Green Presidential Candidates

  There were 4 candidates on the Arkansas Green Party's first Presidential Primary ballot on February 5, 2008:

Jared Ball, independent journalist; radio host (WPFW 89.3 FM Pacifica Radio in Washington, DC), hip-hop scholar, assistant professor of communications studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland

http://www.jaredball.com

Cynthia McKinney, former member of the US House of Representatives (Georgia), 1993 to 2003, 2005 to 2007; former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, 1988-1992

http://www.runcynthiarun.org

Kent Mesplay, 2004 candidate for the Green presidential nomination; former president of Turtle Island Institute; environmental engineer, alternative energy activist; California Green organizer

http://www.mesplay.org

Kat Swift, Texas Green organizer; former Campus Greens leader; activist with Clean Money San Antonio and San Antonio Democracy Now

http://votekat.org

For information about other national Green candidates, go to the Green Party of the United States. (www.gp.org)

Official Results - Feb. 22

President - Green Primary (75 of 75 counties reporting)

All 2094 Precincts Reporting

  Name Votes Vote % Delegates to National Convention

Uncommitted 438 55.9% 4

Cynthia McKinney 157 20.1% 2

Jared Ball 81 10.3% 1

Kent Mesplay 61 7.8% 1

Kat Swift 46 5.6% 0

Voting Irregularities Reported

 There were several voting problems reported by Green Party voters during the election process. The Green Party of Arkansas is collecting the reports to decide whether formal protests will be filed. Any one who experienced or witnessed difficulties or questionable actions during the Green Party Primary Election is urged to contact members of the GPA Executive Committee. (see link)