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Mary Whiteford
Mary Whiteford (Republican Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 80. She assumed office on March 15, 2016. She left office on January 1, 2023.
Whiteford (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 80. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Whiteford was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 80 of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Whiteford was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Whiteford was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
Campaign themes
2014
Whiteford's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
- Excerpt: "I understand that limited government, individual responsibility and economic freedom results in more jobs, more opportunities, and hope for a brighter future."
- Excerpt: "I will support our right to life and will defend our constitution and second amendment rights."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Mary Whiteford was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Mary Whiteford defeated Erik Almquist in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 80 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Whiteford (R) | 66.5 | 34,999 |
| Erik Almquist (D) | 33.5 | 17,637 | ||
| Total votes: 52,636 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80
Erik Almquist advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erik Almquist | 100.0 | 6,589 | |
| Total votes: 6,589 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Mary Whiteford defeated Nevin Cooper-Keel in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Whiteford | 81.3 | 11,505 |
| Nevin Cooper-Keel | 18.7 | 2,653 | ||
| Total votes: 14,158 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Mary Whiteford defeated Mark Ludwig in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 80 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Whiteford (R) | 63.7 | 25,000 |
 | Mark Ludwig (D) | 36.3 | 14,275 | |
| Total votes: 39,275 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80
Mark Ludwig defeated Erik Almquist in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Ludwig | 71.5 | 4,716 |
| Erik Almquist | 28.5 | 1,884 | ||
| Total votes: 6,600 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Mary Whiteford advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 80 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Whiteford | 100.0 | 11,557 |
| Total votes: 11,557 | |||
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2016
General election
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016.
Incumbent Mary Whiteford defeated John Andrysiak and Arnie Davidsons in the Michigan House of Representatives District 80 general election.[3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mary Whiteford Incumbent |
67.41% | 29,721 | |
| Democratic | John Andrysiak | 28.07% | 12,376 | |
| Libertarian | Arnie Davidsons | 4.51% | 1,990 | |
| Total Votes | 44,087 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
John Andrysiak ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 80 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 80 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | John Andrysiak (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Mary Whiteford defeated Abigail Nobel in the Michigan House of Representatives District 80 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mary Whiteford Incumbent |
74.27% | 7,278 | |
| Republican | Abigail Nobel | 25.73% | 2,521 | |
| Total Votes | 9,799 | |||
Special election
A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 80 was called for March 8, 2016. A primary election took place on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 18, 2015.[6]
The seat was vacant following Cindy Gamrat's (R) historic expulsion on September 11, 2015. She was expelled for misconduct related to an extramarital affair with Rep. Todd Courser (R-Lapeer).[7]
David Gernant was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mary Whiteford defeated Eric De Witt, Cindy Gamrat, Bill Sage, James Siver, Jim Storey, Shannon Szukala and Kevin Travis in the Republican primary.[8] Arnie Davidsons ran as an Libertarian candidate. Whiteford defeated Gernant and Davidsons in the special election.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mary Whiteford |
64% | 14,860 | |
| Democratic | David Gernant | 29.9% | 6,945 | |
| Libertarian | Arnie Davidsons | 6.1% | 1,424 | |
| Total Votes | 23,229 | |||
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Mary Whiteford |
51.1% | 5,545 |
| Jim Storey | 26.3% | 2,859 |
| Cindy Gamrat | 8.9% | 962 |
| Bill Sage | 7.3% | 794 |
| Kevin Travis | 3.2% | 348 |
| James Siver | 1.3% | 145 |
| Eric De Witt | 1.3% | 145 |
| Shannon Szukala | 0.6% | 60 |
| Total Votes | 10,858 | |
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. Geoff Parker was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Cindy Gamrat defeated Randy Brink, Stephen Schulz and Mary Whiteford in the Republican primary. Gamrat defeated Parker and Arnis Davidsons (L) in the general election.[11][12][1][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cindy Gamrat |
62.8% | 17,632 | |
| Democratic | Geoff Parker | 33.7% | 9,451 | |
| Libertarian | Arnis Davidsons | 3.6% | 1,003 | |
| Total Votes | 28,086 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Cindy Gamrat |
40.8% | 3,924 |
| Mary Whiteford | 29.1% | 2,798 |
| Stephen Schulz | 25.6% | 2,462 |
| Randy Brink | 4.4% | 427 |
| Total Votes | 9,611 | |
Campaign themes
2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Whiteford's endorsements included the following:[2]
- Right to Life of Michigan[14]
- Advance Michigan
- Senator John Proos
- Senator Arlan Meekhof
- Representative Margaret O'Brien
- Representative Lisa Lyons
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 votemarywhiteford.com, "About," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Calley announces elections for Courser, Gamrat seats," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ The Detroit News, "House expels Gamrat; Courser resigns before vote," September 11, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2016 Unofficial Michigan Special Primary Candidate Listing," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results: General election," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results: Primary election," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ 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 General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 80 2016-2023 |
Succeeded by Phil Skaggs (D) |
