* 39% of total US population voted. (I couldn't find a source for total eligible voters in the US. I really tried!). This may be the lowest voter turnout since 1824. Figures revised Nov 8, 1996 |
Note: Nader was only officially on the ballot in 21 states. He was available as a write in candidate in 23 other states, and those numbers have yet to be reflected in his total. Nader's national total may be closer to 700,000 +.
Hey, not too shabby. Nader got over 32,000 votes in New Jersey!!! That's a lot of people with a lot of courage --
who didn't throw their votes away.
We ran neck and neck with the Libertarians nationwide, which was great because they were on the ballot in all 50 states. The Greens were on in 21 officially, with 23 as write-ins.
Good job. Can't believe it. No money. Look what we did!
- Madelyn Hoffman
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source: Federal Election Commission
*Nader decided from the beginning to spend no more than $5,000.
There were several interesting things to note with these figures. All you deficit hawks take note. Per vote, (as well as total) Nader spent less than every other candidate by far.
 | Clinton spent $.96 for each of your votes. |
| This wasn't too bad compared to Dole's pricey $1.21 per vote, but then he had tobacco in his corner. |
| Perot, that hawk of deficit hawks, had a fine showing at only $1.08 cents per vote. I think this was in part because he waited till the end of his campaign for his expensive TV media blitz. |
| The libertarians, and Browne, paid dearly for their libertarianism at a cost of $2.44 per vote. |
| And now the mind blower. Hagelin, the Natural Law candidate, spent an astronomical $10.34 per vote! I don't think the maharishnu would be pleased. |
| And lastly, and leastly, Nader spent a paltry 1 cent per vote. Yes, thats just 1 cent per vote. Maybe if we all kick in a nickel we can win the next one! |
Another interesting figure I noticed was that up through August 31, Perot had only raised $82,781 from individual contributors compared with the $8.2 million total for his campaign. Thats 1% of his total! Almost all of his money was out of his own pocket.
With the allegations that tremendous numbers of reform party members never received their primary ballots, and with all the financial ties Perot's company, The Perot Group (a computerized medical records company), has to the Clinton administration's healthcare policies, you have to start to wonder whats going on here.
Another interesting story is the reform party in NY State broke away from Perot's people in dallas, and promised to give all their votes to Nader. I'll try and post more on the page on this as soon as I can find more information on it.
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One last note: I would like to add that it hasn't been easy getting some of this information. For all the media coverage, you would think that the actual numbers would be easier to get. Some of these numbers were obtained from foriegn sources since no media outlet in the US reported them.
GREEN PARTY RESULTS AND ANALYSIS FOR 1996
GREENS GAIN CITY COUNCIL MAJORITY IN CALIFORNIA,
KEEP MAJOR PARTY STATUS IN NEW MEXICO
Cris Moore (505) 986-2071 moore@santafe.edu
IN NEW MEXICO:
The Greens maintained their major party status, with
Peggy Helgeson receiving 11% of the vote for Corporation Commission.
This is just as high as Roberto Mondragon, Steven Schmidt, and
Pat Wolff did two years ago --- showing the Greens are no "flash in the pan".
Although Abraham Gutmann only received 4% statewide, he gained 17% in Santa Fe County and 8% in Bernalillo, where Green organizations are stronger. Gutmann's candidacy also helped the Greens build new alliances, including endorsements from the Conservation Voters Alliance and the Human Rights Election Fund, both of which have primarily endorsed Democrats in the past.
In Albuquerque, Bob Anderson got 29% for State Legislature, almost twice as many votes as independent Jeff Gittleman. This shows that Greens do better than independents, even when they're both wooing "progressive" votes.
In three-way races, Greens continue to make credible showings: Andres Vargas received 25% of the vote for District Attorney in Taos, Colfax and Union Counties. In two-way races against Democrats, Greens do as well as Republicans. Scott Jones got 25% for County Commission in Cibola County, and Roberto Mondragon got 35% for State Legislature in Santa Fe.
The Greens continue to grow, with over 5,800 registered members compared to just 700 two years ago. We remain New Mexico's pre-eminent third party, doing significantly better than the Libertarians, Natural Law, and Taxpayers in statewide and local races. In the next two years, expect Greens to win more local elections. We've already elected a City Councilor and a Municipal Judge in Santa Fe. We will also continue to work on community issues, instead of just running for office. We pride ourselves on a grass-roots approach.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY:
In the biggest news, the city of Arcata, California now has a
Green majority on their City Council! Jennifer Hanan and Bob Ornelas
won seats on their 5-member council, and Jason Kirkpatrick was re-elected.
Michael Feinstein won a City Council seat in Santa Monica,
coming in 2nd for 4 seats out of a field of 13 candidates.
Two Greens won City Council seats won in Berkeley: Dona Spring
was re-elected for the second time and Chris Cavanagh won in a long-shot
candidacy by 11 votes.
Overall, Greens won 6 out of 7 local races in California.
Cam Gordon, the first Green candidate in Minnesota, made an excellent showing for State Legislature with 25% in a three-way race. In Hawai'i, Green candidates Keiko Bonk, Julie Jacobsen and Julie Leialoha each came in second out of three candidates (beating two Democrats and a Republican) in races for Big Island Mayor and County Council.
Nationwide, Green Party members hold local office in 12 states, including School Board, City Council, and County Commission seats.
Source: Cris Moore (505) 986-2071 moore@santafe.edu
| Greens.org |
| NYS Results |
| Draft Nader Clearinghouse |