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Peter Konetchy
Peter Konetchy was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Michigan.[1] Konetchy was defeated by state Sen. John Moolenaar in the Republican primary on August 5, 2014.
Konetchy was also a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Michigan. He was later disqualified due to an issue with the number of signatures required for ballot qualifications.
Biography
Konetchy was born in Massachusetts and moved to Michigan when he was 14. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1979 with a degree in accounting. After college, he worked as a customer programmer developing software. In the 1980s, Konetchy started his own accounting firm.[2]
Elections
2014
Konetchy ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 4th District. Konetchy was defeated by state Sen. John Moolenaar in the Republican primary on August 5, 2014.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Konetchy | 11.3% | 7,408 | ||
| Paul Mitchell | 36.3% | 23,844 | ||
 John Moolenaar |
52.4% | 34,399 | ||
| Total Votes | 65,651 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
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Polls
| Michigan's 4th District Republican Primary | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Paul Mitchell | John Moolenaar | Peter Konetchy | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
| Pratical EPIC-MRA (July 12-13, 2014) | 50% | 23% | 7% | +/-3.5 | 800 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
2012
Konetchy ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He would have faced Clark Durant, Gary Glenn, Pete Hoekstra and Randy Hekman in the August 7, 2012, Republican primary. Incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow sought re-election.
While Konetchy initially appeared on the official candidate list, he was later disqualified.[3]
Ballot Issues
On June 4, 2012, MLive.com reported that Republican primary candidate Konetchy did not file enough valid signatures to earn a spot on the ballot. U.S. Senate candidates needed to file at least 15,000 valid voter signatures, but according to state election officials, only 14,676 signatures out of around 15,130 submitted were valid.[4]
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Michigan's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Michigan's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ MLive, "Roscommon Republican Peter Konetchy to challenge Dave Camp for Michigan congressional seat," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Peter Konetchy for Senate 2012, "About Konetchy," May 30, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed July 6, 2012
- ↑ MLive.com, "U.S. Senate candidate might not make Michigan ballot," June 4, 2012
