Jim Page
Jim Page (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 107. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 107
John Damoose defeated Jim Page in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 107 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Damoose (R) | 60.9 | 31,666 |
 | Jim Page (D) | 39.1 | 20,367 | |
| Total votes: 52,033 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107
Jim Page defeated Kurt Perron in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Page | 69.4 | 5,036 |
| Kurt Perron | 30.6 | 2,217 | ||
| Total votes: 7,253 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 107 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Damoose | 55.6 | 8,055 |
| Sue Fisher | 12.1 | 1,749 | ||
| Kathy Twardy | 11.4 | 1,649 | ||
| Terry Lamb | 9.5 | 1,378 | ||
| David Laughbaum | 5.1 | 745 | ||
| Tana Baldwin | 3.4 | 496 | ||
 | Damon Lieurance | 2.8 | 409 | |
| Total votes: 14,481 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
Incumbent Wayne Schmidt defeated Jim Page in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 37 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 37
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wayne Schmidt (R) | 58.9 | 73,338 |
| Jim Page (D) | 41.1 | 51,076 | |
| Total votes: 124,414 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Jim Page advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 37 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 37
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Page | 100.0 | 24,109 |
| Total votes: 24,109 | |||
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Republican primary election
Incumbent Wayne Schmidt defeated Jim Gurr in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 37 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 37
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wayne Schmidt | 80.0 | 27,693 |
| Jim Gurr | 20.0 | 6,924 | ||
| Total votes: 34,617 | |||
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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. Jim Page was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Frank Foster was defeated by Lee Chatfield in the Republican primary. Chatfield then defeated Page in the general election.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Lee Chatfield |
60.9% | 19,342 | |
| Democratic | Jim Page | 39% | 12,402 | |
| Write-in | William Damsgaard | 0.1% | 23 | |
| Total Votes | 31,767 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lee Chatfield |
54.1% | 6,561 |
| Frank Foster Incumbent | 45.9% | 5,570 |
| Total Votes | 12,131 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Page did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Jim Page participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 22, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jim Page's responses follow below.[6]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Public Education funding and support.
Protecting Natural Resources. Protecting Michigan workers and Jobs.[7][8] |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Focus of our government. We need to change the focus of our government back to the people. Our government focus seems to be on corporations and controlled by the few most powerful people.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[8]
|
” |
Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Jim Page answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | I have always looked up to my parents. Often I asked myself what my mother would do or say.[8] | ” |
| “ | Gettysburg Address.[8] | ” |
| “ | Ingerity![8] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, and hard work.[8] | ” |
| “ | To work for and to protect the people of the district you serve.[8] | ” |
| “ | Apollo 13. About 10.[8] | ” |
| “ | Fast food resturant cook, one year.[8] | ” |
| “ | Fourth of July.[8] | ” |
| “ | Having no experience in government.[8] | ” |
| “ | Tax base.[8] | ” |
| “ | Working for the people.[8] | ” |
| “ | Yes, it the only way to get work done.[8] | ” |
| “ | Non paritson.[8] | ” |
| “ | Education and or natural resiurces.[8] | ” |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Page's endorsements included the following:[9]
- Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union Local No. 8
- UFCW Local 876
- Michigan Education Association
- Planned Parenthood
- Sierra Club
- Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union Local 2
- U.P. Plumbers, Pipefitters & HVAC/R Local 111
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results as of November 5, 2014," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jim Page's responses," August 22, 2018
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Democracy.com, "Endorsements," accessed October 15, 2014
