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 Stein (right) and Baraka (left) at the convention Nominees Stein and Baraka | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August 4–7, 2016 |
| City | Houston,Texas |
| Venue | University of Houston |
| Keynote speaker | Cornel West |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Jill Stein ofMassachusetts |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Ajamu Baraka of theDistrict of Columbia |
| Other candidates | William Kreml, Sedinam Curry,Kent Mesplay,Darryl Cherney |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 402 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 202 (majority) |
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The2016 Green National Convention, in whichdelegates of theGreen Party of the United States chose the party's nominees forpresident andvice president in thenational election, was held August 4–7, 2016 inHouston, Texas. In August 2015, Houston was chosen over a competing proposal fromToledo, Ohio.[1] The convention was located at theUniversity of Houston with the theme, "Houston, We Have A Solution: Vote Green 2016".[2][3]The convention formally nominatedJill Stein as the party's presidential nominee andAjamu Baraka as her running mate.
Several speakers had been confirmed ahead of time; more were announced closer to the convention[4]
| Green National Convention Presidential Roll call vote, 2016[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | First Ballot | Percentage |
| Jill Stein | 233.5 | 81.64% |
| William Kreml | 18.25 | 6.38% |
| Sedinam Curry | 14.5 | 5.07% |
| Darryl Cherney | 8.5 | 2.97% |
| Kent Mesplay | 7.5 | 2.62% |
| Elijah Manley | 3.25 | 1.14% |
| No candidate | 0.5 | 0.17% |
| Totals | 286 | 100% |
| Turnout | 286 | 71.14% |
Jill Stein began taking part in the2016 Green Party presidential primaries in February 2016. Stein was immediately the front-runner and was described by the media as "steamrolling to victory."[6] On June 15, 2016, the Stein campaign announced that it had received 203 delegates, enough to win the nomination on the first ballot at the 2016 Green National Convention.[7] A week before the start of the convention, former Ohio State SenatorNina Turner, who served as a surrogate for SenatorBernie Sanders during his campaign, announced that she had been in discussions with the Stein campaign about possibly serving as Stein's vice presidential pick.[8] The following day, Stein stated that the campaign hadn't chosen a VP candidate yet, and was in discussion with several individuals. On August 1, the Stein campaign announced thatAjamu Baraka had been chosen as Stein's VP candidate.[citation needed] Stein released the names of the final six individuals she had considered as her running mate, with Baraka being the choice. The six contenders for Stein's running mate were:[9]