The election history of Mark Greene, chairman of the Party of Commons.
1976 - Michigan House of Representatives - Lost D Primary with 12% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot).
1985 - City Council (Minneapolis, MN) - Lost General Election with 12% of the vote.
1986 - U.S. House of Representatives [Minnesota, 5th CD] - Lost General Election with 1.4% of the vote.
2000 - U.S. House of Representatives [Alaska, at large] - Won free-for-all (open) Primary with 32.4% of the vote (winner of the last statewide Alaskan open primary; 6 candidates on the ballot); lost General Election with 17% of the vote.
2002 - U.S. House of Representatives [Alaska, at large] - Won D Primary with 64.5% of the vote; lost General Election with 17% of the vote (2 candidates vying for D nomination of several overall on the ballot).
2004 - U.S. House of Representatives [Washington, 9th CD] - Lost R Primary with approximately 47% of the vote.* Official results were disputed, although belatedly, and Mark's opponent, Paul Lord, an unwitting beneficiary of probable election fraud, was proclaimed the official winner with an alleged 53% of the vote, and Mark with allegedly no more than 47% (the election was probably taken from Greene), see "Commoner" for details (largely, Sept. & Oct., 2010 publications). Lord lost General Election to Adam Smith.
2006 - The Secretary of State of Washington, Sam Reed, disqualified Mark from a U.S. Senate primary, because of an alleged lack of sufficient valid signatures on election candidacy petition. Mark disputed the disqualification, but court ruled against him; Mark did not appeal.
2007 - City Council (Newcastle, WA) - Lost Primary with 6% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot).
2008 - Secretary of State [Washington] - Lost Primary with 2% of the vote (4 candidates on the ballot).
2009 - King County, WA Council [9th Council District] - Lost Primary with 8% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot). Ran for King County Sheriff as a write-in after the Primary, and candidacy became embroiled in a constitutional dispute with King County Elections for their not giving the write-in filing an official imprimatur, a.k.a. "declared" write-in candidacy, but court ruled in county's favor; Mark did not appeal.
2010 - King County Elections disqualified Mark Greene from a Washington House of Representatives Primary through arbitrary rulemaking that enabled the finding of an astounding 38% error rate on the election candidacy petition (the petition could have survived a 26% error rate); the case was disputed and went to court, which ruled in county's favor; Mark did not appeal.
2011 - King County (Washington) Director of Elections - Lost General Election with 22% of the vote.
2012 - Lieutenant Governor [Washington] - Lost Primary with 3.4% of the vote (4 candidates on the ballot).
2013 - City Council (Newcastle, WA) - Lost General Election with 17% of the vote.
2014 - U.S. House of Representatives [Washington, 9th CD] - Lost Primary with 3% of the vote (4 candidates on the ballot).
2015 - City Council (Federal Way, WA) - After a qualifying for Gen. Election 2nd place finish in the Primary with 30% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot), lost General Election with 46% of the vote. Election was taken to U.S. Federal Court by Mark Greene in Nov., 2015, on the grounds that the King County Elections Dept. had no constitutional right to combine the long term and the short term of the Council office/position in an election, arguing that the Department should have held separate elections for each term. The court ruled in county's favor; Mark did not appeal.
2016 - Lieutenant Governor [Washington] - Lost Primary with 1% of the vote (11 candidates on the ballot).
2017 - Mayor [Federal Way, WA] - Lost Primary with 7% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot).
*Disputed election.
Note I: Mark, his middle name, ran under his first name, Clifford, or first and middle names, in all elections prior to 2004, or in all elections other than in Washington.
Note II: To clear up misinformation about the 2000 & 2002 campaigns elsewhere on the internet, Mark Greene didn't win primaries in Alaska because people liked his name as an ill-informed source put it; but in separate campaigns totaling about a year long altogether, Mark brought forth economically progressive ideas and an anti-interventionist ethos in public speeches, TV & radio appearances, and his writings in the largest land area state in the union.
[Updated and revised on 10/8/17.]
1976 - Michigan House of Representatives - Lost D Primary with 12% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot).
1985 - City Council (Minneapolis, MN) - Lost General Election with 12% of the vote.
1986 - U.S. House of Representatives [Minnesota, 5th CD] - Lost General Election with 1.4% of the vote.
2000 - U.S. House of Representatives [Alaska, at large] - Won free-for-all (open) Primary with 32.4% of the vote (winner of the last statewide Alaskan open primary; 6 candidates on the ballot); lost General Election with 17% of the vote.
2002 - U.S. House of Representatives [Alaska, at large] - Won D Primary with 64.5% of the vote; lost General Election with 17% of the vote (2 candidates vying for D nomination of several overall on the ballot).
2004 - U.S. House of Representatives [Washington, 9th CD] - Lost R Primary with approximately 47% of the vote.* Official results were disputed, although belatedly, and Mark's opponent, Paul Lord, an unwitting beneficiary of probable election fraud, was proclaimed the official winner with an alleged 53% of the vote, and Mark with allegedly no more than 47% (the election was probably taken from Greene), see "Commoner" for details (largely, Sept. & Oct., 2010 publications). Lord lost General Election to Adam Smith.
2006 - The Secretary of State of Washington, Sam Reed, disqualified Mark from a U.S. Senate primary, because of an alleged lack of sufficient valid signatures on election candidacy petition. Mark disputed the disqualification, but court ruled against him; Mark did not appeal.
2007 - City Council (Newcastle, WA) - Lost Primary with 6% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot).
2008 - Secretary of State [Washington] - Lost Primary with 2% of the vote (4 candidates on the ballot).
2009 - King County, WA Council [9th Council District] - Lost Primary with 8% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot). Ran for King County Sheriff as a write-in after the Primary, and candidacy became embroiled in a constitutional dispute with King County Elections for their not giving the write-in filing an official imprimatur, a.k.a. "declared" write-in candidacy, but court ruled in county's favor; Mark did not appeal.
2010 - King County Elections disqualified Mark Greene from a Washington House of Representatives Primary through arbitrary rulemaking that enabled the finding of an astounding 38% error rate on the election candidacy petition (the petition could have survived a 26% error rate); the case was disputed and went to court, which ruled in county's favor; Mark did not appeal.
2011 - King County (Washington) Director of Elections - Lost General Election with 22% of the vote.
2012 - Lieutenant Governor [Washington] - Lost Primary with 3.4% of the vote (4 candidates on the ballot).
2013 - City Council (Newcastle, WA) - Lost General Election with 17% of the vote.
2014 - U.S. House of Representatives [Washington, 9th CD] - Lost Primary with 3% of the vote (4 candidates on the ballot).
2015 - City Council (Federal Way, WA) - After a qualifying for Gen. Election 2nd place finish in the Primary with 30% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot), lost General Election with 46% of the vote. Election was taken to U.S. Federal Court by Mark Greene in Nov., 2015, on the grounds that the King County Elections Dept. had no constitutional right to combine the long term and the short term of the Council office/position in an election, arguing that the Department should have held separate elections for each term. The court ruled in county's favor; Mark did not appeal.
2017 - Mayor [Federal Way, WA] - Lost Primary with 7% of the vote (3 candidates on the ballot).
*Disputed election.
Note I: Mark, his middle name, ran under his first name, Clifford, or first and middle names, in all elections prior to 2004, or in all elections other than in Washington.
Note II: To clear up misinformation about the 2000 & 2002 campaigns elsewhere on the internet, Mark Greene didn't win primaries in Alaska because people liked his name as an ill-informed source put it; but in separate campaigns totaling about a year long altogether, Mark brought forth economically progressive ideas and an anti-interventionist ethos in public speeches, TV & radio appearances, and his writings in the largest land area state in the union.
[Updated and revised on 10/8/17.]
