Bill Sage
Bill Sage (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 80. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Phil Skaggs defeated Bill Sage in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 80 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Skaggs (D)  | 57.1 | 29,560 |
 | Bill Sage (R) | 42.9 | 22,172 | |
| Total votes: 51,732 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Phil Skaggs advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Skaggs | 100.0 | 9,588 |
| Total votes: 9,588 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80
Bill Sage advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Sage | 100.0 | 6,977 |
| Total votes: 6,977 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Sage received the following endorsements.
2016
A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 80 was called for March 8, 2016. A primary election took place on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 18, 2015.[1]
The seat was vacant following Cindy Gamrat's (R) historic expulsion on September 11, 2015. She was expelled for misconduct related to an extramarital affair with Rep. Todd Courser (R-Lapeer).[2]
David Gernant was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mary Whiteford defeated Eric De Witt, Cindy Gamrat, Bill Sage, James Siver, Jim Storey, Shannon Szukala and Kevin Travis in the Republican primary.[3] Arnie Davidsons ran as an Libertarian candidate. Whiteford defeated Gernant and Davidsons in the special election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mary Whiteford |
64% | 14,860 | |
| Democratic | David Gernant | 29.9% | 6,945 | |
| Libertarian | Arnie Davidsons | 6.1% | 1,424 | |
| Total Votes | 23,229 | |||
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Mary Whiteford |
51.1% | 5,545 |
| Jim Storey | 26.3% | 2,859 |
| Cindy Gamrat | 8.9% | 962 |
| Bill Sage | 7.3% | 794 |
| Kevin Travis | 3.2% | 348 |
| James Siver | 1.3% | 145 |
| Eric De Witt | 1.3% | 145 |
| Shannon Szukala | 0.6% | 60 |
| Total Votes | 10,858 | |
Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Calley announces elections for Courser, Gamrat seats," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ The Detroit News, "House expels Gamrat; Courser resigns before vote," September 11, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2016 Unofficial Michigan Special Primary Candidate Listing," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results: General election," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results: Primary election," accessed March 28, 2016
