Mike Karslake
Mike Karslake (Republican Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 96. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Karslake completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mike Karslake's career experience includes being a small business owner.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 96
Incumbent Kelly Convirs-Fowler defeated Mike Karslake and Nicholas Olenik in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 96 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D) | 55.2 | 11,723 |
 | Mike Karslake (R)  | 41.2 | 8,749 | |
 | Nicholas Olenik (Independent Party) | 3.5 | 734 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 21,249 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 96
Incumbent Kelly Convirs-Fowler defeated Brandon Hutchins, Susan Bates Hippen, and Sean Monteiro in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 96 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelly Convirs-Fowler | 28.5 | 1,201 |
 | Brandon Hutchins | 25.8 | 1,088 | |
| Susan Bates Hippen | 25.4 | 1,071 | ||
| Sean Monteiro | 20.3 | 856 | ||
| Total votes: 4,216 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Karslake advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 96.
Endorsements
Karslake received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Karslake's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mike Karslake completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Karslake's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Support law enforcement
- Lower taxes
- Improve education
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 18, 2023
