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James Frizzell
James Frizzell (independent) (also known as Jim) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.
Frizzell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
James Frizzell was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1984 to 1990. His career experience includes working as a financial representative.[1]
2024 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the November 5, 2024, general election as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Elissa Slotkin (D) defeated Mike Rogers (R) and four others in the general election for U.S. Senate in Michigan on November 5, 2024.[2][3]
Incumbent Debbie Stabenow (D), who was first elected in 2000, did not run for re-election. The Detroit Free Press' Todd Spangler said, "The last time a Senate seat was open in Michigan was in 2014. Republicans sense a chance to win this year but if they do, it will mark the first time since 1994 a Democrat has lost a U.S. Senate race in the state."[4]
Slotkin was elected to the U.S. House in 2018. Her professional experience included working as a Middle East analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the director for Iraq with the National Security Council, and the senior advisor on Middle East transition with the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.[5] Slotkin said she ran because "We need a new generation of leaders that thinks differently, works harder, and never forgets that we are public servants first."[6] According to third quarter reports submitted to the FEC, Slotkin raised $45.8 million and spent $44.3 million.
Rogers represented Michigan's 8th Congressional District from 2001 to 2015. His professional experience included working as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).[7] He also worked in talk radio and cybersecurity.[8] Rogers said he ran because of the state of the government. He said, "I thought I put politics behind me. But like you, I know something’s broken."[9] Rogers also said his experience in the U.S. House would help him in the Senate. "No candidate is better prepared to have an impact on day one," Rogers said.[9] According to third quarter reports submitted to the FEC, Rogers raised $10.7 million and spent $8.8 million.
Douglas Marsh (Green), Joseph Solis-Mullen (Libertarian), Doug Dern (Natural Law), and Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers) also ran.
Before the election, four major election forecasters differed in their ratings for the general election, with two rating it a toss-up, one rating it Tilt Democratic, and one rating it Lean Democratic.
The last U.S. Senate election in Michigan was held in 2020. That year, incumbent Gary Peters (D) defeated John James (R) by 1.7 percentage points.
This election was one of 12 battleground elections Ballotpedia watched in 2024. For more on those races, click here.
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 | |
| James Chapman (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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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Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[10] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[11] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
Below we provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval.
| U.S. Senate election in Michigan, 2024: general election polls | |||||||
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| Poll | Date |  Slotkin
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Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size[12] | Sponsor[13] |
| Marist | Sept. 12-17, 2024 | 52% | 45% | 3%[14] | ± 3.4 | 1138 LV | |
| Quinnipiac | Sept. 12-16, 2024 | 51% | 46% | 3%[15] | ± 3.3 | 905 LV | |
| Emerson College Polling | Sept. 15-18, 2024 | 47% | 42% | 11%[16] | ± 3.2 | 875 LV | The Hill |
| Mitchell Research & Communications | Sept. 11, 2024 | 48% | 45% | 7%[17] | ± 4.1 | 580 LV | MIRS/MI News Source |
| Redfield & Wilton Strategies | Sept. 6-9, 2024 | 44% | 39% | 17%[18] | ± 3.8 | 556 LV | The Telegraph |
| YouGov | Sept. 3-6, 2024 | 48% | 41% | 11%[19] | ± 3.7 | 1086 RV | CBS News |
| Activote | Aug. 6-Sept. 5, 2024 | 53% | 47% | 0%[20] | ± 4.9 | 400 LV | |
| Glengariff Group | Aug. 26-29, 2024 | 44% | 35% | 21%[21] | ± 4.0 | 600 LV | The Detroit News, WDIV-TV (Detroit) |
| SSRS | Aug. 23-29, 2024 | 47% | 41% | 12%[22] | ± 4.9 | 708 LV | CNN |
| The Hill/Emerson | Aug. 25-28, 2024 | 47% | 41% | 12%[23] | ± 3.4 | 800 LV | Nexstar Media |
| EPIC-MRA | Aug. 23-26, 2024 | 46% | 42% | 12%[24] | ± 4.0 | 600 LV | |
| TIPP Insights | Aug. 20-22, 2024 | 47% | 35% | 18%[25] | ± 3.7 | 1,001 RV | American Greatness |
| Rasmussen Reports | Aug. 13-17, 2024 | 45% | 43% | 12%[26] | 1,093 LV | Numbers USA | |
| Fabrizio/Anzalone | Aug. 7-11, 2024 | 47% | 44% | 9%[27] | ± 4.0 | 600 LV | AARP |
| Bullfinch Group | Aug. 8-11, 2024 | 48% | 38% | 14%[28] | ± 4.38 | 500 RV | Independent Center |
| New York Times/Siena | Aug. 5-8, 2024 | 46% | 43% | 11%[29] | ± 4.8 | 619 LV | Times/Siena |
Election campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Harper | Democratic Party | $3,149,519 | $3,149,519 | $0 | As of October 16, 2024 |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic Party | $51,937,060 | $51,654,345 | $282,715 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Justin Amash | Republican Party | $914,568 | $1,282,891 | $3,200 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| James Chapman | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Sherry O'Donnell | Republican Party | $416,971 | $439,128 | $7,294 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Sandy Pensler | Republican Party | $3,052,515 | $933,791 | $2,118,724 | As of March 31, 2024 |
| Mike Rogers | Republican Party | $13,247,397 | $12,952,602 | $218,714 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Douglas P. Marsh | Green Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Joseph Solis-Mullen | Libertarian Party | $2,308 | $2,308 | $0 | As of December 17, 2024 |
| Doug Dern | Natural Law Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Dave Stein | U.S. Taxpayers Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Valerie Willis | U.S. Taxpayers Party | $1,530 | $1,530 | $0 | As of November 5, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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As of Oct. 28, 2024, the two major party candidates had the 10th largest difference in terms of total money raised between major party Senate candidates and the 14th largest difference in terms of total spending. Click here to learn more.
Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[30][31]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[32]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
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Race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[33]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[34][35][36]
| Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Michigan, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Lean Democratic | Toss-up | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Frizzell in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Frizzell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Frizzell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Time to put Integrity back in DC
- If we keep voting in the same people, we will get what we have now. Division and strife
- Let’s stand, let’s fight, let’s win
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Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 15, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Michigan Election Results," accessed November 6, 2024
- ↑ Decision Desk HQ, "MI US Senate General Election," accessed November 6, 2024
- ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "Michigan Voter Guide: Key Races," July 15, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Elissa Slotkin on LinkedIn," accessed August 14, 2024
- ↑ Elissa Slotkin 2024 campaign website, "Meet Elissa," accessed August 14, 2024
- ↑ Mike Rogers campaign website, "Meet Mike," accessed July 1, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "Former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers jumps into Michigan Senate race," September 6, 2023
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 CNN, "Former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers announces Senate bid in Michigan," September 6, 2023
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ RV=Registered Voters
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- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
