2012 Green National Convention

2012 Green National Convention
2012 presidential election

Nominees
Stein and Honkala
Convention
Date(s) July 1215, 2012
City Baltimore, Maryland
Venue University of Baltimore (July 1213)
Holiday Inn Inner Harbor (July 1415)
Candidates
Presidential nominee Jill Stein of Massachusetts
Vice Presidential nominee Cheri Honkala of Pennsylvania
Charlotte
Tampa
Nashville
Las Vegas
Baltimore
Sites of the 2012 national party conventions.

The 2012 Green National Convention took place on July 1215, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Annual National Meeting of the Green Party of the United States occurred at the University of Baltimore (William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center), with the Presidential Nominating Convention on July 14 being held at the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor (Chesapeake Room).[1]

Nomination

Jill Stein of Massachusetts won the nomination with 193.5 out of 294 delegates' votes. Television personality Roseanne Barr received 72 votes and 17 votes were cast for activist Kent Mesplay.[2][3][4]

Candidates

  1. ^ "Harley Mikkelson for President". GP.org. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 

Results

Vote by State Delegation

  Jill Stein
  Kent Mesplay

  Roseanne Barr
  Stein/Barr tied

Green Party National Convention presidential vote, 2012[5]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Jill Stein 193½ 66.96%
Roseanne Barr 72 24.91%
Kent Mesplay 17 5.88%
Harley Mikkelson 1.21%
Other 3 1.04%
Totals 289 100.00%

Cheri Honkala, an anti-poverty activist from Pennsylvania, won the vice-presidential nomination.[2][4]

See also

References

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