List of Green Party of the United States presidential tickets

This is a list of the candidates for the offices of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States of the Green Party of the United States. Opponents who received over one percent of the popular vote or ran an official campaign that received Electoral College votes are listed. Offices held prior to Election Day are included, and those held on Election Day have an italicized end date.

In 2024, the Green Party's presidential ticket, appeared on the ballot in 39 states, with write-in status in 7 others including the Distric of Columbia.^[1]^[2]

List of Green Party presidential tickets

1996, 2000

Presidential nominee	1996 (lost), 2000 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Ralph Nader of CT (born 1934)	Prior experience Consumer protection lawyer Higher education Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (LLB)	Prior experience Economist Higher education Harvard University (BA) Antioch University (MA)	Winona LaDuke of CA (born 1959)
Opponent(s) Bill Clinton (Democratic) Bob Dole (Republican) Ross Perot (Reform)	Electoral vote Clinton/Gore: 379 (70.4%) Dole/Kemp: 159 (29.6%) Popular vote Clinton/Gore: 47,401,185 (49.2%) Dole/Kemp: 39,197,469 (40.7%) Perot/Choate: 8,085,294 (8.4%) Nader/LaDuke: 685,297 (0.7%)		Opponent(s) Al Gore (Democratic) Jack Kemp (Republican) Pat Choate (Reform)
Opponent(s) George W. Bush (Republican) Al Gore (Democratic)	Electoral vote Bush/Cheney: 271 (50.4%) Gore/Lieberman: 266 (49.4%) Popular vote Gore/Lieberman: 50,999,897 (48.4%) Bush/Cheney: 50,456,002 (47.9%) Nader/LaDuke: 2,882,955 (2.7%)		Opponent(s) Dick Cheney (Republican) Joe Lieberman (Democratic)

2004

Presidential nominee	2004 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
David Cobb of TX (born 1962)	Prior experience Attorney Higher education University of Houston (BA, JD)	Prior experience Activist Higher education Boston College (BA) University of Amsterdam (MA)	Pat LaMarche of ME (born 1960)
Opponent(s) George W. Bush (Republican) John Kerry (Democratic)	Electoral vote (President) Bush: 286 (53.2%) Kerry: 251 (46.7%)^[a] Edwards: 1 (0.2%) Electoral vote (Vice President) Cheney: 286 (53.2%) Edwards: 252 (46.8%) Popular vote Bush/Cheney: 62,040,610 (50.7%) Kerry/Edwards: 59,028,444 (48.3%) Cobb/LaMarche: 119,859 (0.1%)		Opponent(s) Dick Cheney (Republican) John Edwards (Democratic)

2008

Presidential nominee	2008 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Cynthia McKinney of GA (born 1955)	Prior experience Georgia House of Representatives (1988–1993) U.S. House of Representatives (1993–1997, 2005–2007) Higher education University of Southern California (BA) Tufts University (MA)	Prior experience Journalist Higher education State University of New York, Albany (BA) Cornell University (MPS)	Rosa Clemente of NC (born 1972)
Opponent(s) Barack Obama (Democratic) John McCain (Republican)	Electoral vote Obama/Biden: 365 (67.8%) McCain/Palin: 173 (32.2%) Popular vote Obama/Biden: 69,498,516 (52.9%) McCain/Palin: 59,948,323 (45.7%) McKinney/Clemente: 161,797 (0.1%)		Opponent(s) Joe Biden (Democratic) Sarah Palin (Republican)

2012, 2016

Presidential nominee	2012 (lost), 2016 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Jill Stein of MA (born 1950)	Prior experience Physician Activist Higher education Harvard University (BA, MD)	Prior experience Activist Higher education None	Cheri Honkala of PA (born 1963) (2012)
Jill Stein of MA (born 1950)		Prior experience Professor Activist Higher education City College of New York University of South Florida (BA) Clark Atlanta University (MA, PhD)	Ajamu Baraka of IL (born 1953) (2016)
Opponent(s) Barack Obama (Democratic) Mitt Romney (Republican)	Electoral vote Obama/Biden: 332 (61.7%) Romney/Ryan: 206 (38.3%) Popular vote Obama/Biden: 65,915,796 (51.1%) Romney/Ryan: 60,933,500 (47.2%) Johnson/Gray: 1,275,971 (1.0%) Stein/Honkala: 469,627 (0.4%)		Opponent(s) Joe Biden (Democratic) Paul Ryan (Republican)
Opponent(s) Donald Trump (Republican) Hillary Clinton (Democratic) Gary Johnson (Libertarian)	Electoral vote (President)^[b] Trump: 304 (56.5%) Clinton: 227 (42.2%) Powell: 3 (0.6%) Kasich: 1 (0.2%) Paul: 1 (0.2%) Sanders: 1 (0.2%) Spotted Eagle: 1 (0.2%) Electoral vote (Vice President) Pence: 305 (56.7%) Kaine: 227 (42.2%) Warren: 2 (0.4%) Cantwell: 1 (0.2%) Collins: 1 (0.2%) Fiorina: 1 (0.2%) LaDuke: 1 (0.2%) Popular vote Clinton/Kaine: 65,853,516 (48.2%) Trump/Pence: 62,984,825 (46.1%) Johnson/Weld: 4,489,341 (3.3%) Stein/Baraka: 1,457,216 (1.1%)		Opponent(s) Mike Pence (Republican) Tim Kaine (Democratic) Bill Weld (Libertarian)

2020

Presidential nominee	2020 (lost)		Vice presidential nominee
Howie Hawkins of NY (born 1952)	Prior experience Trade unionist Activist Higher education Dartmouth College	Prior experience Labor organizer Higher education University of North Florida	Angela Nicole Walker of WI (born 1974)
Opponent(s) Joe Biden (Democratic) Donald Trump (Republican) Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian)	Electoral vote Biden/Harris: 306 (56.9%) Trump/Pence: 232 (43.1%) Popular vote Biden/Harris: 81,283,495 (51.4%) Trump/Pence: 74,223,755 (46.9%) Jorgensen/Cohen: 1,865,873 (1.2%) Hawkins/Walker: 399,116 (0.3%)		Opponent(s) Kamala Harris (Democratic) Mike Pence (Republican) Spike Cohen (Libertarian)

2024

Presidential nominee	2024		Vice presidential nominee
Jill Stein of MA (born 1950)	Prior experience Physician Activist Higher education Harvard University (BA, MD)	Prior experience Educator Activist Higher education University of Minnesota (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD)	Butch Ware of CA
Opponent(s) Donald Trump (Republican) Kamala Harris (Democratic)	Electoral vote Trump/Vance: 295 (54.8%) Harris/Walz: 226 (44.2%) Popular vote Trump/Vance: 72,623,882 (50.9%) Harris/Walz: 67,927,989 (47.6%) Stein/Ware: 641,062 (0.4%)		Opponent(s) JD Vance (Republican) Tim Walz (Democratic)

Notes

^ A faithless elector voted Edwards for president and vice president in the Electoral College, otherwise Kerry would have won 252 (46.8%) votes.
^ If not for faithless electors, Trump and Pence would have won 306 Electoral College votes each, while Clinton and Kaine would have won 232 votes.

References

^ "Green Party candidates in state and local races in 2024: Figures and highlights". Green Party US. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
^ Collins, Sam P. K. (September 16, 2024). "Third-Party Candidates, Supporters Assert Presence During Historic Election Season". The Washington Informer. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

[3] A faithless elector voted Edwards for president and vice president in the Electoral College, otherwise Kerry would have won 252 (46.8%) votes.

[4] If not for faithless electors, Trump and Pence would have won 306 Electoral College votes each, while Clinton and Kaine would have won 232 votes.

[1] "Green Party candidates in state and local races in 2024: Figures and highlights". Green Party US. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

[2] Collins, Sam P. K. (September 16, 2024). "Third-Party Candidates, Supporters Assert Presence During Historic Election Season". The Washington Informer. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

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