Christian Velasquez
Christian Velasquez (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 35. He lost in the special Republican primary on February 3, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2026
General election
Special general election for Michigan State Senate District 35
Chedrick Greene, Jason Tunney, and Ali Sledz are running in the special general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Chedrick Greene (D)  | |
 | Jason Tunney (R) | |
| Ali Sledz (L) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on February 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chedrick Greene | 60.4 | 16,081 |
 | Pamela Pugh | 27.7 | 7,371 | |
 | Martin Blank | 4.5 | 1,187 | |
 | Serenity Salak | 2.7 | 712 | |
 | Brandell Adams | 2.5 | 674 | |
| William Morrone | 2.2 | 599 | ||
| Total votes: 26,624 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Jason Tunney defeated Christian Velasquez, Chadwick Twillman, and Andrew Wendt in the special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on February 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Tunney | 51.2 | 9,335 |
 | Christian Velasquez | 42.4 | 7,733 | |
 | Chadwick Twillman | 3.8 | 689 | |
| Andrew Wendt | 2.6 | 472 | ||
| Total votes: 18,229 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Special Libertarian convention for Michigan State Senate District 35
Ali Sledz advanced from the special Libertarian convention for Michigan State Senate District 35 on January 17, 2026.
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| ✔ | Ali Sledz (L) | |
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2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 35
Kristen McDonald Rivet defeated Annette Glenn in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) | 53.4 | 62,105 |
 | Annette Glenn (R) | 46.6 | 54,246 | |
| Total votes: 116,351 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Kristen McDonald Rivet advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristen McDonald Rivet | 100.0 | 22,585 |
| Total votes: 22,585 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Annette Glenn defeated Tim Kelly, Christian Velasquez, and Martin Blank in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annette Glenn | 40.5 | 12,360 |
 | Tim Kelly | 22.3 | 6,815 | |
| Christian Velasquez | 19.2 | 5,867 | |
| Martin Blank | 17.9 | 5,460 | |
| Total votes: 30,502 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
Christian Velasquez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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