2012 Green National Convention
The 2012 Green National Convention took place on July 12–15, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Annual National Meeting of the Green Party of the United States occurred at the University of Baltimore (William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center), with the National Convention on July 14 being held at the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor (Chesapeake Room).
2012 presidential election | |
  Nominees Stein and Honkala | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | July 12–15, 2012 |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Venue | University of Baltimore (July 12–13) Holiday Inn Inner Harbor (July 14–15) |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Jill Stein of Massachusetts |
| Vice presidential nominee | Cheri Honkala of Pennsylvania |
The convention was preceded by the 2012 Green Party presidential primaries.
Nomination
Jill Stein of Massachusetts won the presidential nomination with 193.5 out of 294 delegates' votes. Television personality Roseanne Barr received 72 votes and 17 votes were cast for activist Kent Mesplay.
Candidates
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Roseanne Barr of Hawaii, Comedian, actor, liberal activist, and former sitcom, cooking show, and talk show host. -
Kent Mesplay of California, California Delegate to the Green National Committee -
Harley Mikkelson of Michigan, Michigan Green and multiple time candidate for office with the Green Party of Michigan -
Results
Jill Stein Kent Mesplay | Roseanne Barr Stein/Barr tied |
| Green Party National Convention presidential vote, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| Jill Stein | 193½ | 66.96% |
| Roseanne Barr | 72 | 24.91% |
| Kent Mesplay | 17 | 5.88% |
| Harley Mikkelson | 3½ | 1.21% |
| Other | 3 | 1.04% |
| Totals | 289 | 100.00% |
Cheri Honkala, an anti-poverty activist from Pennsylvania, won the vice-presidential nomination.
See also
- Other Green National Convention
- Other parties' presidential nominating convention of 2012:
References
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