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2012 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 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
 
    

Constitution
Constitution Affiliates: American Constitution; Concerned Citizens; Independent American; Nebraska; U.S. Taxpayers

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
73 Candidates


American Constitution Party
  Affiliate of: Constitution
Colorado affilate of the Constitution Party

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
4 Candidates


Concerned Citizens
  Affiliate of: Constitution
Connecticut affiliate of the Constitution Party

Independent American
  Affiliate of: Constitution
Nevada affiliate of the Constitution Party

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
10 Candidates


Nebraska Party
  Affiliate of: Constitution
Nebraska affiliate of the Constitution Party

U.S. Taxpayers
  Affiliate of: Constitution

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
7 Candidates

Former name for the Constitution Party.


 
StatePartyCandidate or LinkOffice
Alabama(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Alaska(Constitution)Will ChristensenCandidate for President
(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
American Samoa  
Arizona(Independent American)Will ChristensenCandidate for President
(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Arkansas  
California(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
ColoradoAmerican ConstitutionDoug AdenCandidate for House CD 4
American ConstitutionDoug "Dayhorse" CampbellCandidate for House CD 7
American Constitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
American ConstitutionKenneth R. "Ken" HarvellCandidate for House CD 5
Connecticut  
Delaware(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
District of Columbia  
FloridaConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Georgia(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Guam  
Hawaii  
IdahoConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Illinois(Constitution)James N. "Jim" ClymerCandidate for President
(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Indiana(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
IowaConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Kansas(Constitution)Will ChristensenCandidate for President
(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Kentucky(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
LouisianaConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Maine  
Maryland(Constitution)Will ChristensenCandidate for President
(Constitution)James N. "Jim" ClymerCandidate for President
(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Massachusetts  
MichiganU.S. TaxpayersJason GattiesCandidate for House CD 6
U.S. Taxpayersformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
U.S. TaxpayersRonald E. "Ron" GraeserCandidate for House CD 2
U.S. TaxpayersMartin GrayCandidate for House CD 13
U.S. TaxpayersRichard A. MatkinCandidate for Senate Class 1
U.S. TaxpayersLester I. "Les" TownsendCandidate for House CD 9
U.S. TaxpayersGeorge M. ZimmerCandidate for House CD 4
Minnesota(Constitution)Will ChristensenCandidate for President
Constitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
MississippiConstitutionJim R. BourlandCandidate for House CD 1
ConstitutionThomas Everett "Tom" CramerCandidate for Senate Class 1
Constitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
MissouriConstitutionGregory "Greg" CowanCandidate for House CD 4
Constitutionformer state Representative Cynthia L. DavisCandidate for Lieutenant Governor
Constitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
ConstitutionJustin HarterCandidate for Secretary of State
ConstitutionAnatol ZorikovaCandidate for House CD 2
Montana(Constitution)Will ChristensenCandidate for President
(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Nebraska  
NevadaIndependent AmericanRussell BestCandidate for House CD 2
Independent AmericanFloyd FitzgibbonsCandidate for House CD 4
Independent Americanformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Independent AmericanTom JonesCandidate for House CD 3
Independent AmericanDavid Lory VanderBeekCandidate for Senate Class 1
Independent AmericanStan Brian VaughanCandidate for House CD 1
New HampshireConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
New JerseyConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
ConstitutionJeanette WoolseyCandidate for House CD 9
New MexicoIndependent AmericanJon Ross BarrieCandidate for Senate Class 1
Constitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
New YorkConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
ConstitutionAnthony E. ToldaCandidate for House CD 3
North Carolina(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
North DakotaConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Northern Marianas  
OhioConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Oklahoma  
OregonConstitutionRaymond BaldwinCandidate for House CD 5
ConstitutionWill ChristensenCandidate for President
ConstitutionRobert "Bob" EkstromCandidate for House CD 1
ConstitutionJames E. "Jim" LeuenbergerCandidate for Attorney General
ConstitutionMichael Paul MarshCandidate for Treasurer
ConstitutionArthur Brouhard "Art" RobinsonCandidate for House CD 4
Pennsylvania  
Puerto Rico  
Rhode IslandConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
South CarolinaConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
South DakotaConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
TennesseeConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
ConstitutionKermit SteckCandidate for Senate Class 1
Texas(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Utah(Independent American)Will ChristensenCandidate for President
ConstitutionJonathan D. GarrardCandidate for House CD 2
Constitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
ConstitutionShaun Lynn McCauslandCandidate for Senate Class 1
ConstitutionKirk D. PearsonCandidate for Governor
ConstitutionSherry PhippsCandidate for House CD 1
ConstitutionRichard ProctorCandidate for Auditor
Vermont  
Virgin Islands  
VirginiaConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
Washington(Independent American)Will ChristensenCandidate for President
(Constitution)Betsy Pauline ElgarCandidate for President
Constitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
West Virginia(Constitution)Jeff BeckerCandidate for Senate Class 1
(Constitution)Jerry FranklinCandidate for House CD 2
(Constitution)former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
(Constitution)Phil HudokCandidate for Governor
(Constitution)Lou ManleyCandidate for House CD 1
(Constitution)John Klayton MillerCandidate for Auditor
(Constitution)Betty QuintanaCandidate for Commissioner of Agriculture
WisconsinConstitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate for President
(Constitution)Riley J. "Jon" HoodCandidate for Senate Class 1
WyomingConstitutionDaniel Clyde CummingsCandidate for House At-Large
Constitutionformer Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.Candidate 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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