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Ernest Little
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

August 6, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Wayne State University, 1975

Personal
Profession
Building Inspector, City of Detroit
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Ernest Little (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 7. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 7

Tonya Myers Phillips defeated Barry Altman and Linda Rayburn in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tonya Myers Phillips (D)
 
78.9
 
22,713
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Barry Altman (R)
 
15.0
 
4,331
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Linda Rayburn (Working Class Party)
 
6.0
 
1,740

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,784
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7

Tonya Myers Phillips defeated Abraham Shaw and Ernest Little in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tonya Myers Phillips
 
67.9
 
4,986
Image of Abraham Shaw
Abraham Shaw Candidate Connection
 
16.3
 
1,195
Image of Ernest Little
Ernest Little
 
15.8
 
1,161
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
6

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Total votes: 7,348
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7

Barry Altman defeated Shelby Wininger in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
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Votes
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Barry Altman
 
58.3
 
176
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Shelby Wininger
 
41.7
 
126

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 302
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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 7

Linda Rayburn advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 7 on June 23, 2024.

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Linda Rayburn (Working Class Party)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 8

Mike McFall defeated Rob Noble in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Mike McFall (D) Candidate Connection
 
78.9
 
23,364
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Rob Noble (R) Candidate Connection
 
21.1
 
6,254

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,618
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 8

Mike McFall defeated Durrel K. Douglas, Ernest Little, David M. Soltis, and Ryan M. Nelson in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 8 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mike McFall Candidate Connection
 
37.8
 
3,617
Image of Durrel K. Douglas
Durrel K. Douglas Candidate Connection
 
21.6
 
2,071
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Ernest Little
 
17.2
 
1,643
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David M. Soltis
 
14.0
 
1,337
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Ryan M. Nelson Candidate Connection
 
9.4
 
904

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,572
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 8

Rob Noble defeated Attie Pollard in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 8 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Rob Noble Candidate Connection
 
81.9
 
1,718
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Attie Pollard
 
18.1
 
379

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,097
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4

Isaac Robinson defeated Howard Weathington in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Isaac Robinson (D)
 
94.6
 
20,209
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Howard Weathington (R)
 
5.4
 
1,159

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,368
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Isaac Robinson
 
21.2
 
2,381
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Saad Almasmari
 
15.7
 
1,765
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Michele Oberholtzer
 
15.6
 
1,750
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Rico Razo
 
9.9
 
1,115
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Syed Rob
 
8.5
 
953
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Myya Jones
 
7.8
 
877
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Diane McMillan
 
5.9
 
657
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Jeffrey Nolish
 
5.0
 
560
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Matt Friedrichs
 
2.9
 
324
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Christopher Collins
 
2.6
 
297
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Ernest Little
 
2.1
 
236
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MD Rabbi Alam
 
1.4
 
162
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Derek Boston
 
0.6
 
71
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Justin Jessop
 
0.6
 
68

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,216
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4

Howard Weathington advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Howard Weathington
 
100.0
 
269

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 269
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2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Little ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4. He ran against Carol Banks, Marcelus Brice, Paris Canty, Mohammed Hassan, Adam Hollier, Jonathan White, Rose Mary Robinson, Beverly Tran, Mervin White and Robert Zwolak in the Democratic primary on August 7. Incumbent Maureen Stapleton (D) ran in District 6.[1][2]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRose Mary Robinson 24.6% 1,993
Adam Hollier 20.5% 1,663
Carol Banks 15.7% 1,272
Mohammed Hassan 13.6% 1,100
Marcelus Brice 7.8% 632
Ernest Little 7% 567
Robert Zwolak 5.2% 422
Mervin White 1.7% 135
Jonathan Wright 1.5% 119
Beverly Tran 1.3% 106
Paris Canty 1.2% 95
Total Votes 8,104

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Ernest Little campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Michigan House of Representatives District 7Lost primary$3,665 $0
2022Michigan House of Representatives District 8Lost primary$9,700 $0
2018Michigan House of Representatives District 4Lost primary$5,761 N/A**
Grand total$19,126 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Little current resides in Detroit with his wife, LaDonna.[3]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 4, 2012
    2. ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
    3. ↑ Ernest Little for District 4 State Rep on Facebook, "About," accessed August 3, 2012


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