Yesterday the Green Party made victories in Local Elections in California and Colorado.
Federal Heights, Colorado
Tanya Ishikawa was elected to the Federal Heights City Council with 67.5% of the vote.
http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2011/11/09/green-party-election-results-november-2011/
Fairfax, California
Larry Bragman takes first place in his race for City Council, receiving 43.88% of the vote. This will be Bragman’s third term as a Council Member. Additionally, Ryan O’Neil won his first term on the City Council, helping maintain a healthy Green Party presence in the Northern California City.
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/rv/main/currentelection/results.htm
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cheri Honkala received 6.56% of the vote in her effort to be elected Sheriff of Philadelphia. She ran on a “No Evictions” platform. Brian Rudnick, running for City Council, received 11.8% of the vote.
http://www.phillyelectionresults.com/Citywide_Election_Results.html
Portland, Maine
Two Greens were on the ballot for Mayor;
David Marshall – 7.74%
John Eder – 1.38%
Eder endorsed progressive-Democrat Ethan Strimling, who placed second with 22.24% (vs. winner Michael Brennan’s 26.76%).
Without any candidate receiving more than 50% of the vote, the race should go into second and even third round IRV tallies.
Josephine Okot received 39.68% of the vote in a two way race for the at-large school district seat.
http://www.portlandmaine.gov/voter/candidateresults.pdf
Syracuse, New York
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/election_2011_onondaga_county.html
Howie Hawkens received 48.15% of the vote, narrowly losing his seat to Democrat Khalid Bey.
Vote Total:
Khalid Bey (D-WF) 1,154
Howie Hawkins (G) 1,072
Suffolk County, New York
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/boe/eleres/11ge/
Cesar A Malaga received 2.43% of the vote in his bid for County Board.
Rochester, New York
Alex White received 11.6% of the vote, placing third out of three, in his race for City Council, South District.
http://enr.monroecounty.gov/flashresults.html
St. Paul, Minnesota
Ward 1: Johnny Howard got 26% (to Carter’s 62%)
Ward 2: John Ivey is on second with 28% behind Thune’s 38%. With 88% of votes counted, if Thune does not receive more than 50% of the vote, voting run-off will occur. This race may not be determined for until later this week.
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/mn-election-results-nov-8-2011
Ward 6: Bee Xiong received 42% in the first round of voting. The results publish all 3 choice rounds, but with 58%, Dan Bostrom wins under IRV rules in the first round.
Toledo, Ohio
http://www.co.lucas.oh.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=7612
Anita Rios got 28.80% (vs. Paula Hicks-Hudson 71.20%) in her race for City Council.
Tucson, Arizona
http://www.kvoa.com/decision-20111/
Mary DeCamp received 5% in her bid for Mayor (a three way race).
In a two-way race for Ward 1 City Council, Baker received 34% of the vote for Democratic-Incumbent Romero.
New Jersey
Michael Spector received 1.43% of the vote in the State Assembly 26th District race.
http://www.essexclerk.com/election/ElectionFrame.html
Steve Welzer also received 1.43% of the vote in his race for the District 14 State Assembly seat.
http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/officials/clerk/news/11082011ElectionResult.htm
New London, Connecticut
3 Green ran for 7 open City Council seats, and 2 Greens ran for 7 open School District seats. All were unsuccessful.
http://www.theday.com/article/20111108/NWS01/311089999
Arlington County, Virginia
Audrey Clement took third place with 16% of the vote in her bid for County Board.
Additional Green Party Candidate Results:
http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2011/11/09/green-party-election-results-november-2011/
http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2011/11/09/more-green-party-results-for-november-2011-elections/
Thumbnail Image By Charles Kennard (Emailed to me by the author) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Jack Wagner is the Editor of The Free Independent-Sun. Born in Sonoma, California and currently residing in San Francisco, Jack set up The Free Independent-Sun on July 4th, 2009, after sleeping in and not making his usual trip up north for his hometown festivities. He figured he'd do something revolutionary to make up for it. In the Summer of 2010 Jack registered Seraf Media with the City and County of San Francisco as a Sole-Proprietorship. He is dedicated to articulating the finer points of the Revolution in order to bring about a Global Renaissance and Abundant World Economy. He also isn't afraid to get his hands dirty transplanting succulents. 
