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Denise Ilitch
2008 - Present
2033
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Denise Ilitch (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. She assumed office in 2008. Her current term ends on January 1, 2033.
Ilitch (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2024
General election
General election for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for University of Michigan Board of Regents on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carl Meyers (R) | 25.7 | 2,574,288 |
| ✔ |  | Denise Ilitch (D) | 25.1 | 2,511,589 |
 | Shauna Diggs (D) | 23.5 | 2,349,849 | |
 | Sevag Vartanian (R) | 22.5 | 2,257,913 | |
 | Donna Oetman (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 1.6 | 158,633 | |
 | Andrew Chadderdon (L) | 1.6 | 157,190 | |
 | Huwaida Arraf (D) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 7,882 | |
| Total votes: 10,017,344 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Incumbent Denise Ilitch and Shauna Diggs advanced from the Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 24, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Ilitch (D) |
| ✔ | | Shauna Diggs (D) |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Carl Meyers and Sevag Vartanian advanced from the Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 24, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Carl Meyers (R) |
| ✔ | | Sevag Vartanian (R) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Andrew Chadderdon advanced from the Libertarian convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Chadderdon (L) |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)
Donna Oetman advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 27, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Oetman (U.S. Taxpayers Party) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ilitch in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Denise Ilitch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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