Mountain Party
Mountain Party | |
---|---|
Chair | Denise Binion |
Vice Chair | Dylan Parsons |
Membership (Dec. 2021) | 2,245[1] |
Ideology | Green politics Progressivism Eco-socialism |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Green Party |
Colors | Green |
West Virginia Senate | 0 / 34 |
West Virginia House of Delegates | 0 / 100 |
Conservation District Supervisors | 2 / 112 |
Website | |
www | |
The Mountain Party is a political party in West Virginia, affiliated with the Green Party of the United States.[2][3]
It is a progressive and environmentalist party whose party platform primarily focuses on "Grassroots Democracy", "Social Justice & Equal Opportunity", "Ecological Wisdom" and "Non-Violence".[4]
History[edit]
The Mountain Party was created largely in response to the conservative tilt of the West Virginia Democratic Party, and was thus born out of Denise Giardina's gubernatorial campaign in 2000.[5]
Prominent campaigns[edit]
In 2016, the party ran former state senator Charlotte Pritt for Governor of West Virginia.[6] This led to growth for the party.[7] She received nearly 6% of the vote, the highest ever for a Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate.
In 2018, House of Delegates candidate Elliot Pritt was endorsed by the Charleston Gazette.[8]
Currently elected officials[edit]
Conservation District Supervisors
- John W. Farrell, Southern Conservation District, (Summers County) term through June 2024[9]
- Daniel P. "Danny" Lutz, Eastern Panhandle Conservation District, (Jefferson County) term through June 2024[9]
Election results[edit]
State elections[edit]
Governor[edit]
Year | Nominee | Votes | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Denise Giardina | 10,416 | 1.61% |
2004 | Jesse Johnson | 18,430 | 2.48% |
2008 | 31,486 | 4.46% | |
2011 | Bob Henry Baber | 6,083 | 2.02% |
2012 | Jesse Johnson | 16,787 | 2.53% |
2016 | Charlotte Pritt | 42,068 | 5.89% |
2020 | Daniel Lutz | 11,296 | 1.47% |
Legislature[edit]
West Virginia Senate | West Virginia House of Delegates | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Total Votes | Total Percent | Year | Total Votes |
2002 | 1,173 | missing | 2002 | 3,165 |
2004 | 2,048 | missing | 2004 | no candidates |
2006 | no candidates | 2006 | 365 | |
2008 | 2,682 | 0.37% | 2008 | 5,606 |
2010 | 3,628 | 0.74%[a] | 2010 | 2,791 |
2012 | no candidates | 2012 | 5,994 | |
2014 | 1,221 | 0.28% | 2014 | 3,720 |
2016 | 1,404 | 0.20%[b] | 2016 | 3,031 |
2018 | no candidates | 2018 | 3,365 | |
2020 | 10,324 | 1.34% | 2020 | 3,228 |
Federal elections[edit]
President[edit]
Year | Nominee | Votes | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Cynthia McKinney | 2,355 | 0.33% |
2012 | Jill Stein | 4,406 | 0.66% |
2016 | 8,075 | 1.13% | |
2020 | Howie Hawkins | 2,599 | 0.33% |
Congress[edit]
US Senate | US House | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Votes | Percent | Total Votes | Total Percent |
2004 | no election | 3,218 | 0.45% | |
2006 | 8,565 | 1.9% | no candidates | |
2008 | no candidate | |||
2010 | 10,355 | 1.92% | ||
2012 | 19,517 | 2.96% | ||
2014 | 5,504 | 1.21% | ||
2016 | no election | |||
2018 | no candidate | 6,227 | 1.09% | |
2020 | no candidates | |||
2022 | no election | TBD | TBD |
References[edit]
- ^ Warner, Mac. "West Virginia Voter Registration Totals, December 2021" (PDF).
- ^ "Recognized Political Parties in WV". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Winger, Richard (July 10, 2007). "Mountain Party to Affiliate with Green Party". Ballot Access News. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "The MOUNTAIN PARTY PLATFORM - Mountain Party WV". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Case, David (September 13, 2000). "West Virginia's Mountain (Party) Mama". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ BOARD, GLYNIS (November 2, 2016). "Charlotte Pritt: The Mountain Party's Maverick". WV Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Wiederspiel, Alex (July 17, 2016). "Following Charlotte Pritt nomination for Governor, Mountain Party leaders see huge growth potential". Metro News. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Gazette endorsement: For WV Legislature, these candidates offer promising future". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ^ a b "Officeholders". mountainpartywv.net. Retrieved June 12, 2020.