James Cole Jr.
James Cole Jr. (Green Party) ran for election to the Wayne County Commission to represent District 2 in Michigan. Cole lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Cole was a 2016 Democratic special election candidate for District 4 of the Michigan State Senate.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)
General election
General election for Wayne County Commission District 2
Incumbent Jewel Ware defeated James Cole Jr. in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jewel Ware (D) | 93.7 | 40,857 |
| James Cole Jr. (G) | 5.9 | 2,580 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 185 | ||
| Total votes: 43,622 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 2
Incumbent Jewel Ware advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jewel Ware | 98.9 | 18,872 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 219 | ||
| Total votes: 19,091 | |||
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2018
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 1
Stephanie Chang defeated Pauline Montie and David Bullock in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Chang (D) | 72.0 | 62,071 |
| Pauline Montie (R) | 24.2 | 20,879 | ||
 | David Bullock (G) | 3.8 | 3,257 | |
| Total votes: 86,207 | |||
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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 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Chang | 49.8 | 16,427 |
 | Alberta Tinsley-Talabi | 26.4 | 8,710 | |
 | Bettie Cook Scott | 11.2 | 3,698 | |
| James Cole Jr. | 5.2 | 1,717 | ||
| Stephanie Roehm | 4.4 | 1,464 | ||
| Nicholas Rivera | 2.9 | 941 | ||
| Total votes: 32,957 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 1
Pauline Montie advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pauline Montie | 100.0 | 8,426 | |
| Total votes: 8,426 | |||
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2016
A special election for the position of Michigan State Senate District 4 was called for November 8. A primary election took place on August 2. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 10.[1]
The seat was vacant following Virgil Smith's (D) resignation on April 12, 2016. He resigned from jail after he pleaded guilty to shooting up his ex-wife's Mercedes Benz.[2]
Ian Conyers defeated James Cole Jr., Fred Durhal, Jr., Patricia Holmes, Vanessa Simpson Olive, Carron Pinkins, Ralph Rayner, Helena Scott, and Howard Worthy in the Democratic primary. Keith Franklin was unopposed in the Republican primary.[3] Conyers defeated Franklin in the special election.[4][5]
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. LaTanya Garrett defeated Nicole Wells Stallworth and four others in the Democratic primary. David Bradley was unopposed in the Republican primary. Garrett defeated Bradley in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  LaTanya Garrett |
97.8% | 23,164 | |
| Republican | David Bradley | 2.2% | 528 | |
| Total Votes | 23,692 | |||
2010
Cole was defeated in the primary by Maureen Stapleton.[10]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Cole Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Gov. Snyder sets elections to fill Virgil Smith's Senate seat," accessed April 12, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Sen. Virgil Smith resigns his seat in Michigan Senate," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan candidate listing," accessed May 12, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2016 Michigan election results," accessed August 3, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2016 Michigan general election results," accessed November 10, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, 2010 Primary Election Results – State Representative, accessed July 17, 2012
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