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Jennifer Kurland
Jennifer Kurland (Green Party) ran for election for Governor of Michigan. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
She ran on a joint ticket with the lieutenant gubernatorial nominee, Charin Davenport (G).
Biography
After graduating from West Bloomfield High School in 1999, Kurland attended Michigan State University for two years before joining Clean Water Action as a field manager in 2001. In 2004, Kurland left Clean Water Action to join Charter One Bank. Kurland was promoted to assistant branch manager before leaving for Huntington National Bank in 2014, where she was a branch manager until 2015. Kurland joined the Redford Union School Board in 2013 as a trustee before becoming president in 2015. At the time of her entrance into the 2018 gubernatorial election, Kurland served on the school board as well as managing Jazzmyn Phyne Designs, a jewelry design firm she founded in 2008, and appearing as a radio personality on The Offensive Feminist with Jenny K.[1][2]
Education
- West Bloomfield High School (1999)
- Associate's in liberal arts and sciences - Schoolcraft College (2016)
- B.A. in political science and public affairs - Wayne State University (2017)
Elections
2018
Evan Space, Angelo Brown, Larry Hutchinson, Robin Sanders, William Cobbs, Patrick O’Neal Burney, Raymond Hall, Lance Herman, Henry Lester, Clyde Lynch, Chaneika Ranell Penny, Francis Rowley, John Arthur Williams ran as write-in candidates.
General election
General election for Governor of Michigan
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 53.3 | 2,266,193 |
 | Bill Schuette (R)  | 43.7 | 1,859,534 | |
 | Bill Gelineau (L) | 1.3 | 56,606 | |
 | Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.7 | 29,219 | |
 | Jennifer Kurland (G) | 0.7 | 28,799 | |
 | Keith Butkovich (Natural Law Party) | 0.2 | 10,202 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 4,250,585 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Sills (Independent)
- Ryan Henry Cox (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan
Gretchen Whitmer defeated Abdul El-Sayed and Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gretchen Whitmer | 52.0 | 588,436 |
 | Abdul El-Sayed | 30.2 | 342,179 | |
 | Shri Thanedar | 17.7 | 200,645 | |
| Total votes: 1,131,260 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kentiel White (D)
- Bill Cobbs (D)
- Justin Giroux (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Michigan
Bill Schuette defeated Brian Calley, Patrick Colbeck, and Jim Hines in the Republican primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Schuette | 50.7 | 501,959 |
 | Brian Calley | 25.2 | 249,185 | |
 | Patrick Colbeck | 13.1 | 129,646 | |
 | Jim Hines | 11.0 | 108,735 | |
| Total votes: 989,525 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Evan Space (R)
Green primary election
Green primary for Governor of Michigan
Jennifer Kurland advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Kurland |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dwain Reynolds (G)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan
Bill Gelineau defeated John Tatar in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Gelineau | 57.8 | 4,034 |
| John Tatar | 42.2 | 2,941 | ||
| Total votes: 6,975 | |||
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See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Office of the Governor of Michigan
- Jennifer V Kurland for Governor of Michigan
- Jennifer V Kurland for Governor of Michigan - Facebook
- Jennifer V Kurland for Governor of Michigan - Twitter
- Jennifer V Kurland for Governor of Michigan - Instagram
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