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Cameron Cavitt recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2023-2024)
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An effort to recall Cameron Cavitt, a member of the Republican Party, from his elected position representing District 106 in the Michigan House of Representatives was launched on July 13, 2023.
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers met on August 1, 2023, to hold a clarity and factual hearing on the recall's petition language. The board approved the petition for circulation. The recall petition was valid for 180 days—or no later than January 28, 2024. This date would have changed if the recall was appealed to the state Court of Appeals. Supporters had to collect around 12,000 signatures in the district within a 60-day period to require a recall election.[1] The required signatures were not submitted to recall Cavitt.
Proponents of the recall effort criticized Cavitt over his yes vote to elect Joseph Tate (D) as House speaker.[2][3]
Cavitt was elected to the state House in 2022. He defeated Marie Fielder (D) in the general election with 65% of the vote.
Recall supporters
Gary Wnuk filed the recall petition against Cavitt on July 13, 2023. According to Michigan Advance, the reason cited in the recall petition is Cavitt's yes vote to elect state Rep. Joe Tate (D) as speaker for the 2023-2024 legislative session.[4]
Recall opponents
In an emailed statement, Cavitt called the recall efforts "partisan tactics aimed at serving the interests of one political faction." He also said, "I was elected to Lansing to fight for fiscal responsibility – taxpayers should not be on the hook for a meaningless recall effort. Let us refocus our energy and efforts on the challenges that lie ahead, working towards a brighter future for all Michiganders. I remain highly committed to serving the best interests of my constituents."[4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan
Election history
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 106
Cameron Cavitt defeated Marie Fielder in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 106 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cameron Cavitt (R) | 65.0 | 30,306 |
 | Marie Fielder (D)  | 35.0 | 16,332 | |
| Total votes: 46,638 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 106
Marie Fielder advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 106 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marie Fielder | 100.0 | 6,276 |
| Total votes: 6,276 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 106
Cameron Cavitt defeated Geyer Balog and Larry Hull in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 106 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cameron Cavitt | 46.6 | 7,785 |
 | Geyer Balog | 33.5 | 5,596 | |
| Larry Hull | 20.0 | 3,338 | ||
| Total votes: 16,719 | |||
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Historical state legislative recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 157 recall efforts against 148 state lawmakers from 1913 to 2022. During that time, 39 recalls made the ballot and 22 state legislators were successfully recalled.[5]
Michigan led the way with 37 state legislative recall efforts from 1913 to 2022. Of those 37 recall efforts, three were successful. Wisconsin followed with 30 state legislative recall efforts. Six of those recalls were successful.
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Recall campaigns in Michigan
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- Political recall efforts, 2024
- State legislative recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Michigan elections panel rejects 7 recall petitions targeting lawmakers; approves just 1," August 1, 2023
- ↑ MLive, "5 Democrats, 1 Republican in House face recalls for red flag, hate crime votes," July 17, 2023
- ↑ The Detroit News, "5 House Democrats, 1 Republican targeted by recall attempts," July 17, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Advance, "Recall petitions filed against 5 Democratic, 1 Republican House members," July 17, 2023
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Recall of State Officials," accessed August 13, 2021
