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Jeremy Burgess
Jeremy Burgess was a 2016 Natural Law candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Michigan.[1]
Burgess was a 2014 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Michigan.[2] He lost to Michael Bishop (R) in the general election.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Bishop (R) defeated Suzanna Shkreli (D), Jeff Wood (L), Maria Green (G), and Jeremy Burgess (Natural Law) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bishop faced no opposition in the Republican primary. Melissa Gilbert (D) withdrew from the race prior to the primary, but still appeared on the primary ballot. She was replaced by Shkreli on the general election ballot.[4][5][6][7][1][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mike Bishop Incumbent |
56% | 205,629 | |
| Democratic | Suzanna Shkreli | 39.2% | 143,791 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Wood | 2.6% | 9,619 | |
| Green | Maria Green | 1.5% | 5,679 | |
| Natural Law | Jeremy Burgess | 0.6% | 2,250 | |
| Total Votes | 366,968 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Burgess ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 8th District. He was defeated by Bishop in the general election on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Bishop |
54.6% | 132,739 | |
| Democratic | Eric Schertzing | 42.1% | 102,269 | |
| Libertarian | James Weeks II | 1.9% | 4,557 | |
| Green | Jim Casha | 0.8% | 1,880 | |
| Natural Law | Jeremy Burgess | 0.7% | 1,680 | |
| Total Votes | 243,125 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available. | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Michigan's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Michigan's 8th Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Unofficial Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Radio, "Assistant Macomb prosecutor Suzanna Shkreli seeks to replace Melissa Gilbert in 8th Dist. House race," July 6, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Michigan House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ The Detroit News, "State board lets Dems select new Rep. Bishop challenger," August 22, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
