The Green Papers
2009 Political Parties
Parties Grouped by Classification

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 1980 and 2008)
1. Democrats and affiliates
2. Republicans and affiliates
2. Third Parties
1. Major Third Parties and affiliates (any Party, other than a Major Party [as defined in 1. above], receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1980 and 2008 and which fielded candidates in the previous presidential election [2008] 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 0.15% 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

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
469 Incumbents
21 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
3 Incumbents

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
358 Incumbents
15 Candidates

Former name for the Constitution Party.

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
3 Candidates

On 8 July 2007, the Mountain Party voted to become the West Virginia affiliate of the Green Party.

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
4 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Candidate

Associated with Alan Keyes

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Candidate

On 28 June 2008 a dispute arose in the American Independent Party which resulted in the party changing its affiliation from the Constitution Party to America's Independent Party of Fenton, Michigan on 28 June 2008.

Founded circa 16 August 2004.

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Candidate

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
2 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent
1 Candidate

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
2 Incumbents

Ralph Nader 2008 Presidential

Also called American Healthcare

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
2 Candidates

The "Independent Greens" are not affiliated with the "Green Party of the United States".

New York U.S. House CD 25

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent

The party was formed in 2007 because in 2005, the state Legislator enacted a law that prohibiting anyone voted in the most recent party primary from signing the nominating petitions for an unaffiliated candidates.

The Louisiana Taxpayers Party has placed Ron Paul and Barry Goldwater Jr. on the 2008 Louisiana ballot as Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, respectively.

"The US Peace Government (http://www.uspeacegovernment.org) is now carrying forward the programs, policies, and ideals of the Natural Law Party. Dr. John Hagelin, the 2000 NLP presidential candidate, is now president of the US Peace Government, and many former NLP candidates and supporters have taken leadership positions in this new, complementary government, whose purpose is to prevent social violence, terrorism, and war and to promote harmony and peace in the U.S. and throughout the world. We encourage all supporters of the Natural Law Party to consider giving their support now to the US Peace Government."

Illinois Presidential Candidate John Joseph Polachek

On 2 February 2008, Dr. Tom Stevens formed the Objectivist Party which seeks to promote Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism in the political realm. The 25 May 2008 National Convention in Denver Colorado nominated Thomas Robert Stevens (New York) for President and Alden Link (New Jersey) for Vice-President.

The minority Puerto Rican Independence Party, (in Spanish: Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño- or PIP) is Puerto Rico's principal "third Party".

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
2 Incumbents

The New Progressives (in Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista and abbreviated PNP) tend to be somehat more pro-Statehood than the PPD and also tend to be the more aligned with the Republicans in the US.

The Popular Democrats (in Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático, usually abbreviated as PPD) have tended to be pro-Commonwealth and, hence, largely anti-Statehood (though there has been a minority pro-Statehood faction within the PPD) and tends to be more or less aligned with the Democrats of the US.

Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party. The Party, PPR, was founded in 1996 and certified as a ballot qualified party in May 2007.

Ralph Nader, Oregon, 2008 Presidential Election.
17 September 2009: Filed paperwork with the Secretary of State to change the party name to Progressive Party.

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Candidate

Wisconsin U.S. House CD 4 candidate Michael D. LaForest

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Candidate

The "The Greens / Green Party USA" is not affiliated with the "Green Party of the United States".

New Jersey party designation

New York Congressional District 15

Wisconsin Presidential/Vice Presidential candidates: Jeffrey J. Wamboldt / David J. Klimisch

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
2 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
3 Incumbents
14 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent

Senator Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman, re-elected in 2006 as an Independent, is listed as an "Independent Democrat" by the U.S. Senate.

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Candidate

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
5 Incumbents
5 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
3 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
8 Candidates

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.