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2020 Green Party of Alaska Presidential Nomination

The 2020 Presidential Nomination for the Green Party of Alaska

The 2020 Green Party of Alaska Presidential Nomination was decided on August 31, 2020 by a poll that the Green Party of Alaska had polled.[1] The poll made Jesse Ventura the presidential nominee.[2]

2020 Green Party of Alaska Presidential Nomiantion
← 2016 August 30, 2020 2024 →
 
Nominee Jesse Ventura Howie Hawkins Joe Biden
Party Independent Green Democratic
Home state Minnesota California Delaware
Running mate Cynthia McKinney Angela Nicole Walker Kamala Harris
Percentage 50.00% 25.00% 14.30%

Background

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The National Green Party chose Howie Hawkins as their President candidate and Angela Nicole Walker as Vice President.[3] The Green Party of Alaska, who supported Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry in the beginning, held a poll on August 30-31, 2020, among their members to pick their candidate. Jesse Ventura won with 50% of the vote among 8 candidates.[1][4]

Considered candidates

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The following candidates were considered for the nomination and put into the poll made by the Green Party of Alaska:[1]

Nominee

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2024 Green Party of Alaska Nominee
Name Born Experience Home state Running

mate

Party Ref.
 

Jesse Ventura

July 15, 1951 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Governor of Minnesota (1999-2003)

Mayor of Brooklyn Park WWE Wrestler

Minnesota Cynthia McKinney Independent [5]

Other candidates considered

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2024 Green Party of Alaska Candidates
Name Born Experience Home state Running

mate

Party Ref.
 

Howie Hawkins

December 8, 1952 San Francisco, California, U.S. Environmental activist, found of Green/Greens Party USA, 2020 Green/Socialist Candidate for President New York Angela Nicole Walker Green [1][6]
 

Joe Biden

November 20, 1942

Scranton, Pennsylvania U.S.

Vice President of the United States(2009–2017) Delaware Kamala Harris Democratic [7][1]
 

Dario Hunter

April 21, 1983

Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.

Youngstown Board of Education member (2016–2020) California Dawn Neptune Adams Progressive [1][8]
 

Mark Charles

Gallup, New Mexico, U.S. Native American activist, public speaker, consultant, and author New Mexico Adrian Wallace

(was Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry)

Independent [9][1]
 

Jo Jorgenson

May 1, 1957

Libertyville, Illinois, U.S

Psychology senior lecturer at Clemson University

Nominee for Vice President in 1996

Nominee for U.S. representative from SC-04 in 1992

South Carolina Spike Cohen Libertarian [10][1]
 

Steve Saylor

March 23, 1956

Port Lavaca, Texas, U.S.

American author of historical novels Texas None None [1][11]
 

Donald Trump

June 14, 1946

Queens, New York, U.S.

45th

President of the United States

(2017–2021)

Florida Mike Pence Republican [12][1]

Results

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The Green Party of Alaska sent a poll to all its members. The winner would become the nominee. Only a percent was given during the polls results.[1]

Candidate Percentage
Jesse Ventura 50.00%
Howie Hawkins 25.00%
Joe Biden 14.30%
Dario Hunter 7.13%
Mark Charles 3.57%
Jo Jorgenson 0.00%
Steve Saylor 0.00%
Donald Trump 0.00%

Aftermath

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Jesse Ventura got 2,673 votes in Alaska, which was 0.74% of the vote. He came 4th place in the state.[13]

Howie Hawkins got 0.2% of the national vote, which was 4th place nationally.[14]

In January 2021, the National Green Party decided to force a split with the Green Party of Alaska.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "The Green Party of Alaska DRAFTS". Facebook. August 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ Downing, Suzanne (2020-09-01). "Green Party of Alaska nominates Jesse Ventura for president". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Howie Hawkins Gets 0.2% of Vote Nationwide, Worries of Party Stance in NY". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  4. ↑ Release, Green Party of Alaska Press (2020-09-01). "Green Party Of Alaska Rejects National Candidate, Nominates Jesse Ventura". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  5. ↑ Release, Green Party of Alaska Press (2020-09-01). "Green Party Of Alaska Rejects National Candidate, Nominates Jesse Ventura". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  6. ↑ Mahoney, Bill (07/12/2020). "Howie Hawkins goes National". {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ↑ "Biden doesn't have the delegates to clinch the nomination. That could change June 2". PBS NewsHour. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  8. ↑ "Dario Hunter launches exploratory committee for Green Party presidential nomination". WYTV. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  9. ↑ "Member of Navajo Nation Announces U.S. Presidential Campaign". KNAU Arizona Public Radio. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  10. ↑ "Jo Jorgensen Wins Libertarian Presidential Nomination on Fourth Vote |". 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  11. ↑ Like Ventura, Saylor did not run a campaign
  12. ↑ "Outside of Washington, Trump slips back into campaign mode". Associated Press. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  13. ↑ "Election Summary Report" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections. November 5, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Howie Hawkins Gets 0.2% of Vote Nationwide, Worries of Party Stance in NY". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  15. ↑ Downing, Suzanne (2021-01-11). "Alaska Green Party decertified by national over going rogue". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
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