Martin Blank

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Martin Blank

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Last election

August 6, 2024

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Martin Blank (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 8th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)	51.3	217,490
		Paul Junge (R)	44.6	189,317
		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)	2.0	8,492
		Steve Barcelo (L)	1.1	4,768
	Submit photo	James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.6	2,681
		Jim Casha (G)	0.4	1,602

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 424,350
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kristen McDonald Rivet defeated Matt Collier and Pamela Pugh in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet	53.3	43,393
		Matt Collier	26.4	21,482
		Pamela Pugh	20.3	16,525

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,400
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Kildee (D)
• Daniel Moilanen (D)
• Sheldon Neeley (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Paul Junge defeated Mary Draves and Anthony Hudson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Junge	74.8	43,204
		Mary Draves	15.0	8,688
		Anthony Hudson	10.1	5,851

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,743
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nikki Snyder (R)
• Martin Blank (R)

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Jim Casha advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Casha (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Steve Barcelo advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Steve Barcelo (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

James Little advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kathy Goodwin advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)

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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 35

Kristen McDonald Rivet defeated Annette Glenn in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)	53.4	62,105
		Annette Glenn (R)	46.6	54,246

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 116,351
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35

Kristen McDonald Rivet advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet	100.0	22,585

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,585
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35

Annette Glenn defeated Tim Kelly, Chris Velasquez, and Martin Blank in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annette Glenn	40.5	12,360
		Tim Kelly	22.3	6,815
	Submit photo	Chris Velasquez	19.2	5,867
	Submit photo	Martin Blank	17.9	5,460

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,502
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2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96

Timothy Beson defeated incumbent Brian Elder in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy Beson (R)	54.6	25,655
		Brian Elder (D)	45.4	21,328

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,983
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96

Incumbent Brian Elder advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Elder	100.0	11,462

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,462
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96

Timothy Beson defeated Martin Blank and Allen Bauer in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy Beson	50.1	3,431
	Submit photo	Martin Blank	31.3	2,148
	Submit photo	Allen Bauer	18.6	1,276

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,855
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Martin Blank did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Martin Blank did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Martin Blank campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Michigan District 8	Withdrew primary	$13,171	$11,807
2022	Michigan State Senate District 35	Lost primary	$231,968	$0
2020	Michigan House of Representatives District 96	Lost primary	$38,326	N/A**
Grand total			$283,466	$11,807
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

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Current members of the Michigan State Senate

Senators

District 1

Erika Geiss (D)

District 2

Sylvia Santana (D)

District 3

Stephanie Chang (D)

District 4

Darrin Camilleri (D)

District 5

Dayna Polehanki (D)

District 6

Mary Cavanagh (D)

District 7

Jeremy Moss (D)

District 8

Mallory McMorrow (D)

District 9

Michael Webber (R)

District 10

Paul Wojno (D)

District 11

Veronica Klinefelt (D)

District 12

Kevin Hertel (D)

District 13

Rosemary Bayer (D)

District 14

Sue Shink (D)

District 15

Jeff Irwin (D)

District 16

Joseph Bellino (R)

District 17

Jonathan Lindsey (R)

District 18

Thomas Albert (R)

District 19

Sean McCann (D)

District 20

Aric Nesbitt (R)

District 21

Sarah Anthony (D)

District 22

Lana Theis (R)

District 23

Jim Runestad (R)

District 24

Ruth Johnson (R)

District 25

Dan Lauwers (R)

District 26

Kevin Daley (R)

District 27

John Cherry (D)

District 28

Sam Singh (D)

District 29

Winnie Brinks (D)

District 30

Mark Huizenga (R)

District 31

Roger Victory (R)

District 32

Jon Bumstead (R)

District 33

Rick Outman (R)

District 34

Roger Hauck (R)

District 35

Vacant

District 36

Michele Hoitenga (R)

District 37

John Damoose (R)

District 38

Ed McBroom (R)

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