Electoral history of Cynthia McKinney
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Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia Ann McKinney is a former US Congresswoman and a member of the Green Party since 2007. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives. In 2008, the Green Party nominated McKinney for President of the United States...
, Democratic Representative from Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
11th
Georgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 11th congressional district is congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located in the northwestern part of the state, the district includes Marietta...
and 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
(1993–2003, 2003–2005), and 2008
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
Green Party Presidential nominee.
Congressional races
Georgia's 11th congressional districtGeorgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 11th congressional district is congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located in the northwestern part of the state, the district includes Marietta...
, 1992 (Democratic primary):
- Cynthia McKinney - 26,160 (31.19%)
- George L Deloach - 21,122 (25.19%)
- Eugene Walker - 18,805 (22.42%)
- Mike ThurmondMike ThurmondMichael L. "Mike" Thurmond is the former Commissioner of Labor for the state of Georgia and was the Democratic Party's nominee for United States Senate in 2010....
- 13,313 (15.87%) - Verdree Lockhart - 4,468 (5.33%)
Georgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 11th congressional district is congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located in the northwestern part of the state, the district includes Marietta...
, 1992 (Democratic primary runoff):
- Cynthia McKinney - 39,301 (56.39%)
- George L Deloach - 30,389 (43.61%)
Georgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 11th congressional district is congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located in the northwestern part of the state, the district includes Marietta...
, 1992:
- Cynthia McKinney (D) - 120,168 (73.10%)
- Woodrow Lovett (R) - 44,221 (26.90%)
- Write-in - 11 (0.01%)
Georgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 11th congressional district is congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located in the northwestern part of the state, the district includes Marietta...
, 1994:
- Cynthia McKinney (D) (inc.) - 71,560 (65.60%)
- Woodrow Lovett (R) - 37,533 (34.41%)
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
, 1996 (Democratic primary):
- Cynthia McKinney - 42,508 (67.48%)
- Comer Yates - 15,126 (24.01%)
- Ron Slotin - 3,993 (6.34%)
- David Hughes - 1,370 (2.18%)
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
, 1996:
- Cynthia McKinney (D) - 127,157 (57.76%)
- John M. Mitnick (R) - 92,985 (42.24%)
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
, 1998:
- Cynthia McKinney (D) (inc.) - 100,622 (61.07%)
- Sunny Warren (R) - 64,146 (38.93%)
- Write-in - 4 (0.00%)
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
, 2000:
- Cynthia McKinney (D) (inc.) - 139,579 (60.73%)
- Sunny Warren (R) - 90,277 (39.28%)
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
, 2002 (Democratic primary):
- Denise MajetteDenise MajetteDenise L. Majette is a Democratic U.S. politician from the state of Georgia.Born in Brooklyn, she attended Yale University and completed a Juris Doctor degree at Duke University in 1979...
- 68,612 (58.31%) - Cynthia McKinney (inc.) - 49,058 (41.69%)
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
, 2004 (Democratic primary):
- Cynthia McKinney - 48,512 (50.88%)
- Liane Levetan - 19,723 (20.68%)
- Cathy Woolard - 17,949 (18.82%)
- Connie Stokes - 4,972 (5.21%)
- Nadine Thomas - 2,938 (3.08%)
- Chris VaughnChris VaughnChris Vaughn is an American songwriter, recording artist, filmmaker/producer/director from Neptune, New Jersey. He is best known for his original song "Fallen Angel", was featured in the film Stiletto; and as a filmmaker for his documentary film Jerseyboy Hero, which he wrote, produced, directed,...
- 1,260 (1.32%)
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
, 2004:
- Cynthia McKinney (D) - 157,461 (63.76%)
- Catherine DavisCatherine DavisCatherine Davis was an American poet. She studied poetry with J. V. Cunningham and, at Stanford University, with Yvor Winters. Her work is considered extraordinary by some writers and critics, but because of her physical disabilities and other problems she died without the recognition and...
(R) - 89,509 (36.24%)
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
, 2006 (Democratic primary):
- Cynthia McKinney (inc.) - 29,216 (47.12%)
- Hank JohnsonHank JohnsonHenry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in DeKalb County, a largely suburban county east of Atlanta. It also includes portions of Gwinnett and Rockdale counties.-Life, education and...
- 27,529 (44.40%) - John Coyne - 5,253 (8.47%)
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The majority African American district includes parts of Dekalb, Rockdale, and Gwinnett counties in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, including North Atlanta, Decatur, and Lilburn...
, 2006 (Democratic primary runoff):
- Hank JohnsonHank JohnsonHenry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in DeKalb County, a largely suburban county east of Atlanta. It also includes portions of Gwinnett and Rockdale counties.-Life, education and...
- 41,281 (58.81%) - Cynthia McKinney (inc.) - 28,915 (41.19%)
Presidential races
Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, 2008:
- Ralph NaderRalph NaderRalph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
- 2,543 (40.00%) - Cynthia McKinney - 1,353 (21.28%)
- Gloria La Riva - 1,335 (21.00%)
- Brian MooreBrian Moore (politician)Brian Patrick Moore is an United States politician and founder of antiwar organization Nature Coast Coalition for Peace & Justice. He was the presidential nominee of the Socialist Party USA for the 2008 United States presidential election. He waged several campaigns for mayor and city council in...
- 346 (5.44%) - John R. Crockford - 339 (5.33%)
- Stewart AlexanderStewart Alexander (politician)Stewart Alexis Alexander is an American democratic socialist politician, presidential nominee for the Socialist Party USA in the 2012 election., and former SPUSA nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 election....
- 335 (5.27%) - Stanley Martin Hetz - 107 (1.68%)
Peace and Freedom Party Convention (Presidential tally), 2008:
- Ralph NaderRalph NaderRalph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
- 46 (51.69%) - Gloria La Riva - 27 (30.34%)
- Brian MooreBrian Moore (politician)Brian Patrick Moore is an United States politician and founder of antiwar organization Nature Coast Coalition for Peace & Justice. He was the presidential nominee of the Socialist Party USA for the 2008 United States presidential election. He waged several campaigns for mayor and city council in...
- 10 (11.24%) - Cynthia McKinney - 6 (6.74%)
Green Party
Green Party (United States)
The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
National Convention, 2008:
- Cynthia McKinney - 324 (59.56%)
- Ralph NaderRalph NaderRalph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
- 78 (14.34%) - Kat SwiftKat SwiftKat Swift is a United States political activist, former co-chair of the Green Party of Texas, and spokesperson for the Green Party's National Women’s Caucus. She announced her intention to seek the 2008 Presidential nomination of the US Green Party at the 2004 Green Party National Convention in...
- 39 (7.17%) - Kent P. Mesplay - 35 (6.43%)
- Jesse JohnsonJesse Johnson (politician)Jesse C. Johnson, Jr. is an Executive Committee member and former chair of the environmentalist Mountain Party, the West Virginia affiliate of the Green Party. He has twice been his party's candidate for Governor of West Virginia, and once for a Senate seat...
- 33 (6.07%) - Elaine BrownElaine BrownElaine Brown is an American prison activist, writer, singer, and former Black Panther leader who is based in Oakland, California. She is a former chairperson of the Black Panther Party. Brown briefly ran for the Green Party presidential nomination in 2008...
- 9 (1.65%) - Jared Ball - 8 (1.47%)
- Howie HawkinsHowie HawkinsHowie Hawkins is an American politician and activist with the Green Party of the United States and Socialist Party USA. He co-founded the anti-nuclear Clamshell Alliance in 1976 and the Green Party in the United States in 1984. He was New York's Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate in the...
- 8 (1.47%) - None of the above - 7 (1.29%)
- Uncommitted - 2 (0.37%)
- Undecided - 1 (0.18%)
Green Party 2008 ticket:
- Former Representative Cynthia McKinney of Georgia for President
- Activist Rosa ClementeRosa ClementeRosa Alicia Clemente is a United States community organizer, independent journalist and hip-hop activist. She was the vice presidential running mate of 2008 Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election.Clemente was born and raised in South Bronx, New...
of New York for Vice President
See also
- Cynthia McKinney presidential campaign, 2008Cynthia McKinney presidential campaign, 2008Cynthia McKinney began her campaign for President of the United States on December 16, 2007 as a candidate for the Green Party presidential nomination via YouTube. She and her running mate Rosa Clemente accepted the Green Party's presidential nomination July 12, 2008 at the 2008 Green National...
- Political positions of Cynthia McKinneyPolitical positions of Cynthia McKinneyCynthia McKinney, six-term United States Congresswoman, was the 2008 Green Party presidential candidate.- Defense spending :McKinney believes the defense spending of the United States is too high and unreasonable. She believes the budget should have been raised after the September 11th attacks, but...
- Electoral history of Bob BarrElectoral history of Bob BarrElectoral history of Bob Barr, Republican Representative from Georgia and Libertarian Party presidential nominee in 2008 election-Senate and House races :Republican primary for the United States Senate from Georgia, 1992:...
(Libertarian nominee) - Electoral history of Barack ObamaElectoral history of Barack ObamaBarack Obama was an Illinois State Senator, United States Senator and is currently the 44th President of the United States. He has been involved in many elections, beginning in 1996.-Illinois Senate and U.S...
(Democratic nominee) - Electoral history of John McCainElectoral history of John McCainThis is a summary of the electoral history of John McCain, senior United States Senator from Arizona and 2008 Republican nominee for President of the United States...
(Republican nominee) - Electoral history of Ralph NaderElectoral history of Ralph NaderElectoral history of Ralph Nader, an American attorney, author, lecturer, political activist, and candidate for President of the United States in four elections.1972 Democratic National Convention :...
(Independent candidate)