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July 2008 Green Party convention in Chicago From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2008 Green National Convention took place on July 10–14, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois at the Palmer House Hilton and Symphony Center.[1] This served as both the venue for the National Convention and the Annual Meeting of the Green Party of the United States.
2008 presidential election | |
Convention | |
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Date(s) | July 10–14, 2008 |
City | Chicago, Illinois |
Venue | Palmer House Hilton (July 10, 11 and 13) Symphony Center (July 12) |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Cynthia McKinney of Georgia |
Vice-presidential nominee | Rosa Clemente of New York |
Other candidates | Chm. Kat Swift (TX) |
The convention was headquartered at the historic Palmer House Hilton, while the nomination event itself took place at the nearby Symphony Center on July 12.[2]
The theme of the convention was, "Live Green, Vote Green".[2]
Notable speakers included:
The presidential nomination took place July 12 at Chicago's Symphony Center.[2]
Candidate | Green National Convention Presidential roll call vote |
Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cynthia McKinney | 324 | 59.89% | ||
Ralph Nader3 | 85½ | 15.80% | ||
Kat Swift | 38½ | 7.12% | ||
Kent Mesplay | 35 | 6.47% | ||
Jesse Johnson | 32½ | 6.01% | ||
Elaine Brown | 9 | 1.66% | ||
Jared Ball4 | 8 | 1.48% | ||
No candidate | 6½ | 1.20% | ||
Uncommitted | 2 | 0.37% | ||
Total | 541 | 100% | ||
Notes: 1 "2008 Green Party Presidential Nomination Delegate Count". GPUS. July 3, 2008. 2 "2008 Presidential Convention Ballot Results". GPUS. July 2008. 3 Nader did not seek the Green Party nomination. His total includes 8 delegates from Illinois where Howie Hawkins stood on the ballot in his place. 4 Endorsed Cynthia McKinney. |
Delegation | Cynthia McKinney | Ralph Nader | Kat Swift | Kent Mesplay | Jesse Johnson | Elaine Brown | Jared Ball | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Black Caucus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
California | 23 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Colorado | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Connecticut | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Delaware | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington, D.C. | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Florida | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hawaii | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois | 25 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Indiana | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lavender Caucus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louisiana | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maine | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maryland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Massachusetts | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michigan | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Missouri | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nebraska | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York | 28.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oregon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pennsylvania | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
Rhode Island | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wisconsin | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Women's Caucus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total delegates | 324 | 85.5 | 38.5 | 35 | 32.5 | 9 | 8 | 8.5 |
After McKinney's nomination, the convention delegates selected her stated choice of running mate, Rosa Clemente, for the vice-presidential nomination through a voice vote of delegates.[12]
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