Arizona Green Party

The Arizona Green Party (AZGP) is the officially recognized affiliate of the Green Party in the state of Arizona. It was founded by Carolyn Campbell alongside others in the 1990s. Sam Hales, whose term expires January 2028, serves as Co-Chairperson of the Arizona Green Party with the other chair being vacant.

History Ballot access The Arizona Green Party first achieved ballot access in June 1992 after a yearslong effort. The party failed to retain statewide ballot status in 1994 due a lack of the required minimum number of registered party members and fell off the ballot.

The Arizona Green Party next achieved ballot status in 2000. It lost it again in 2001. However, the party remained on the ballot in Pima County due to the electoral performance of candidates for county offices. In 2001, enough signatures were submitted to achieve ballot access in Tucson's city elections.

In 2008, the Arizona Green Party gathered enough signatures to again gain statewide ballot access. The party had worked with Arizona's ballot access laws, achieving ballot access for the 2000 election cycle, then losing it again in 2004. On March 6, 2008, the Arizona deadline for ballot access, the Arizona Green Party submitted 29,300 signatures on its petition for party recognition. The legal requirement was 20,449. On April 9, 2008, Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer announced that the Arizona Green Party had enough valid signatures to be recognized as an official political party. Angel Torres,the co-chair of the party, stated, "No matter what the issue—on the environment, the economy—our platform is far and away better Republican or Democrat."

The Green Party lost recognition in December 2009, but in April 2010, it regained it for the 2010 election.

On April 28, 2011, Governor Jan Brewer signed HB 2304, which says that when a new party qualifies, it is entitled to be on the ballot in the next two elections, not just the next election. As a result, the Green Party was automatically on the ballot for 2012 because it had successfully petitioned in 2010. The Green Party again lost recognition in late 2013 due to low voter registration. The party failed to gather enough signatures to be on the 2014 ballot.

In 2016, the Arizona Green Party successfully sued the state of Arizona to ensure its presidential nominee, Jill Stein, was placed on the ballot after the party failed to submit a slate of Presidential electors on time. Jill Stein received a total of 34,345 votes in Arizona, leaving her with 1.3% of the total vote. The Green Party again lost recognition in late 2019 due to low voter registration.

In December 2023, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced that the Arizona Green Party had enough signatures to be recognized as an official political party and was eligible to appear on statewide and legislative election ballots in 2024 and 2026.Arizona Green Party Gains Ballot Access: What Impact Might it Have on the 2024 Election? allaboutarizonanews.com Retrieved 2023-12-23

The Green Party of Arizona did not appear on the March State of Arizona 2024 Presidential Preference Election ballot due to not being recognized as an official political party in time. But potential candidates were placed on the primary and general elections ballots in 2024.

In 2026, the Arizona Green Party asked the Arizona Secretary of State to remove the winner of the party's gubernatorial primary from the general election ballot. The Secretary of State’s Office said it could not act on its own to remove candidates from the ballot.

Campaigns Prominent Green candidates in Arizona have included Vance Hansen, who ran for the US Senate in 2000 and received 108,926 votes. Claudia Ellquist ran for Pima County Attorney in 2004 on a platform largely focused on declaring a moratorium on the death penalty. Dave Croteau ran for mayor of Tucson in 2007 on a platform of relocalization and received over 28% of the vote.

2012 presidential primary election results

The Arizona Green Party held its presidential primary on February 28, 2012. Jill Stein won with 68.6% of the vote.

+ Arizona Green Party presidential primary, February 28, 2012CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Jill Stein 385 68.6% 5Kent Mesplay 50 8.9% 0Richard Grayson 39 6.9% 0Michael Oatman 39 6.9% 0Gary Swing 30 5.3% 0Gerard Davis 18 3.2% 0Total561100%5

2016 primary election results The Arizona Green Party held its primary on March 22, 2016. Jill Stein won with 79.6% of the vote, and the overall number of voters that took part in the primary saw an increase from 561 in 2012 to 817 in 2016. Only two candidates qualified for the primary:

+ Arizona Green Party presidential primary, March 22, 2016CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Jill Stein 609 79.6% 5Kent Mesplay 139 18.2% 1Write-in/Blank 17 2.2% - Total765100.0%6

Elections President YearNomineeVotes%1996Ralph Nader (write-in)2,0622000Ralph Nader45,6452004David Cobb (write-in)1382008Cynthia McKinney3,4062012Jill Stein7,8162016Jill Stein34,3452020Howie Hawkins (write-in)1,5572024Jill Stein18,319

United States Senate YearNomineeVotes%2000Vance Hansen108,9262010Jerry Joslyn24,6032016Gary Swing138,6342018Angela Green57,4422024Eduardo Quintana75,868

United States House of Representatives YearDistrictNomineeVotes%20005thMichael Jay Green9,01020082ndWilliam Crum3,6164thRebecca DeWitt4,46420103rdLeonard Clark3,2944thRebecca DeWitt2,3656thRichard Grayson3,4072012 (special)8thCharlie Manolakis4,86920126thMark Salazar5,63720161stRay Parrish16,7467thNeil Westbrooks (write-in)608thMark Salazar93,95420184thHaryaksha Knauer3,6727thGary Swing18,70620241stAlan Aversa5,0084thVincent Beck-Jones6,0656thAthena Eastwood10,7592025 (special)7thEduardo Quintana1,118

Governor YearCandidateVotes%2010Larry Gist 16,1282018Angel Torres "Angel Torres Runs for Governor, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018. 50,9622022Liana West (Write-in) "Liana West Runs for Governor, 2022" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2022. 2542022William Josué Pounds IV (Write-in) 139

Arizona State Senate YearDistrictCandidateVotes%199215thMike McNally9.519200011thDaniel Patterson "Daniel Patterson Runs for State Senate, 2000" gpelections.org. Retrieved 07 November 2000. 2,972200824thJack Kretzer 9,167201017thAnthony "Grand Pa" Goshorn784201627thAngel Torres "Angel Torres Runs for State Senate, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016. 6,420201811thMohammad Arif "Mohammad Arif Runs for State Senate, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018. 1,07620242ndDennis Pugsley2,076

Arizona State House of Representatives YearDistrictsNomineeVotes%199211thCarolyn Campbell "Carolyn Campbell Runs for State House of Representatives, 1992" gpelections.org. Retrieved 03 November 1992. 5,47212thDavid M. Perkins4,68629thJesse J. Chanley Jr.3,836200011thBill Moeller "Bill Moeller Runs for State House of Representatives, 2000" gpelections.org. Retrieved 07 November 2000. 5,3829thWilliam Crosby 5,40710thJack Strasburg4,15514thMary "Katie" Bolger8,90725thJohn Scudder3,16826thEli Manders3,578200812thCeleste Castorena "Celeste Castorena Runs for State House of Representatives, 2008" gpelections.org. Retrieved 04 November 2008. 5,97610thMargarite Dale 2,35827thKent Solberg 4,970201016thAngel Torres "Angel Torres Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010. 2,5326thDeborah Odowd "Deborah Odowd Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010. 5,40517thGregor Knauer "Gregor Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010. 86212thJustin Dahl "Justin Dahl Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010. 6,76227thKent Solberg "Kent Solberg Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010. 5,77821stLinda Macias "Linda Macias Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010. 17,18115thLuisa Evonne Valdez "Luisa Evonne Valdez Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010. 1,343201227thAngel Torres "Angel Torres Runs for State House of Representatives, 2012" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2012. 3,70226thHaryaksha Knauer "Haryaksha Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2012" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2012. 1,87216thBill Maher 9,09424thGerard Davis 5,946201626thCara Nicole Trujillo "Cara Nicole Trujillo Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.6,3273rdEdward ‘Trey’ Cizek "Edward ‘Trey’ Cizek Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.10,1501stHaryaksha Knauer "Haryaksha Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.9,4075thLeo Biasiucci"Leo Biasiucci Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.7,64818thLinda Macias "Linda Macias Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.14,47520183rd Beryl Baker "Beryl Baker Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.8,566 10th Joshua Reilly "Joshua Reilly Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.7,896 16th Richard Grayson"Richard Grayson Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.11,646 4th Sara Mae Williams "Sara Mae Williams Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.8,334 20248th Tre Rook5,59713th Cody Hannah3,36114th Scott Menor18,355

State Elections YearOfficeCandidateVotes%2010State TreasurerThomas Meadows 46,115Arizona Corporation CommissionBenjamin Pearcy47,121Arizona Corporation CommissionTheodore Gomez42,6452012Arizona Corporation CommissionThomas Meadows67,950Arizona Corporation CommissionDaniel Pout58,6072024Arizona Corporation CommissionNina Luxenberg110,486Arizona Corporation CommissionMike Cease101,473

County Elections YearOfficeCandidateVotes%1992 Pima County Board of SupervisorsJack Strasburg 3,7772000 Pima County AttorneyPeter Hormel N/A Schools SuperintendentSusan K. Campbell N/A Pima County SheriffDave Croteau N/A Pima County RecorderWilliam Zaffer N/A2004 Pima County AttorneyClaudia Ellquist N/A2008 Pima County AttorneyClaudia Ellquist 17,8832014 Justice of the PeaceJune Pitts 4,0982016 Pima County AttorneyCynthia Tuell 107,566 Pima County RecorderMike Cease 80,588 Pima County Board of SupervisorsMartin Bastidas 12,143 Pima County Board of SupervisorsJoshua Reilly "Joshua Reilly Runs for County Board of Supervisors, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016. 26,150 Justice of the PeaceNancy Knox-Bierman 4,369 ConstableBeryl Baker 8,6942024 Pima County AttorneyHoward Druan 94,383

City Elections YearOfficeCandidateVotes%2007 Tucson MayorDave Croteau 17,962 Tucson City CouncilBeryl Baker 15,551 2009 Tucson City CouncilMary DeCamp 4,4292011 Tucson MayorMary DeCamp 3,617 Tucson City CouncilBeryl Baker 22,301 2017 Tucson City CouncilMike Cease5,7212019 Tucson MayorMike Cease 3,953 Tucson City CouncilMatthew Smith 4,817 Tucson City CouncilWilliam Peterson 5,337 Tucson City CouncilCara Bissell 4,790

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