# Electoral history of Howie Hawkins

* This article is part of a series about Howie Hawkins
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The electoral history of Howie Hawkins includes the 2020 Green Party presidential primaries and caucuses, campaigns for United States Senate and House of Representatives in New York, and the city of Syracuse, New York.

## Electoral history
### City of Syracuse elections
#### 2009

2009 Syracuse common councilor election (District 4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Thomas Seals | 1,529 | 59.17% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 1,055 | 40.83% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | 18.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,584 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### 2011

2011 Syracuse common councilor election (District 4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Khalid Bey | 1,214 | 52.08% | −7.10% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 1,117 | 47.92% | +7.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 4.16% | −14.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,331 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

#### 2013

2013 Syracuse common councilor election (District 4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Khalid Bey (inc.) | 1,471 | 59.65% | +7.57% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 995 | 40.35% | −7.57% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 19.3% | +15.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,466 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

#### 2015

2015 Syracuse city auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Martin Masterpole | 8,887 | 58.21% |
| | Working Families | Martin Masterpole | 948 | 6.21% |
| | Reform Party of New York | Martin Masterpole | 153 | 1.00% |
| | Total | Martin Masterpole (incumbent) | 9,988 | 65.42% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 5,249 | 34.38% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,739 | 31.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,526 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### 2017

2017 Syracuse mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independence | Ben Walsh | 12,351 | 48.81% |
| | Reform Party of New York | Ben Walsh | 1,233 | 4.87% |
| | Total | Ben Walsh | 13,584 | 53.68% |
| | Democratic | Juanita Perez Williams | 9,701 | 38.34% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 1,017 | 4.02% |
| | Republican | Laura Lavine | 673 | 2.66% |
| | Working Families | Joe Nicoletti | 305 | 1.20% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,883 | 15.34% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,305 | 100.00% |
| | Independence gain from Democratic | Independence gain from Democratic | Independence gain from Democratic | Independence gain from Democratic |

### New York gubernatorial elections
#### 2010

2010 New York gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Andrew Cuomo Robert Duffy | 2,609,465 | 56.52% | –1.82 |
| | Working Families | Andrew Cuomo Robert Duffy | 154,835 | 3.35% | +0.05 |
| | Independence | Andrew Cuomo Robert Duffy | 146,576 | 3.17% | –0.89 |
| | Total | Andrew Cuomo Robert Duffy | 2,910,876 | 63.05% | –2.65 |
| | Republican | Carl Paladino Greg Edwards | 1,289,817 | 27.94% | +4.40 |
| | Conservative | Carl Paladino Greg Edwards | 232,215 | 5.03% | 1.44+ |
| | Taxpayers Party of New York | Carl Paladino Greg Edwards | 25,825 | 0.56% | New |
| | Total | Carl Paladino Greg Edwards | 1,547,857 | 33.53% | +6.41 |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins Gloria Mattera | 59,906 | 1.30% | +0.41 |
| | Libertarian | Warren Redlich Alden Link | 48,359 | 1.05% | +0.74 |
| | Rent Is Too Damn High | Jimmy McMillan James D. Schultz | 41,129 | 0.89% | +0.61 |
| | Freedom Party of New York (2010) | Charles Barron Eva M. Doyle | 24,571 | 0.53% | New |
| | Anti-Prohibition Party | Kristin M. Davis Tanya Gendelman | 20,421 | 0.44% | New |
| | Scattering | Scattering | 4,836 | 0.10% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,363,019 | 29.52% | –9.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,769,741 | 100.00% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### 2014

New York gubernatorial election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Andrew Cuomo | 1,811,672 | 47.52% | −9.00% |
| | Working Families | Andrew Cuomo | 126,244 | 3.31% | −0.04% |
| | Independence | Andrew Cuomo | 77,762 | 2.04% | −1.13% |
| | Women's Equality | Andrew Cuomo | 53,802 | 1.41% | N/A |
| | Total | Andrew Cuomo/Kathy Hochul (incumbent) | 2,069,480 | 54.28% | −8.77% |
| | Republican | Rob Astorino | 1,234,951 | 32.39% | +4.45% |
| | Conservative | Rob Astorino | 250,634 | 6.57% | +1.54% |
| | Stop-Common-Core | Rob Astorino | 51,492 | 1.35% | N/A |
| | Total | Rob Astorino/Christopher Moss | 1,537,077 | 40.31% | +6.78% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins/Brian Jones | 184,419 | 4.84% | +3.54% |
| | Libertarian | Michael McDermott/Chris Edes | 16,769 | 0.44% | −0.61% |
| | Sapient | Steven Cohn/Bobby Kalotee | 4,963 | 0.13% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '3,812,708' | '100.0%' | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### 2018

New York gubernatorial election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Andrew Cuomo | 3,424,416 | 56.16% | +8.64% |
| | Working Families | Andrew Cuomo | 114,478 | 1.88% | −1.43% |
| | Independence | Andrew Cuomo | 68,713 | 1.13% | −0.91% |
| | Women's Equality | Andrew Cuomo | 27,733 | 0.45% | −0.96% |
| | Total | Andrew Cuomo (incumbent) | 3,635,340 | 59.62% | +5.43% |
| | Republican | Marc Molinaro | 1,926,485 | 31.60% | −0.79% |
| | Conservative | Marc Molinaro | 253,624 | 4.16% | −2.41% |
| | Reform | Marc Molinaro | 27,493 | 0.45% | N/A |
| | Total | Marc Molinaro | 2,207,602 | 36.21% | −4.10% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 103,946 | 1.70% | −3.14% |
| | Libertarian | Larry Sharpe | 95,033 | 1.56% | +1.12% |
| | SAM | Stephanie Miner | 55,441 | 0.91% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '6,097,362' | '100.0%' | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### United States House of Representatives elections
#### 2000

2000 New York's 25th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James T. Walsh | 132,120 | 59.99% |
| | Independence | James T. Walsh | 10,512 | 4.77% |
| | Conservative | James T. Walsh | 9,248 | 4.20% |
| | Total | James T. Walsh (incumbent) | 151,880 | 68.96% |
| | Democratic | Francis Gavin | 64,533 | 29.30% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 3,830 | 1.74% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87,347 | 39.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 220,243 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### 2004

2004 New York's 25th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James T. Walsh | 155,163 | 74.18% |
| | Independence | James T. Walsh | 20,184 | 9.65% |
| | Conservative | James T. Walsh | 13,716 | 6.56% |
| | Total | James T. Walsh (incumbent) | 189,063 | 90.39% |
| | Peace and Justice | Howie Hawkins | 20,106 | 9.61% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168,957 | 80.78% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 209,169 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### 2008

2008 New York's 25th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dan Maffei | 148,290 | 51.65% |
| | Working Families | Dan Maffei | 9,085 | 3.16% |
| | Total | Dan Maffei | 157,375 | 54.82% |
| | Republican | Dale Sweetland | 106,653 | 37.15% |
| | Conservative | Dale Sweetland | 13,564 | 4.72% |
| | Total | Dale Sweetland | 120,217 | 41.87% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 9,483 | 3.30% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 24 | 0.01% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,158 | 12.95% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 287,099 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### United States Senate elections
#### 2006

2006 United States Senate election in New York :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 2,698,931 | |
| | Independence | Hillary Clinton | 160,705 | |
| | Working Families | Hillary Clinton | 148,792 | |
| | Total | Hillary Clinton (incumbent) | 3,008,428 | 67.0% |
| | Republican | John Spencer | 1,212,902 | |
| | Conservative | John Spencer | 179,287 | |
| | Total | John Spencer | 1,392,189 | 31.0% |
| | Green | Howie Hawkins | 55,469 | 1.20% |
| | Others | Others | 33,967 | 0.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,616,239 | 36.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,490,053 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### United States presidential elections
#### 2016

Howie Hawkins stood in for Ajamu Baraka as Jill Stein's vice-presidential running mate in Minnesota in 2016.
2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota :
| Presidential candidate Vice presidential candidate | Presidential candidate Vice presidential candidate | Party | Popular votes | % | Electoral votes |
| | Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine | Democratic | 1,367,716 | 46.44% | 10 |
| | Donald Trump Mike Pence | Republican | 1,322,951 | 44.92% | 0 |
| | Gary Johnson William Weld | Libertarian | 112,972 | 3.84% | 0 |
| | Evan McMullin Mindy Finn | Independent | 53,076 | 1.80% | 0 |
| | Jill Stein Howie Hawkins | Green | 36,985 | 1.26% | 0 |
| | Others | Others | 51,113 | 1.74% | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,944,813 | 100% | 10 |

#### 2020

2020 United States presidential election :
| Presidential candidate Vice presidential candidate | Presidential candidate Vice presidential candidate | Party | Popular votes | % | Electoral votes |
| | Joe Biden Kamala Harris | Democratic | 81,268,867 | 51.31% | 306 |
| | Donald Trump (incumbent) Mike Pence | Republican | 74,216,747 | 46.86% | 232 |
| | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | Libertarian | 1,865,620 | 1.18% | 0 |
| | Howie Hawkins Angela Walker | Green | 405,704 | 0.26% | 0 |
| | Others | Others | 626,299 | 0.40% | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 158,381,554 | 100% | 538 |