Betty Jean Alexander

Betty Jean Alexander (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. She left office on January 1, 2023.

Alexander (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 6. She lost as a write-in in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Alexander was assigned to the following committees:

Families, Seniors, and Veterans Committee_(decommissioned)
Finance Committee
Local Government Committee, Minority vice-chair

2019-2020

Alexander was assigned to the following committees:

Finance Committee
Families, Seniors, and Veterans Committee_(decommissioned)
Local Government Committee, Minority Vice Chair

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 6

Mary Cavanagh defeated Ken Crider and Kimberly Givens in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mary Cavanagh (D)	68.0	74,122
	Ken Crider (R)	28.9	31,463
	Kimberly Givens (Working Class Party)	3.1	3,396

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,981
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 6

Mary Cavanagh defeated Vicki Barnett, Darryl Brown, and incumbent Betty Jean Alexander in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 6 on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mary Cavanagh	43.9	14,908
	Vicki Barnett	35.8	12,158
	Darryl Brown	20.2	6,865
	Betty Jean Alexander (Write-in)	0.0	8

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,939
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 6

Ken Crider advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 6 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Crider	100.0	12,588

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,588
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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 6

Kimberly Givens advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 6 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Kimberly Givens (Working Class Party)

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