Burgess Foster
Burgess Foster was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for District 1 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Foster was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 3 of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was defeated in the primary election on August 2, 2016.
Foster was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 14th Congressional District of Michigan.[1] Foster was defeated by Brenda Lawrence in the Democratic primary on August 5, 2014.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 1 took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline was April 25, 2017.[2]
The seat became vacant on February 7, 2017, when Brian Banks (D) resigned after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor that involved falsifying financial information in order to apply for a loan.[3]
Tenisha Yancey defeated Sandra Bucciero, Ronald Diebel, John Donahue, Burgess Foster, Kirkland Garey, Keith Hollowell, Justin Johnson, Gowana Mancill Jr., Pamela Sossi, and Washington Youson in the Democratic primary. Mark Corcoran defeated William Phillips in the Republican primary. Yancey defeated Corcoran and Libertarian Gregory Creswell in the special election.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tenisha Yancey |
71.6% | 7,266 | |
| Republican | Mark Corcoran | 25.1% | 2,551 | |
| Libertarian | Gregory Creswell | 3.3% | 334 | |
| Democratic | William Phillips (write-in) | 0% | 1 | |
| Total Votes | 10,152 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State | ||||
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Tenisha Yancey |
33% | 2,215 | ||
| Pamela M. Sossi | 30.1% | 2,017 | ||
| Sandra Bucciero | 14.2% | 956 | ||
| Justin Johnson | 9.2% | 615 | ||
| Washington Youson | 6.2% | 415 | ||
| Keith D. Hollowell | 2.2% | 150 | ||
| Kirkland W. Garey | 1.6% | 107 | ||
| Burgess Dwight Foster | 1.2% | 78 | ||
| John William Donahue | 1.1% | 76 | ||
| Gowana Mancill, Jr. | 0.7% | 45 | ||
| Ronald D. Diebel | 0.5% | 36 | ||
| Total Votes | 6,710 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State |
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| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Mark Corcoran |
74.4% | 819 | ||
| William Phillips | 25.6% | 282 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,101 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State |
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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 Wendell Byrd defeated John Brodersen in the Michigan House of Representatives District 3 general election.[6]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 3 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Wendell Byrd Incumbent |
96.79% | 28,766 | |
| Republican | John Brodersen | 3.21% | 955 | |
| Total Votes | 29,721 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 3 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Wendell Byrd Incumbent |
45.38% | 3,129 | |
| Democratic | April Bonner-Archer | 10.94% | 754 | |
| Democratic | Burgess Foster | 5.18% | 357 | |
| Democratic | Donavan McKinney | 15.37% | 1,060 | |
| Democratic | Damian Mitchell | 2.49% | 172 | |
| Democratic | Lee Qualls | 2.03% | 140 | |
| Democratic | Al Williams | 18.61% | 1,283 | |
| Total Votes | 6,895 | |||
John Brodersen ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 3 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Brodersen (unopposed) | |
2014
Foster ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 14th District. Foster was defeated by Brenda Lawrence in the Democratic primary on August 5, 2014.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hansen Clarke | 30.9% | 22,866 | ||
| Burgess Foster | 1.1% | 831 | ||
| Rudy Hobbs | 32.4% | 23,996 | ||
| Brenda Lawrence |
35.6% | 26,387 | ||
| Total Votes | 74,080 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Michigan's 14th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Michigan's 14th Congressional District
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 3
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Michigan House of Representatives District 1
- Michigan state legislative special elections, 2017
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2014 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Snyder calls election; officials say Banks can’t run," February 16, 2017
- ↑ Detroit News, "Rep. Banks resigns, pleads guilty to misdemeanor," February 8, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2017 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 27, 2017
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Yancey on her way to November election in a race to replace former Rep. Brian Banks," August 8, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
