Merrily Mazza re-elected
Merrily Mazza was re-elected to the Lafayette, Colorado City Council. The Daily Camera summed up Mazza's victory:
Mazza, whose base is perhaps best represented from the city's most progressive anti-oil and gas activists, held fourth in later returns with more than 10 percent. It's a number that shows the community's willingness to resist fracking headed toward the city, she said Tuesday as updated vote counts painted a more fixed picture of the city's new leadership.
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Waterford, CT – Waterford's 2017 municipal elections were highly contested, with over 50 candidates running on three different party lines. Newest to town is the Waterford Green Party, having been founded back in the fall of 2013. The Waterford Greens have been growing over the past several years, running their first candidate in 2014, and winning their first election in 2015. In the 2017 race they nearly doubled the size of their slate from 2015, endorsing a total of nine candidates.
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Jessica Clayton has been elected to the Brick Board of Education.
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Results of Greens in 2017 elections, March through October 2017
At least 66 Greens ran in 16 states, with at least 22 elected
Arizona (2 candidates)
August 29 (2 candidates) Green Party municipal primary
Mike Cease, City Council, Tucson (Pima County)
1st/2 for one seat; 55 votes, 64.71% WINS PRIMARY, Advances to November general election
https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/17PAZTUC_OfficialCanvass.pdf
Partisan primary
https://www.azgp.org/single-post/2017/09/04/Cease-wins-Ward-6-Green-Party-Primary-Election
Michael Oatman, City Council, Tucson (Pima County)
2nd/2 for one seat; 37 votes, 31.77%
https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/17PAZTUC_OfficialCanvass.pdf
Partisan primary
California (8 candidates, 2 elected)
August 29 (1) - municipal general election
William Stokem, Board of Directors. Mendocino County Waterworks District II Granite Bay (Mendocino County) incumbent
1st/1 for one seat - August 29 election ELECTED
Non-partisan race
August 3 - California (1) - municipal general election
2nd/3 for 1 seat; 23 votes, 22.8%
http://empowerla.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hermon-Unofficial-Canvass-of-Votes.pdf
Non-partisan race
May 2 (1, one elected) municipal special election
Scott Kender, Board of Directors, Redway Community Services District (Mendocino County)
1st/1 for one seat ELECTED
April 4 (1) - partisan primary special election
Kenneth Mejia, U.S. House of Representatives, District 34 (Los Angeles County)
7th/23 candidates for 1 seat; 1962 votes, 4.87%
http://lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3685
Partisan race
March 7 (4) - municipal primary and general elections
Adriana Cabrera, City Council, District 9, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) - primary election
3rd/3 candidates for one seat • 1,004 votes 14.12%
http://www.lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3577#contest-2
Non-partisan race
Jessica Salans, City Council, District 13, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) - primary election
3rd/6 candidates for one seat • 2,540 votes 12.83%
http://www.lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3577#contest-2
Non-partisan race
Tyler Morrison, City Council, South Gate (Los Angeles County) - general election
8th/9 candidates for two seats • 160 votes, 2.82%
http://www.lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3577#contest-2
Non-partisan race
Carl Peterson, Board of Education, District 2, Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles County) - primary election
3rd/3 candidates for one seat • 3,696 votes 9.94%
http://www.lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3577#contest-2
Non-partisan race
Connecticut (1 candidate, 1 elected)
May 3 (1) - municipal general election
Colleen Ann Reidy, Commissioner, Enfield Fire District, 2017 incumbent
2nd/3 for two seats; 73 votes, 29% ELECTED
Non-partisan race
Illinois (11 candidates, 7 elected)
April 4 (11 candidates, 7 elected) - municipal general election
Jessica Bradshaw, City Council, Carbondale (Jackson County) incumbent
2nd/4 candidates for three seats; 1037 votes, 24.39% ELECTED
http://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/home/showdocument?id=3143
Non-partisan race
Don Crawford, Library Board, St. Elmo (Fayette County) incumbent
1st/3 candidates for two seats, 709 votes, 25.03% ELECTED
https://platinumelectionresults.com/races?district_type_id=19&jurisdiction_id=15
Non-partisan race
Michael Drennan, Ridgeville Park and Recreation Board, Evanston (Cook County) incumbent
2nd/3 candidates for one seat, 902 votes, 25.03%
http://electionnightresults.cookcountyclerk.com/StaticSummaryeid040417jurPARKD.html
Non-partisan race
Steve De La Rosa, Library Board of Trustees, Villa Park (Dupage County)
3rd/4 candidates for 4 seats; 2,026 votes, 24.65% ELECTED
Non-partisan race
Charles Howe, Township Trustee, Carbondale (Jackson County)
5th/5 candidates; 887 votes, 16.74%
http://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/home/showdocument?id=3143
Partisan race
Russ Kramer, Township Highway Commissioner, Carbondale Township (Jackson County)
2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 681 votes, 35.84%
http://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/home/showdocument?id=3143
Partisan race
Bruce Samuels, Oak Park Library Board Trustee (Cook County) incumbent
5th/10 seats for four seats; 2390 votes, 7.62%
Non-partisan race
Holly Scholz, Fox Valley Park District, District 3 (Kane, DuPage, and Will Counties)
1st/4 candidates for two seats, 2874 votes, 35.67% ELECTED
Non-partisan race
Gary Shepherd, Carbondale Elementary School Board Member, District 95 (Jackson County)
4th/8 candidates for four seats; 700 votes, 12.33% ELECTED
http://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/home/showdocument?id=3143
Non-partisan race
Scott Summers, McHenry County Regional Board of School Trustees (McHenry County)
2nd/2 candidates for three seats, 15,807 votes, 49.03% ELECTED
http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/IL/McHenry/67478/185662/Web01/en/summary.html
Non-partisan race
Kyle Taylor, Kane County Regional Board of School Trustees, St. Charles Township (Kane County)
1st/1 candidate for one seat; 24,506 seats, 100% ELECTED
http://www.kanecountyelections.org/ElectionResults/2017-04-04/cumulative.pdf
Non-partisan race
Maine (3 candidates, 3 elected)
June 13 municipal general elections
Patricia Jackson, Select Board, Mount Vernon
1st/1 for one seat; ELECTED
Non-partisan race
Peter Starostecki, Town Council, Area 2, Standish
1st/1 for one seat; 476 votes, 100% ELECTED
Non-partisan race
March 10 municipal general election
Justin Reinhardt, Budget Committee, Limerick (York County)
1st/1 for one seat; 295 votes, 100% ELECTED
http://www.limerickme.org/ESW/Files/8_Ballot_2017.pdf
Non-partisan race
Maryland (1 candidate, 1 elected)
March 30 - (1, one elected) - municipal election
Annie Chambers, Resident Advisory Board, Douglas Homes, Baltimore ELECTED
Massachusetts (5 candidates, 4 elected)
September 25 - Massachusetts (1) - Preliminary election
Darlene Elias, City Council, Ward 3, Holyoke (Hampden County)
2nd/3 for two seats, 24% WINS PRELIMINARY, Advances to November general election
June 13 municipal general election
Joyce-Palmer Fortune, Select Board, Whately
1st/2 for one seat; 164 votes, 56.4% ELECTED
Non-partisan race
May 10 municipal general election
Damon Jespersen, Select Board, Newbury (Essex County) incumbent
2nd/3 for two seats; 690 votes, 31.6% ELECTED
https://www.townofnewbury.org/sites/newburyma/files/news/results_ate_5-9-2017_0.xlsx
Non-partisan race
May 8 municipal general election
Charlene DiCalogero, Board of Trustees, Library Board, Berlin (Worcester County)
1st/1 for one seat; 648 votes, 100% ELECTED
Non-partisan race
May 2 municipal general election
Sharon Moss, Select Board, Shrewsbury
10th/14 for ten seats; 212 votes ELECTED
Non-partisan race
Missouri (7 candidates)
July 11 - municipal special election
Jerome Bauer, City Council, Ward 28, St. Louis
4th/4 for one seat; 20 votes (0.96%)
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/Jul17-Summary-Totals.pdf
Partisan race
April 4 - municipal general election
Johnathan McFarland, Mayor, St Louis
4th/6 candidates for one seat; 1,248 votes, 2.14%
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf
Partisan race
Jerome Bauer, City Comptroller, St. Louis
2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 7104 votes, 12.94%
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf
Partisan race
Quinn Parks, Board of Alderman, Ward 7, St. Louis
2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 493 votes, 20.26%
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf
Partisan race
Kate Gore, Board of Alderman, Ward 9, St. Louis
2nd/2 candidates forr one seat; 182 votes, 9.15%
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf
Partisan race
Hannah Donelle LaChance, Board of Alderman, St. Louis
2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 268 votes, 15.95%
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf
Partisan race
Stephanie Dingis, Board of Alderman, Ward 13, St. Louis
2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 723 votes, 31.27%
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf
Partisan race
New York (7 candidates, 1 elected)
September 12 Green Party municipal primaries
Daniel Platt, Mayor, Albany (Albany County)
2nd/2 for one seat; 17 votes, 53.13% results not final
http://app.albanycounty.com/boe/electionresults/default.asp?type=2017p
Partisan primary
Bryan Jimenez, Mayor, Albany (Albany County)
1st/2 for one seat; 15 votes, 46.88% WINS PRIMARY, Advances to November general election
http://app.albanycounty.com/boe/electionresults/default.asp?type=2017p
Partisan primary
Jabari Brisport, City Council, District 35, New York City (Brooklyn)
1st/4 for two seats; 31 votes, 88.57% WINS PRIMARY, Advances to November general election
https://enrweb.boenyc.us/OF18CY0PY4.html
Partisan primary
Scott Hutchins, City Council, District 35, New York City (Brooklyn)
1st/4 for two seats; 4 votes, 11.43%
https://enrweb.boenyc.us/OF18CY0PY4.html
Partisan primary
March 27 municipal general election
Anthony Del Plato, Village Trustee, Village of Interlaken
2nd/3 for two seats; 118 votes ELECTED
http://www.interlaken-ny.us/election-results.html
Non-partisan race
March 21 municipal general election
Christine Elm, Village Trustee, Glen Falls 2017
3rd/3 for two seats; 244 votes
Partisan race
May 2 municipal general election
Rebecca Rotzler, Village Board of Trustees, Village of New Paltz (Ulster County) incumbent
3rd/5 for two seats; 191 votes
Partisan race (ran on Innovation Party line)
North Carolina (1 candidate)
October 10 (1 candidate) municipal primary election
Dee Williams, City Council Ashville
4th/12 candidates for six seats 3,408 votes (10.67%) WINS PRIMARY, Advances to November general election
http://wlos.com/news/local/manheimer-advances-bothwell-falls-short-in-asheville-primary
Oregon (7 candidates, 2 elected)
May 16 municipal general elections
Bob Goldberg, Astoria School District #1C, Director Position 5 (Clatsop County)
2nd/2 for one seat; 1150 votes, 43.27%
https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk_amp_elections/page/8671/5-16-17_final_unofficial_results.pdf
Non-partisan race
Zach Dotson, McMinnville School District, Director Position 1
2nd/2 for one seat; 1,625 votes, 33.71%
http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/sites/default/files/election-results/may2017/cumulative.pdf
Non-partisan race
Cindy Johnsen, John Day Water District, Commissioner Position 5 (Clatsop County)
1st/1 for one seat; 51 votes , 100% ELECTED
https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk_amp_elections/page/8671/5-16-17_final_unofficial_results.pdf
Non-partisan race
Alex Polikoff, Board of Directors, Corvallis Rural Fire Protection District, Position 2 (Benton County) incumbent
1st/1 for one seat; how many vote, 100% ELECTED
Non-partisan race
Daniel Polehn, Corvallis Northern Wasco Parks & Recreation, Director Position 5 (Wasco County)
2nd/2 for one seat; 694 votes, 31.81%
http://results.oregonvotes.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?type=CTYALL&cty=24&map=CTY
Non-partisan race
Kindwyn Hoge, Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District, Director Position 1
2nd/2 for one seat; 282 votes, 25.99%
https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk_amp_elections/page/8671/5-16-17_final_unofficial_results.pdf
Non-partisan race
Jacqueline DeVaney, Clatsop Care Center Health District, Director Position 3 (Clatsop County)
2nd/2 for one seat; 1,734 votes, 42.21%
https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/clerk/page/health-districts-2017-special-district-election
Non-partisan race
South Carolina (1 candidate)
June 20 federal special election
David Kulma, U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
5th/5 for one seat; 242 votes, 0.3%
https://decisiondeskhq.com/results/south-carolina-fifth-congressional-district-special/
Partisan race
Texas (3 candidates)
May 7 municipal general election
Antonio Diaz, Mayor, San Antonio (Bexar County)
5th/14 for two seats; 966 votes, 0.97%
http://home.bexar.org/el45a.htm
Non-partisan race
Jose Plasencia, City Council, Representative 4, El Paso (El Paso County)
4th/4 for one seat; 53 votes, 2.35%
https://el-paso-county-elections.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/files/000/001/256/original/UNOFF_FINA_ELE_DAY_RESULTS.pdf
Non-partisan race
Hunter Crow, Board of Trustees, Place 6, Arlington Independent School District (Tarrant County)
2nd/2 for one seat; 5885 votes, 38.61%
http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Tarrant/66442/186705/Web01/en/summary.html
Non-partisan race
Ohio (4 candidates)
May 2 Green Party municipal primary
BeverlyAnn Elwazani, City Council, Bowling Green (Wood County)
1st/4 for two seats; 41 votes, 33.33%
http://www.co.wood.oh.us/boe/05_2017%209_05pm.htm
Partisan primary
Carolyn S. Kawecka, City Council, Bowling Green (Wood County)
2nd/4 for two seats; 32 votes, 26.02%
http://www.co.wood.oh.us/boe/05_2017%209_05pm.htm
Partisan primary
Helen Kay Dukes, City Council, Bowling Green (Wood County)
3rd/4 for two seats; 30 votes, 24.39%
http://www.co.wood.oh.us/boe/05_2017%209_05pm.htm
Partisan primary
Rosamond L. McCallis, City Council, Bowling Green (Wood County)
4th/4 for two seats; 20 votes, 16.26%
http://www.co.wood.oh.us/boe/05_2017%209_05pm.htm
Partisan primary
Pennsylvania (1 candidate)
March 21 partisan special election
Cheri Honkala, State Representative, District 197
2nd/3 for one seat; 286 votes, 10.62%
http://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/Special/OfficeResults?ElectionID=58&ElectionType=S&IsActive=0
Partisan race
Wisconsin (4 candidates, 1 elected)
September 19 Municipal primary election
Fabi Maldonado, Mayor, Racine (Racine County)
5th/6 for two seats, 180 votes, 2.38%
http://racinecounty.com/Home/ShowDocument?id=17085
Non-partisan race
April 4 municipal general elections
Steve Arnold, Mayor, Fitchburg (Dane County) incumbent
2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 2221 votes, 41.4%
https://www.countyofdane.com/election/electiondetail.aspx?id=91#108
Non-partisan race
Rebecca Kemble, Common Council, District 18, Madison (Dane County) incumbent
1st/1 candidate for one seat; 1647 votes, 98.4% ELECTED
https://www.countyofdane.com/election/electiondetail.aspx?id=91#138
Non-partisan race
Ali Muldrow, Metropolitan School Board, District 6, Madison (Dane County)
2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 20,536 votes, 44/1%
https://www.countyofdane.com/election/electiondetail.aspx?id=91#352
Non-partisan race
Dee Williams Becomes First Green Candidate to Win a Primary in North Carolina
Editor's Note: Joyce Brown was elected in 1989 to the Chapel Hill Town Council and reelected in 1993 and 1997. In 1995, Alex Zaffron was elected to the Carrboro Board of Alderman in Orange County. Gray Newman was elected in 2002 to the Soil & Water Board of Mecklenburg County.
On Tuesday, Dee Williams placed fourth in the Asheville, North Carolina City Council Primary out of a field of twelve at-large candidates. Williams, a member of the Western North Carolina Green Party, is the first Green candidate to break through a city council primary, and is now one step closer to becoming in the first Green Party member elected in the state of North Carolina. This historic grassroots campaign has been powered by a diverse cast of passionate volunteers. Williams, who received 1179 votes in the 2015 primary, nearly tripled her votes this year, with 3408 votes.
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Green Party Mayors 1991 – 2016: Twenty-six elected, thirty-one appointed
See also articles by and about Green Party Mayors from Green Pages
Renee Goddard – Fairfax, California
2015-2016, appointed
Bruce Delgado – Marina, California
2014 – 2016, elected
David Doonan – Greenwich, New York
2012 – 2016, elected
Jason West – New Paltz, New York
2011 – 2015, elected
Chandler Cruise, Antelope, Oregon
2012-2014, elected
Bruce Delgado – Marina, California
2012 – 2014, elected
Gayle McLaughlin – Richmond, California
2010 – 2014, elected
John Reed – Fairfax, California
2012-2013, appointed
James Sullivan – Victory, New York
2009 – 2013, elected
Pam Hartwell-Herrero – Fairfax, California
2011-2012, appointed
Bruce Delgado – Marina, California
2010 – 2012, elected
David Doonan – Greenwich, New York
2008 – 2012, elected
Neil Freidman – Westfir, Oregon
2008 – 2012, elected
Pete Gleichmann – Ward, Colorado
2010 – 2011, elected
Lew Tremaine – Fairfax, California
2010-2011, appointed
Pete Gleichmann – Ward, Colorado
2009 – 2010, elected
Lauren Sinnott – Point Area, California
2009-2010, appointed
Bruce Delgado – Marina, California
2008 – 2010, elected
Gayle McLaughlin – Richmond, California
2006 – 2010, elected
Pete Gleichmann – Ward, Colorado
2008 – 2009, elected
Mathew Ash – Boswell, Pennsylvania
2005 – 2009, elected
Mike Sellers – Cobleskill, New York
2005 – 2009, elected
Pete Gleichmann – Ward, Colorado
2007 – 2008, elected
Larry Bragman – Fairfax, California
2006 – 2008, appointed
Sam Pierce – Sebastopol, California
2006 – 2008, appointed
Jason West – New Paltz, New York
2003 – 2007, elected
Beth Ingalls – Truckee, California
2005- 2006, appointed
Lew Tremaine – Fairfax, California
2005-2006, appointed
Karl Warkomski – Aliso Viejo, California
2004 – 2006, appointed
Elaine Fleming – Cass Lake, Minnesota
2003 – 2006, elected
Larry Barnett – Sonoma, California
2004 – 2005, appointed
Larry Robinson – Sebastopol, California
2004 – 2005, appointed
Arthur R. Palumbo – Windber Borough, Pennsylvania
2001 – 2005, elected
Kent Rowe – Langton, Kansas
2004, elected
Craig Litwin – Sebastopol, California
2002 – 2003, appointed
Bob Ornelas – Arcata, California
2002 – 2003, appointed
Lew Tremaine – Fairfax, California
2002-2003, appointed
Steven M. Schmidt – Menlo Park, California
2002-2003, appointed
Sam Spooner – Sebastopol, California
2001 – 2002, appointed
Kerry Arnett – Nevada City, California
2000 – 2002, appointed
Mike Feinstein – Santa Monica, California
2000 – 2002, appointed
Jerry Marshall – St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania
2001, elected
Larry Barnett – Sonoma, California
2000 – 2001, appointed
Tim Fitzmaurice – Santa Cruz, California
2000 – 2001, appointed
Larry Robinson – Sebastopol, California
2000 – 2001, appointed
Suzy Francina – Ojai, California
2000, appointed
Bob Ornelas – Arcata, California
1999 – 2000, appointed
Julie Partansky – Davis, California
1998 – 2000, appointed
Leslie Dahlhoff – Point Arena, California
1998 – 2000, appointed
David Sawyer – Sandoint, Idaho
1995 – 1999, elected
Bruce Mast – Albany, California
1997 – 1998, appointed
Raven Earlygrow – Point Arena, California
1996 – 1998, appointed
Steven M. Schmidt – Menlo Park, California
1996 – 1997, appointed
Terri Williams – Websters Grove, Missouri
1994 – 1997, elected
Raven Earlygrow – Point Arena, California
1994 – 1996, appointed
Raven Earlygrow – Point Arena, California
1993 – 1994, appointed
Kelly Wavering – Cordova, Alaska
1991 – 1993, elected
Articles by and about Green Party Mayors from Green Pages
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Florida Victory
Information for media covering the Green Party's 2008 National Nominating Convention in Chicago, July 10-13
WASHINGTON, DC -- Organizers of the Green Party's 2008 National Nominating Convention are encouraging journalists who intend to cover the event to register at the Media Credentialing web page.
The convention, titled "Live Green, Vote Green," will take place July 10-13 in Chicago
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