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Jeff Bonnell
Jeff Bonnell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 22. Bonnell lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.
Bonnell was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 22 of the Michigan House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 22
Richard Steenland defeated Steven Warner in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Richard Steenland (D)  | 59.9 | 24,954 |
| Steven Warner (R) | 40.1 | 16,701 | ||
| Total votes: 41,655 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 22
Richard Steenland defeated Ryan M. Nelson and Michael James Anderson in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 22 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Steenland | 51.3 | 4,557 |
 | Ryan M. Nelson | 26.2 | 2,327 | |
| Michael James Anderson | 22.5 | 1,996 | ||
| Total votes: 8,880 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 22
Steven Warner defeated Jeff Bonnell in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 22 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steven Warner | 51.1 | 2,667 | |
| Jeff Bonnell | 48.9 | 2,548 | ||
| Total votes: 5,215 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 9
Paul Wojno defeated Jeff Bonnell in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Wojno (D) | 65.9 | 65,736 |
| Jeff Bonnell (R) | 34.1 | 34,013 | ||
| Total votes: 99,749 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 9
Paul Wojno defeated Kristina Lodovisi in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 9 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Wojno | 63.4 | 18,488 |
 | Kristina Lodovisi | 36.6 | 10,688 | |
| Total votes: 29,176 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 9
Jeff Bonnell defeated Fred Kuplicki in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 9 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Bonnell | 52.9 | 7,861 | |
| Fred Kuplicki | 47.1 | 7,003 | ||
| Total votes: 14,864 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.
Incumbent John Chirkun defeated Jeff Bonnell and Les Townsend in the Michigan House of Representatives District 22 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Chirkun Incumbent |
60.34% | 21,487 | |
| Republican | Jeff Bonnell | 34.66% | 12,341 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Les Townsend | 5.00% | 1,780 | |
| Total Votes | 35,608 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent John Chirkun defeated Nicole Reid in the Michigan House of Representatives District 22 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Chirkun Incumbent |
67.73% | 3,389 | |
| Democratic | Nicole Reid | 32.27% | 1,615 | |
| Total Votes | 5,004 | |||
Jeff Bonnell ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 22 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jeff Bonnell (unopposed) | |
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. John Chirkun defeated Gary McMenamin in the Democratic primary. Jeff Bonnell defeated Art Blundell in the Republican primary. Les Townsend ran as a U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate. Chirkun defeated Bonnell and Townsend in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chirkun |
64% | 13,461 | |
| Republican | Jeff Bonnell | 31.9% | 6,704 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Les Townsend | 4.2% | 882 | |
| Total Votes | 21,047 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
John Chirkun |
70% | 3,009 |
| Gary McMenamin | 30% | 1,289 |
| Total Votes | 4,298 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeff Bonnell |
56.1% | 1,222 |
| Art Blundell | 43.9% | 958 |
| Total Votes | 2,180 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Bonnell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Bonnell's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[8]
Michigan income taxes
- Excerpt: "The Michigan’s Personal Income Tax is too high. The Michigan working class is being treated like personal bank accounts that the State can continually make withdrawals from. Too few are paying too much."
Reducing government
- Excerpt: "I support reducing the size of our government. Too many politicians, aides, agencies, people on the government payroll. There is too much over regulation in our businesses and our daily lives."
Senior support
- Excerpt: "There are too many people gaming the system, taking away crucial resources and funding from our seniors who earned and deserve those benefits. Why should illegal immigrants, drug users, people capable of working but who refuse to work, etc., receive “cradle to grave” tax payer benefits when our seniors, who have worked most of their younger lives and were promised these benefits keep receiving less and less?"
Veterans
- Excerpt: "We hear a lot of 'thank you for your service' from the Democrat party, while at the same time, they cut our benefits, convolute our medical requirements while at the same time give BILLIONS of dollars of aid and relief to illegal immigrants and 'refugees.'"
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile from Vote-USA
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 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
- ↑ Bonnell 2016, "Issues," accessed October 17, 2016
