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2020 Green Party of Alaska Presidential Nomiantion
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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%

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]

Background[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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

Nominee[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

  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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