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Green Party

Anita Rios (independent) ran for election for Vice President of the United States. Rios did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.

Rios was a Green Party candidate for Governor of Ohio in the 2014 elections.[1] Anita Rios lost the general election on November 4, 2014.[2][3]

Rios was a 2012 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Ohio.

Elections

2024

Vice presidency

Former President Donald Trump (R) won the November 5, 2024, presidential election.


Presidential election, 2024
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R)
 
49.8
 
77,303,568 312
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Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D)
 
48.3
 
75,019,230 226
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Jill Stein (multiple running mates) (G)
 
0.6
 
861,164 0
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (Independent)
 
0.5
 
756,393 0
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Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L)
 
0.4
 
650,138 0
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Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.1
 
165,191 0
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Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Independent)
 
0.1
 
81,084 0
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Peter Sonski/Lauren Onak (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.0
 
41,853 0
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Randall Terry/Stephen E. Broden (Constitution Party)
 
0.0
 
41,290 0
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Shiva Ayyadurai/Crystal Ellis (Independent)
 
0.0
 
28,399 0
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Richard Duncan/Mitchell Preston Bupp (Independent)
 
0.0
 
12,805 0
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Joel Skousen/Rik Combs (Constitution Party)
 
0.0
 
12,786 0
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Jay Bowman/De Bowman (Independent)
 
0.0
 
5,971 0
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Christopher Garrity/Cody Ballard (Independent)
 
0.0
 
5,294 0
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Joseph Kishore/Jerry White (Socialist Equality Party)
 
0.0
 
4,650 0
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Rachele Fruit (multiple running mates) (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.0
 
4,118 0
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Mattie Preston/Shannel Conner (Godliness, Truth, Justice)
 
0.0
 
2,857 0
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Lucifer Everylove (no running mate) (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
2,653 0
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Blake Huber/Andrea Denault (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.0
 
2,196 0
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Michael Wood/John G. Pietrowski (Prohibition Party)
 
0.0
 
1,144 0
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Vermin Supreme/Jonathan Realz (Independent)
 
0.0
 
914 0
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Laura Ebke/Trisha Butler (Liberal Party)
 
0.0
 
859 0
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William P. Stodden/Stephanie H. Cholensky (Socialist Party)
 
0.0
 
364 0
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Robert Wells Jr./Tony Jones (Independent)
 
0.0
 
359 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.2
 
235,673 0

There were no incumbents in this race The results have been certified.

Total votes: 155,240,953

0 states have not been called.


2014

See also: Ohio Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Rios ran for election to the office of Governor of Ohio as a write-in candidate. Bob Fitrakis ran for Ohio Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

To get the Green ticket on the November ballot, Rios and Fitrakis needed to receive 500 write-in votes in the primary on May 6.[4] They succeeded, with 628 votes according to the unofficial results.[5]

The Green Party's original candidates, Dennis Spisak and Suzanne Patzer, were disqualified by the Ohio Secretary of State after they submitted too few accepted signatures.[1]

Results

General election
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kasich/Mary Taylor Incumbent 63.6% 1,944,848
     Democratic Ed FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt 33% 1,009,359
     Green Anita Rios/Bob Fitrakis 3.3% 101,706
Total Votes 3,055,913
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

Race background

Incumbent Republican John Kasich was initially seen as potentially vulnerable in late 2013, as there was speculation he might face a primary challenge from the right, along with a competitive general election featuring a full slate of Ohio Libertarian Party candidates. These potential challenges diminished by early 2014: Kasich did not face any primary opponents, and the Libertarian gubernatorial candidate was disqualified from the ballot. In the general election, Kasich faced Democratic Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and Green Party candidate Anita Rios. By May 2014, polling indicated an improvement in Kasich’s approval ratings and an expanding lead.[6]

In August 2014, The Washington Post reported on several challenges facing FitzGerald’s campaign, including limited fundraising, a delay in renewing his driver’s license, a meeting with a foreign trade representative that drew attention, and significant staff turnover.[7] Following these developments, a poll conducted by the Columbus Dispatch in September showed Kasich increasing his lead over FitzGerald to 30 percentage points.[8]

Tea Party primary challenge

Ted Stevenot, an Ohio Tea Party leader, had planned to announce a primary challenge to incumbent Governor Kasich.[9] In early January 2014, however, Stevenot and his running mate, Brenda Mack, decided not to challenge Kasich.[10] In his prepared statement, Stevenot said that his running mate's financial history, which had been the subject of recent news coverage, was not part of his consideration to withdraw.[11]

Ballot disqualifications
Libertarian Party

The Libertarian Party of Ohio had intended to file a full slate of candidates to contest each election. However, due to the number of signatures rejected on their ballot access petitions, no candidate ended up qualifying.[12]

On March 7, 2014, the Libertarian gubernatorial ticket was stricken from the ballot, having initially received the secretary of state's approval following a legal challenge from a self-identified Libertarian voter.[13] The challenge alleged that Charlie Earl's signature-gathering effort had been led by Democrats; however, this allegation was not the basis of Secretary of State Husted's decision. Husted found that some of the signature gatherers had failed to properly identify their employer on the correct form and therefore rejected the signatures they had gathered.[14] Ballot Access News reported that the decision could impact future elections: "With no gubernatorial candidate on the November ballot, the party will lose its status as a qualified party."[15] The Libertarian Party of Ohio failed to win an injunction against this disqualification twice at the district court level and, after a similarly unsuccessful appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency relief that would have allowed Charlie Earl to appear on the May 6 primary ballot. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case.[16] On May 2, the Supreme Court rejected the petition.[17] On June 4, a petition for re-hearing before the full Sixth Circuit was rejected, leaving an appeal to the district court as the only possible source of redress.[18][19]

Green Party

Both of the Green Party's candidates were also disqualified for signature-related issues. Two alternative candidates filed to run as write-ins on the Green Party line: Anita Rios and Bob Fitrakis for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. To get on the November ballot, Rios and Fitrakis needed to receive 500 write-in votes in the primary on May 6. They succeeded and participated in the general election.[20]

Polls

Ohio Governor's Race 2014 - Kasich vs. Fitzgerald
Poll John Kasich Ed FitzgeraldOtherMargin of errorSample size
The Columbus Dispatch
October 22-31, 2014
 62%34%4%+/-3.31,009
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov
October 16-23, 2014
 54%35%11%+/-32,728
Columbus Dispatch
September 3-12, 2014
 59%29%10%+/-2.71,185
Rasmussen Reports
September 8-9, 2014
 50%30%20%+/-4.0780
YouGov
August 18, September 2, 2014
 50%37%13%+/-3.02,978
Qunnipiac
July 24-28, 2014
 48%36%16%+/-2.71,366
YouGov
July 7-24, 2014
 49%43%8%+/-03,624
Quinnipiac
May 7-12, 2014
 50%35%14%+/-2.91,174
Rasmussen Reports
May 7-8, 2014
 45%38%17%+/-4.0750
SurveyUSA
April 24-28, 2014
 46%36%18%+/-4618
Magellan Strategies for the Liberty Foundation of America
April 14-15, 2014
 47%41%12%+/-3.35857
Quinnipiac University Poll
February 12-17, 2014
 43%38%19%+/-2.71,370
AVERAGES 50.25% 36% 13.5% +/-2.97 1,536.58
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
Ohio Governor's Race 2014
Poll John Kasich Ed FitzgeraldCharlie EarlNot sureMargin of errorSample size
Public Policy Polling
(December 6-8, 2013)
 40%38%6%16%+/-3.11,011
Public Policy Polling
(November 5-6, 2013)
 41%41%6%13%+/-4.0595
AVERAGES 40.5% 39.5% 6% 14.5% +/-3.55 803
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.


2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Ohio, 2012

Rios ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Ohio. She lost to Joseph DeMare in the Green Party primary on March 6, 2012.[21]

2010

See also: Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010 and Lieutenant Governor elections, 2010

Rios was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. She faced Yvette McGee Brown (D), Mary Taylor (R) and Margaret Ann Leech (L) in the general election on November 2, 2010. Taylor won the election.[22]

Governor/Lt. Governor of Ohio, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kasich/Mary Taylor 49% 1,889,186
     Democratic Ted Strickland/Yvette McGee Brown Incumbent 47% 1,812,059
     Libertarian Ken Matesz/Margaret Ann Leech 2.4% 92,116
     Green Dennis Spisak/Anita Rios 1.5% 58,475
     Write-In David Sargent 0% 633
Total Votes 3,852,469
Election results via Ohio Secretary of State

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Anita Rios campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Ohio Governor/Lt. GovernorLost $4,137 N/A**
Grand total$4,137 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Plain Dealer, "Libertarian, Green parties post write-in candidates for primary in hopes of reaching November ballot," February 26, 2014
  2. ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Election 2014," accessed November 4, 2014
  3. ↑ NBC News, "Decision 2014 – Ohio Governor," accessed November 4, 2014
  4. ↑ Ballot Access News, "Ohio Green Party Still Has Chance to Qualify its Gubernatorial Candidate for the November Ballot," March 24, 2014
  5. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Results," accessed May 9, 2014
  6. ↑ Quinnipiac, "Ohio Gov Roars Past Little Known Challenger, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Support For Life Options Outweighs Death Penalty," May 14, 2014
  7. ↑ The Washington Post, "The remarkable implosion of Ed FitzGerald," August 26, 2014
  8. ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Ohio governor: Kasich ahead by 30 points in new poll," September 14, 2014
  9. ↑ Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Tea party leader takes first step toward challenging John Kasich in GOP primary," January 6, 2014
  10. ↑ Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Tea Party primary challenge to Kasich fizzles," January 6, 2014
  11. ↑ Ohio Liberty Coalition, "Stevenot Decides Not to Run for Governor," January 6, 2014
  12. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Ed FitzGerald faces only primary among statewide candidates; Libertarians fail to field full slate," March 10, 2014
  13. ↑ Akron Beacon Journal Online, "Libertarian governor candidate challenged in Ohio," March 10, 2014
  14. ↑ The Republic, "Ohio elections chief disqualifies 2 Libertarian candidates from May primary after protests," March 10, 2014
  15. ↑ Ballot Access News, "Ohio Secretary of State Removes Libertarian Party Statewide Candidates from the Libertarian Primary Ballot," March 10, 2014
  16. ↑ Libertarian Party of Ohio v. Jon Husted, "Application for stay and emergency injunction addressed to Justice Kagan," accessed May 2, 2014
  17. ↑ The Republic, "Ohio Libertarians' ballot plea denied at US Supreme Court, re-filed with 2nd justice," May 2, 2014
  18. ↑ The Alliance Review, "Court denies request in Ohio Libertarians’ case," May 5, 2014
  19. ↑ The Blade, "Legal options trimmed for Libertarian Ohio governor candidate; federal court won't rehear case," June 4, 2014
  20. ↑ Ballot Access News, "Ohio Green Party Still Has Chance to Qualify its Gubernatorial Candidate for the November Ballot," March 24, 2014
  21. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed March 6, 2012
  22. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Live Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 12, 2010
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