Melandie Hines
Melandie Hines is a member of the Wayne-Westland Board of Education At-large in Michigan. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends in 2026.
Hines (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 25. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Hines also ran in a special election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 25. She lost in the special Democratic primary on January 30, 2024.
Hines is an at-large member of the Wayne-Westland Board of Education in Michigan. The seat was up for general election on November 4, 2014. Melandie Hines won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2024
Regular election
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Peter Herzberg defeated Josh Powell in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Herzberg (D) | 58.9 | 26,092 |
 | Josh Powell (R) | 41.1 | 18,183 | |
| Total votes: 44,275 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Peter Herzberg defeated Layla Taha, Lekisha Maxwell, Melandie Hines, and Salif Kourouma in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Herzberg | 53.5 | 4,981 |
 | Layla Taha | 31.6 | 2,944 | |
 | Lekisha Maxwell | 8.1 | 758 | |
 | Melandie Hines | 5.9 | 549 | |
| Salif Kourouma | 0.8 | 75 | ||
| Total votes: 9,307 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Josh Powell advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Powell | 100.0 | 3,491 |
| Total votes: 3,491 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hines in this election.
Special election
See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2024
General election
Special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Peter Herzberg defeated Josh Powell and Robert Stano in the special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on April 16, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Herzberg (D) | 59.6 | 6,373 |
| Josh Powell (R) | 38.3 | 4,096 | |
 | Robert Stano (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan) | 2.1 | 220 | |
| Total votes: 10,689 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Peter Herzberg defeated Andrea Rutkowski, Layla Taha, Melandie Hines, and Shannon Rochon in the special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on January 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Herzberg | 35.7 | 2,034 |
| Andrea Rutkowski | 29.9 | 1,704 | ||
| Layla Taha | 21.8 | 1,245 | |
| Melandie Hines | 8.3 | 471 | |
 | Shannon Rochon | 4.4 | 249 | |
| Total votes: 5,703 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25
Josh Powell advanced from the special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 25 on January 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Powell | 100.0 | 2,117 |
| Total votes: 2,117 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hines in this election.
2014
The election in Wayne-Westland featured four at-large seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Carol Middel and Shawna Walker and newcomer Melandie Hines defeated challenger Tom Froreich for the three seats with six-year terms. Incumbent Charles Griffin defeated newcomer Adam Salam Adamski for one seat with an unexpired two-year term. Fellow board member Cindy Schofield did not file for re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Carol Middel Incumbent |
28% | 9,412 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shawna Walker Incumbent |
26.6% | 8,937 | |
| Nonpartisan | Melandie Hines |
24.6% | 8,267 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Froreich | 20% | 6,722 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 296 | |
| Total Votes | 33,634 | |||
| Source: Wayne County Elections Division, "Summary Report," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Hines did not report any contributions or expenditures during the election, according to the Wayne County Elections Division.[1]
Endorsements
Hines received endorsements from The Wayne-Westland Observer and Westland Mayor William Wild.[2][3]
Campaign themes
2024
Regular election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Special election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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