At least 238 Greens have run as write-in candidates since 1990. Of them, 132 have run for local government office, with 64 elected (48.5%). Another 106 have run for state and federal office, with none elected. See a list of all write-in candidates here.
The highest elected write-in offices have been for County Supervisor (11 candidates/3 elected); Mayor (13/3), City Council (31/7), School Board (8/4), and Soil and Water Board (14/10).
The states with the most write-in candidates for local government are PA (28 candidates/20 elected), CT (16/9), NY (15/0), VA (10/7), CA (10/2). The states with the most write-in candidates for federal office are CA (11), CO (6), OH (6), AZ (3), CT (3), GA (3), VA (3).
The states with the most write-in victories for local government are PA (28 candidates/20 elected), CT (16/9), VA (10/7), ME (6/5), IL (6/4), OR (4/3) and WI (3/3). PA has primarily run write-in campaigns for Inspector of Elections (6/6), Judge of Elections (7/5) and Auditor (5/4). CT has focused on Constable (5/4), Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate (4/3) and Registrar of Voters (4/2). In VA, they have all been for Soil and Water Conservation District (10/7).
| Office | Candidates |
Elected |
States |
| Federal | 49 | 0 | |
| US Senate | 6 | 0 | CA (1/0), CT (3/0), OH (2/0) |
| US House of Representatives | 43 | 0 | AZ (3/0), CA (10), CO (6), FL (1/0), GA (3/0), IL (1/0), MA (1/0), MD (2/0), MN (1/0), MO (2/0), NM (2/0), OH (4/0), PA (1/0), UT (1/0), VA (3/0), WY (2/0) |
| Statewide Constitutional | 21 | 0 | |
| Governor | 7 | 0 | AZ (1/0), CA (1/0), GA (1/0), IL (1/0), NH (1/0), PA (1/0), TX (1/0) |
| Lt. Governor | 2 | 0 | GA (2/0) |
| Secretary of State | 3 | 0 | IL (1/0), ID (2/0) |
| State Treasurer | 1 | 0 | CT (1/0) |
| State Comptroller | 2 | 0 | MD (2/0) |
| State Agriculture Commissioner | 2 | 0 | GA (2/0) |
| State Labor Commissioner | 1 | 0 | GA (1/0) |
| State Land Commissioner | 1 | 0 | NM (1/0) |
| State Supreme Court | 1 | 0 | TX (1/0) |
| Superintendent of Public Education | 1 | 0 | CA (1/0) |
| State Legislature | 36 | 0 | |
| State Senate | 11 | 0 | CA (1/0), CT (8/0), GA (1/0), NY (1/0) |
| State House/Assembly | 25 | 0 | CA (2/0), CT (5/0), GA (3/0), IL (3/0), MA (1/0), MD (1/0), MT (1/0), NM (1/0), NY (6/0), OH (1/0), PA (1/0) |
| Local Government | 132 | 64 | |
| County Board of Supervisors, Legislature, Executive | 16 | 3 | CA (1/0), CO (1/0), FL (1/0), IA (1/0), MD (3/0), MN (1/0), NY (2/0), PA (2/0), UT (1/0), WI (3/3) |
| Mayor | 13 | 3 | CA (2/0), CT (1/0), GA (1/0), IL (1/0), IN (1/0), MN (1/1), NY (4/0), OR (2/2) |
| City Council, Town Council, Borough Council, Village Council | 31 | 7 | AK (1/1), CA (4/0), CO (3/1), CT (1/0), IN (2/0), MI (2/0), NY (8/0), OH (1/0), OR (1/1), PA (6/4), TX (1/0), WI (1/0) |
| School Board | 8 | 4 | CA (2/1), CT (1/0), IL (1/0), MA (1/1), ME (1/1), MN (1/0), NM (1/1) |
| Soil, Water Board | 14 | 1o | CA (1/1), IA (1/1), ME (1/1), OR (1/0), VA (10/7) |
| Library Board | 3 | 3 | IL (2/2), MI (1/1) |
| Park Board | 1 | 1 | IL (1/1) |
| Planning Board | 1 | 1 | ME (1/1) |
| Town Meeting | 1 | 1 | MA (1/1) |
| Budget Committee | 1 | 1 | ME (1/1) |
| Housing Authority | 1 | 1 | MA (1/1) |
| Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate | 4 | 3 | CT (4/3) |
| Inspector of Elections | 6 | 6 | PA (6/6) |
| Judge of Elections | 7 | 5 | PA (7/5) |
| Registrar of Voters | 4 | 2 | CT (4/2) |
| Auditor | 5 | 4 | PA (5/4) |
| Tax Collector | 1 | 1 | PA (1/1) |
| Tax Assessor | 1 | 1 | IL (1/1) |
| County Sheriff | 1 | 0 | MI (1/0) |
| Constable | 5 | 4 | CT (5/4) |
| County Health Board | 1 | 1 | MO (1/1) |
| Public Service Commissioner | 1 | 0 | GA (1/0) |
| Public Advocate | 1 | 0 | NY (1/0) |
| Advisory Neighborhood Council | 1 | 1 | DC (1/1) |
| Coroner | 1 | 0 | PA (1/0) |
| Clerk of Courts | 1 | 0 | AR (1/0) |
| Charter Commission | 2 | 1 | ME (2/1) |