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Matthew Nilson
Matthew Nilson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 39. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Nilson was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 66 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Pauline Wendzel defeated Jared Polonowski in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pauline Wendzel (R) | 62.7 | 22,797 |
 | Jared Polonowski (D) | 37.3 | 13,556 | |
| Total votes: 36,353 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 39
Jared Polonowski advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 39 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Polonowski | 100.0 | 4,573 |
| Total votes: 4,573 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Pauline Wendzel defeated Matthew Nilson in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 39 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pauline Wendzel | 58.6 | 6,469 |
| Matthew Nilson | 41.4 | 4,565 | ||
| Total votes: 11,034 | |||
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Campaign finance
2016
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 Aric Nesbitt (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Beth Griffin defeated Annie Brown in the Michigan House of Representatives District 66 general election.[1]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Beth Griffin |
54.26% | 22,024 | |
| Democratic | Annie Brown | 45.74% | 18,568 | |
| Total Votes | 40,592 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Annie Brown defeated Dylan Kerley in the Michigan House of Representatives District 66 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 66 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Annie Brown |
89.22% | 2,500 | |
| Democratic | Dylan Kerley | 10.78% | 302 | |
| Total Votes | 2,802 | |||
Beth Griffin defeated Greg Kolich and Matthew Nilson in the Michigan House of Representatives District 66 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 66 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Beth Griffin |
60.70% | 5,476 | |
| Republican | Greg Kolich | 8.61% | 777 | |
| Republican | Matthew Nilson | 30.68% | 2,768 | |
| Total Votes | 9,021 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matthew Nilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
