The Green Papers
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
 
    

D.C. Statehood Green
D.C. Statehood Green Affiliate of: Green
DC affiliate of the Green Party

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
2 Candidates


Desert Greens
Desert Greens Affiliate of: Green
Utah affiliate of the Green Party

Green Independent
Green Independent Affiliate of: Green
Maine affiliate of the Green Party

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Candidate


Green-Rainbow
Green-Rainbow Affiliate of: Green
Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Candidate


Pacific Green
Pacific Green Affiliate of: Green
Oregon affiliate of the Green Party

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
5 Candidates


Peace And Justice
  Affiliate of: Green
New York affiliate of the Green Party

Progressive Party of Missouri
Progressive Party of Missouri Affiliate of: Green
Missouri Green Party affiliate

Mountain
Mountain Affiliate of: Green
Based in West Virginia

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.


 
StatePartyCandidate or LinkOffice
Alabama  
Alaska  
American Samoa  
Arizona  
Arkansas  
California  
Colorado  
Connecticut  
Delaware  
District of ColumbiaD.C. Statehood GreenJill E. SteinCandidate for President
D.C. Statehood GreenNatale Lino "Lino" StracuzziCandidate for Delegate to the House of Representatives
Florida  
Georgia  
Guam  
Hawaii  
Idaho  
Illinois  
Indiana  
Iowa  
Kansas  
Kentucky  
Louisiana  
MaineGreen IndependentJill E. SteinCandidate for President
Maryland  
MassachusettsGreen-RainbowJill E. SteinCandidate for President
Michigan  
Minnesota  
Mississippi  
Missouri  
Montana  
Nebraska  
Nevada  
New Hampshire  
New Jersey  
New Mexico  
New York  
North Carolina  
North Dakota  
Northern Marianas  
Ohio  
Oklahoma  
OregonPacific GreenWoodrow V. "Woody" Broadnax, Jr.Candidate for House CD 3
Pacific GreenChristina Jean "Chris" LugoCandidate for House CD 5
Pacific GreenSteven Cody ReynoldsCandidate for House CD 1
Pacific GreenJill E. SteinCandidate for President
Pacific GreenSeth WoolleyCandidate for Secretary of State
Pennsylvania  
Puerto Rico  
Rhode Island  
South Carolina  
South Dakota  
Tennessee  
Texas  
Utah  
Vermont  
Virgin Islands  
Virginia  
Washington  
West VirginiaMountainBob Henry BaberCandidate for Senate Class 1
MountainJesse JohnsonCandidate for Governor
MountainJill E. SteinCandidate for President
Wisconsin  
Wyoming  
 

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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