Jill Stein, a physician from Massachusetts, announced her entry into the 2024 United States presidential election on November 9, 2023. Stein had been the Green Party nominee in 2012 and 2016. In 2012, she received 470,000 votes. In the 2016 election, she received 1.46 million votes (1.1% of the popular vote).
Stein was polling between 0.9% and 1.2% nationally as of November 3, 2024. An August poll of 1,159 Muslims by the Council on American–Islamic Relations indicated that 29% planned to vote for Stein.
Background In June 2023, Stein took on the role of campaign manager for the 2024 presidential campaign of activist and scholar Cornel West, who was then seeking the nomination of the Green Party. After West withdrew from the Green Party to continue his campaign as an independent, Stein launched her campaign for the Green Party's 2024 presidential nomination in November 2023.
Platform When announcing her candidacy, Stein described the two-party political system as "broken." She called for prioritizing a "pro-worker, anti-war, climate emergency agenda" in the upcoming election, aiming to bring these issues to the forefront of national discourse.staff. (2024). Jill Stein | 2024 presidential candidate. Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/candidates/jill-stein-2024
Stein has also been an outspoken critic of U.S. foreign policy, particularly regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Following the October 2023 Hamas attack, she condemned Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip and criticized President Joe Biden for what she described as a failure to intervene against what she termed Israel's "genocidal rampage."
Polling
Stein was polling between 0.9% and 1.2% nationally as of November 3, 2024.
An August 2024 survey published by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) found that 29% of Muslim voters planned to vote for Stein. In Michigan, 40 percent of Muslim voters supported Stein, 18% supported Trump and 12% supported Harris. CAIR's final election poll, published on November 1, showed that nationwide among Muslims, 42.3% planned to vote for Stein, 41% for Harris, and 9.8% for Trump.
Campaign
Announcement On November 9, 2023, Stein announced her third bid for president.
Developments Stein took part in a presidential debate hosted by the Free & Equal Elections Foundation on February 29, 2024, alongside Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee Claudia De la Cruz, fellow Green candidate Jasmine Sherman, and Libertarian candidates Chase Oliver and Lars Mapstead. "Campaign 2024: Free and Equal Elections Presidential Debate". February 29, 2024 Retrieved March 10, 2024
Stein and two campaign staff members were among more than 80 individuals arrested by local police on April 27 at Washington University in St. Louis while protesting the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip as a part of the nationwide protests on university campuses. According to Stein on Twitter, she and the other protestors were held at the St. Louis County Jail until 2 a.m. the next day. Stein criticized the university's handling of the protest, accusing the administration of violating their freedom of speech.
The campaign announced on May 26 that it had accrued enough delegates to secure the Green Party nomination.
Some Republicans boosted Stein's candidacy in the hopes that she would attract voters away from Kamala Harris. Stein's campaign paid over $100,000 to Accelevate, a Republican-connected signature gathering enterprise operated by Trent Pool and Pool's brother, to assist with ballot access for Stein's 2024 campaign.Jill Stein paid $100k to consulting firm led by Trump supporter with Jan. 6 connection, Alternet, Alex Henderson, September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024. That firm had also been paid over $10 million for assistance with qualifying Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign for help with ballot access in the same election.RFK campaign paid $10 million to consultant who appears to have been on Capitol grounds during January 6 attack, The Intercept, Jacqueline Sweet, September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
On October 24, Stein once again participated in a debate hosted by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, alongside Chase Oliver and Constitution Party nominee Randall Terry.
Vice presidential selection Stein reportedly considered offering the nomination to Dearborn, Michigan mayor Abdullah Hammoud, although he would be too young to be inaugurated as vice president. On August 16, she announced Rudolph "Butch" Ware as her running mate.
Kentucky In Kentucky, the Green Party was not on the ballot; instead Stein ran under the banner of the Kentucky Party. Ware was replaced on the Kentucky ballot as Stein's vice-presidential candidate by Florida activist Samson LeBeau Kpadenou.
Reception Endorsements
Organizations Muslim American Public Affairs Council Abandon Harris
Local officials Kshama Sawant, former Seattle City Council member (2014–2024) (Revolutionary Workers)
Individuals Susan Abulhawa, writer and human rights activist Tariq Ali, activist, writer and public intellectual Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink Caitlin Durante, American writer and comedian David Duke, Neo-Nazi and former Imperial Wizard, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (Disavowed) Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University professor Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd
Calls by European Green parties to drop out On November 1, the European Greens released a statement, signed by representatives from 16 European countries, asking Stein to drop out of the presidential election and endorse Kamala Harris, arguing that "Harris is the only candidate who can block Donald Trump and his anti-democratic, authoritarian policies." Stein's team said it was disappointed that "one group of Greens [would] tell another to stop participating in democracy" and that it "would never betray our legion of supportersand the many supporters who have already cast votesby abandoning our mission now".
Ballot access
The Democratic Party fought to exclude Stein from the ballot in a number of states. The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided against hearing the lawsuit brought forward by the Democratic National Committee against Stein. The lawsuit was described as an attempt to remove her from the Wisconsin ballot. As of August 2024 she remained on the ballot in Wisconsin.
Stein's campaign was represented at the Supreme Court by Jay Sekulow, a former lawyer to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, to get on the Nevada ballot, while Democrats fought to keep Stein off due to their belief that she would be a spoiler candidate. The Supreme Court rejected Stein's application in a one-sentence order without comment or dissent. The Associated Press reported on the Republican efforts to help Jill Stein get on the ballot and compared it to Republican attempts to place Cornel West and his campaign on the ballots of swing states in the belief that West would act as a spoiler candidate. totals202420202016. jill2016.com Accessed 2016-09-09.2012200820042000States (& DC)5142 (42)45 (46)47 (48)45 (46)48 (49)43 (44)47 (48)Electoral Votes538454 (454)511 (514)519 (522)486 (489)525 (528)486 (489)510 (513)Alabama9On ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inWrite-inOn ballotAlaska3On ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotArizona11On ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballotArkansas6On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotCalifornia55On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotColorado9On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotConnecticut7On ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotDelaware3Write-inOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotFlorida29On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotGeorgia16On ballotWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inHawaii4On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotIdaho4On ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inIllinois20Write-inOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballotIndiana11Not on ballotWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inIowa6Write-inOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotKansas6Not on ballotWrite-inOn ballotWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inOn ballotKentucky8On ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inNot on ballotOn ballotLouisiana8On ballotNot on ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotMaine4On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotMaryland10On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotMassachusetts11On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotNot on ballotOn ballotMichigan16On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotMinnesota10On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotMississippi6On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotMissouri10On ballotOn ballotOn ballotNot on ballotWrite-inNot on ballotOn ballotMontana3On ballotNot on ballotOn ballotNot on ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotNebraska5On ballotWrite-inOn ballotNot on ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotNevada6Not on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotOn ballotOn ballotNot on ballotOn ballotNew Hampshire4On ballotWrite-inOn ballotWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inOn ballotNew Jersey14On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotNew Mexico5On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotNew York29Write-inOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballotNorth Carolina15On ballotOn ballotWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inNot on ballotNorth Dakota3Not on ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inNot on ballotOn ballotOhio18On ballot, not countOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballotOklahoma7Not on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotOregon7On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotPennsylvania20On ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotRhode Island4On ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotSouth Carolina9On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotSouth Dakota3Not on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotNot on ballotTennessee11On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotTexas38On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inWrite-inOn ballotUtah6On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballotVermont3Write-inOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inOn ballotVirginia13On ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballotWashington12On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWest Virginia5On ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballotWisconsin10On ballotWrite-inOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWyoming3Write-inWrite-inOn ballotWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inWrite-inDistrict of Columbia3Not on ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotOn ballotWrite-inOn ballot A. Based on 2004 - 2008 electoral college apportionment. B. Based on 1992 - 2000 electoral college apportionment.
Results The ticket garnered 862,049 votes or 0.56%, the second highest of her three campaigns, beating her 2012 run but falling short of her 2016 bid. This was the first election since 2000 where the Green Party placed third place in the popular vote. Stein also won over 18% in Dearborn, Michigan, coming in third place behind Harris with 36%, and Trump who won with 42%. In all swing states, Trump's margin of victory exceeded the combined totals of Harris's and Stein's votes, and Stein's candidacy had no impact on Harris' electoral performance.
She received 1.09% of the vote in Maryland, her best state by percentage. In Maine, where the election was conducted via RCV (ranked-choice voting), she got 1.07%. Stein also received over one percent of the vote in California.