# 2012 Green Party presidential primaries

The Green Party of the United States held primaries in several states in 2012. Jill Stein won most of the primaries and was formally nominated as the party's nominee during the 2012 Green National Convention.

## Candidates

| Candidate | Most recent position | Campaign | Delegates | Delegations with plurality |
| Jill Stein | Lexington Town Meeting member (2005–2011) | (Campaign • Website) | 194 / 289(67.13%) | 24 AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, MA, MI, MS, ME, MN, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WA, DC, WI |
| Roseanne Barr | Comedian, Host of The Roseanne Show | (Website) | 67 / 289(23.18%) | 2 GA, OR |
| Kent Mesplay | Inspector at the Air Pollution Control District of San Diego County (2001–2015) | (Website Archived 2020-11-11 at the Wayback Machine) | 15.5 / 289(5.36%) | None |
| Harley Mikkelson | Candidate for the Green Party of Michigan | (Website) | 3.5 / 289(3.48%) | None |
| Alternate ballot options ||||||
| No preference/ Other/ Uncommitted | N/A | N/A | 28 / 289(9.69%) | None |

## Schedule

| | | Winning | Winning | Winning | Projected delegates | Projected delegates | Projected delegates | Projected delegates | Projected delegates | Projected delegates |
| Date | State | Candidate | Vote | Percent | Stein | Barr | Mesplay | Mikkelson | Other | Total |
| February 5 | Ohio | Jill Stein | - | 90% | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| February 24 | Illinois | Jill Stein | 109 | 71% | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| February 29 | Arizona | Jill Stein | 350 | 69% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| March 3 | Wisconsin | Jill Stein | 55 | 73% | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| March 6 | Massachusetts | Jill Stein | 1,018 | 67% | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| March 11 | Virginia | Jill Stein | - | 69% | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 |
| March 18 | New Jersey | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| April 1 | Colorado | Jill Stein | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| April 3 | D.C. | Jill Stein | 199 | 67% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| April 28 | Connecticut | Jill Stein | - | 80% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| April 28 | South Carolina | Jill Stein | - | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| May 5 | Maine | Jill Stein | - | - | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| May 6 | Rhode Island | Jill Stein | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| May 6 | Arkansas | Jill Stein | - | 100% | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| May 12 | Delaware | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May 19 | Hawaii | Tie | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May 19 | Minnesota | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| May 19 | Mississippi | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May 19 | New York | Jill Stein | - | 88% | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| May 19 | Pennsylvania | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| May 19 | Tennessee | Jill Stein | - | - | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May 27 | Florida | Jill Stein | - | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| May 27 | Iowa | Tie | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May 27 | Washington | Jill Stein | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| June 2 | Georgia | Roseanne Barr | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| June 2 | Oregon | Roseanne Barr | 9 | 56% | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| June 3 | Michigan | Jill Stein | - | 56% | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| June 5 | California | Jill Stein | 8,826 | 49.3% | 32 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| - | Delegates not awarded by contests | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| Total | United States | | | | 194 | 67 | 15.5 | 3½ | 19 | 294 |
†Gray indicates that the primary, caucus, or convention has occurred but the official results have not yet been released.

## Results
### Ohio Convention (February 5)

The Ohio Green Party Convention took place on February 5.
Ohio Green Party Convention, February 5, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 90% | 9 |
| All Others | - | 10% | 0 |
| Total | - | 100% | 9 |

### Illinois primary (February 24)

The Illinois Green Party Convention took place on February 24.
Illinois Green Party Primary, February 24, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | 109 | 71% | 22 |
| Roseanne Barr (write-in) | 27 | 18% | 5 |
| Kent Mesplay | 8 | 5% | 2 |
| Uncommitted | 8 | 5% | 2 |
| Others | 1 | 1% | 0 |
| Total | 153 | 100% | 31 |

### Arizona primary (February 29)

The Arizona Green Party held its primary on February 29.
Arizona Green Party presidential primary, February 29, 2016 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | 385 | 68.6% | 5 |
| Kent Mesplay | 50 | 8.9% | 0 |
| Michael Oatman | 39 | 6.9% | 0 |
| Richard Grayson | 39 | 6.9% | 0 |
| Gary Swing | 30 | 5.3% | 0 |
| Gerard Davis | 18 | 3.2% | 0 |
| Total | 561 | 100% | 5 |

### Wisconsin primary (March 3)

The Wisconsin primary took place on March 3.
Wisconsin Green Party presidential primary, March 3, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | 55 | 73% | 7 |
| Roseanne Barr | 11 | 15% | 1 |
| Kent Mesplay | 5 | 7% | 1 |
| Harley Mikkelson | 1 | 1% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 3 | 4% | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 100% | 9 |

### Massachusetts primary (March 6)

The Massachusetts primary took place on March 6. Three candidates appeared on the ballot.
Massachusetts Green Party presidential primary, March 6, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | 1,018 | 67.1% | 7 |
| Kent Mesplay | 89 | 5.9% | 1 |
| Harley Mikkelson | 84 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Others | 95 | 6.3% | 0 |
| No preference | 232 | 15.3% | 2 |
| Blank votes (not tallied) | 36 | n/a | n/a |
| Total | 1,554 | 100% | 10 |

### Virginia primary (March 11)

The Virginia Green Party held its primary on March 11.
Virginia Green Party presidential primary, March 11, 2016 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 69.4% | 3.5 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | 12.3% | 0.5 |
| Kent Mesplay | - | 5.2% | 0.5 |
| Harley Mikkelson | - | 4.5% | 0.5 |
| None of the above | - | 4.4% | 0 |
| Other | - | 4.2% | 0 |
| Total | - | 100% | 5 |

### New Jersey convention (March 18)

The New Jersey Green Party Convention took place on March 18.
New Jersey Green Party Convention, March 18, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 78% | 4 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | 22% | 1 |
| Total | - | 100% | 5 |

### Colorado convention (March 31)

The Colorado Green Party Convention took place on March 31.
Colorado Green Party Convention, April 1, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 70% | 5 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 1 |
| Kent Mesplay | - | - | 1 |
| Total | - | 100% | 7 |

### DC Primary (April 3)

The DC Statehood Party Primary took place on April 3.
DC Statehood Party Primary, April 3, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | 216 | 62.97% | 3 |
| Write-in | 100 | 29.15% | 1 |
| No Candidate | 27 | 7.87% | 0 |
| Total | 343 | 100% | 4 |

### Connecticut convention (April 28)

The Connecticut Green Party Convention took place on April 28.
Connecticut Green Party Convention, April 28, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 80% | 8 |
| Uncommitted | - | 20% | 2 |
| Total | - | - | 10 |

### South Carolina convention (April 28)

The South Carolina Green Party Convention took place on April 28.
South Carolina Green Party Convention, April 28, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 85% | 7 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | 15% | 1 |
| Total | - | 100% | 8 |

### Maine Caucuses (May 5)

The Maine Green Party held caucuses, and the state meeting took place on May 5.
Maine Green Party caucuses, May 5, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 7 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 6 |
| Total | - | - | 13 |

### Rhode Island convention (May 6)

The Rhode Island Green Party Convention took place on May 6.
Rhode Island Green Party Convention, May 6, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 2 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 1 |
| Uncommitted | - | - | 1 |
| Total | - | - | 4 |

### Arkansas convention (May 6)

The Arkansas Green Party Convention took place on May 6.
Arkansas Green Party Convention, May 6, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 100% | 10 |
| Total | - | 100% | 10 |

### Delaware convention (May 12)

The Delaware Green Party Convention took place on May 12 in Newark, Delaware.
Delaware Green Party Convention, May 12, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 4 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 0 |
| Kent Mesplay | - | - | 0 |
| Total | - | - | 4 |

### Hawaii convention (May 19)

The Hawaii Green Party Convention took place on May 19.
Hawaii Green Party Convention, May 19, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 2 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 2 |
| Total | - | - | 4 |

### Minnesota Caucuses (May 19)

The Minnesota Green Party Caucuses took place on May 19.
Minnesota Green Party Caucuses, May 19, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 4 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 3 |
| Total | - | - | 7 |

### Mississippi convention (May 19)

The Mississippi Green Party Convention took place on May 19.
Mississippi Green Party Convention, May 19, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 4 |
| Total | - | - | 4 |

### New York convention (May 19)

The New York Green Party Convention took place on May 19.
New York Green Party Convention, May 19, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 88% | 14 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | 12% | 2 |
| Kent Mesplay | - | 0% | 0 |
| Total | - | 100% | 16 |

### Pennsylvania convention (May 19)

The Pennsylvania Green Party convention took place on May 19.
Pennsylvania Green Party convention, May 19, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 4 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 3 |
| Total | - | - | 7 |

### Tennessee convention (May 19)

The Tennessee Green Party convention took place on May 19.
Tennessee Green Party convention, May 19, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 2.5 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 1.5 |
| Total | - | - | 4 |

### Florida primary (May 27)

The Florida Green Party primary took place on May 27.
Florida Green Party primary, May 27, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 5 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 2 |
| Kent Mesplay | - | - | 1 |
| Total | - | - | 8 |

### Iowa primary (May 27)

The Iowa Green Party primary took place on May 27.
Iowa Green Party primary, May 27, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 2 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 2 |
| Total | - | - | 4 |

### Washington Convention (May 27)

The Washington Green Party Convention took place on May 27.
Washington Green Party Convention, May 27, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 4 |
| Total | - | - | 4 |

### Georgia convention (June 2)

The Georgia Green Party convention took place on June 2.
Georgia Green Party convention, June 2, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Roseanne Barr | - | - | 3 |
| Jill Stein | - | - | 1 |
| Total | - | - | 4 |

### Oregon convention (June 2)

The Pacific Green Party convention took place on June 2. The members voted using a ranked choice system, but only two candidates received votes so it stayed in one round.
Pacific Green Party convention, June 2, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Roseanne Barr | 9 | 56% | 5 |
| Jill Stein | 7 | 43% | 4 |
| Total | 16 | 100% | 9 |

### Michigan convention (June 3)

The Michigan Green Party convention took place on June 3.
Michigan Green Party convention, June 3, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | - | 56% | 9 |
| Roseanne Barr | - | 17% | 3 |
| Kent Mesplay | - | 11% | 2 |
| Harley Mkkelson | - | 13% | 2 |
| Other | - | 3% | 0 |
| Total | - | 100% | 16 |

### California primary (June 5)

The California Primary took place on June 5. Three candidates appeared on the ballot.
California Green Party presidential primary, June 5, 2012 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | 9,165 | 49.4% | 32 |
| Roseanne Barr | 7,339 | 39.8% | 26 |
| Kent Mesplay | 2,005 | 10.8% | 7 |
| Total | 18,569 | 100% | 65 |