With most results still pending in western states, Greens took a strong step to higher level office with John Eder's two-to-one landslide victory in the Maine state house, district 31. Eder's Democratic Party opponent conceded earlier in the evening.
In Providence, Rhode Island, where Greg Gerritt ran a strong grassroots campaign for Mayor, David Segal has taken a seat on the City Council with 38%.
In northwest Pennsylvania, District 3, Congressional candidate AnnDrea Benson set a new record for a Green Congressional campaign with 22% of the vote total. Benson had been endorsed by the Rev. Jesse Jackson last Friday.
For statewide races, Green candidates for Governor in Maine, Jonathan Carter, and Jim Sykes for Senate in Alaska both earned about 9%.
Greens also elected their first local officeholder in Texas, George Rice, to the San Antonio Water Board. And in Madison, Wisconsin, Green candidate for Sheriff Adam Benedetto received over 32,000 votes.
