Green Party 2017 mid-year election report

Report by Mike Feinstein, Green Party of California, Advisor to GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee

August 5, 2017, updated September 8, 2017

At least 55 Greens in 14 states have run in 2017 elections through July 2017, with at least 21 elected nationwide. Additionally, a sitting City Councilmember in California registered Green while in office, and two more Greens were appointed to elected Neighborhood Council seats in Los Angeles.



This brings the total number of Greens holding elected office in the U.S. as of August 1, 2017 to at least 136 in 18 states. Among them are five county supervisors, 19 city council members and 35 college and school board members.

Greens won 21 out of 53 races for municipal office in 2017 - 39.6%, and 21/55 races overall (38.2%). Of the ten incumbents who have run so far in 2017, six have been re-elected. Among offices Greens have been elected to in 2017 are City Council (2), Town Council (1), Village Trustee (1), Select Board (4), School Board (3), Fire District (2), Library Board (2), Park District (1), Water Board (1) and Community Services District (1).

The states with victories so far in 2017 are Illinois (7), Massachusetts (4), Maine (3), California and Oregon (2) and Connecticut, Maryland, New York and Wisconsin with one each. Currently the states with the most Greens holding elected office overall are California with 69, followed by Illinois and Maine with nine each, Connecticut and Massachusetts with eight each, and Pennsylvania with seven.



Green candidates per state in through July 2017 have been California (6), Connecticut (1), Illinois (11), Maine (3), Maryland (1), Massachusetts (4), Missouri (7), New York (3), Ohio (4), Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (1), Texas (3) and Wisconsin (3).



Next elections for U.S. Greens include November partisan state legislative general elections in New Jersey and Virginia, and municipal general elections in November in several states.

July 11 - Missouri (1) - municipal special election

Jerome Bauer, City Council, Ward 28, St. Louis

4th/4 for one seat; 20 votes (0.96%)

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/Jul17-Summary-Totals.pdf

Partisan race



June 20 - South Carolina (1) - federal special election

David Kulma, U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

5th/5 for one seat; 242 votes, 0.3%

https://decisiondeskhq.com/results/south-carolina-fifth-congressional-district-special/

Partisan race

June 13 - Maine (2, two elected) - municipal general elections



Patricia Jackson, Select Board, Mount Vernon

1st/1 for one seat; ELECTED

Non-partisan race



Peter Starostecki, Town Council, Area 2, Standish

1st/1 for one seat; 476 votes, 100% ELECTED

Non-partisan race



June 13 - Massachusetts (1, one elected) - municipal general election



Joyce-Palmer Fortune, Select Board, Whately

1st/2 for one seat; 164 votes, 56.4% ELECTED

Non-partisan race



May 16 - Oregon (7, two elected) - municipal general elections

Bob Goldberg, Astoria School District #1C, Director Position 5 (Clatsop County)

2nd/2 for one seat; 1150 votes, 43.27%

https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk_amp_elections/page/8671/5-16-17_final_unofficial_results.pdf

Non-partisan race



Zach Dotson, McMinnville School District, Director Position 1

2nd/2 for one seat; 1,625 votes, 33.71%

http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/sites/default/files/election-results/may2017/cumulative.pdf

Non-partisan race



Cindy Johnsen, John Day Water District, Commissioner Position 5 (Clatsop County)

1st/1 for one seat; 51 votes , 100% ELECTED

https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk_amp_elections/page/8671/5-16-17_final_unofficial_results.pdf

Non-partisan race



Alex Polikoff, Board of Directors, Corvallis Rural Fire Protection District, Position 2 (Benton County) incumbent

1st/1 for one seat; how many vote, 100% ELECTED

Non-partisan race



Daniel Polehn, Corvallis Northern Wasco Parks & Recreation, Director Position 5 (Wasco County)

2nd/2 for one seat; 694 votes, 31.81%

http://results.oregonvotes.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?type=CTYALL&cty=24&map=CTY

Non-partisan race

Kindwyn Hoge, Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District, Director Position 1

2nd/2 for one seat; 282 votes, 25.99%

https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk_amp_elections/page/8671/5-16-17_final_unofficial_results.pdf

Non-partisan race



Jacqueline DeVaney, Clatsop Care Center Health District, Director Position 3 (Clatsop County)

2nd/2 for one seat; 1,734 votes, 42.21%

https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/clerk/page/health-districts-2017-special-district-election

Non-partisan race

May 10 - Massachusetts (1) - municipal general election

Damon Jespersen, Select Board, Newbury (Essex County) incumbent

2nd/3 for two seats; 690 votes, 31.6% ELECTED

https://www.townofnewbury.org/sites/newburyma/files/news/results_ate_5-9-2017_0.xlsx

Non-partisan race



May 8 - Massachusetts (1) - municipal general election



Charlene DiCalogero, Board of Trustees, Library Board, Berlin (Worcester County)

1st/1 for one seat; 648 votes, 100% ELECTED

Non-partisan race



May 7 - Texas (3) - municipal general election



Antonio Diaz, Mayor, San Antonio (Bexar County)

5th/14 for two seats; 966 votes, 0.97%

http://home.bexar.org/el45a.htm

Non-partisan race



Jose Plasencia, City Council, Representative 4, El Paso (El Paso County)

4th/4 for one seat; 53 votes, 2.35%

https://el-paso-county-elections.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/files/000/001/256/original/UNOFF_FINA_ELE_DAY_RESULTS.pdf

Non-partisan race



Hunter Crow, Board of Trustees, Place 6, Arlington Independent School District (Tarrant County)

2nd/2 for one seat; 5885 votes, 38.61%

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Tarrant/66442/186705/Web01/en/summary.html

Non-partisan race



May 3 - Connecticut (1) - municipal general election

Colleen Ann Reidy, Commissioner, Enfield Fire District, 2017 incumbent

2nd/3 for two seats; 73 votes, 29% ELECTED

Non-partisan race



May 2 - California (1, one elected) municipal special election



Scott Kender, Board of Directors, Redway Community Services District (Mendocino County)

1st/1 for one seat ELECTED

May 2 - Massachusetts (1, one elected) municipal general election

Sharon Moss, Select Board, Shrewsbury

10th/14 for ten seats; 212 votes ELECTED

Non-partisan race

May 2 - New York (1) municipal general election

Rebecca Rotzler, Village Board of Trustees, Village of New Paltz (Ulster County) incumbent

3rd/5 for two seats; 191 votes

Partisan race (ran on Innovation Party line)

May 2 - Ohio (4) Green Party municipal primary

BeverlyAnn Elwazani, City Council, Bowling Green (Wood County)

1st/4 for two seats; 41 votes, 33.33%

http://www.co.wood.oh.us/boe/05_2017%209_05pm.htm

Partisan primary



Carolyn S. Kawecka, City Council, Bowling Green (Wood County)

2nd/4 for two seats; 32 votes, 26.02%

http://www.co.wood.oh.us/boe/05_2017%209_05pm.htm

Partisan primary



Helen Kay Dukes, City Council, Bowling Green (Wood County)

3rd/4 for two seats; 30 votes, 24.39%

http://www.co.wood.oh.us/boe/05_2017%209_05pm.htm

Partisan primary



Rosamond L. McCallis, City Council, Bowling Green (Wood County)

4th/4 for two seats; 20 votes, 16.26%

http://www.co.wood.oh.us/boe/05_2017%209_05pm.htm

Partisan primary



Media coverage of first Ohio Green primary

http://bgindependentmedia.org/candidates-file-in-bg-first-time-green-party-will-get-primary-ballot/

http://www.bgfalconmedia.com/city/candidates-compete-for-green-ticket/article_14d774d0-23ea-11e7-b688-13d7b1aaee92.html

http://www.sent-trib.com/news/in-primary-election-women-move-on-in-bg-at-large/article_9f449f1e-2fa0-11e7-99f1-a3ccd63fe65e.html

April 4 - California (1) - partisan primary special election



Kenneth Mejia, U.S. House of Representatives, District 34 (Los Angeles County)

7th/23 candidates for 1 seat; 1962 votes, 4.87%

http://lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3685

Partisan race

April 4 - Illinois (11, seven elected) - municipal general election



Jessica Bradshaw, City Council, Carbondale (Jackson County) incumbent

2nd/4 candidates for three seats; 1037 votes, 24.39% ELECTED

http://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/home/showdocument?id=3143

Non-partisan race

Don Crawford, Library Board, St. Elmo (Fayette County) incumbent

1st/3 candidates for two seats, 709 votes, 25.03% ELECTED

https://platinumelectionresults.com/races?district_type_id=19&jurisdiction_id=15

Non-partisan race



Michael Drennan, Ridgeville Park and Recreation Board, Evanston (Cook County) incumbent

2nd/3 candidates for one seat, 902 votes, 25.03%

http://electionnightresults.cookcountyclerk.com/StaticSummaryeid040417jurPARKD.html

Non-partisan race



Steve De La Rosa, Library Board of Trustees, Villa Park (Dupage County)

3rd/4 candidates for 4 seats; 2,026 votes, 24.65% ELECTED

Non-partisan race



Charles Howe, Township Trustee, Carbondale (Jackson County)

5th/5 candidates; 887 votes, 16.74%

http://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/home/showdocument?id=3143

Partisan race

Russ Kramer, Township Highway Commissioner, Carbondale Township (Jackson County)

2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 681 votes, 35.84%

http://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/home/showdocument?id=3143

Partisan race

Bruce Samuels, Oak Park Library Board Trustee (Cook County) incumbent

5th/10 seats for four seats; 2390 votes, 7.62%

Non-partisan race

Holly Scholz, Fox Valley Park District, District 3 (Kane, DuPage, and Will Counties)

1st/4 candidates for two seats, 2874 votes, 35.67% ELECTED

Non-partisan race



Gary Shepherd, Carbondale Elementary School Board Member, District 95 (Jackson County)

4th/8 candidates for four seats; 700 votes, 12.33% ELECTED

http://www.jacksoncounty-il.gov/home/showdocument?id=3143

Non-partisan race

Scott Summers, McHenry County Regional Board of School Trustees (McHenry County)

2nd/2 candidates for three seats, 15,807 votes, 49.03% ELECTED

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/IL/McHenry/67478/185662/Web01/en/summary.html

Non-partisan race

Kyle Taylor, Kane County Regional Board of School Trustees, St. Charles Township (Kane County)

1st/1 candidate for one seat; 24,506 seats, 100% ELECTED

http://www.kanecountyelections.org/ElectionResults/2017-04-04/cumulative.pdf

Non-partisan race

April 4 - Missouri (6) - municipal general election



Johnathan McFarland, Mayor, St Louis

4th/6 candidates for one seat; 1,248 votes, 2.14%

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf

Partisan race

Jerome Bauer, City Comptroller, St. Louis

2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 7104 votes, 12.94%

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf

Partisan race

Quinn Parks, Board of Alderman, Ward 7, St. Louis

2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 493 votes, 20.26%

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf

Partisan race

Kate Gore, Board of Alderman, Ward 9, St. Louis

2nd/2 candidates forr one seat; 182 votes, 9.15%

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf

Partisan race

Hannah Donelle LaChance, Board of Alderman, St. Louis

2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 268 votes, 15.95%

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf

Partisan race

Stephanie Dingis, Board of Alderman, Ward 13, St. Louis

2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 723 votes, 31.27%

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/election-results/upload/results-31.pdf

Partisan race

April 4 - Wisconsin (3, one elected) - municipal general elections



Steve Arnold, Mayor, Fitchburg (Dane County) incumbent

2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 2221 votes, 41.4%

https://www.countyofdane.com/election/electiondetail.aspx?id=91#108

Non-partisan race

Rebecca Kemble, Common Council, District 18, Madison (Dane County) incumbent

1st/1 candidate for one seat; 1647 votes, 98.4% ELECTED

https://www.countyofdane.com/election/electiondetail.aspx?id=91#138

Non-partisan race

Ali Muldrow, Metropolitan School Board, District 6, Madison (Dane County)

2nd/2 candidates for one seat; 20,536 votes, 44/1%

https://www.countyofdane.com/election/electiondetail.aspx?id=91#352

Non-partisan race

March 30 - Maryland (1, one elected) - municipal election



Annie Chambers, Resident Advisory Board, Douglas Homes, Baltimore ELECTED



March 27 - New York (1, one elected) - municipal general election

Anthony Del Plato, Village Trustee, Village of Interlaken

2nd/3 for two seats; 118 votes ELECTED

http://www.interlaken-ny.us/election-results.html

Non-partisan race

March 21 - New York (1) - municipal general election

Christine Elm, Village Trustee, Glen Falls 2017

3rd/3 for two seats; 244 votes

Partisan race

March 21 - Pennsylvania (1) - partisan special election

Cheri Honkala, State Representative, District 197

2nd/3 for one seat; 286 votes, 10.62%

http://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/Special/OfficeResults?ElectionID=58&ElectionType=S&IsActive=0

Partisan race

March 10 - Maine (1, one elected) - municipal general election

Justin Reinhardt, Budget Committee, Limerick (York County)

1st/1 for one seat; 295 votes, 100% ELECTED

http://www.limerickme.org/ESW/Files/8_Ballot_2017.pdf

Non-partisan race

March 7 - California (4) - municipal primary and general elections

Adriana Cabrera, City Council, District 9, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) - primary election

3rd/3 candidates for one seat • 1,004 votes 14.12%

http://www.lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3577#contest-2

Non-partisan race

Jessica Salans, City Council, District 13, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) - primary election

3rd/6 candidates for one seat • 2,540 votes 12.83%

http://www.lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3577#contest-2

Non-partisan race

Tyler Morrison, City Council, South Gate (Los Angeles County) - general election

8th/9 candidates for two seats • 160 votes, 2.82%

http://www.lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3577#contest-2

Non-partisan race

Carl Peterson, Board of Education, District 2, Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles County) - primary election

3rd/3 candidates for one seat • 3,696 votes 9.94%

http://www.lavote.net/ElectionResults/Text/3577#contest-2

Non-partisan race