Jacob Kelts

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Jacob Kelts

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Libertarian Party

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Jacob Kelts (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Incumbent Lisa McClain defeated Brian Steven Jaye, Jim Walkowicz, and Jacob Kelts in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa McClain (R)	63.9	238,300
		Brian Steven Jaye (D)	33.2	123,702
		Jim Walkowicz (Working Class Party)	1.8	6,571
	Submit photo	Jacob Kelts (L)	1.2	4,349

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 372,922
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Brian Steven Jaye advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Steven Jaye	100.0	48,802

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,802
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Incumbent Lisa McClain defeated Michelle Donovan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa McClain	78.7	97,017
	Submit photo	Michelle Donovan	21.3	26,215

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,232
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joel Needham (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Jacob Kelts advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Jacob Kelts (L)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Jim Walkowicz advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Walkowicz (Working Class Party)

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Campaign themes

2022

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Footnotes

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)