The Green Papers
2008 Political Parties
Parties Grouped by Classification


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The Classification of Political parties listed on TheGreenPapers.com.

  1. Major Parties (those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1976 and 2004)
    1. Democrats and affiliates
    2. Republicans and affiliates
  2. Third Parties
    1. Major Third Parties and affiliates (any Party, other than the Democrats and the Republicans, receiving a minimum of 2/10ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1976 and 2004 and which fielded candidates in the previous presidential election [2004] are hereby defined as "Major third parties" for the purposes of "The Green Papers" website. Excluded from this are non-party Independent bids for President which received at least 0.2% of the nationwide popular vote. See Criteria for including Major Third Parties.)
    2. Other Third Parties (i.e., not a Major Third Party)
  3. Independents (covering Unaffiliated, Nonpartisan and all the other synonyms/euphemisms for Independent)
  4. Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 
    

Independent
 

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent
151 Candidates


 
StatePartyCandidate or LinkOffice
AlabamaIndependentCharles Obadiah "Chuck" BaldwinCandidate for President
Independentformer Congressman Bob BarrCandidate for President
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
AlaskaIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
American Samoa  
Arizona(Independent)William Stephen CrumCandidate for House CD 2
ArkansasIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
CaliforniaIndependentNicholas "Nick" DibsCandidate for House CD 37
IndependentCindy SheehanCandidate for House CD 8
Colorado  
ConnecticutIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentThomas Linton WinnCandidate for House CD 5
Delaware  
District of ColumbiaIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
FloridaIndependentPiotr BlassCandidate for Governor
IndependentDave RobertsCandidate for Senate Class 3
Georgia  
Guam  
HawaiiIndependentShaun StensholCandidate for House CD 2
IdahoIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentRex Floyd RammellCandidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentPro-Life, Formerly Known as Marvin RichardsonCandidate for Senate Class 2
Illinois(Independent)Theodore KnappCandidate for House CD 13
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
Indiana(Independent)Charles Obadiah "Chuck" BaldwinCandidate for President
(Independent)Lawson Mitchell BoneCandidate for President
(Independent)Darrell Lane CastleCandidate for President
(Independent)Timothy Lee FryeCandidate for Governor
(Independent)Kevin MottusCandidate for President
(Independent)Ralph NaderCandidate for President
(Independent)John Leroy PlemonsCandidate for President
(Independent)Christopher StriedCandidate for Governor
IowaIndependentVictor VaraCandidate for House CD 5
KansasIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
KentuckyIndependentJames E. "Jim" HolbertCandidate for House CD 5
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentDarlene Fitzgerald PriceCandidate for Senate Class 3
LouisianaIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
Maine(Independent)Laurie DobsonCandidate for Senate Class 2
(Independent)Herbert J. HoffmanCandidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
Maryland(Independent)Ray BlyCandidate for House CD 7
(Independent)Lawson Mitchell BoneCandidate for President
(Independent)Theodis "Ted" Brown, Sr.Candidate for President
(Independent)RaeDeen HeupelCandidate for President
(Independent)Ronald G. "Ron" HobbsCandidate for President
(Independent)Frank MooreCandidate for President
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
(Independent)Steve SchulinCandidate for House CD 4
(Independent)Lynne Anne StarrCandidate for President
MassachusettsIndependentSusan AllenCandidate for House CD 4
IndependentChristy MihosCandidate for Governor
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
Michigan  
MinnesotaIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
MississippiIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentWally PangCandidate for House CD 1
(Independent)Wally PangCandidate for House CD 1
MissouriIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
MontanaIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
Nebraska  
NevadaIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentJeffrey C. ReevesCandidate for House CD 3
New HampshireIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentSusan M. NewellCandidate for Governor
New JerseyIndependentThomas D. AbramsCandidate for House CD 7
IndependentJeffrey Harlan BossCandidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentDaryl Mikell BrooksCandidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentJ. M. Carter, Jr.Candidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentMargaret M. ChapmanCandidate for House CD 1
IndependentDavid CorsiCandidate for House CD 12
IndependentJulio A. FernandezCandidate for House CD 13
IndependentR. Edward ForchionCandidate for House CD 3
IndependentDean GrecoCandidate for House CD 7
IndependentBridgewater Council Member Michael P. HsingCandidate for House CD 7
IndependentAlvin Lindsay, Jr.Candidate for House CD 1
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentMichael Perrone, Jr.Candidate for House CD 9
IndependentGary SteinCandidate for House CD 2
IndependentHerbert L. "Herb" TarbousCandidate for House CD 6
IndependentChandler Charles TedholmCandidate for House CD 11
IndependentLouis VernoticoCandidate for House CD 13
IndependentEveritt M. Williams, IIICandidate for House CD 1
New MexicoIndependentCarol MillerCandidate for House CD 3
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentRon SimmonsCandidate for House CD 3
New York  
North Carolina  
North DakotaIndependentDuWayne HendricksonCandidate for Governor
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
Northern MarianasIndependentFelipe Quitugua AtaligCandidate for Delegate to the House of Representatives
Independentterritorial Senator Luis Palacios Crisostimo, Jr.Candidate for Delegate to the House of Representatives
IndependentJohn Henry Davis, Jr.Candidate for Delegate to the House of Representatives
IndependentJohn Oliver Delos Reyes (DLR) GonzalesCandidate for Delegate to the House of Representatives
IndependentAssociate Judge Juan Tudela LizamaCandidate for Delegate to the House of Representatives
IndependentCommissioner Gregorio Kilili Camacho "Kilili" SablanCandidate for Delegate to the House of Representatives
IndependentChong Man WonCandidate for Delegate to the House of Representatives
OhioIndependentRichard A. DuncanCandidate for President
IndependentJames GermalicCandidate for House CD 11
IndependentDavid Harry KrikorianCandidate for House CD 2
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
OklahomaIndependentDavid E. JoyceCandidate for House CD 4
IndependentForrest W. MichaelCandidate for House CD 3
IndependentStephen Paul WallaceCandidate for Senate Class 2
Oregon  
PennsylvaniaIndependentThomas A. "Tom" LingenfelterCandidate for House CD 8
IndependentJohn Andrew MurphyCandidate for House CD 16
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
(Independent)Steven Clark "Steve" PorterCandidate for House CD 3
Puerto Rico  
Rhode IslandIndependentKenneth A. CapalboCandidate for House CD 1
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
South Carolina  
South DakotaIndependentformer Congressman Bob BarrCandidate for President
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
TennesseeIndependentChris BakerCandidate for House CD 6
IndependentCharles Obadiah "Chuck" BaldwinCandidate for President
Independentformer Congressman Bob BarrCandidate for President
IndependentEdward L. BuckCandidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentEd ChoateCandidate for House CD 3
IndependentDewey ClarkCandidate for House CD 9
IndependentChristopher G. FennerCandidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentNewton Jake "Jake" FordCandidate for House CD 9
IndependentDavid "None Of The Above" GatchellCandidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentJoel GoodmanCandidate for House CD 1
IndependentJames Anthony GrayCandidate for House CD 4
IndependentJean Howard-HillCandidate for House CD 3
IndependentJon "Trailerpark" JacksonCandidate for House CD 5
IndependentCharles JayCandidate for President
IndependentEd LawhornCandidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentDaniel Towers LewisCandidate for Senate Class 2
IndependentChristopher Joseph "Chris' LugoCandidate for Senate Class 2
Independentformer Congressman Cynthia A. McKinneyCandidate for President
IndependentJohn P. MigliettaCandidate for House CD 5
IndependentBrian Patrick MooreCandidate for President
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentThomas "T.K." OwensCandidate for House CD 1
IndependentKevin RagsdaleCandidate for House CD 4
IndependentJames William ReevesCandidate for House CD 1
IndependentMary D. "Taylor-Shelby" WrightCandidate for House CD 9
TexasIndependentBenjamin Eloy "Ben" MendozaCandidate for House CD 16
IndependentRoger L. OwenCandidate for House CD 1
Utah  
VermontIndependentMike BethelCandidate for House At-Large
IndependentCris EricsonCandidate for Governor
IndependentCris EricsonCandidate for House At-Large
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentAnthony "Tony" O'ConnorCandidate for Governor
IndependentAnthony PollinaCandidate for Governor
IndependentSenator Bernard "Bernie" SandersIncumbent Senate Class 1
IndependentJerry TrudellCandidate for House At-Large
IndependentSam YoungCandidate for Governor
Virgin Islands  
VirginiaIndependentJanice Lee AllenCandidate for House CD 6
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentNeeraj C. NigamCandidate for House CD 10
WashingtonIndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
West Virginia  
WisconsinIndependentCharles Obadiah "Chuck" BaldwinCandidate for President
IndependentMichael D. LaForestCandidate for House CD 4
IndependentGloria Estela La RivaCandidate for President
IndependentBrian Patrick MooreCandidate for President
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
IndependentRobert R. RaymondCandidate for House CD 5
IndependentJeffrey J. WamboldtCandidate for President
WyomingIndependentCharles Obadiah "Chuck" BaldwinCandidate for President
IndependentRalph NaderCandidate for President
 

Parties are listed as (party) where either it has been reported that a given candidacy is affiliated with a given Party but said affiliation does not appear on the ballot or 'The Green Papers' does not have independent confirmation from an election authority that the given Party has its own separate line on the ballot.

 


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