Green Party of Ohio

The Green Party of Ohio is the state party organization for Ohio of the Green Party of the United States.

Ohio Green Party
FoundedEarly 1990s
Headquarters1021 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43205
Ideology
Internal factions:
National affiliationGreen Party
ColorsGreen
Seats in the Upper House
0 / 33
Seats in the Lower House
0 / 99
Website
www.ohiogreens.org

History

The Green Party of Ohio was founded as the Green Party of Northeast Ohio (the Northeast Ohio Greens) in the early 1990s. The Green Party of Northeast Ohio was a recognized local of the Greens/Green Party USA (GPUSA), the only national Green organization at the time.

In the mid-1990s, and leading up to the 1996 US presidential election and Ralph Nader's minimalist candidacy, the Greens in Ohio were caught up in the strategic debate that found its expression at the national level in the competing GPUSA/Association of State Green Parties (ASGP) tendencies. Some Ohio Greens were decidedly non-electoral and did not support the ASGP effort for a Nader candidacy. The Green Party of Ohio's effort to put Nader on the ballot in 1996 fell about 315 signatures short.

In January 2000, Paul Dumouchelle convened a meeting of 11 prominent Ohio Greens and formed the committee that got Nader on the ballot in Ohio that year. Ohio sent four delegates to the Denver Convention that nominated Nader: David Ellison, Daryl Davis, and two others. Ohio had an active statewide Nader campaign and electoral results were similar to the national level. Logan Martinez ran for a State Representative seat in Dayton that year, as well.[1]

Prior to the 2012 election, Robert J. Fitrakis, an Ohio Green Party nominee in a House of Representatives race that year, filed a lawsuit to block the use of voting machines in the state.[2] He alleged that a "back door" in the voting machines could be used to alter the election results. The lawsuit named Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and an election software company as defendants.[2]

In 2014, the party retained its place as a ballot-qualified party thanks to Anita Rios's campaign for Governor.[3]

In April 2016, Cleveland City Councilman Brian Cummins switched from the Green Party to the Democratic Party.[4]

The party helped its presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein fundraise for recounts in three states.[5]

Electoral Performance
Ohio gubernatorial election, 2006[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ted Strickland 2,435,505 60.54% +22.23%
Republican Ken Blackwell 1,474,331 36.65% -21.11%
Libertarian Bill Peirce 71,473 1.78%
Green Bob Fitrakis 40,967 1.02%
Write-ins 652 0.02%
Majority 961,174 23.89% +4.44%
Turnout 4,022,928
Democratic gain from Republican Swing
Ohio gubernatorial election, 2010[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican John Kasich 1,889,186 49.04% +12.39%
Democratic Ted Strickland (incumbent) 1,812,059 47.04% -13.50%
Libertarian Ken Matesz 92,116 2.39% +0.61%
Green Dennis Spisak 58,475 1.52% +0.50%
Write-ins 633 0.02%
Plurality 77,127 2.00% -21.89%
Turnout 3,852,469
Republican gain from Democratic Swing
Ohio gubernatorial election, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican John Kasich (incumbent) 1,944,848 63.64% +14.60%
Democratic Ed FitzGerald 1,009,359 33.03% -14.01%
Green Anita Rios 101,706 3.33% +1.81%
Total votes '3,055,913' '100.0%' N/A
Republican hold
Ohio gubernatorial election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Mike DeWine 2,231,917 50.39% -13.25%
Democratic Richard Cordray 2,067,847 46.68% +13.65%
Libertarian Travis Irvine 79,985 1.81% N/A
Green Constance Gadell-Newton 49,475 1.12% -2.21%
Independent Renea Turner (write-in) 185 0.00% N/A
Independent Richard Duncan (write-in) 132 0.00% N/A
Independent Rebecca Ayres (write-in) 41 0.00% N/A
Total votes '4,429,582' '100.0%' N/A
Republican hold

References
  1. "History". ohiogreens.org.
  2. "Ohio Green Party Candidate Sues to Block Voting Machine Use". Newsmax. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. "Ohio Green Party keeps ballot access thanks to Anita Rios' showing in gubernatorial race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. Atassi, Leila (13 April 2016). "Cleveland Councilman defects from Green Party, returns to Dems (video)". cleveland.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. Rosenfield, Steven (23 November 2016). "It's Starting: Green Party Launches Fundraising Drive for Presidential Recounts in WI, PA and MI". Alternet. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  6. "Governor and Lieutenant Governor: November 7, 2006 - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us.
  7. "Governor and Lieutenant Governor: November 2, 2010 - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us.
  8. "2014 Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us.
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