Electoral Participation
The PSL often fields candidates for public office. However, because of most states' difficult ballot access rules, the party sometimes uses the ballot line of a different party or is on the ballot as an independent. The PSL has used the ballot line of the Green Party or the Peace and Freedom Party in the past. The party did manage to get on the ballot in 12 states for the 2008 presidential elections, with Gloria La Riva and Eugene Puryear as respectively president and vice president. The PSL managed to gain 6,821 votes, finishing 10th, out of a field of 23 candidates . Below is a selection of other races that the PSL have contested.
| Year | Office | Candidate | On the ballot as | Votes | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, District 4 | Marylou Cabral | Non-partisan | 23,703 (17.5%) | 2/3 |
| 2008 | California State Assembly, District 48 | Lucilla Esguerra | Peace and Freedom Party | 11,173 (12.90%) | 2/2 |
| 2008 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 40 | Heather Benno | Green Party | 2,276 (10.07%) | 3/3 |
| 2008 | Illinois House of Representatives, district 14 | John Beacham | Green Party | 4,745 (14.5%) | 2/2 |
| 2008 | President of the United States | Gloria La Riva & Eugene Puryear | Party for Socialism and Liberation | 6,821 (0.00%) | 10/23 |
| 2009 | Mayor of Los Angeles | Carlos Alvarez | Non-partisan | 3,047 (1.11%) | 8/10 |
| 2009 | Mayor of New York City | Francisca Villar | Party for Socialism and Liberation | 3,517 (0.3%) | 5/8 |
| 2010 | Governor of California | Carlos Alvarez | Peace and Freedom Party | 92,856 (0.9%) | 6/6 |
| 2010 | Mayor of Long Beach | Stevie Merino | Independent | 5,057 (16%) | 2/2 |
| 2012 | President of the United States | Peta Lindsay & Yari Osorio | Party for Socialism and Liberation | 9,324 (0.01%) | 11/27 |
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