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Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
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| Michigan's 13th Congressional District |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 23, 2024 |
| Primary: August 6, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Michigan |
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Incumbent Shri Thanedar (D) defeated Mary Waters (D) and Shakira Lynn Hawkins (D) in the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Click here for detailed results.
Thanedar received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Karnataka University, a master's degree in chemistry from Bombay University, and an MBA from Fontbonne University. Thanedar worked in the pharmaceutical industry. Thanedar served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2021-2023.[1] Thanedar said he supported policies that expand abortion access, ensure voting rights for all citizens, and improve racial and economic equity.[2] Nine members of the U.S. House and the Congressional Progressive Caucus endorsed Thanedar.[3]
Frmr. Michigan State Sen. Adam Hollier (D) also filed to run in the Democratic primary, but was disqualified from the ballot because he did not submit enough valid voter signatures before the filing deadline. Hollier said, "I am extremely disappointed with the news from the Wayne County Clerk following her thorough and professional review of our petitions — not for myself, but for the voters across the 13th District who deserve a real choice in who their next Congressperson will be. While I put my trust in someone who let us down in the collection of signatures, ultimately the leadership of the campaign falls on me and I must hold myself to a higher standard."[4]
This page focuses on Michigan's 13th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13
Incumbent Shri Thanedar defeated Mary Waters and Shakira Lynn Hawkins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shri Thanedar | 54.9 | 44,546 |
 | Mary Waters | 33.8 | 27,408 | |
 | Shakira Lynn Hawkins  | 11.3 | 9,171 | |
| Total votes: 81,125 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mohammad Alam (D)
- Adam Hollier (D)
- John Conyers III (D)
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am an attorney and a liberal Democrat. While I have held several positions within the legal field, I have dedicated the bulk of my career to public service. I was a public defender for over a decade, protecting the rights of the accused, pushing for criminal justice reform and access to mental health services for those who came before the court. Following the pandemic, I worked for the City of Detroit as an Administrative Hearing Officer for the Dept. of Aapeals and Hearings (DAH) and currently, I work for the City of Detroit Law Dept, as a Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel - TASS Attorney where I work in blight litigation. I am a progressive Democrat running for Congress to fight fascism, protect our freedom and democracy, and to address the issues that matter to the people in my district."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Michigan District 13 in 2024.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Michigan
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Shri Thanedar | Democratic Party | $9,660,670 | $2,873,300 | $6,904,568 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Shakira Lynn Hawkins | Democratic Party | $250 | $790 | $-540 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Mary Waters | Democratic Party | $9,811 | $4,730 | $5,081 | As of March 31, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Quarterly campaign finance analysis
Fourth quarter, 2023
Incumbent Shri Thanedar (D) raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th Congressional District, taking in $2.70 million since the start of the campaign cycle.
Thanedar raised $2.41 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Adam Hollier (D) raised the next most in the primary, with $443,638 since the start of the campaign. This fundraising was from the fourth quarter alone.
The primary was scheduled for August 6. Four candidates raised a combined $3.23 million through Dec. 31, 2023. Looking at all 125 congressional battlegrounds we tracked, this was less than the average of $3.41 million.
In battlegrounds with incumbents running, Thanedar raised more than the average of $1.41 million. At this point in the 2022 election cycle, Thanedar raised $5.01 million.
Nineteen candidates raised a combined $12.57 million running in Michigan's 13th Congressional District in 2022, while nine raised $5.08 million in 2020.
Below is how much each Democratic candidate raised and spent during the 2023-2024 election cycle:
Looking at Thanedar and Hollier alone:
- 206 donors donated to Thanedar's campaign in quarter four.
- Of those 206, the largest share, 102 (50%), donated over $1,000.
- 443 donors donated to Hollier's campaign in quarter four.
- Of those 443, the largest share, 180 (41%), donated between $100 and $499.
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Michigan in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Michigan, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Michigan | U.S. House | Democratic or Republican | 1,000-2,000 | N/A | 4/23/2024 | Source |
| Michigan | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 3,000-6,000 | N/A | 7/18/2024 | Source |
See also
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
- United States House elections in Michigan, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Michigan, 2024 (August 6 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Rep Shri Thanedar, "Meet Shri," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ Shri Thanedar for Congress, "Video Ads," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ Shri Thanedar for Congress, "Endorsements," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Advance, "Petition scandal disqualifies Hollier from the congressional primary ballot against Thanedar," May 22, 2024
