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Michigan's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

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Michigan's 4th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
August 2, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
John Moolenaar Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
John Moolenaar Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3]

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The 4th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 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.[4][5][6][7]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
April 19, 2016
August 2, 2016
November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Michigan utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[8][9]


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John Moolenaar (R), who was first elected in 2014.

Michigan's 4th Congressional District is located in the central region of the lower peninsula of Michigan. It includes the counties of Clare, Clinton, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, Shiawassee, and Wexford. It also includes portions of Montcalm and Saginaw counties.[10]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn 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

Candidates

General election candidates:

Republican Party John Moolenaar Approveda
Libertarian Party Leonard Schwartz
Green Party Jordan Salvi
Grey.png George Zimmer (U.S. Taxpayers)
Grey.png Keith Butkovich (Natural Law)
Democratic Party Debra Wirth (Write-in)

Primary candidates:[11]

Democratic

No Democratic candidates filed to run.

Republican

John Moolenaar - Incumbent[4] Approveda

Third Party/Other

Leonard Schwartz (Libertarian)[12] Approveda
Keith Butkovich (Natural Law)[12] Approveda


District history

2014

See also: Michigan's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. John Moolenaar (R) defeated Jeff Holmes (D), George Zimmer (I) and Will Tyler White (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Moolenaar 56.5% 123,962
     Democratic Jeff Holmes 39.1% 85,777
     Libertarian Will Tyler White 2.1% 4,694
     U.S. Tax Payers Party Georgia M. Zimmer 2.3% 4,990
Total Votes 219,423
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2012

See also: Michigan's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Dave Camp (R) won the election in the district.[13]

U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Debra Freidell Wirth 33.6% 104,996
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDave Camp Incumbent 63.1% 197,386
     Libertarian John Gelineau 1.4% 4,285
     Green Pat Timmons 0.9% 2,776
     UST George Zimmer 1.1% 3,506
Total Votes 312,949
Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Michigan elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Michigan in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
February 12, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-election report due
February 23, 2016 Election date Election
March 21, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for incumbent judges seeking re-election to file for the state primary
March 24, 2016 Campaign finance Post-election report due
April 19, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for partisan and nonpartisan candidates (other than incumbent judges) to file for the state primary
April 22, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-election report due
May 3, 2016 Election date Election
June 2, 2016 Campaign finance Post-election report due
July 21, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for unaffiliated candidates to file for the general election
July 22, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-election report due
August 2, 2016 Election date Primary election
September 1, 2016 Campaign finance Post-election report due
October 28, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-election report due
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
December 8, 2016 Campaign finance Post-election report due
Sources: Michigan Secretary of State, "2015 and 2016 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," accessed July 1, 2015
Michigan Secretary of State, ,"2016 Michigan Election Dates," accessed January 16, 2016

See also

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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