump/Pence: 232 (43.1%)
Popular vote
  • Biden/Harris: 81,283,495 (51.4%)
  • Trump/Pence: 74,223,755 (46.9%)
  • Jorgensen/Cohen: 1,865,873 (1.2%)
  • Hawkins/Walker: 399,116 (0.3%)
Opponent(s)
Kamala Harris (Democratic)
Mike Pence (Republican)
Spike Cohen (Libertarian)

2024

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Presidential
nominee
2024 Vice presidential
nominee
Jill Stein of MA
(born 1950)
Prior experience
  • Physician
  • Activist
Higher education
Prior experience
  • Educator
  • Activist
Higher education
Butch Ware of CA
Opponent(s)
Donald Trump (Republican)

Kamala Harris (Democratic)

Electoral vote
  • Trump/Vance: 295 (54.8%)
  • Harris/Walz: 226 (44.2%)
Popular vote
  • Trump/Vance: 72,623,882 (50.9%)
  • Harris/Walz: 67,927,989 (47.6%)
  • Stein/Ware: 641,062 (0.4%)
Opponent(s)

JD Vance (Republican)
Tim Walz (Democratic)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A faithless elector voted Edwards for president and vice president in the Electoral College, otherwise Kerry would have won 252 (46.8%) votes.
  2. ^ If not for faithless electors, Trump and Pence would have won 306 Electoral College votes each, while Clinton and Kaine would have won 232 votes.

References

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  1. ^ "Green Party candidates in state and local races in 2024: Figures and highlights". Green Party US. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Collins, Sam P. K. (September 16, 2024). "Third-Party Candidates, Supporters Assert Presence During Historic Election Season". The Washington Informer. Retrieved November 23, 2024.