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Michigan's 7th congressional district elections, 2012
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Primary: Michigan has an open primary system, meaning any registered voter can vote in any party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters must register to vote in the primary by July 9. For the general election, the voter registration deadline is October 9.[1]
- See also: Michigan elections, 2012
Incumbent: Incumbent Tim Walberg (R), who has represented the 7th district since January 2011 and previously served from 2007 until 2009, will seek re-election. In redistricting, The Hill published a list of the Top Ten House Members who were helped by redistricting.[2] Walberg ranked 6th on the list.[2] The 7th district is located in the southeastern region of the lower penninsula of Michigan and includes the city of Kalamazoo.
Candidates
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
General election candidates
August 7, 2012 primary results
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Note: Mike Stahly initially appear on the official candidate list, but was later disqualified.[4] |
Race background
Michigan's 7th is considered to be Leaning Republican according to the New York Times race ratings. Republican incumbent Tim Walberg was initially elected in 2006, lost the seat in 2008, and was re-elected in 2010. He will face Kurt R. Haskell (D) in the general election.[6]
Impact of Redistricting
In redistricting, The Hill published a list of the Top Ten House Members who were helped by redistricting.[2] Tim Walberg ranked 6th on the list.[2] The article notes that Tim Walberg lost the district to centrist Mark Schauer (D) in 2008. He then beat Schauer in a rematch by 5 points in 2010. The redistricting process, controlled by Republicans, made sure to cut Schauer’s home base out of the district and made it a few points more Republican.[2] According to the article, Schauer said that he will not run for a rematch because of the new map.[2]
District History
2010
On November 2, 2010, Walberg won election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Mark H. Schauer (D), Greg Merle (L), Scott Eugene Aughney (U.S. Taxpayers), Richard Wunsch (G), and Danny Davis (Write-In) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 7th Congressional District, General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tim Walberg |
50.2% | 113,185 | |
| Democratic | Mark H. Schauer Incumbent | 45.4% | 102,402 | |
| Libertarian | Greg Merle | 1.4% | 3,239 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Scott Eugene Aughney | 1.6% | 3,705 | |
| Green | Richard Wunsch | 1.4% | 3,117 | |
| Independent | Danny Davis | 0% | 21 | |
| Total Votes | 225,669 | |||
Campaign donors
Tim Walberg
| Tim Walberg(2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[8] | March 31, 2012 | $600,299.88 | $176,278.79 | $(90,525.96) | $686,052.71 | ||||
| July Quarterly[9] | June 30, 2012 | $686,052.71 | $166,593.33 | $(146,579.79) | $706,066.25 | ||||
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| $342,872.12 | $(237,105.75) | ||||||||
Kurt Haskell
| Kurt Haskell (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[10] | March 31, 2012 | $0.00 | $6,564.37 | $(6,361.87) | $202.50 | ||||
| July Quarterly[11] | June 30, 2012 | $202.50 | $6,109.56 | $(4,095.97) | $2,216.09 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $12,673.93 | $(10,457.84) | ||||||||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Michigan, 2012
External links
References
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State "2012 Registration Deadlines and Election Dates," Accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Hill "House members most helped by redistricting" Accessed April 17, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ Secretary of State "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate List" May 31, 2012
- ↑ New York Times "House Race Ratings," Accessed August 10, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" Accessed December 23, 2011
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Tim Walberg April Quarterly," Accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Tim Walberg July Quarterly," Accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Kurt Haskell April Quarterly," Accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Kurt Haskell July Quarterly," Accessed August 1, 2012
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