For immediate release
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Contacts:
Gloria Mattera, Green Party Media Committee Coordinator, 202-804-2758, [email protected]
Scott McLarty, Green Party Media Director, 202-878-2112, [email protected]

Dr. Stein's statement on the 2024 election: https://www.jillstein2024.com/dr_stein_comments_on_the_results_of_the_presidential_election

The Green Party had ballot lines in 38 states, many of them attained with the help of the Stein-Ware Campaign. Several states require a presidential and vice-presidential ticket on the ballot for states to achieve major-party or ballot status.

The Green Party faced ballot access challenges in many states, because of laws passed by Democratic and Republican officials to privilege their own candidates and hinder alternative parties and independents. See New York Green Party co-chair Peter LaVenia's guest column in The New York Daily News, "Albany’s Dem/GOP duopoly blocks third parties," published on November 4.

Democrats filed frivolous lawsuits in some states to remove Greens from the ballot and succeeded only in Nevada.

Green Party 2024 election summary

Complete report by Michael Feinstein, Elections Database Manager:
https://www.gpelections.org/election-reports/2024-november-05-elections/

• Ballot access: The Stein-Ware campaign helped several states achieve or maintain ballot access and major-party status. In at least Michigan, Oregon, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia Green candidates reached the vote threshold to guarantee Green Party ballot status for another four years. In Texas, Green Railroad Commissioner candidate Eddie Espinoza’s 2.7% statewide gives the Green Party ballot status there for the next ten years. In Connecticut and New Mexico, the Green Party is currently 0.1% below the threshold needed with additional votes still to be counted.

• At least 131 Greens in 23 states ran in the November 5 elections. Among these, 81 races were for partisan state and federal office, and 50 were for local county, city, school and special offices.

• Of the 50 races for local office in November, at least 18 Greens were elected, including 12 out of 13 incumbents. Greens lead in two more races in California that are still too close to call  and a smattering of additional local candidates are still being reported. Of the 18 elected, two were for city council, two for school board, seven for water board and two for parks board. Of the 50 overall, the breakdown includes: city council (16), mayor (2), school board (6), water board (9), parks board (2) and county board (4).

• Earlier in 2024, running for similar offices, Greens were elected in 25 out of 41 races (61%). For the entire year 2024, Greens have been elected in at least 43 out of 91 races (47.8%) for county, city, school, tribal and special district office. Overall at least 179 Greens in 26 states ran in 2024, with a breakdown of 91 for local office and 88 for state and federal office, dispelling the myth that Greens only run in top-of-the-ticket races.

• As of the November 5 elections, at least 153 Greens in 21 states hold elected office. All-time, Greens have been elected at least 1551 times to public office.

Green Party Elections Database: https://www.gpelections.org/

More about Green candidates and campaigns: https://www.gp.org/2024_candidates

See also:

Election Night GreenStream, the Green Party's livestream show, featuring Green candidates for state and local office across the US, streamed on November 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaSs9w8ymD0

Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
202-804-2758