Bernard Thompson
Bernard Thompson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 7. Thompson lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.
Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Thompson was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 7 of the Michigan House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.
Biography
Bernard Thompson was born in Detroit, Michigan. He obtained a bachelor's degree from Marygrove College.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 7
Helena Scott defeated Kimberly Givens, Ronald Cole, and Anita Belle in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helena Scott (D)  | 93.0 | 32,483 |
 | Kimberly Givens (Working Class Party) | 3.5 | 1,224 | |
| Ronald Cole (R) | 2.3 | 791 | ||
 | Anita Belle (G) | 1.2 | 420 | |
| Total votes: 34,918 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helena Scott | 36.6 | 5,504 |
 | Cynthia Thornton | 18.4 | 2,770 | |
 | Bernard Thompson | 15.4 | 2,311 | |
| Lee Yancy | 10.5 | 1,585 | ||
 | Anistia Thomas | 10.5 | 1,580 | |
| Elene Robinson | 4.8 | 716 | ||
 | Nyia Bentley | 3.8 | 577 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 15,044 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7
Ronald Cole advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronald Cole | 100.0 | 128 | |
| Total votes: 128 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 7
Anita Belle advanced from the Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on June 20, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Anita Belle (G) |
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 7
Kimberly Givens advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on July 26, 2020.
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| ✔ | | Kimberly Givens (Working Class Party) |
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Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.
Incumbent LaTanya Garrett defeated Gina Barr in the Michigan House of Representatives District 7 general election.[2]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  LaTanya Garrett Incumbent |
97.61% | 32,896 | |
| Republican | Gina Barr | 2.39% | 806 | |
| Total Votes | 33,702 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent LaTanya Garrett defeated Bernard Thompson in the Michigan House of Representatives District 7 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | LaTanya Garrett Incumbent |
82.18% | 6,485 | |
| Democratic | Bernard Thompson | 17.82% | 1,406 | |
| Total Votes | 7,891 | |||
Gina Barr ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 7 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gina Barr (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. LaTanya Garrett defeated Nicole Wells Stallworth and four others in the Democratic primary. David Bradley was unopposed in the Republican primary. Garrett defeated Bradley in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | LaTanya Garrett |
97.8% | 23,164 | |
| Republican | David Bradley | 2.2% | 528 | |
| Total Votes | 23,692 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bernard Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thompson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Quality Education, Police Accountability
- Safe Infrastructure: Road, Bridges, Power Supplies, Water Supply
- Making Michigan a State Where Every Detroit Resident has the chance to thrive and be successful.
Public Education,
Equal Protection of the Laws,
Medical Care
Education Committee... Banking and Finical Services Committee
Energy and Technology Committee... Oversight and Investigations Committee
Appropriations Committee... Transportation Committee
Education Committee, Oversight and Investigations Committee and/or Banking and Finical Services Committee,
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2014
Thompson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
- Excerpt: "In asking for your vote my pledge to citizens of the 7th State House District is:
- To keep my district informed with state policy in Lansing and how state policy affects our community
- To work hard for the citizens of Detroit everyday
- To hold quarterly neighborhood/community meetings to hear citizens’ concerns
- To apply State Resolutions to citizens and community concerns
- To work to increase Revenue Sharing from the State of Michigan to the City of Detroit to rebuild crumbling streets and demolish abandoned crumbling houses"
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Campaign website
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 20, 2020
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ thompsonforstaterep.com, "Issues," accessed July 22, 2014
