Talk:List of Green politicians who have held office in the United States

Basics
I'm confused. The first paragraph seems to dramatically understate the information from the source cited. The source says "143 Greens hold elected office in 18 states." The lede for the article says 86 officeholders in six states. Why the discrepancy? I'm sure there's a reason but shouldn't it be explicated? --Editor B (talk) 20:25, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
 * It's copy and pasted from Green Party of the United States, and badly needs tidying up. Me-123567-Me (talk) 20:53, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I revised the opening sentence but more work is needed. --Editor B (talk) 16:50, 22 February 2017 (UTC)