Arizona Green Party

The Arizona Green Party (AZGP) is the officially recognized affiliate of the Green Party in the state of Arizona. It was founded by Carolyn Campbell alongside others in the 1990s. Cody Hannah, whose term expires January 2026, serves as Co-Chairperson of the Arizona Green Party.^[1]

Arizona Green Party
Chairperson	Cody Hannah [1] Vacant [1]
Headquarters	P.O. Box 60173 Phoenix, Arizona 85082
Membership (2020)	4,476[2]
Ideology	Green politics
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Green Party of the United States
Colors	Green
Seats in the U.S. Senate	0 / 2
Seats in the U.S. House	0 / 9
Statewide Offices	0 / 11
Seats in the State Senate	0 / 30
Seats in the State House	0 / 60
Other elected officials	1 (February 2024)[update][3]
Website
azgp.org
Politics of Arizona Elections Politics of the United States Political parties Elections

Cody Hannah, Co-Chair of the Green Party of Arizona since 2022.

History

Ballot access

In 2008, the Arizona Green Party gathered enough signatures to gain ballot access.^[4] The party had worked with Arizona's ballot access laws, achieving ballot access for the 2000 election cycle, then losing it again in 2004. On March 6, 2008, the Arizona deadline for ballot access, the Arizona Green Party submitted 29,300 signatures on its petition for party recognition. The legal requirement is 20,449. On April 9, 2008, Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer announced that the Arizona Green Party had enough valid signatures to be recognized as an official political party.^[5]

Activists of the Arizona Green Party collecting signatures for ballot status.

On April 28, 2011, Governor Jan Brewer signed HB 2304, which says that when a new party qualifies, it is entitled to be on the ballot in the next two elections, not just the next election. As a result, the Green Party was automatically on the ballot for 2012 because it had successfully petitioned in 2010.^[6][7]

In 2016, the Arizona Green Party successfully sued the state of Arizona to ensure its presidential nominee, Jill Stein, was placed on the ballot after the party failed to submit a slate of Presidential electors on time.^[8] Jill Stein received a total of 34,345 votes in Arizona, leaving her with 1.3% of the total vote.^[9]

In December 2023, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced that the Arizona Green Party had enough signatures to be recognized as an official political party and is eligible to appear on statewide and legislative election ballots in 2024 and 2026. ^[10]

The Green Party of Arizona won't appear on the State of Arizona 2024 Presidential Preference Election ballot due to not being recognized as an official political party in time.^[10]

Campaigns

Prominent Green candidates in Arizona have included Vance Hansen, who ran for the US Senate in 2000 and received 108,926 votes. Claudia Ellquist ran for Pima County Attorney in 2004 on a platform largely focused on declaring a moratorium on the death penalty. Dave Croteau ran for mayor of Tucson in 2007 on a platform of relocalization and received over 28% of the vote.^[11]

2016 primary election results

The Arizona Green Party held its primary on March 22, 2016. Jill Stein won with 79.6% of the vote, and the overall number of voters that took part in the primary saw an increase from 561 in 2012 to 817 in 2016.^[12] Only two candidates qualified for the primary:^[13]

Arizona Green Party presidential primary, March 22, 2016^[14]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Jill Stein	609	79.6%	5
Kent Mesplay	139	18.2%	1
Write-in/Blank	17	2.2%	-
Total	765	100.0%	6

County results of the Arizona Green presidential primaries, 2016.

  Jill Stein

  Kent Mesplay

  No votes

Elections

President

Year	Nominee	Votes	%
1996	Ralph Nader	2,062	0.2 / 100
2000	Ralph Nader	45,645	3.0 / 100
2004	David Cobb (write-in)	138	0.0 / 100
2008	Cynthia McKinney	3,406	0.2 / 100
2012	Jill Stein	7,816	0.3 / 100
2016	Jill Stein	34,345	1.3 / 100
2020	Howie Hawkins (write-in)	1,557	0.1 / 100

United States Senate

Year	Nominee	Votes	%
2000	Vance Hansen	108,926	7.8 / 100
2010	Jerry Joslyn	24,603	1.5 / 100
2016	Gary Swing	138,634	5.5 / 100
2018	Angela Green	57,442	2.4 / 100

United States House of Representatives

Year	District	Nominee	Votes	%
2008	2nd	William Crum	3,616	1.1 / 100
	4th	Rebecca DeWitt	4,464	3.6 / 100
2010	3rd	Leonard Clark	3,294	1.6 / 100
	4th	Rebecca DeWitt	2,365	2.6 / 100
	6th	Richard Grayson	3,407	1.4 / 100
2012	6th	Mark Salazar	5,637	1.9 / 100
2016	1st	Ray Parrish	16,746	6.0 / 100
	7th	Neil Westbrooks (write-in)	60	0.0 / 100
	9th	Cary Dolego (write-in)	60	0.0 / 100
2018	4th	Haryaksha Knauer	3,672	1.3 / 100
	7th	Gary Swing	18,706	14.2 / 100

Governor

Year	Candidate	Votes	%
2018	Angel Torres [15]	50,962	2.14 / 100
2022	Liana West (Write-in) [16]	254	0.001 / 100

Arizona State Senate

Year	District	Candidate	Votes	%
2000	11th	Daniel Patterson [17]	2,972	8.93 / 100
2016	27th	Angel Torres [18]	6,420	19 / 100
2018	11th	Mohammad Arif [19]	1,076	1.1 / 100

Arizona State House of Representatives

Year	Districts	Nominee	Votes	%
1992	11th	Carolyn Campbell [20]	5,472	11.25 / 100
2000	11th	Bill Moeller [21]	5,382	16.1 / 100
2008	12th	Celeste Castorena [22]	5,976	3.3 / 100
2010	16th	Angel Torres [23]	2,532	5.19 / 100
	6th	Deborah Odowd [24]	5,405	5.85 / 100
	17th	Gregor Knauer [25]	862	1.55 / 100
	12th	Justin Dahl [26]	6,762	6.16 / 100
	27th	Kent Solberg [27]	5,778	8.13 / 100
	21st	Linda Macias [28]	17,181	17.1 / 100
	15th	Luisa Evonne Valdez [29]	1,343	2.6 / 100
2012	27th	Angel Torres [30]	3,702	5.28 / 100
	26th	Haryaksha Knauer [31]	1,872	2.18 / 100
2016	26th	Cara Nicole Trujillo [32]	6,327	11.5 / 100
	3rd	Edward ‘Trey’ Cizek [33]	10,150	12.07 / 100
	1st	Haryaksha Knauer [34]	9,407	6.67 / 100
	5th	Leo Biasiucci[35]	7,648	6.84 / 100
	18th	Linda Macias [36]	14,475	12.3 / 100
2018	3rd	Beryl Baker [37]	8,566	11.58 / 100
	10th	Joshua Reilly [38]	7,896	5.7 / 100
	16th	Richard Grayson[39]	11,646	8.3 / 100
	4th	Sara Mae Williams [40]	8,334	15.34 / 100

County Elections

Year	Office	Candidate	Votes	%
2016	Pima County Board of Supervisors	Martin Bastidas [41]	12,143	21.48 / 100
	Pima County Board of Supervisors	Joshua Reilly [42]	26,150	27.27 / 100

See also

• Arizona portal

• Political party strength in Arizona
• 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona
• 2016 United States Senate election in Arizona

References

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12. "Arizona Green Party Presidential Primary Results". Ballot Access News. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
13. "Two Candidates Qualify for Arizona Green Party Presidential Primary; Six Qualify for Democratic Primary". Ballot Access News. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
14. "Arizona Green Party Presidential Primary Results". azsos.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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16. "Liana West Runs for Governor, 2022" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2022.
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21. "Bill Moeller Runs for State House of Representatives, 2000" gpelections.org. Retrieved 07 November 2000.
22. "Celeste Castorena Runs for State House of Representatives, 2008" gpelections.org. Retrieved 04 November 2008.
23. "Angel Torres Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
24. "Deborah Odowd Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
25. "Gregor Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
26. "Justin Dahl Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
27. "Kent Solberg Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
28. "Linda Macias Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
29. "Luisa Evonne Valdez Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
30. "Angel Torres Runs for State House of Representatives, 2012" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2012.
31. "Haryaksha Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2012" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2012.
32. "Cara Nicole Trujillo Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
33. "Edward ‘Trey’ Cizek Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
34. "Haryaksha Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
35. "Leo Biasiucci Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
36. "Linda Macias Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
37. "Beryl Baker Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
38. "Joshua Reilly Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
39. "Richard Grayson Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
40. "Sara Mae Williams Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
41. "Martin Bastidas Runs for County Board of Supervisors, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
42. "Joshua Reilly Runs for County Board of Supervisors, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.

External links

• Arizona Green Party (Official site)