Iowa Green Party

Iowa Green Party
Ideology Green politics
National affiliation Green Party of the United States
Colors Green
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The Iowa Green Party is the Iowa-affiliate of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). The 2013 Annual Meeting of the GPUS was held at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City, Iowa.[1][2]

Candidates

In 2000, Ralph Nader was on the presidential ballot of the Iowa Green Party and received over 2% of the vote, qualifying the party for ballot access. Two years later, Jay Robinson ran as the Green Party nominee for Governor and received 1.43% and the party lost ballot access. In 2004, neither statewide candidate (David Cobb for President nor Daryl A. Northrop for U.S. Senate) received the minimum 2% of the vote.[3] In 2006, Wendy Barth, a software developer and peace activist, ran for Governor as the Iowa Green Party nominee. She finished in third place of five ballot qualified candidates with .75% of the vote. Barth ran two years later for Iowa's second congressional district, again finishing third. She gained 2.18% of the vote.

National Green Party nominees for President Ralph Nader (2000), David Cobb (2004), Cynthia McKinney (2008) and Jill Stein (2012) have all appeared on the ballot.

References

  1. "2013 Green Party Annual Meeting". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. Lynch, James Q. (July 25, 2013). "Green Party holding national convention in Iowa City today". The Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. "Iowa Green Party Candidates". Iowa Green Party. Iowa Green Party. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

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