At the November 3, 2009 election, Green Party nominees were elected in partisan elections in Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Three Greens were elected Constable in New Canaan, Connecticut: Cole Stangler, Estela Lopez, and Hector Lopez.
In New York state, Mary Jo Long was re-elected to the Afton Town Council (Afton is in Chenango County), and Jeffiner Dotson was elected to the Ithaca Common Council, ward one.
In Pennsylvania, Jay Sweeney was elected Falls Township Auditor (in Wyoming County). Bill Smedley was re-elected as the Nippenose Township Constable (Lycoming County).
More Partisan Green Party wins:
Connecticut:
Daphne Dixon won her write-in race for Fairfield Board of Appeals Alternate (4 yr. seat).
There were two candidates that filed for three seats. She ran as a write-in and got the third seat with 14 votes or 0.15%.
http://www.fairfieldct.org/vote-results-2009.htm
John Russell won his race for New London City Council, New London County. He finished third of 14 candidates for seven seats with 1,638 votes.
Leif Smith was re-elected to Redding Constable, Fairfield County, CT. There were six candidates for six seats.
Ronna Stuller was elected to New London Board of Education, New London County. She finished fifth of fourteen candidates for seven seats with 1,434 votes.
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Further comment in regards to John Russell:
This means that there are now 3 Democrats, 3 Republicans and 1 Green on the New London City Council, CT.
Thanks for Green Party good news.
Currently the list of partisan victories is missing the parties top partisan victory of 2009.
In Minneapolis Green Cam Gordon was re-elected to the city council’s second ward with over 84% of the vote (Race used IRV – % is for first choice ballots). while many city council races are nonpartisan, Minneapolis’s are partisan.
http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20091103/ElecRslts.asp?CtyCd=27&M=MCD&Races=COUNCIL%20MEMBER%20WARD-W-02%20-%201st%20CHOICE%20(CITY%20OF%20Minneapolis-135)&CtyNm=%3A43000&ZoneName=43000%20-%20City%20of%20Minneapolis&DID=43000%20&mcdOffDist=1023