Erik Soderquist

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Erik Soderquist

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Erik Soderquist (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 1. Soderquist lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 1

Incumbent Erika Geiss defeated Erik Soderquist in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erika Geiss (D)	71.6	53,475
	Submit photo	Erik Soderquist (R)	28.4	21,243

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,718
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 1

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erika Geiss	32.3	6,824
		Brenda Sanders	23.3	4,912
		Frank Liberati	22.9	4,842
	Submit photo	Shellee Brooks	9.9	2,089
		Ricardo Moore	7.9	1,673
	Submit photo	Carl Schwartz	3.7	774

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,114
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 1

Erik Soderquist advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Erik Soderquist	100.0	7,320

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,320
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2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 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 Erika Geiss defeated Erik Soderquist in the Michigan House of Representatives District 12 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Erika Geiss Incumbent	67.11%	24,716
	Republican	Erik Soderquist	32.89%	12,112
Total Votes				36,828
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Incumbent Erika Geiss defeated Edward Martell in the Michigan House of Representatives District 12 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Erika Geiss Incumbent	76.70%	3,976
	Democratic	Edward Martell	23.30%	1,208
Total Votes				5,184

Erik Soderquist ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 12 Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Erik Soderquist  (unopposed)

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2022

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Current members of the Michigan State Senate

Senators

District 1

Erika Geiss (D)

District 2

Sylvia Santana (D)

District 3

Stephanie Chang (D)

District 4

Darrin Camilleri (D)

District 5

Dayna Polehanki (D)

District 6

Mary Cavanagh (D)

District 7

Jeremy Moss (D)

District 8

Mallory McMorrow (D)

District 9

Michael Webber (R)

District 10

Paul Wojno (D)

District 11

Veronica Klinefelt (D)

District 12

Kevin Hertel (D)

District 13

Rosemary Bayer (D)

District 14

Sue Shink (D)

District 15

Jeff Irwin (D)

District 16

Joseph Bellino (R)

District 17

Jonathan Lindsey (R)

District 18

Thomas Albert (R)

District 19

Sean McCann (D)

District 20

Aric Nesbitt (R)

District 21

Sarah Anthony (D)

District 22

Lana Theis (R)

District 23

Jim Runestad (R)

District 24

Ruth Johnson (R)

District 25

Dan Lauwers (R)

District 26

Kevin Daley (R)

District 27

John Cherry (D)

District 28

Sam Singh (D)

District 29

Winnie Brinks (D)

District 30

Mark Huizenga (R)

District 31

Roger Victory (R)

District 32

Jon Bumstead (R)

District 33

Rick Outman (R)

District 34

Roger Hauck (R)

District 35

Vacant

District 36

Michele Hoitenga (R)

District 37

John Damoose (R)

District 38

Ed McBroom (R)

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