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Michigan's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
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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 |
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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
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  John 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
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General election candidates: John Moolenaar   Leonard Schwartz Jordan Salvi George Zimmer (U.S. Taxpayers) Keith Butkovich (Natural Law) Debra Wirth (Write-in) |
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Third Party/Other Keith Butkovich (Natural Law)[12] |
District history
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.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | John 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
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Debra Freidell Wirth | 33.6% | 104,996 | |
| Republican | Dave 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 | |||
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| 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
- United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Michigan House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Michigan.gov, "Questions and Answers: Michigan’s Presidential Primary," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed June 26, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed August 15, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
