The 2008 Green National Convention took place on July 10–14, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois at the Palmer House Hilton and Symphony Center.[1] This served as both the venue for the National Convention and the Annual Meeting of the Green Party of the United States.
2008 presidential election | |
Convention | |
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Date(s) | July 10–14, 2008 |
City | Chicago, Illinois |
Venue | Palmer House Hilton (July 10, 11 and 13) Symphony Center (July 12) |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Cynthia McKinney of Georgia |
Vice presidential nominee | Rosa Clemente of New York |
Other candidates | Chm. Kat Swift (TX) |
The convention was headquartered at the historic Palmer House Hilton, while the nomination event itself took place at the nearby Symphony Center on July 12.[2]
The theme of the convention was, "Live Green, Vote Green".[2]
Notable speakers included:
The presidential nomination took place July 12 at Chicago's Symphony Center.[2]
Candidate | Green National Convention Presidential roll call vote |
Percentage | ||
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Cynthia McKinney | 324 | 59.89% | ||
Ralph Nader3 | 85½ | 15.80% | ||
Kat Swift | 38½ | 7.12% | ||
Kent Mesplay | 35 | 6.47% | ||
Jesse Johnson | 32½ | 6.01% | ||
Elaine Brown | 9 | 1.66% | ||
Jared Ball4 | 8 | 1.48% | ||
No candidate | 6½ | 1.20% | ||
Uncommitted | 2 | 0.37% | ||
Total | 541 | 100% | ||
Notes: 1 "2008 Green Party Presidential Nomination Delegate Count". GPUS. July 3, 2008. 2 "2008 Presidential Convention Ballot Results". GPUS. July 2008. 3 Nader did not seek the Green Party nomination. His total includes 8 delegates from Illinois where Howie Hawkins stood on the ballot in his place. 4 Endorsed Cynthia McKinney. |
Delegation | Cynthia McKinney | Ralph Nader | Kat Swift | Kent Mesplay | Jesse Johnson | Elaine Brown | Jared Ball | Other |
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Arizona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Black Caucus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
California | 23 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Colorado | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Connecticut | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Delaware | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington, D.C. | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Florida | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hawaii | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois | 25 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Indiana | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lavender Caucus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louisiana | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maine | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maryland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Massachusetts | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michigan | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Missouri | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nebraska | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York | 28.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oregon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pennsylvania | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
Rhode Island | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wisconsin | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Women's Caucus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total delegates | 324 | 85.5 | 38.5 | 35 | 32.5 | 9 | 8 | 8.5 |
After McKinney's nomination, the convention delegates selected her stated choice of running mate, Rosa Clemente, for the vice-presidential nomination through a voice vote of delegates.[12]