James Chapman (Michigan)

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James Chapman

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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James Chapman (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Chapman also ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 32. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Michigan, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Michigan

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Slotkin (D)	48.6	2,712,686
		Mike Rogers (R)	48.3	2,693,680
		Joseph Solis-Mullen (L)	1.0	56,697
		Douglas P. Marsh (G)	1.0	53,978
		Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.7	41,363
		Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)	0.3	18,779
		Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) (Write-in)	0.0	2
	Submit photo	James Chapman (R) (Write-in)	0.0	1
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,577,190
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Frizzell (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Elissa Slotkin defeated Hill Harper in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Slotkin	76.3	712,791
		Hill Harper	23.7	221,053

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 933,844
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Pamela Pugh (D)
• Nasser Beydoun (D)
• Leslie Love (D)
• Zack Burns (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Mike Rogers defeated Justin Amash, Sherry O'Donnell, and Sandy Pensler in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Rogers	63.2	555,766
		Justin Amash	15.6	137,565
		Sherry O'Donnell	12.1	106,466
		Sandy Pensler	9.1	79,772

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 879,569
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• J.D. Wilson (R)
• Sharon Savage (R)
• Michael Hoover (R)
• Bensson Samuel (R)
• Alexandria Taylor (R)
• Peter Meijer (R)
• James Craig (R)
• Nikki Snyder (R)
• Rebekah Curran (R)
• Glenn Wilson (R)

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Douglas P. Marsh advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Douglas P. Marsh (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Joseph Solis-Mullen advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Joseph Solis-Mullen (L)

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Natural Law Party convention

Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Doug Dern advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on April 17, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Dave Stein advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 32

Incumbent Jimmie Wilson Jr. defeated Martin Church and Ryan Sample in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jimmie Wilson Jr. (D)	75.1	34,004
		Martin Church (R)	21.6	9,767
	Submit photo	Ryan Sample (G)	3.4	1,521

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,292
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32

Incumbent Jimmie Wilson Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jimmie Wilson Jr.	100.0	12,668

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,668
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32

Martin Church defeated James Chapman and Jonathan Hoover in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martin Church	44.2	723
	Submit photo	James Chapman	31.6	518
	Submit photo	Jonathan Hoover	24.2	396

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,637
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Green convention

Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 32

Ryan Sample advanced from the Green convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 32 on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Ryan Sample (G)

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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 4

Darrin Camilleri defeated Houston James in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darrin Camilleri (D)	55.3	64,387
		Houston James (R)	44.7	51,962

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 116,349
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 4

Darrin Camilleri advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 4 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darrin Camilleri	100.0	26,216

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,216
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 4

Houston James defeated Michael Frazier, James Chapman, and Beth Socia in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 4 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Houston James	40.7	8,623
		Michael Frazier	22.5	4,764
	Submit photo	James Chapman	19.6	4,142
		Beth Socia	17.2	3,639

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,168
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2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

Ranjeev Puri defeated Laurel Hess in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ranjeev Puri (D)	59.1	34,284
		Laurel Hess (R)	40.9	23,682

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,966
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

Ranjeev Puri defeated Ethan Petzold in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ranjeev Puri	70.0	12,222
	Submit photo	Ethan Petzold	30.0	5,243

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,465
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

Laurel Hess defeated James Chapman, James Nangle, Jessica Sohoza, and Harold Bullock in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laurel Hess	46.3	3,446
	Submit photo	James Chapman	16.7	1,243
	Submit photo	James Nangle	13.4	998
	Submit photo	Jessica Sohoza	13.2	978
	Submit photo	Harold Bullock	10.4	771

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,436
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Campaign themes

2024

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James Chapman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

James Chapman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

James Chapman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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James Chapman campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Michigan House of Representatives District 32	Lost primary	$0	$0
2022	Michigan State Senate District 4	Lost primary	$0	$0
Grand total			$0	$0
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

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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)

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