List of Communist Party USA election results

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This is a list of members of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) who have run for elected office in the United States.

Currently, CPUSA does not regularly field candidates,[1] aiming to avoid spoiling progressive Democratic candidates.[2] Discussions and debates about running candidates have occurred within the party; in 2021, CPSUA chairman Joe Sims said, "We really can’t be a political party if we don’t run candidates".[3]

CPUSA has run candidates on an explicit Communist ticket, on tickets of third parties (such as the Nonpartisan League), and on Democratic tickets.[1]

As of 2024, no CPUSA member has been elected to federal office, one has been elected to state office, and several have been elected to local government. See also: List of Communist Party USA members who have held office in the United States.

Presidential elections

Year President Vice president Votes Percent
1924
William Z. Foster
Benjamin Gitlow		 38,669 0.1%
1928
William Z. Foster
Benjamin Gitlow		 48,551 0.1%
1932
William Z. Foster

James W. Ford

103,307 0.3%
1936
Earl Browder

James W. Ford

79,315 0.2%
1940
Earl Browder

James W. Ford

48,557 0.1%
1948
No candidate;
endorsed Henry Wallace
No candidate;
endorsed Glen H. Taylor 		1,157,328 2.37%
1952
No candidate;
endorsed Vincent Hallinan
No candidate;
endorsed Charlotta Bass 		140,746 0.23%
1968
Charlene Mitchell
Michael Zagarell		 1,077 nil%
1972
Gus Hall
Jarvis Tyner		 25,597 nil%
1976
Gus Hall
Jarvis Tyner		 58,709 0.1%
1980
Gus Hall
Angela Davis		 44,933 0.1%
1984
Gus Hall
Angela Davis		 36,386 nil%

Congressional elections

Year Candidate Chamber State District Votes % Result Notes Ref
1992 Denise Winebrenner Edwards House Pennsylvania 18 3,650
1.44%
 Lost ran as independent [4]
1992 John Rummel House New Jersey 13 1,525
1.05%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [4]
1988 Mark Almberg House Illinois 8 1,937
1.34%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [5]
1988 John Rummel House New Jersey 14 442
0.29%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [5]
1984 Laura Ross House Massachusetts 8 15,810
8.08%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [6]
1984 Ishmael Flory Senate Illinois At-Large 4,802
0.1%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [6]
1984 Lucille Bieger Senate Kansas At-Large 9,380
0.94%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [6]
1984 Samuel Webb Senate Michigan At-Large 1,196
0.03%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [6]
1982 Joelle Fishman House Connecticut 3 696
0.38%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [7]
1982 Joelle Fishman House Connecticut 3 696
0.38%
 Lost ran as Citizens Party candidate [7]
1980 Charles Wilson Senate Illinois At-Large 11,453
0.25%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [8]
1980 William Scott Senate New York At-Large 4,161
0.07%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [8]
1980 Frank Kinces Senate Pennsylvania At-Large 3,334
0.08%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [8]
1980 Rick Nagin Senate Ohio At-Large 42,410
1.05%
 Lost ran as independent [8]
1980 Joelle Fishman House Connecticut 3 2711
1.21%
 Lost ran as Citizens Party candidate [8]
1978 Joelle Fishman House Connecticut 3 3,068
1.84%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [9]
1976 Joelle Fishman House Connecticut 3 2,947
1.32%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [10]
1976 Matt Savola Senate Minnesota At-Large 2,214
0.12%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [10]
1976 Herbert Aptheker Senate New York At-Large 25,141
0.38%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [10]
1976 Frank Kinces Senate Pennsylvania At-Large 2,097
0.05%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [10]
1976 Margaret Cann Senate Rhode Island At-Large 912
0.23%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [10]
1974 Ishmael Flory Senate Illinois At-Large 5,873
0.2%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]

Statewide elections

Year Candidate Office State District Votes % Result Notes Ref
1990 Evelina Alarcón Secretary of State California At-Large 144,577
1.93%
 Lost ran as Peace and Freedom Party candidate [12][13]
1986 Helen Kruth Treasurer Minnesota At-Large 13,817
1.03%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [14]
1985 George Fishman Governor New Jersey At-Large 1,901
0.1%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [15]
1984 Marcia Davis Trustee Illinois At-Large 56289
0.44%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate; vote for 3 [11]
1984 Richard Giovanoni Trustee Illinois At-Large 50724
0.4%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate; vote for 3 [11]
1984 Elsie Rosado Trustee Illinois At-Large 37,311
0.29%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate; vote for 3 [11]
1982 Richard Giovanoni House Illinois 7 530
2.08%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]
1982 Helen Kruth Treasurer Minnesota At-Large 28,131
1.69%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [16]
1980 Barbara Browne Trustee Illinois At-Large 46,956
0.39%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate; vote for 3 [12][11]
1980 Mark Almberg Trustee Illinois At-Large 22,793
0.19%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate; vote for 3 [11]
1980 Richard Rozoff Trustee Illinois At-Large 22,406
0.19%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate; vote for 3 [11]
1978 Helen Kruth Auditor Minnesota At-Large 22,576
1.51%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [17]
1976 Ishmael Flory Governor Illinois At-Large 10,091
0.22%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]
1976 Theodore Pearson Attorney General Illinois At-Large 11,154
0.25%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]
1976 Frances Gabow Secretary of State Illinois At-Large 8,271
0.18%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]
1976 Charles Hunter Comptroller Illinois At-Large 10,992
0.25%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]
1976 Mark Almberg Trustee Illinois At-Large 25,641
0.21%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]
1976 Altherna Medith Trustee Illinois At-Large 18,948
0.16%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]
1976 Jack Kling Trustee Illinois At-Large 17,414
0.14%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]
1972 Ishmael Flory Governor Illinois At-Large 4,592
0.1%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [11]

State legislature elections

Year Candidate Office State District Votes % Result Notes Ref
2006 Kenneth Jones Senator Missouri 4 559
3.01%
 Lost Democratic primary [18]
1996 David Mirtz Assembly New York 80 265
0.85%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [19]
1994 Mark Almberg Senate Illinois 17 21
0.08%
 Lost write-in [11]
1992 David Mirtz Assembly New York 71 575
2.31%
 Lost ran as "Tax the Rich" candidate [20]

Local elections

Year Candidate Office City District Votes % Result Notes Ref
2019 Denise Winebrenner Edwards Borough Council Wilkinsburg 3 922
65.34%
 Won ran as Democratic candidate and open Communist Party member [21][12][22]
2019 Tony Pecinovsky Alderperson St. Louis 14 622
47.96%
 Lost Democratic primary [23][24]
2019 Wahsayah Whitebird Alderperson Ashland 6 52
55.32%
 Won nonpartisan election [25][26][27]
2017 Denise Winebrenner Edwards Borough Council Wilkinsburg 3 613
55.32%
 Won ran as Democratic candidate and open Communist Party member; opponent was write-in; 2-year seat [28][12][22]
2017 Denise Winebrenner Edwards Borough Council Wilkinsburg 3 547
23.77%
 Lost ran as Democratic candidate and open Communist Party member; vote for 2, 3rd place [28][12][22]
2013 Dominic Giannone III City Council Weymouth 1 77
9.76%
 Lost nonpartisan primary, did not advance to general [29][30][31][32][33]
2005 Denise Winebrenner Edwards Borough Council Wilkinsburg Won [34]
2002 Gary Dotterman City Council Boston 9 Lost nonpartisan election [35][36]
2001 Denise Winebrenner Edwards Borough Council Wilkinsburg Won [37]
1999 Kenneth Jones Alderperson St. Louis 22 1,231
58.93%
 Won ran as Democratic candidate and open Communist Party member [12][38][39]
1997 Denise Winebrenner Edwards Borough Council Wilkinsburg Won [37]
1995 Kenneth Jones Alderperson St. Louis 22 767
55.58%
 Won ran as independent [12][38][39]
1993 Gary Dotterman City Council Boston At-large 5,404
1.81%
 Lost nonpartisan primary, did not advance to general [40]
1991 Kenneth Jones Alderperson St. Louis 22 1,501
72.65%
 Won ran as independent [12][38][39]
1987 Kenneth Jones Alderperson St. Louis 22 1,187
53.93%
 Won ran as independent [12][38][39]
1983 Kenneth Jones[a] Alderperson St. Louis 22 1,566
60.07%
 Won ran as independent [12][38][39]
1977 Joelle Fishman Mayor New Haven At-Large 417
1.04%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [41]
1975 Joelle Fishman Mayor New Haven At-Large 811
2.38%
 Lost ran as CPUSA candidate [42]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Also called Kenny Jones.

References

  1. ^ a b "Does the CPUSA run candidates for elected office? What is the history of the CPUSA in presidential elections?". Communist Party USA. April 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Arney, Michael (April 24, 2019). "Communist election strategy, here and now". Communist Party USA.
  3. ^ "It's time to run candidates: A call for discussion and action". Communist Party USA. April 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Federal Elections 92" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. June 1993. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Federal Elections 88" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. May 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Federal Elections 84" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. May 1985. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Federal Elections 82" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. 1983. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of 1980" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. April 1981. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 1, 2007.
  9. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. April 1979. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 1, 2007.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. April 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 1, 2007.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Downloadable Vote Totals". Illinois State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pecinovsky, Tony (May 8, 2020). "100 years of CPUSA: A critical reply to Jacobin". Communist Party USA. And in 1997, Denise Winebrenner Edwards was elected to the Wilkinsburg, PA, city council.
  13. ^ "Statement of Vote General Election November 6, 1990" (PDF). California Secretary of State.
  14. ^ "Treasurer, 1986 Election". University of Minnesota Libraries.
  15. ^ "Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1985.
  16. ^ "Treasurer, 1982 Election". University of Minnesota Libraries.
  17. ^ "Auditor, 1978 Election". University of Minnesota Libraries.
  18. ^ "All Results Official Election Returns State of Missouri Primary Election Primary Election Tuesday, August 08, 2006" (PDF). Missouri Board of State Canvassers. August 23, 2006.
  19. ^ "1996 Nov 5 • General Member of Assembly • State Assembly District 80". New York State Board of Elections.
  20. ^ "NY Assembly 71". Our Campaigns.
  21. ^ "2019 General Election". Allegheny County.
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  24. ^ "Election Summary Report Primary Municipal Election St. Louis, Missouri March 5, 2019" (PDF). St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners. March 11, 2019.
  25. ^ Johnson, Earchiel (7 May 2019). "Native American communist topples incumbent council president in Wisconsin town". People's World. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  26. ^ Winger, Richard (May 7, 2019). "Communist Party Member Elected to City Council of Ashland, Wisconsin". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021.
  27. ^ "2019 Spring Election, City & Village" (PDF). County of Ashland. April 2, 2019.
  28. ^ a b "2017 General Election". Allegheny County.
  29. ^ Schiavone, Christian (August 28, 2013). "Weymouth Town Council Candidate Proud to Be a Communist". The Patriot Ledger.
  30. ^ Laidler, John (September 12, 2013). "Communist sets his sights on Weymouth Town Council seat". Boston Globe.
  31. ^ "Dominic Giannone III". Ballotpedia.
  32. ^ Schiavone, Christian (September 18, 2013). "Haugh, Montanez advance in Weymouth Town Council race". The Patriot Ledger.
  33. ^ Catinella, Tony (September 18, 2013). "Precinct By Precinct Weymouth Election Results". Archived from the original on 2015-11-21.
  34. ^ "California voters rebel against corporate agenda". People's World. Communist Party USA. November 11, 2005.
  35. ^ Dotterman, Gary (November 7, 2002). "Dotterman for Boston City Council". People's World. Communist Party USA.
  36. ^ Miliard, Mike (July 1–7, 2005). "Mao, more than ever". The Boston Phoenix.
  37. ^ a b "World Editorial Board member wins election". People's World. Communist Party USA. November 10, 2001.
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  39. ^ a b c d e "Kenneth Jones". Our Campaigns.
  40. ^ Atkins, C.J. (June 22, 2023). "Remembering Gary Dotterman: Anti-racist Oklahoman, Vietnam vet for peace, and irrepressible gay Communist". People's World. Communist Party USA.
  41. ^ "Mayor of New Haven". Our Campaigns.
  42. ^ "Mayor of New Haven". Our Campaigns.
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