Two-Way Races
Since when, how Greens have run in two-way races for State Senate – x vs. Democrats and y vs. Republicans. They appear below in order of percentage of vote received – first for all races, second vs. Democrats only and third vs. Republicans only.
All two-way races (18)
Fifty-nine Greens have run for State Senate in two-way general election or special election races vs. either a Democrat or Republican
Thirty two received at least 15% of the vote
Ann Gleason, State Senate, District 25, New Mexico, November 7, 2000
38% 7,638 votes
generalpartisansingleplurality
41,711 votes • Green vs. Democrat
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
• Green vs. Republican
‘• Green vs. Republican
Robert McMinn, State Senate, District 18 Idaho , November 5, 2002
https://www.gpelections.org/races/robert-mcminn-runs-for-state-senate-2002/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
32.1% 4,075 votes
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Kelly Greenwell, State Senate, District 4, Hawaii, November 6, 2012
https://www.gpelections.org/races/kelly-greenwell-runs-for-state-senate-2012/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
30.6% 4,934 votes
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Melissah Shishido, State Senate, District 6, Hawaii, November 6, 2018
2018 https://www.gpelections.org/races/melissah-shishido-runs-for-state-senator-2018/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
29.7% 4,379 votes
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Jeff Toste, State Senate, District 5, Rhode Island November 2, 2004
|https://www.gpelections.org/races/jeff-toste-runs-for-state-senate-2004/
generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
29.16% 1,381 votes
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Jim Carpenter, State Senate, District 7, Wisconsin, April 29, 2003 (Special Election)
https://www.gpelections.org/races/jim-carpenter-runs-for-state-senate/
specialpartisanoneround
29.1% 2,199 votes
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Asher Platts, State Senate, District 8, Maine November 6, 2012
https://www.gpelections.org/races/asher-platts-runs-for-state-senate-2012/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
28.958% 5,185 votes. Vs Dem, Republican write in got 48 votes… 17857 + 48
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Jenna Roland, State Senate, District 2, Maryland November 6, 2018
https://www.gpelections.org/races/jenna-roland-runs-for-state-senate-2018/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
27.6% 11,217 votes
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Owen Hill, State Senate, DISTRICT Maine November 4, 2014
generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
25.96 4,185 votes
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Martin Wirth – 25.1% (November 2014)
State Senate, District 2 (Colorado).
13,019 votes • Green vs. Republican
Brian Patrick Moore – 25.02% (November 2022)
State Senate, District 11 (Florida)
64,119 votes • Green vs. Republican
Scott West, State Senate, District 20, South Carolina, November 8, 2016
https://www.gpelections.org/races/scott-west-runs-for-state-senate-2016/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
25.02% 10,166 votes
John Steinebach, State Senate, District 11, Idaho November 5, 2002
https://www.gpelections.org/races/john-steinebach-runs-for-state-senate-2002/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
23.8% 2,646 votes
Jeff Toste, State Senate, District 5, Rhode Island November 5, 2002
generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
22.6% 879 votes vs. Democrat
Joshua T. Mandelbaum, State Senate, District 2, Rhode Island November 3, 1998
https://www.gpelections.org/races/joshua-t-mandelbaum-runs-for-state-senate-1998/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
22.5% 775 votes vs. Democrat 3358 total votes, recalculate percentage, include write in
Mike McNally, State Senate, District 15, Arizona November 3, 1992
https://www.gpelections.org/races/mike-mcnally-runs-for-state-senate-1992/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
22.26% 9,519 votes
Marilou Rickert, State Senate, DISTRICT Washington November 5, 2002
https://www.gpelections.org/races/marilou-rickert-runs-for-state-senate/
generalpartisansingleplurality
21.7% 8,109 votes
Linda Knighton, State Senate, District 43, Washington November 5, 2002
https://www.gpelections.org/races/linda-knighton-runs-for-state-senate/
generalpartisansingleplurality
21% 7,885 votes
Ronnie Henley, State Senate, District 25, Tennessee, November 8, 2022
generalpartisansingleplurality
20.68% 9,278 votes
Jim Carpenter, State Senate, District 7 Wisconsin November 5, 2002
https://www.gpelections.org/races/jim-carpenter-runs-for-state-senate-2/
generalpartisansingleplurality
20.2%. 8,790 votes
Julián Villarreal, State Senate, District 26 Texas November 3, 2020
generalpartisansingleplurality
20.01%. 50,004 votes
Donald Kinnie, State Senate, DISTRICTWest Virginia November 3, 2020
generalpartisansingleplurality
19.90%. 10,324 votes
Nick Granath, State Senate, District 60, Minnesota November 5, 2002
https://www.gpelections.org/races/nick-granath-runs-for-state-senate-2002/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
19.77%. 6,776 votes
Whitney Smith, State Senate, District 8, Oregon, November 7, 2000
https://www.gpelections.org/races/whitney-smith-runs-for-state-senate-2000/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
19.5%. 7,039 votes
Tom Durkin, State Senate, District 7 Illinois, November 4, 2008
https://www.gpelections.org/races/tom-durkin-runs-for-state-senate/
generalpartisansingleplurality
19.2%. 13,190 votes
Angel Torres, State Senate, District 27, Arizona, November 8, 2016
https://www.gpelections.org/races/angel-torres-runs-for-state-senate-2016/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
19% 6,420 votes
Tony Schultz, State Senate, District 26, Wisconsin, November 2, 2014
https://www.gpelections.org/races/tony-schultz-runs-for-state-senate/ generalpartisansingleplurality
18.9%. 16,807 votes
Edward Weissler, State Senate, District 3, Missouri, November 8, 2016
https://www.gpelections.org/races/edward-weissler-runs-for-state-senate/ generalpartisansingleplurality
18.7%. 12,550 votes
Silver Persinger, State Senate, District 9, Virginia, November 6, 2007
https://www.gpelections.org/races/silver-persinger-runs-for-state-senate-2007/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
18.2%. 3,789 votes
Jay Sweeney, State Senate, District 20 , Pennsylvania, November 6, 2018
https://www.gpelections.org/races/jay-sweeney-runs-for-state-senate-2018/ generalpartisansinglepluralitystate
17.68% 14,467 votes
Mark Salazar – 31.43% (November 2016)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 8 (Arizona)
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Kenneth Mejia – 27.5% (November 2018)
US House of Representatives, District 34 (California)
41,711 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Deb McFarland – 23.2% (November 2008)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 (Arkansas)
64,398 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Rodolfo Cortez Barragan – 22.7% (November 2018)
US House of Representatives, District 40 (California)
27,511 votes • Green vs. Democrat
AnnDrea M. Benson – 22.2% (November 2002)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3 (Pennsylvania)
33,313 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Abel Tomlinson – 21.4% (November 2008)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3 (Arkansas)
58,850 votes • Green vs. Republican
Michael Kerr – 21.1% (November 2022)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 10 (California)
52,965 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Tom Kelly – 20.2% (November 2006)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 1 (Colorado)
32,825 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Paul Blair – 17.99% (November 2014)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3 (Texas)
24,876 votes • Green vs. Republican
Steve Warner – 16.5% (November 2006)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5 (Maryland)
33,464 votes • Green vs. Democrat
D.C. Amarasinghe – 16.4% (November 2002)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 (Virginia)
20,589 votes • Green vs. Republican
Gary Swing – 15.72% (November 2018)
US House of Representatives, District 7 (Arizona)
12,647 votes • Green vs. Republican
William M. Belitskus – 15.12% (November 1998)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5 (Pennsylvania)
17,734 votes • Green vs. Republican
Joshua Drake – 13.8% (November 2008)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 4 (Arkansas)
32,603 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Brian Merrill Vasquez Verdin – 12.9% (November 2002)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 4 (Wisconsin)
18,324 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Jim Dunn – 12.1% (November 2004)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 1 (South Carolina)
25,674 votes • Green vs. Republican
Laura Wells – 11.6% (November 2018)
US House of Representatives, District 13 (California)
34, 257 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Hal J. Ridley, Jr. – 11.39% (November 2016)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 36 (Texas)
24,890 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Two-way races vs. Democrats (18)
Kenneth Mejia – 27.5% (November 2018)
US House of Representatives, District 34 (California)
41,711 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Deb McFarland – 23.2% (November 2008)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 (Arkansas)
64,398 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Rodolfo Cortez Barragan – 22.7% (November 2018)
US House of Representatives, District 40 (California)
27,511 votes • Green vs. Democrat
AnnDrea M. Benson – 22.2% (November 2002)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3 (Pennsylvania)
33,313 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Michael Kerr – 21.1% (November 2022)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 10 (California)
52,965 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Tom Kelly – 20.2% (November 2006)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 1 (Colorado)
32,825 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Steve Warner – 16.5% (November 2006)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5 (Maryland)
33,464 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Joshua Drake – 13.8% (November 2008)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 4 (Arkansas)
32,603 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Brian Merrill Vasquez Verdin – 12.9% (November 2002)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 4 (Wisconsin)
18,324 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Laura Wells – 11.6% (November 2018)
US House of Representatives, District 13 (California)
34, 257 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Hal J. Ridley, Jr. – 11.39% (November 2016)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 36 (Texas)
24,890 votes • Green vs. Democrat
Two-way races vs. Republicans (18)
Mark Salazar – 31.43% (November 2016)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 8 (Arizona)
93,954 votes • Green vs. Republican
Abel Tomlinson – 21.4% (November 2008)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3 (Arkansas)
58,850 votes • Green vs. Republican
Paul Blair – 17.99% (November 2014)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3 (Texas)
24,876 votes • Green vs. Republican
D.C. Amarasinghe – 16.4% (November 2002)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 (Virginia)
20,589 votes • Green vs. Republican
Gary Swing – 15.72% (November 2018)
US House of Representatives, District 7 (Arizona)
12,647 votes • Green vs. Republican
William M. Belitskus – 15.12% (November 1998)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5 (Pennsylvania)
17,734 votes • Green vs. Republican
Jim Dunn – 12.1% (November 2004)
U.S. House of Representatives, District 1 (South Carolina)
25,674 votes • Green vs. Republican
