Gingerbread cookie

Gingerbread Cookie was Ballotpedia's 2022 Official Holiday Cookie. Gingerbread cookies are a type of cookie traditionally associated with the winter holiday season in the United States. Gingerbread Cookie lost re-election in the 2023 Holiday Cookie election.

Gingerbread cookie was a candidate in Ballotpedia's 2024 Holiday Cookie Election.

Gingerbread cookie was a candidate in Ballotpedia's 2021 Holiday Cookie election.

Gingerbread cookie was a candidate in Ballotpedia's general election for Official 2020 Holiday Cookie from December 14th to December 16th. The filing deadline for this election was December 11, 2020.

Gingerbread cookie was a candidate in Ballotpedia's general election for Official 2019 Holiday Cookie from December 9th to December 12th. The filing deadline for this election was December 6, 2019. The race was decided by ranked-choice vote counting.

Candidate information

Gingerbread cookie

Incumbent: No

Political office: Ballotpedia's 2022 Holiday Cookie

Biography: The term gingerbread has been applied to desserts containing honey, treacle or molasses. According to PBS, gingerbread cookies, as we know them now, have been around since the 15th century. However, the recipe for the gingerbread used to build gingerbread houses can be traced back to Greece in 2400 BC.

Gingerbread cookies have a role in historical U.S. politics. PBS states that "The cookies were sometimes used to sway Virginia voters to favor one candidate over another." Additionally, Mary Ball Washington, the mother of the first president of the United States, served the Marquis de Lafayette gingerbread cookies, which led to her recipe being renamed Gingerbread Lafayette.

Key messages

• The only cookie tradition dating back to 2400 BC

• You want your elected cookie to have integrity. I have a proven record of structural integrity. Have you ever tried to build a house with a Peanut Butter Blossom?

• A quintessential classic, no matter where you are, the scent of these baking transports you back to your Grandmother’s kitchen.

Candidates and election results

2024

2023

2022

2021

Voters decided two questions: whether Sugar Cookie should be recalled and, if so, which cookie should replace it. Polls were open from Friday, Dec. 10 at 8:00am ET. through Friday, Dec. 17, at 5:00 pm ET.

69.5% of voters believed that Sugar Cookie should be recalled, and elected Chocolate Chip Cookie with 33.2% of the vote. Chocolate Chip Cookie was immediately sworn into office.

2020

Official Holiday Cookie, Runoff election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Sugar cookie	56.3%	202
	Nonpartisan	Chocolate chip cookie Incumbent	43.7%	157
Total Votes				359
Source: Ballotpedia.org

Official Holiday Cookie, General election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Chocolate chip cookie Incumbent	18.7%	57
	Nonpartisan	Sugar cookie	16.4%	50
	Nonpartisan	Gingerbread cookie	15.7%	48
	Nonpartisan	Peanut butter blossom	15.7%	48
	Nonpartisan	Snickerdoodle	14.1%	43
	Nonpartisan	Chocolate peppermint bark cookie	12.1%	37
Total Votes				283
Source: Ballotpedia.org

2019

Official Holiday Cookie, ninth round, 2019
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Chocolate chip cookie	51.62%	143
	Nonpartisan	Sugar cookie	48.38%	134
	Nonpartisan	Gingerbread cookie	0%	0
	Nonpartisan	Snickerdoodle	0%	0
	Nonpartisan	Chocolate peppermint bark cookie	0%	0
	Nonpartisan	Peanut butter blossom	0%	0
	Nonpartisan	Oatmeal raisin cookie	0%	0
	Nonpartisan	Chocolate Crinkle	0%	0
	Nonpartisan	Kolatki	0%	0
	Nonpartisan	Snowflake	0%	0
Total Votes				277
Source: Ballotpedia.org

Full ranked-choice voting results may be viewed by clicking [show] at the right.

Official Holiday Cookie, eighth round, 2019 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Chocolate chip cookie 38% 122      Nonpartisan Sugar cookie 31.78% 102      Nonpartisan Gingerbread cookie 30.22% 97      Nonpartisan Snickerdoodle 0% 0      Nonpartisan Chocolate peppermint bark cookie 0% 0      Nonpartisan Peanut butter blossom 0% 0      Nonpartisan Oatmeal raisin cookie 0% 0      Nonpartisan Chocolate Crinkle 0% 0      Nonpartisan Kolatki 0% 0      Nonpartisan Snowflake 0% 0 Total Votes 321 Source: Ballotpedia.org Official Holiday Cookie, seventh round, 2019 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Chocolate chip cookie 31.61% 110      Nonpartisan Sugar cookie 27.3% 95      Nonpartisan Gingerbread cookie 25.29% 88      Nonpartisan Snickerdoodle 15.8% 55      Nonpartisan Chocolate peppermint bark cookie 0% 0      Nonpartisan Peanut butter blossom 0% 0      Nonpartisan Oatmeal raisin cookie 0% 0      Nonpartisan Chocolate Crinkle 0% 0      Nonpartisan Kolatki 0% 0      Nonpartisan Snowflake 0% 0 Total Votes 348 Source: Ballotpedia.org Official Holiday Cookie, sixth round, 2019 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Chocolate chip cookie 27.22% 98      Nonpartisan Sugar cookie 25.28% 91      Nonpartisan Gingerbread cookie 21.11% 76      Nonpartisan Snickerdoodle 13.33% 48      Nonpartisan Chocolate peppermint bark cookie 13.06% 47      Nonpartisan Peanut butter blossom 0% 0      Nonpartisan Oatmeal raisin cookie 0% 0      Nonpartisan Chocolate Crinkle 0% 0      Nonpartisan Kolatki 0% 0      Nonpartisan Snowflake 0% 0 Total Votes 360 Source: Ballotpedia.org Official Holiday Cookie, fifth round, 2019 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sugar cookie 24.18% 89      Nonpartisan Chocolate chip cookie 22.28% 82      Nonpartisan Gingerbread cookie 19.29% 71      Nonpartisan Chocolate peppermint bark cookie 12.23% 45      Nonpartisan Snickerdoodle 11.14% 41      Nonpartisan Peanut butter blossom 10.87% 40      Nonpartisan Oatmeal raisin cookie 0% 0      Nonpartisan Chocolate Crinkle 0% 0      Nonpartisan Kolatki 0% 0      Nonpartisan Snowflake 0% 0 Total Votes 368 Source: Ballotpedia.org Official Holiday Cookie, fourth round, 2019 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sugar cookie 22.28% 84      Nonpartisan Chocolate chip cookie 19.36% 73      Nonpartisan Gingerbread cookie 18.3% 69      Nonpartisan Chocolate peppermint bark cookie 11.67% 44      Nonpartisan Snickerdoodle 10.34% 39      Nonpartisan Peanut butter blossom 9.55% 36      Nonpartisan Oatmeal raisin cookie 8.49% 32      Nonpartisan Chocolate Crinkle 0% 0      Nonpartisan Kolatki 0% 0      Nonpartisan Snowflake 0% 0 Total Votes 377 Source: Ballotpedia.org Official Holiday Cookie, third round, 2019 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sugar cookie 21.41% 82      Nonpartisan Gingerbread cookie 17.49% 67      Nonpartisan Chocolate chip cookie 17.23% 66      Nonpartisan Chocolate peppermint bark cookie 10.97% 42      Nonpartisan Snickerdoodle 9.66% 37      Nonpartisan Peanut butter blossom 8.88% 34      Nonpartisan Oatmeal raisin cookie 8.09% 31      Nonpartisan Chocolate Crinkle 6.27% 24      Nonpartisan Kolatki 0% 0      Nonpartisan Snowflake 0% 0 Total Votes 383 Source: Ballotpedia.org Official Holiday Cookie, second round, 2019 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sugar cookie 21.09% 81      Nonpartisan Chocolate chip cookie 17.19% 66      Nonpartisan Gingerbread cookie 15.63% 60      Nonpartisan Chocolate peppermint bark cookie 10.68% 41      Nonpartisan Peanut butter blossom 8.85% 34      Nonpartisan Snickerdoodle 8.33% 32      Nonpartisan Oatmeal raisin cookie 7.55% 29      Nonpartisan Chocolate Crinkle 6.25% 24      Nonpartisan Kolatki 4.43% 17      Nonpartisan Snowflake 0% 0 Total Votes 384 Source: Ballotpedia.org Official Holiday Cookie, first round, 2019 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Sugar cookie 21.09% 81      Nonpartisan Chocolate chip cookie 16.93% 65      Nonpartisan Gingerbread cookie 15.1% 58      Nonpartisan Chocolate peppermint bark cookie 9.64% 37      Nonpartisan Peanut butter blossom 8.59% 33      Nonpartisan Snickerdoodle 8.33% 32      Nonpartisan Oatmeal raisin cookie 7.29% 28      Nonpartisan Chocolate Crinkle 4.69% 18      Nonpartisan Kolatki 4.43% 17      Nonpartisan Snowflake 3.91% 15 Total Votes 384 Source: Ballotpedia.org

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Campaign advertisements

"Google - Do you like Gingerbread Commercial," released October 15, 2011

Potential impact on cookie sales

While no data is available on how this election may affect ingredient sales, the results could impact the seasonal packaged cookie market. According to Packaged Facts' U.S. Food Market Outlook 2019, retail dollar sales of all packaged cookies totaled $11 billion in 2018 and increased at a compound annual growth rate of 2% between 2013 and 2018, though there is no breakdown available by type of cookie.

“	Packaged Facts’ research reveals that taste is the biggest driver of choice, and consumers continue to seek out products that offer new exciting tastes and experiences. Some consumers, especially younger people, want even more indulgent, decadent, and unique choices. Darker chocolates, double and triple chocolate, stuffed cookies, richer cream fillings, and frostings are all part of the decadently delicious cookie landscape.	”
—Packaged Facts

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