Formal recognition is a requirement to be the Green Party 's nominee . On May 4 , the Green Party of the United States formally recognized William Kreml and Jill Stein as candidates for its presidential nomination . On June 15 , the Stein campaign announced that it had received 203 delegates , enough to win the nomination on the first ballot at the National Convention . Jill Stein formally won the nomination on August 6 , during the 2016 Green National Convention As the Green Party presidential candidate in the 2016 United States presidential election Stein received 1,457,222 votes or 1.06 % of the popular vote . Stein received zero electoral college votes
2016 Green National Convention
2016 Green National Convention
2016 Green Party presidential primaries