Elizabeth Cervantes Barron

American politician

Elizabeth Cervantes Barron (March 14, 1938 – February 10, 2020)^[1] was a frequent candidate for political offices on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket.^[2]

Personal life

Cervantes Barron was born in Los Angeles, California, and was the mother of three children.^[3]^[4]

Political career

Cervantes Barron ran for U.S. Representative from California in 1974. In 1978 she became the party's "all time top vote getter" when she ran for California State Controller, getting 300,000 votes.^[5]

In 1980 she ran for United States Vice President as the running mate of Maureen Smith, winning more than 18,000 votes. She ran for United States Senator from California in 1994, winning 255,301 votes, but lost to Dianne Feinstein.^[6] She was the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for California State Controller in 2006, receiving 212,383 votes, 2.5% of the total.^[3]

References

^ "In Memoriam: Elizabeth Cervantes Barrón". peaceandfreedom.us. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
^ Profile of Elizabeth Cervantes Barron
^ ^a ^b "JoinCalifornia - Elizabeth Cervantes Barron". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
^ "JoinCalifornia - 11-07-2006 Election". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
^ "Peace and Freedom Party official website". Archived from the original on 2006-04-19. Retrieved 2006-03-21.
^ Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives". house.gov. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

Party political offices
Preceded by Benjamin Spock (People's Party)	Peace and Freedom nominee for Vice President of the United States 1980	Succeeded by Bill Thorn

(← 1976) 1980 United States presidential election (1984 →)

Republican Party

Convention Primaries results
Candidates	Nominee: Ronald Reagan campaign positions VP nominee: George H. W. Bush Other candidates John B. Anderson Howard Baker George H. W. Bush (campaign) John Connally Phil Crane Bob Dole Ben Fernandez Harold Stassen

Democratic Party

Convention Primaries results
Candidates	Incumbent nominee: Jimmy Carter Incumbent VP nominee: Walter Mondale Other candidates: Jerry Brown Ted Kennedy campaign speech Ron Dellums

Independent

Candidate: John B. Anderson
Running mate: Patrick Lucey

Other independent and third-party candidates
Libertarian Party	Nominee Ed Clark VP nominee David Koch
Citizens Party	Nominee Barry Commoner VP nominee LaDonna Harris
Communist Party	Nominee Gus Hall VP nominee Angela Davis
Peace and Freedom Party	Nominee: Maureen Smith VP Nominee: Elizabeth Cervantes Barron
Prohibition Party	Nominee Ben Bubar VP nominee Earl Dodge
Socialist Party	Nominee David McReynolds VP nominee Diane Drufenbrock
Socialist Workers Party	Nominee Andrew Pulley Alternate nominees Richard Congress Clifton DeBerry
Workers World Party	Nominee Deirdre Griswold VP nominee Gavrielle Holmes
Independents and other candidates	Lyndon LaRouche Warren Spannaus