Keith Butkovich

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Keith Butkovich

Natural Law Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Keith Butkovich (Natural Law Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Butkovich was a 2016 Natural Law Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Michigan.

Elections

2020

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2020

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 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Bernstein (D)	24.7	2,442,192
✔		Sarah Hubbard (R)	24.0	2,370,945
		Shauna Diggs (D)	23.9	2,366,730
		Carl Meyers (R)	22.8	2,257,254
		Eric Larson (L)	1.2	113,816
	Submit photo	James Lewis Hudler (L)	1.0	97,659
	Submit photo	Crystal Van Sickle (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.8	82,594
	Submit photo	Michael Mawilai (G)	0.7	74,136
		Ronald Graeser (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.5	49,194
		Keith Butkovich (Natural Law Party)	0.4	37,193

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,891,713
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Democratic convention

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

Incumbent Mark Bernstein and incumbent Shauna Diggs advanced from the Democratic convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Bernstein (D)
✔		Shauna Diggs (D)

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Republican convention

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

Sarah Hubbard and Carl Meyers advanced from the Republican convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Sarah Hubbard (R)
✔		Carl Meyers (R)

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Green convention

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

Michael Mawilai advanced from the Green convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on June 20, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Michael Mawilai (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 18, 2020.

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

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Natural Law Party convention

Natural Law Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats)

Keith Butkovich advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 30, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Keith Butkovich (Natural Law Party)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention

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

Ronald Graeser and Crystal Van Sickle advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for University of Michigan Board of Regents on July 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ronald Graeser (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
✔	Submit photo	Crystal Van Sickle (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)

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2018

See also: Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	John Tatar	42.2	2,941

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,975
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2016

See also: Michigan's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Moolenaar (R) defeated Leonard Schwartz (L), Jordan Salvi (G), George Zimmer (U.S. Taxpayers), Keith Butkovich (Natural Law), and Debra Wirth (D write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.

U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Moolenaar Incumbent	61.6%	194,572
	Democratic	Debra Wirth	32.1%	101,277
	Libertarian	Leonard Schwartz	2.7%	8,516
	U.S. Taxpayers	George Zimmer	1.8%	5,595
	Green	Jordan Salvi	1.3%	3,953
	Natural Law	Keith Butkovich	0.6%	1,838
Total Votes				315,751
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

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2020

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