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Cary Urka
Cary Urka (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 101. Urka lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 101
Incumbent Jack O'Malley defeated Beth McGill-Rizer in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 101 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jack O'Malley (R) | 60.6 | 36,577 |
 | Beth McGill-Rizer (D)  | 39.4 | 23,746 | |
| Total votes: 60,323 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 101
Beth McGill-Rizer defeated Cary Urka in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 101 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth McGill-Rizer | 78.9 | 9,000 |
| Cary Urka | 21.1 | 2,411 | ||
| Total votes: 11,411 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 101
Incumbent Jack O'Malley defeated Carolyn Cater in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 101 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack O'Malley | 86.8 | 14,581 |
| Carolyn Cater | 13.2 | 2,224 | ||
| Total votes: 16,805 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 35
Curt VanderWall defeated Mike Taillard and Timothy Coon in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Curt VanderWall (R) | 63.2 | 73,688 |
 | Mike Taillard (D) | 34.2 | 39,923 | |
| Timothy Coon (L) | 2.6 | 3,031 | ||
| Total votes: 116,642 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Mike Taillard advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Taillard | 100.0 | 19,768 |
| Total votes: 19,768 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Curt VanderWall defeated Bruce Rendon, Ray Franz, and Cary Urka in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Curt VanderWall | 48.9 | 19,713 |
 | Bruce Rendon | 24.4 | 9,832 | |
 | Ray Franz | 23.4 | 9,424 | |
| Cary Urka | 3.2 | 1,307 | ||
| Total votes: 40,276 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Timothy Coon advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timothy Coon | 100.0 | 167 | |
| Total votes: 167 | |||
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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 Ray Franz (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Curt VanderWall defeated Dan Scripps in the Michigan House of Representatives District 101 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 101 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Curt VanderWall |
54.01% | 27,852 | |
| Democratic | Dan Scripps | 45.99% | 23,719 | |
| Total Votes | 51,571 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Dan Scripps ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 101 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 101 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dan Scripps (unopposed) | |
Curt VanderWall defeated Cary Urka and Mark Walter in the Michigan House of Representatives District 101 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 101 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Curt VanderWall |
58.58% | 7,100 | |
| Republican | Cary Urka | 14.24% | 1,726 | |
| Republican | Mark Walter | 27.18% | 3,295 | |
| Total Votes | 12,121 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cary Urka did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
