Larry Holmes is the highest official of the Workers World Party, holding the position of First Secretary, and a member of the party Secretariat. He founded the Millions for Mumia movement, which seeks the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal, and co-founded the anti-war movement International ANSWER. He is a strong supporter of Immigrants Rights, and Black and Brown Unity.
He twice ran for President of the United States on the Workers World Party (WWP) ticket, in 1984 and 1988. He was the Vice Presidential candidate of the WWP in 1992.
| Party political offices |
Preceded by
Deirdre Griswold |
Workers World Party Presidential candidate
1984 (lost), 1988 (lost) |
Succeeded by
Gloria LaRiva |
Preceded by
Gloria LaRiva |
Workers World Party Vice Presidential candidate
1992 (lost) |
Succeeded by
Gloria LaRiva |
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United States presidential election, 1984
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Republican Party
Convention • Primaries •
Primary results
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Nominee: Ronald Reagan
VP Nominee: George H. W. Bush
Candidates: Ben Fernandez · Harold Stassen
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Democratic Party
Convention • Primaries •
Primary results
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Nominee: Walter Mondale
VP Nominee: Geraldine Ferraro
Candidates: Reubin Askew · Alan Cranston · John Glenn · Gary Hart · Ernest Hollings · Jesse Jackson · George McGovern
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Third party and independent candidates
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| Citizens Party |
Nominee: Sonia Johnson
VP Nominee: Richard Walton
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| Communist Party USA |
Nominee: Gus Hall
VP Nominee: Angela Davis
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| Libertarian Party |
Nominee: David Bergland
VP Nominee: Jim Lewis
Candidates: Gene Burns · Earl Ravenal · Mary Ruwart
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| Prohibition Party |
Nominee: Earl Dodge
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| Socialist Equality Party |
Nominee: Edward Winn
VP Nominee: Helen Halyard
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| Socialist Party USA |
Nominee: Sonia Johnson
VP Nominee: Richard Walton
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| Socialist Workers Party |
Nominee: Melvin T. Mason
VP Nominee: Matilde Zimmermann
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| Workers World Party |
Nominee: Larry Holmes • Alternate nominee: Gavrielle Holmes
VP Nominee: Gloria La Riva
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| Independents and other candidates: |
Charles Doty · Larry Flynt · Lyndon LaRouche/ Running mate: Billy Davis
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Other 1984 elections: House • Senate • Gubernatorial
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United States presidential election, 1988
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Republican Party
Convention • Primaries •
Primary results
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Nominee: George H. W. Bush
VP Nominee: Dan Quayle
Candidates: Bob Dole · Pete du Pont · Ben Fernandez · Alexander Haig · Jack Kemp · Paul Laxalt · Isabell Masters · Pat Robertson · Donald Rumsfeld · Harold Stassen
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Democratic Party
Convention • Primaries •
Primary results
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Nominee: Michael Dukakis
VP Nominee: Lloyd Bentsen
Candidates: Douglas Applegate · Bruce Babbitt · Joe Biden (campaign) · David Duke · Dick Gephardt · Al Gore (campaign) · Gary Hart · Jesse Jackson (campaign) · Lyndon LaRouche · Andy Martin · Patricia Schroeder · Paul Simon · James Traficant
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Third party and independent candidates
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| Libertarian Party |
Nominee: Ron Paul (campaign)
VP Nominee: Andre Marrou
Candidates: Jim Lewis · Russell Means
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| New Alliance Party |
Nominee: Lenora Fulani
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| Populist Party |
Nominee: David Duke
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| Prohibition Party |
Nominee: Earl Dodge
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| Socialist Equality Party |
Nominee: Edward Winn
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| Socialist Party USA |
Nominee: Willa Kenoyer
VP Nominee: Ron Ehrenreich
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| Socialist Workers Party |
Nominee: James Warren
VP Nominee: Kathleen Mickells
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| Workers World Party |
Nominee: Larry Holmes
VP Nominee: Gloria La Riva
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| Independents and other candidates |
Jack Herer · Lyndon LaRouche · Herbert Lewin · William A. Marra · Eugene McCarthy
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Other 1988 elections: House • Senate • Gubernatorial
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United States presidential election, 1992
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Democratic Party
- Convention
- Primaries
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- Nominee
- Bill Clinton (campaign)
- VP Nominee
- Al Gore
- Candidates
- Larry Agran
- Jerry Brown
- Tom Harkin
- Bob Kerrey
- Lyndon LaRouche
- Tom Laughlin
- Eugene McCarthy
- Paul Tsongas
- Douglas Wilder
- Charles Woods
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Republican Party
- Convention
- Primaries
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- Nominee
- George H. W. Bush
- VP Nominee
- Dan Quayle
- Candidates
- Pat Buchanan
- David Duke
- Jack Fellure
- Isabell Masters
- Pat Paulsen
- Tennie Rogers
- Harold Stassen
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| Independent |
- Candidate
- Ross Perot (campaign)
- VP Candidate
- James Stockdale
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Other independent and third party candidates
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| Libertarian Party |
- Nominee
- Andre Marrou
- VP Nominee
- Nancy Lord
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| Natural Law Party |
- Nominee
- John Hagelin
- VP Nominee
- Mike Tompkins
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| New Alliance Party |
- Nominee
- Lenora Fulani
- VP Nominee
- Maria Elizabeth Muñoz
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| Prohibition Party |
- Nominee
- Earl Dodge
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| Socialist Party USA |
- Nominee
- J. Quinn Brisben
- VP Nominee
- Barbara Garson
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| Socialist Workers Party |
- Nominee
- James Warren
- VP Nominee
- Willie Mae Reid
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| U.S. Taxpayers Party |
- Nominee
- Howard Phillips
- VP Nominee
- Albion W. Knight, Jr.
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| Workers World Party |
- Nominee
- Gloria La Riva
- VP Nominee
- Larry Holmes
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| Independents and other candidates |
- Ronald Daniels (Running mate: Asiba Tupahache)
- Bo Gritz
- Isabell Masters
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- Other 1992 elections
- House
- Senate
- Gubernatorial
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| Persondata |
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Holmes, Larry |
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