The Green Party of the United States reported that it ran at least 131 candidates for local, state, and federal office this election cycle. Data from its official Candidate Database shows the party contested races in 23 states.
The party shared its election results on social media following Tuesday’s election, noting that of the 131 candidates identified by the party, 91 of them ran for either state or federal office. The remaining 40 candidates competed in a mix of municipal, county, city, and special district races. It further states that it elected an additional 25 candidates in elections held earlier in the year.
“Of the 40 races for local office in November, at least 18 Greens have been elected in AZ, CA, DC, ME and FL, including 12/13 incumbents — with additional contested races still to be decided,” the party said. “Of the 18, two were for city councils, two for boards of education, seven for water districts and two for parks districts.”
In addition to its 18 wins, the party added that three nonpartisan races still remain too close to call. These include two races in California and one in Michigan.
In California’s Ukiah Unified School District, the Green candidate currently leads but is awaiting final vote counts, while in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, the Green candidate is tied for first as of Thursday morning. The party is also monitoring a race for Township Supervisor in Marenisco Township, Michigan, where its candidate was the only name on the ballot but faces a write-in challenge that is still being counted.
The party also noted that at least 152 Greens actively held elected office going into Tuesday’s election. It reports that it elected a lifetime total of 1,551 candidates to public office since its initial founding.
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