Johnnie Townsend
Johnnie Townsend (Republican Party) is running for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 11. Townsend declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.
Townsend completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Johnnie Townsend earned a high school diploma from John J. Pershing High School and attended Oakland Community College. Townsend's career experience includes working in retail.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 11
Johnnie Townsend (R) is running in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 11 on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Johnnie Townsend  | |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Johnnie Townsend completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Townsend's responses.
| Collapse all
- Mental Health: I believe we must address mental health by opening facilities and ensuring individuals struggling with mental illness receive the necessary care.
- Education: We need to invest more in our children's education and safety, with advanced security systems and emergency response plans in place.
- Healthcare: We must reform our healthcare system to provide flexible, tailored plans that cater to individual needs and circumstances.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
|
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 10, 2026
