2008 Green National Convention

2008 Green National Convention
2008 presidential election

Nominees
McKinney and Clemente
Convention
Date(s) July 10–14, 2008
City Chicago, Illinois
Venue Palmer House Hilton (July 10 – 13)
Symphony Center (July 14)
Candidates
Presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney of Georgia
Vice Presidential nominee Rosa Clemente of New York
Other candidates Chm. Kat Swift (TX)
Denver
Saint Paul
Kansas City
Chicago
Sites of the 2008 national presidential nominating conventions
On stage at the Symphony Center after Cynthia McKinney accepted the presidential nomination

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 Presidential Nominating Convention and the Annual Meeting of the Green Party of the United States.

Venues

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.

Presidential candidates

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY - MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 2008-10-25. 

Balloting

2008 Green Party National Convention total vote count
Candidate National Convention
Delegates
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 1.20%
Uncommitted 2 0.37%
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.

Running mate

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.[2]

References

Video of Convention

External links

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