Kathleen Oakford

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Kathleen Oakford

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Natural Law Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Kathleen Oakford (Natural Law Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2024

General election

General election for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Wayne State University Board of Governors on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Busuito (R)	24.7	2,438,023
✔		Sunny Reddy (R)	23.9	2,360,076
		Mark Gaffney (D)	23.3	2,304,178
		Rasha Demashkieh (D)	23.2	2,294,146
		Suzanne Roehrig (Working Class Party)	1.8	180,581
		Farid Ishac (L)	0.9	91,730
		Sami Makhoul (G)	0.8	80,047
	Submit photo	William Mohr II (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.7	70,692
	Submit photo	Kathleen Oakford (Natural Law Party)	0.6	63,768

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,883,241
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Gaffney and Rasha Demashkieh advanced from the Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Gaffney (D)
✔		Rasha Demashkieh (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Busuito and Sunny Reddy advanced from the Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Michael Busuito (R)
✔		Sunny Reddy (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Sami Makhoul advanced from the Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Sami Makhoul (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Farid Ishac advanced from the Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Farid Ishac (L)

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Natural Law Party convention

Natural Law Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Kathleen Oakford advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on April 17, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Kathleen Oakford (Natural Law Party)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

William Mohr II advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	William Mohr II (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Suzanne Roehrig advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Suzanne Roehrig (Working Class Party)

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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022

General election

General election for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for University of Michigan Board of Regents on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katherine White (D)	25.2	2,014,542
✔		Michael Behm (D)	24.6	1,966,635
		Lena Epstein (R)	23.9	1,914,188
		Sevag Vartanian (R)	22.3	1,786,379
		Eric Larson (L)	1.6	129,021
		Sherry A. Wells (G)	1.0	78,046
	Submit photo	Joe Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.9	71,506
	Submit photo	Kathleen Oakford (Natural Law Party)	0.6	45,692

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,006,009
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Lewis Hudler (L)

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Behm and incumbent Katherine White advanced from the Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 21, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Michael Behm (D)
✔		Katherine White (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)

Lena Epstein and Sevag Vartanian advanced from the Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 27, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Lena Epstein (R)
✔		Sevag Vartanian (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)

Sherry A. Wells advanced from the Green convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Sherry A. Wells (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)

Eric Larson and James Lewis Hudler advanced from the Libertarian convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Eric Larson (L)
✔	Submit photo	James Lewis Hudler (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)

Joe Sanger advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Joe Sanger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Kathleen Oakford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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