The Green Party of the United States held primaries in several states in 2008. Cynthia McKinney won most of the primaries and was formally nominated as the party's nominee during the 2008 Green National Convention.

Candidates Candidate Most recent position Campaign Delegates Delegations with plurality Cynthia McKinneyof California Member of the U.S. House of Representatives(1993–2003, 2005–2007) (Campaign • )(36.42%) 22 AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, MN, PA, NC, NE, NY, OR, RI, TN, WA, WIKent Mesplayof California Inspector at the Air Pollution ControlDistrict of San Diego County(2001–2015) (Website )(3.52%) None Jesse Johnsonof West Virginia 2006 Senate candidate and 2004 gubernatorial candidate for the Mountain Party (3.23%) 1WV Kat Swiftof Texas Activist, Bookkeeper (Website)(2.87%) NoneJared Ballof Maryland Professor and journalist (1.32%) NoneElaine Brownof California Black Panther Party chairwoman1974-1977 (1.08%) NoneHowie Hawkinsof California Activist (0.96%) None Ralph Naderof Connecticut Independent Presidential Candidate(2004) (Campaign • Website)(16.6%) 3 MA, CA, VANo preference/ Other/ Uncommitted N/A(5.90%) 1 AR

Schedule

Winning Projected delegates Date State Candidate Percent Total February 1 Florida Cynthia McKinney - - - - - - 11 1 2 1 - 16February 5 Arkansas Uncommitted 438 56% 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 8 California Ralph Nader 21,726 61% 3 7 - 3 45 3 102 5 - 168 Illinois Cynthia McKinney 1,513 57% 5 - 8 - 25 6 - - - 44 Massachusetts Ralph Nader 744 40% 1 1 - - 9 1 15 1 4 32 February 10 Maine Cynthia McKinney 36 81.81% 1 - - 4 16 1 - 1 - - February 12 D.C. Cynthia McKinney 214 41% 1 - - - 7 - 1 1 6 16March 1 Mississippi - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 North Carolina Cynthia McKinney - - - - - 2 5 1 - - - 8 March 4-April 4 Ohio - - - - - - - - - - - - 12March 3 Minnesota (caucus) Cynthia McKinney 187 60.91% colspan=10 March 11 Virginia Ralph Nader - - - - 1 2 - 3 1 1 8 March 25 Arizona Cynthia McKinney - - - - - 1 6 1 - - - 8 March 29 New Jersey - - - - - - - - - - - - 12Wisconsin Cynthia McKinney 77 79% 0 0 0 0 19 2 1 1 1 24 March 31 Washington Cynthia McKinney - - - - - 10 1 - 1 - 12 April 7 Rhode Island Cynthia McKinney 27 75% - - - 2 6 - - - - 8 April 9 Indiana Cynthia McKinney - - - - 7.5 0.5 - - - - - 8 April 13 - May 10 Pennsylvania Cynthia McKinney - 53% - - - 3 17 1 4 1 6 32 May 10 Missouri - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 April 26 Connecticut Cynthia McKinney 33 66% 0 0 0 1 13 1 2 - 3 20 April 27 West Virginia Jesse Johnson - - - - - 6 2 - - - - 8 May 3 Colorado Uncommitted - - - 1 - - 2 - - - 9 12 Georgia Cynthia McKinney - - - - - - 7 - - 1 - 8 Maryland Cynthia McKinney - - - - - 4 6 3 - 3 - 16 South Carolina - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Tennessee Cynthia McKinney - - - - - - 5 1 - 1 1 8 Utah - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 May 13 Nebraska Cynthia McKinney 40 58% - - - - - - - - - 8May 17 Delaware Cynthia McKinney - - - - - - 8 - - - - 8 Iowa Cynthia McKinney - - - - 1 3 1 - - - 3 8 May 31 Montana - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 New York (state) Cynthia McKinney - - - - - - 23 3 3 - 2 24 June 7 New Mexico - - - - - - - - - -- - 8Oregon Cynthia McKinney - - - - - 1 23 - -- - 24June 8 Minnesota (convention) Cynthia McKinney colspan=2 - - - - 11 - - - 1 12 New York City Cynthia McKinney - - - - - 2 9 1 -- - 12 June 14 Texas - - - - - - - - - -- - 12 Vermont - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 June 26–27 Michigan Cynthia McKinney - - - - - - 13 1 3 1 6 24 - Delegates not awarded by contests 112 Total United States 11 9 8 27 304½ 29½ 24 139 50 836

Results

February Florida primary (February 1)

The Green Party held a mail-in primary in Florida on February 1.

+ Florida Green Party presidential primary (February 1, 2008)CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney - - 11Ralph Nader - - 2Kent Mesplay - - 1Kat Swift - - 1Total-100%16

Arkansas primary (February 5)

+ Arkansas Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Uncommitted 438 55.94% 4Cynthia McKinney 15720.05% 2 Jared A. Ball 8110.34% 1Kent Mesplay 617.79% 1Kat Swift 465.87% 0Total783100%8

California primary (February 5) The California primary took place on February 5. Ralph Nader won, despite not running for the nomination of the party.

+ California Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Ralph Nader 21,726 60.61% 102Cynthia McKinney 9,534 26.60% 45Elaine Brown 1,598 4.46% 7Kat Swift 1,084 3.02% 5Kent Mesplay 727 2.03% 3Jesse Johnson 619 1.73% 3Jared Ball 556 1.55% 3Total35,844100%168

Illinois primary (February 5)

The Illinois primary took place on February 5.

+ Illinois Green Party presidential primary, February 5, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney 1513 56.62% 25Howie Hawkins 464 17.37% 8Kent Mesplay 384 14.37% 6Jared A. Ball 311 11.64% 5Total2,672100%44

Massachusetts primary (February 5)

The Massachusetts primary took place on February 5. Six candidates appeared on the ballot. Ralph Nader won, despite not running for the nomination of the party.

+ Massachusetts Green-Rainbow presidential primary, February 5, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Ralph Nader 744 39.91% 32Cynthia McKinney 474 25.43% -Kat Swift 60 3.22% -Jared Ball 42 2.25% -Kent Mesplay 39 2.09% -Elaine Brown 38 2.04% -Others 273 25.1% -No preference 194 10.41% -Blank votes (not tallied) Total1,941100%32

Maine caucuses (February 10) + Maine Green Party caucuses, February 10, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegatesCynthia McKinney 36 81.81% 16 Jesse Johnson 4 9.09% 2Kent Mesplay 12.27% 1 Kat Swift 3 6.81% 1 None of the above 3 6.81% -Total44100%-

District of Columbia primary (February 12) The District of Columbia primary took place on February 12.

+ District of Columbia Green Party presidential primary, February 12, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney 214 41.07% -Write-ins (scattered) 145 27.83% -No Candidate 56 10.75% -Howie Hawkins 34 6.53% -Kat Swift 21 4.03% -Jared A. Ball 19 3.65% -Kent Mesplay 17 3.26% -Jesse Johnson 15 2.88% -Total521100%16

March Mississippi caucuses (March 1) Mississippi held caucuses on March 1.

North Carolina (March 1) Mississippi held their vote on March 1.

Minnesota caucuses (March 4) The party also held a caucus and mail-in vote on March 4.

The delegates were assigned by a vote at the state convention on June 8.

+ Minnesota Green Party presidential caucuses, March 4, 2008CandidateVotesPercentage Cynthia McKinney 114 60.96%Undecided/No Candidate/None of the Above 33 17.65% Ralph Nader 19 10.16% Kent Mesplay 10 5.35% Kat Swift 9 4.81%Jesse Johnson 1 0.53% Write-in 1 0.53%Total187100%

Wisconsin Presidential Preference Convention (March 29) Wisconsin selected their delegates at the "Wisconsin Green Party Spring Gathering and Presidential Preference Convention" on March 29. While only McKinney and Mesplay were on the ballot, several other candidates received votes as write-ins.

+ Wisconsin Presidential Preference Convention, April 7, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney 77 79% 19 Kent Mesplay - 10% 2 Ralph Nader - 5% 1 Kat Swift - 2% 1 Uncommitted - 2% 1 Jesse Johnson - 1% 0Total100%24

April Ohio primary (March 4–April 4) Ohio held a vote-by-mail primary from March 4 through April 4.

Rhode Island convention (April 7) + Rhode Island Green Party convention, April 7, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney 27 75% 6 Jesse Johnson 9 25% 2Total36100%8

Indiana caucuses (April 9) The Indiana caucuses were party-run rather than state-organized. + Indiana caucusesCandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney - - 7.5Kent Mesplay - - 0.5Total--8

Connecticut convention (April 26) The Green Party of Connecticut assigned their delegates based upon a vote held at their annual meeting on April 26, 2008. + Connecticut Green Party convention, April 26, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney 33 66% 13Ralph Nader (write-in) 6 12% 2Kat Swift 3 6% 1Kent Mesplay 2 4% 1 Jesse Johnson 2 4% 1Noam Chomsky (write-in) 1 2% -Mike DeRosa (write-in) 1 2% -Al Gore (write-in) 1 2% -Barack Obama (write-in) 1 2% -Total50100%20

May Maryland primary (May 3) Maryland held a primary where voters could either mail-in their ballots before April 30 or vote in-person at the Maryland Green Party Annual Assembly on May 3.

+ Maryland Green Party primary, May 3, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegatesCynthia McKinney 6 Jesse Johnson 4 Kat Swift 3Kent Mesplay 3Total-100%16

South Carolina convention (May 3) South Carolina held a party convention on May 3.

Missouri convention (May 10) Missouri held a state convention on May 10.

Pennsylvania caucuses (April 13—May 10) The Green Party of Pennsylvania's presidential caucuses were held April 13-May 10. These caucuses were party-sponsored rather than state-run.

+ Green Party of Pennsylvania caucuses, April 13-May 10, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney - 52.76% 17None of the above - 14.17%5Uncommitted - 4.72%Ralph Nader - 11.02% 4Jesse Johnson 8.66% 3Kent Mesplay - 4.72% 1Kat Swift - 2.36% 1Total-100%32

Nebraska primary (May 13) The Nebraska primary took place on May 13.

+ Nebraska Green Party presidential primary, May 13, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney 40 57.97% -Jesse Johnson 13 18.84% -Kat Swift 8 11.59% -Kent Mesplay 8 11.9% -Total69100%8

Iowa convention (May 17) The Iowa convention took place on May 17.

+ Iowa Green Party presidential convention, May 17, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney - - 3Kat Swift - - 2Jesse Johnson - - 1Kent Mesplay - - 1Uncommitted - - 1Total--8

Montana convention (May 31) Montana appointed their eight delegates at a state convention on May 31.

New York state primary (May 31) The New York Green Party ballots were publicly counted on May 31. The primary was a party-run mail-in primary.

This primary awarded 28 of New York's 40 delegates. New York City held a separate primary to award the remaining 12 delegates.

+ New York state primary,CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney - - 21Kent Mesplay - - 3Ralph Nader - 3Jesse Johnson - - 0Uncommitted - 2Total--28

June Minnesota convention (June 8) The Minnesota party previously held a caucus and mail-in vote on March 4. The delegates, however, were assigned by a vote at the state convention on June 8.

+ Minnesota Green Party convention, June 8, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney - - 11Undecided/No Candidate/None of the Above - - 1 Ralph Nader - - 0 Kent Mesplay - - 0 Kat Swift - - 0Jesse Johnson - - 0 Write-in - - N/ATotal-100%12

New Mexico primary (June 8) The New Mexico Green Party held its vote on June 8. A total of seventeen votes were cast, with 11 going to McKinney, 4 votes going to "none of the above", and 1 vote each going to Kat Swift, Kent Mesplay, and Jesse Johnson.

+ New Mexico Green Party presidential Primary, June 8, 2018CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney 11 64.7% -Kat Swift 1 5.9% -Kent Mesplay 1 5.9% -Jesse Johnson 1 5.9% -None of the above 4 23.5% -Total17100%-

New York City primary (June 8) A second vote awarding New York's remaining 12 delegates was held on June 8 in New York City to appoint a remaining 12 of New York's delegates. + New York City primary Green Party presidential Primary, May 31, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney - - 9Jesse Johnson - - 2Kent Mesplay - - 1Total--12

Texas convention (June 14) The selection of Texas' delegation took place on June 14 at the state Green convention, held at S.H.A.P.E.'s Harambee Center in Houston.

Michigan convention (June 26–27) The Michigan convention took place June 26–27 at the Franke Center for the Arts in Marshall, Michigan.