Election Report – November 5, 2024 elections

At least 132 Greens in 23 states ran in November 5 elections: AZ (11), CA  (18), CT (9), DC (6), FL (1), HI (3), IL (2), KS (2), MD (3), ME (3), MI (15), MN (2), MO (13), MT (1), NC (4), NJ (13), NY (1), OR (14), PA (2), SC (1), TX (3), VA (1), WI (1) and WV (3).

Among these, 81 races were for partisan state and federal office, and 51 were for local county, city, school and special offices.

Of the 51 races for local office in November, at least 20 Greens were elected in AZ, CA, DC, FL, ME and SC, including 12/13 incumbents.   Among the 20 elected, two were for city council, five for school board, eight for water board and two for parks board. Of the 51 overall, the breakdown includes: city council (16), mayor (2), school board (7), water board and public utilities districts (10), parks board (2) and county board (4).

Earlier in 2024, running for similar offices, Greens were elected in 30 out of 41 races (73.2%) For the entire 2024, Greens have been elected in at least 50 out of 92 races (54.3%)  for county, city, school, tribal and special district office. Overall at least 184 Greens in 27 states ran in 2024, with a breakdown of 92 for local office and 92 for state and federal office, dispelling the myth yet again that Greens only run for top-of-the-ticket races.

As of November 5 elections, at least 160 Greens in 21 states hold elected office. All-time, Greens have been elected at least 1581 times to public office. (last updated December 19, 2024)

1. GREENS ELECTED (20):

ARIZONA (1)
Haryaksha Knauer, Governing Board Williams representative C.A.V.I.A.T. Joint Technical Education District (Coconino Association for Vocations, Industry and Technology) (Coconino County) incumbent
1st/1 for one seat, race not on ballot because uncontested
CALIFORNIA (14) 

Sylvia Chavez, City Council, Calipatria (Imperial County) incumbent
1st/3 candidates for two seats, 423 votes, 39.39% 
Jesus “Jesse” Mendoza,  City Council 2024, Mendota (Fresno County)
1st/6 for four seats – 559 votes, 22.95%
John Bailey, Ukiah Unified School District, Trustee Area 5, Ukiah (Mendocino County)
1st/2 for one seat,  1024 votes, 50.97%
Aqeela J. El-Amin Bakheit, County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1 (Lake County)
1st/1 candidate for one seat, race not on ballot because uncontested
Gabriel Medina, Governing Board, Trustee Area 3, Pajaro Valley Unified School District (Monterey, Santa Cruz County)
1st/2 for one seat, 1566 votes 53.41%
Zachary Saltzberg, Gravenstein Union School District, Sebastopol (Sonoma County) incumbent
1st/1 candidate for one seat, race not on ballot because uncontested
Jocelyn Bolanos, Board of Directors, Alderpoint County Water District (Humboldt County)
1st/1 candidate for three seats, race not on ballot because uncontested
Alan Hangar, Rural North Vacaville Water District (Solano County) incumbent
1st/1 candidate for one seat, race not on ballot because uncontested
Jane Jarlsberg, Joshua Basin Water District, Division 3 (San Bernardino County) incumbent
1st/2 for one seat, 281 votes, 59.28%
Randy Marx, Fair Oaks Water District, Division 4 (Sacramento County) incumbent
1st/2 for one seat, 2644 71.65%
Chris Medeiros, Central California Irrigation District, Division 3 (Merced County) incumbent
1st/2 for one seat, 281 votes, 55.21%
Harry Farmer, Cambria Community Services District (San Luis Obispo County) incumbent
1st/3 candidates for three seats (tied), race not on ballot because uncontested 
Nancy Heliotes, Napa County Regional Park & Open Space Ward 4 (Napa County) incumbent
1st/1 candidate for one seat, race not on ballot because uncontested
Eduardo Torres, Ambrose Recreation and Park District (Contra Costa County) incumbent
1st/1 candidate for two seats, race not on ballot because uncontested 
DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA (2)

Kimory Orendoff, Advisory Neighborhood Commission District 7F03, Washington, DC incumbent
1st/1 for one seat, 624 votes, 95.71%
Anna Roblin, Advisory Neighborhood Commission, District 5D03, Washington, DC incumbent
1st/1 for one seat, 716 votes 93.59%
FLORIDA (1)
Kim O’Connor, Leon Soil and Water Conservation District, Group 2
1st/1 for one seat, race not on ballot because uncontested
MAINE (1) 
Lynette McLaughlin, Board of Directors, Houlton Water Company, Houlton (Aroostock)
1st/2 for two seats
SOUTH CAROLINA (1)
Eugene Platt, Board of Commissioners, James Island Public Service District (Charleston County) 3rd/4 for three seats, 3492 votes, 24.36%


2. GREENS IN CONTESTED NON-PARTISAN RACES – MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, SPECIAL DISTRICT (20)

CALIFORNIA (4)

•  Jim Wright, City Council, Delano (Kern County)
8th/10 for 3 seats, 990 votes, 4.67%
Brian Donanhue, Emery Unified School District Governing Board (Alameda County)
3rd/4 for two seats, 829 votes, 13.65%
Robert ‘Bob’ Wichert, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Ward 1 (Sacramento County)
2nd/3 for one seat, 19981 votes, 24.26%
Michael Petrelis, Board of Directors, Bay Area Rapid Transit District
2nd/2 for one seats, 16 votes, 0.01% write-in candidate
DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA (2)
•  Slobodan Milic,
Advisory Neighborhood Commission, District 4B01, Washington, DC
2nd/2 for one seat, 266 votes, 35.99%
 Harold CunninghamAdvisory Neighborhood Commission, District 5D03, Washington, DC
Eight candidates for one seat, write-in candidate
MAINE (2)
Jessica Falero, City Council, at-large, Portland (Cumberland County)
2nd/4 for one seat, 1168 votes, Ranked choice voting election, eliminated in round 2 of 2
Johanna Peterson, City Council, Ward 2, Belfast (Waldo County)
2nd/2 candidates for one seat,  1416 votes  43.72%
MARYLAND (1)
Claudia Barber, Judicial Circuit 5 (Anne Arundel County)
4th/4 for two seats, 87463 vote, 21.11%
MINNESOTA (1)
Rachael Braaten, Mayor, Crystal (Hennepin County)
2nd/2 for one seat, 4056 votes, 39.79%
NORTH CAROLINA (1)
Joshua Bradley
, City Council, Raleigh (Wake County)
6th/7 for two seats, 26583 votes, 7.68%
OREGON (8)
Shauleen Higgins, Mayor, Lakeport (Coos County)
4th/4 for one seat, 89 votes, 8.94%
Tyson Butler, City Council, District 5, Newberg (Yamhill County)
2nd/2 for one seat, 4624 votes, 42.27%
Josiah Dean, City Council, Position 1, Dufur (Wasco County) incumbent
2nd/2 for one seat, 150 votes, 39.16%
Dylan de Honor, City Council, Position 2, Corvallis (Benton County)
2nd/2 for one seat, 487 votes 38.38%
Marnie Glickman, City Council, District 2, Portland (Multnomah County)
7th/22  for three seats, 2687 votes, 6%, Ranked choice voting election, eliminated in round 17 out of 23
John Goldsmith, City Council, Ward 4, Portland (Multnomah County)
20th/30 for three seats, 184 votes, Ranked choice voting election, eliminated in round 17 out of 23
Eric Navickas, City Council, Position 3 (Jackson County)
2nd/2 for one seat, 4604 votes, 42.86%
Mark Taratoot, City Council, Ward 3, Corvallis (Benton County)
Two candidates for one seat 682 votes, 26.69%
WEST VIRGINIA (1)
David Tabb, County Commission, Charleston District (Jefferson County)
3rd/3 for one seat, 2894 votes, 10.28%

3. GREENS IN CONTESTED PARTISAN RACES – MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, SPECIAL DISTRICT (11)

ARIZONA (1)
Howard Druan, County Attorney (Pima County)
2nd/2 for one seat 94383 votes,  24%
CONNECTICUT (2)
  Paul Garlinghouse, Registrar of Voters, New Haven
3rd/3  for two seats  942 votes, 3.37%
Jessica Watson, Registrar of Voters, Windham
3rd/3 for two seats 349 votes, 4.75%
DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA (1) 
Darryl Moch, City Council, at-large, Washington, DC
ILLINOIS (1)
Toneal Jackson, Water Reclamation District (Cook County)
7th/7 for three seats, 185,130 votes, 5.7%
MARYLAND (1)
Renaud Deaundre Brown, City Council, District 14, Baltimore (Baltimore County)
2nd/2 for one seat 1521 votes, 8.77%
MICHIGAN (3)
 Stephen Boyle, County Board of Commissioners, District 5 (Wayne County)
2nd/2 for one seat, 2156 votes, 4.06%
Mary Kozonis-Marudas, County Commission, District 7 (Washtenaw County)
2nd/2 for one seat, 1677 votes, 9.27%
Robert Dorgan, Township Supervisor, Marenisco Township (Gogebic County)

2nd/2 for one seat, 121 votes, 46.36%
OREGON (1)
James Dashiell, County Commission, Seat 3 (Benton County)
3rd/3 for one seat   3536 votes, 7.95%, Ranked-choice voting election, eliminated in round 1 of 1
VIRGINIA (1) 
Audrey Clement, County Board (Arlington County)
4th/4 for one seat, 14243, 13%, Ranked-choice voting election, eliminated in round 1 of 1

4. GREENS IN CONTESTED NON-PARTISAN RACES (81)

ARIZONA (9)
Eduardo Quintana
, U.S. Senate
3rd/3 for one seat, 75,868 votes 2.27%
Vincent Beck-Jones, U.S. House Of Representatives District 4
3rd/3 for one seat, 6065 votes, 1.81%
Athena Eastwood, U.S. House Of Representatives District 6
3rd/3 for one seat, 10,759 votes, 2.5 %
Nina Luxenberg, Statewide Corporation Commission
7th/8 for three seats, 110486 votes, 1.3%
Mike Cease, Statewide Corporation Commission
8th/8 for three seats, 101473 votes 1.9%
Tre Rook, State House of Representatives District 8
4th/4 for two seats, 6024 votes, 5.3%
Dennis Pugsley, State Senate, District 2
5th/5 for two seats, 2076 votes, 2.03%
Cody Hannah, State House of Representatives District 13
5th/5 for two seats, 3361 votes, 1.52%
Scott Menor, State House of Representatives District 14
3rd/3 for two seats,  28653 votes, 16.47%
CONNECTICUT (7)
Justin Paglino, U.S. Senate
4th/5 for one seat, 14,410 votes, 0.84%
Mary L. Sanders, U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
3rd/3 for one seat, 6768 votes, 2.05% – vote percentage in a district race gains state party ballot status for that district til the next election for that seat, needed at least 1%
Jeff Russell, U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
3rd/4 for one seat, 4 vote, 0% write-in candidate
Ahmad AJ Darwish, U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
3rd/4 for one seat, 76 votes, 0.2% write-in candidate
Luis Delgado, State Senate, District 1
2nd/2 for one seat, 2696 votes, 12.71% – vote percentage in a district race gains state party ballot status for that district til the next election for that seat, needed at least 1%
Alice Leibowitz, State Senate, District 29
3rd/3 for one seat, 778 votes, 1.81 % – vote percentage in a district race gains state party ballot status for that district til the next election for that seat, needed at least 1%
David Bedell, State Senate, District 34
3rd/3 for one seat, 483 votes, 0.94%
DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA (1)
Kymone Freeman, Delegate to U.S. House of Representatives, 2024
2nd/4 for one seat, 21,873 votes, 6.96% – vote total retained state party ballot status, needed at least 7,500 votes in a DC-wide race
HAWAII (3)
Emma Jane Pohlman, U.S. Senate
4th/4 for one seat, 8270 votes, 1.65%
Rita Ryan, State Representative, District 12
3rd/3 for one seat, 841 votes, 7.1%
Asheemo Nefertiti Daily, State Representative, District 48
2nd/2 for one seat, 1791 votes, 17.27%
ILLINOIS (1)
Chibu Asonye, U.S. House of Representatives
3rd/3 for one seat, 244 votes, 0% write-in candidate
KANSAS (2)
Kent Rowe, State Board of Education, District 10
3rd/3 for one seat, 11792, 9%
Kiel Corkran, State Board of Education, District 2
3rd/3 for one seat,  5,295 votes, 4.4%
MARYLAND (1)
Nancy Wallace, U.S. House of Representatives, District 8
3rd/3 for one seat, 9612 votes, 2.53%
MICHIGAN (12)
Douglas Marsh, U.S. Senate
3rd/6 for one seat,  53978 votes, 0.97% – vote total retained state party ballot status, needed at least 24,679 votes
James Bronke, U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
3rd/3 for one seat, 6379 votes, 1.56%
Jim Casha, U.S House of Representatives, District 8
6th/6 for one seat, 1602 votes, 0.38%
Douglas Campbell, U.S. House of Representatives, District 11
3rd/3 for one seat , 9713 votes, 2.17%
Brenda K. Sanders, U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
4th/4 for one seat, 8254 votes, 2.27%
Clyde K. Shabazz, U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
3rd/4 for one seat, 7963 votes, 1.76%
Eric Borregard, State House of Representatives, District 48
3rd/3 for one seat, 863 votes, 1.43%
Christina Marudas, State House of Representatives, District 23
3rd/3 for one seat, 1234 votes, 2.54%
Ryan Sample, State House of Representatives, District 32
3rd/3 for one seat, 1521 votes, 3.36%
Aaron Wright, State House of Representatives, District 47
3rd/3 for one seat, 1093 votes, 1.87%
Sami Makhoul, University Board of Governors – vote total retained state party ballot status , needed at least 24,679 votes
7th/9 for two seats, 80047 votes, 0.81%
John Anthony La Pietra, University Board of Trustees, Michigan State – vote total retained state party ballot status, needed at least 24,679 votes 
7th/8 for two seats, 100669 votes, 1.01%
MINNESOTA (1)
Toya Lopez
, State Representative, District 61A
2nd/2 for one seat, 3284, 15.11%
MISSOURI (13)
Nathan Kline, U.S. Senate
5th/5 for one seat, 19,899 votes, 0.674%
Paul Lehmann, Governor
4th/4 for one seat,  22,136 votes, 0.753%
Danielle (Dani) Elliott, Lt. Governor
4th/4 for one seat, 57,676 votes, 1.995% – fell just short of percentage of the 2% of the vote needed to retain ballot status
Jerome Bauer, Secretary of State
4th/4 for one seat, 28,706 votes, 0.994%
Reagan Haase, State Treasurer
4th/4 for one seat, 35,405 votes, 1.227%
Don Fitz, US House of Representatives, District 1
4th/5 for one seatm  5,095 votes,  1.672%
Shelby Davis, US House of Representatives, District 2
4th/4 for one seat, 3,893 votes 0.915%
William Hastings, US House of Representatives, District 3
4th/4 for one seat, 3,992 1.020%
Michael Day,  US House of Representatives, District 5
4th/4 for one seat, 4,351 votes, 1.320%
Mike Diel, US House of Representatives, District 6
4th/4 for one seat, 3,043 0.813%
Frank Lawrence, State Representative, District 30
3rd/3 for one seat, 255 votes, 1.169%
James Annala, State Representative, District 83
3rd/3 for one seat, 592 votes, 3.197%
Patrick Andrew Miller, State Representative, District 108
3rd/3 for one seat, 310 votes, 1.493%
MONTANA (1)
Robert Bard
, U.S. Senate
4th/4 for one seat, 4,003 votes, 0.66%
NEW JERSEY (13)

Christina Khalil, US Senate
3rd/6 for one seat, 45,391 votes 1.1%
Robin Brownfield, US House of Representatives, District 1
3rd/4 for one seat, 5,771 votes, 1.6%
Thomas Cannavo, US House of Representatives, District 2
3rd/3 for one seat, 2,489 votes, 0.7%
Steven Welzer, US House of Representatives, District 3
3rd/6 for one seat, 3,478 votes, 0.9%
Barry Bendar, US House of Representatives, District 4
3rd/4 for one seat, 1,823 votes, 0.5%
Beau Forte, US House of Representatives, District 5
3rd/5 for one seat, 3,428 votes, 0.9%
Herb Tarbous, US House of Representatives, District 6
4th/5 for one seat, 4,246 votes, 1.4%
Andrew Black, US House of Representatives, District 7
3rd/4 for one seat, 4,258 votes, 1.0%
Christian Robbins, US House of Representatives, District 8
3rd/5 for one seat, 5,465 votes, 2.8%
Benjamin Taylor, US House of Representatives, District 9
3rd/4 for one seat, 5,027 votes, 1.9%
Jon Serrano, US House of Representatives, District 10
3rd/6 for one seat, 3,198 votes, 1.3%
Lily Benavides, US House of Representatives, District 11
3rd/4 for one seat, 4,780 votes, 1.2%
Kim Meudt, US House of Representatives, District 12
3rd/4 for one seat, 4,652 votes, 1.4%
NEW YORK (1)
Jeffery Peress, U.S. House of Representatives
3rd/3 for one seat, write-in candidate 
NORTH CAROLINA (3)

Wayne Turner, Governor
5th/5 for one seat, 49611 votes, 0.89%
Michael Dublin, U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
3rd/3 for one seat, 8691 votes, 2.14%
Adrien Meadows, State House of Representatives, District 12
3rd/3 for one seat, 546 votes, 1.35%
OREGON (5)
Nathalie Paravicini
, Secretary of State
3rd/3 for one seat, 75631 votes, 3.54%
Joseph Meyer, U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
4th/5 for one seat, 10083, 3.02%
Justin Filip, U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
4th/4 for one seat, 10068 2.68%
Andrea Townsend, U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
5th/5 for one seat, 4094, 1.03%
Michael Beilstein, State House of Representatives, District 16
2nd/2 for one seat, 4781 votes, 15.90%
PENNSYLVANIA (2)
Leila Hazou, U.S. Senate
4th/4 for one seat, 66382votes, 0.95%
Richard L. Weiss, Attorney General
3rd/5 for one seat, 68040 votes, 0.99%
TEXAS (3)
Eddie Espinoza, Statewide Railroad Commissioner
3rd/5 for one seat, 301793 votes, 2.75% – vote percentage in a statewide race gains state party ballot status for the next ten years, needed at least 2%
Hunter Crow, State Board of Education
3rd/3 for one seat, 21679 votes, 2.57%
Robin Lee Vargas, State Senate, District 27
3rd/3 for one seat, 5956 votes, 2.33%
WISCONSIN (1)
Chester Todd, U.S. House of Representatives
3rd/3 for one seat, 8191 votes, 2.1%
WEST VIRGINIA (2)
Chase Linko-Looper, Governor
5th/5 for one seat, 9596 votes, 1.3% – vote percentage in a statewide race gains state party ballot status for the next four years, needed at least 1%
Elizabeth Orndoff-Sayers, State Senate, District 14
2nd/2 for one seat, 5594 votes, 13.35%

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