** Topic: PRELIM 1994 U.S. GREEN PARTY RESULT ** ** Written 9:56 AM Nov 12, 1994 by dmcmillen in cdp:grns.usa.forum ** From: Dale McMillenSubject: PRELIM 1994 U.S. GREEN PARTY RESULTS 1994 PRELIMINARTY U.S. GREEN PARTY RESULTS Green Parties in the U.S. made history in 1994 by recieving the highest vote counts ever. * Four Green candidates received more than 100,000 votes, with Margaret Garcia, Green Party of California candidate for Secretary of State recieving 289,302 -- a record number of votes for a U.S. Green ever. The previous record was held by Linda Martin, Green Party of Hawaii candidate for US Senate in 1992 with 50,000 votes, which was 13% of the total. * Five Green candidates for statewide office recieved more than 10% of the vote, with Lorenzo Garcia, New Mexico Green Party Candidate for State Treasurer receiving 33% of the New Mexico vote -- the highest percentage of a statewide vote for a Green ever. * Also receiving more than 10% of the vote was New Mexico's candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor, Roberto Mondragon and Steven Schmidt who both recieved 11%, New Mexico's candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands who received 12%. The Green Party of Alaska also made history with Joni Whitmore bringing in 10% of the vote for U.S. Congress which is a statewide office in Alaska. * Receiving between 5 and 10% of the vote for a statewide office was the Green Party Maine's candidate for Governor, Jonathon Carter, with 6.3% and the Green Party of Rhode Island's candidate for Lt. Governor, Jeff Johnson with 6.1% The previous record for percentage of votes on a statewide race was also Linda Martin, U.S. Senate Candidate in Hawaii in 1992 and Jim Sykes, the Green Party of Alaska's Candidate for Governor in 1990 where he got 3.3% of the vote and established the Green Party of Alaska as the first officially recognized Green Party in the U.S. * The Green Party of Maine is now an officially recognized Green Party after recieving more than 5% of the vote for a gubernatorial candidate. The Green Parties of Alaska and California have ensured continued ballot status through their vote percentages for a statewide office. * The majority of the Green Party Candidates in Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico and Missouri recieved over 10% of the vote. Nearly half of the New Mexico Green Party candidates received more than 32% of the vote and a third of the Hawaii Green Party Candidates received more than 38% of the vote -- with one winner recieving 60%. * In summary, 8 Greens were elected, all 5 incumbents reporting so far have been reelected, and Greens have elected 3 new City Council seats. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMARY U.S. GREEN PARTY RESULTS FOR 1994 ALASKA GREEN PARTY 810 W. 16th Ave. Anchorage AK 99501 907-258-5973 Governor--Jim Sykes 4% * * (ballot status assured) Lt. Governor--Roger Lewis (pending) Congress--Joni Whitmore 5,382 10% State Legislature 28th Dist--Paul Bratton 11% ARKANSAS GREEN PARTY 228 Mill Ave. Fayetteville AR 72701 501-521-5473 City Council, Fayetteville--Stephan Miller (Green incumbent) (pending) CALIFORNIA GREEN PARTY 1008 10th St., #482 Sacramento CA 95819 916-448-3437 100% precincts reporting (.5 million absentee ballots still out) U.S. Senate--Barbara Blong 127,807-1.6% Lt. Gov.--Danny Moses 145,939-1.8% Secretary of State--Margaret Garcia 289,302-3.9% * * (ballot status assured) Congress--Monterey-Craig Coffin 4,903-3.3% Congress--Ventura-Robert Marston 3,982-2.6% Congress--San Diego-Kip Kruger 1,822-1.8% State Senate--San Gabriel Vlly-Walt Sheasby 4,250-2.4% State Assembly--NW LA-Charles Wilken 7,087-7.1% State Assembly--San Jose-Tim Fitzgerald 4,260-8.0% State Assembly--Ventura-Tom Stafford 2,614-2.2% State Assembly 14--Berkeley/Richmond-Hank Chapot 7,009-6.1% City Council--Arcata-Jason Kirkpatrick- 29% WIN (2nd of 4 seats) City Council--Berkeley-Dona Spring (Green incumbent) WIN City Council--Menlo Park, CA-Steve Schmidt WIN City Council--Redwood City, CA-Michael Dean Hitchcock (pending) City Council--Yucuipa, CA-Allan Drusys 3,221 WIN Planning Board--San Diego Co.-William Bretz (Green incumbent) (pending) Water Board--San Diego Co-Timothy Moore (pending) Water Board--San Diego Co-Stephen Saint (pending) Res Conserv Bd--Malibu-Glenn Bailey (Green incumbent) WIN Res Conserv Bd--Santa Clara Co-John Bernardi (pending) Res Conserv Bd--Santa Clara Co-Todd Cooper (Green incumbent) (pending) Hospital Board--San Diego Co-Celesta Owen (pending) Alpine Community Planning Group--San Diego Co-Bonnie Gengron (pending) Alpine Community Planning Group--San Diego Co-Brian McCall (pending) High School Board--San Diego Co. Susan Wolfe-Fleming (pending) School District Board--San Diego Co, Leo Bennett-Cauchon (pending) School Board--Simi Valley-Sharon Hushka (pending) School Board--San Diego Co-Barbara Carr (Green incumbent) WIN City Council--Santa Monica-Jon Stevens (pending) Also, Mindy Lorenz, co-founder of the Green Party of California, ran for California State Assembly on the Democratic Party Ticket and lost with 42.1% of the vote. COLORADO GREEN PARTY 1085 14th St., Ste 1287 Boulder CO 80302 303-575-1022 Governor--Phil Hufford/Lt Gov--Krista Paradise approx 16,000 1.5% HAWAI'I GREEN PARTY PO Box 5731 Hilo HI 96720 808-961-6556 Governor--Kioni Dudley/Lt Gov--Jack Morse 12,939 3.5% State House (Oahu)--Toni Worst 3,571 41% State House (Oahu)--Karen Archibald 2,930 38% State House (Oahu)--Chris Walker 1,281 17% State House (Oahu)--Bruce MacPherson 807 10% County Council (Hawai'i)--Keiko Bonk-Abamson (incumbent) 3,007 60% WIN County Council (Maui)--Jason Schwartz 1,400 4% County Council (Maui)--Nick Nikhilananda 6,702 22% County Council (Maui)--Meiling Akuna 2,789 9% County Council (Kauai)--Victor Bailey (multi-vote ballot) 3,014 MAINE GREEN PARTY RR 1, Box 109 Surrey ME 04684 207-667-2016 Governor--Jonathon Carter 6.3% * * (Guarantees Green Party ballot status in Maine) Congress--Charles Fitzgerald 9,455 5% State Legislature--Greg Gerritt (pending) State Legislature--Tom Foote (pending) MISSOURI GREEN PARTY PO Box 1958 Columbia MO 65205 314-442-4789 County Commissioner, Boone Co--Jeff Barrow 39.9% MONTANA 40 East Main #3 Bozeman MT 5815? 406-586-0180 Congress--Steve Kelly (independent environmentalist) 22,740 9% NEW MEXICO GREEN PARTY Box 22955 Santa Fe NM 87502 1-800-273-9119 Governor--Roberto Mondragon 44,000 11% Lt. Gov--Steven Schmidt 44,000 11% State Treasurer--Lorenzo Garcia 121,000 33% Commissioner of Public Lands--Patricia Wolff 46,000 12% Congress, 2nd Dis--Rex Johnson 6,517 5% State Legislature--Max Coll (incumbent Democrat seeking Green line) (pending) Magistrate Judge, Santa Fe--Fran Gallegos 10,400 43% County Assessor, Santa Fe--Don Brayfield 7,800 32% NEW YORK GREEN PARTY RD1 Box 1024 Poestenkill NY 12140 518-283-6512 Congress, East Side Manhattan--Tom Leighton (TBA Party Line) 1% State Assembly, Brooklyn Heights--Craig Seeman (TBA Party Line) 4% State Assembly, Queens--Mary France (New Tomorrow Line) 3% Councilor-at-Large, Syracuse--Howie Hawkins 1% Commissioner of Education, Syracuse--Tom Sullivan 2% PENNSYLVANIA GREEN PARTY Box 7413 Lancaster PA 17605 717-394-9110 Governor--Tom Linzey (independant write-in) (pending) RHODE ISLAND GREEN PARTY 19 Mount Hope Ave. Providence RI 02906 401-331-1259 Lt Gov--Jeff Johnson 6.1% State Senator--Anna Martin 5.3% VIRGINIA GREEN PARTY 4201 Lee Highway #506 Arlington, Virginia 22207 703-527-6407 No candidates in 1994 WISCONSIN GREEN PARTY Rt 2, Box 170A Luck Wi 54853 715-472-2728 State Legislature--Jeff Peterson (pending) WASHINGTON DC GREENS 4100 W. Street, N.W. #507 Washington, D.C. 20007 202-338-6781 Mayor--Jodean Marks (Statehood Party Line) 670 1% ---------------------- For information about US Green Party organizing, contact the Greens Clearinghouse of the Green Party USA, PO Box 30208, Kansas City MO 64112-32078, phone 816-931-9366. Or contact the GreenFax at 703-642-5710 or Hank Chapot 510-654-5311. ---------------------- >>> The Ten Key Values of American Greens <<< Ecological Wisdom -- Peace and Non-violence -- Social Justice Grassroots Democracy -- Decentralization Community-Based Economics -- Feminism -- Respect for Diversity Personal and Global Responsibility -- Future Focus ### ** End of text from cdp:grns.usa.forum **