Mike Saliba

Mike Saliba (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 10th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Mike Saliba was born in Clinton, Michigan.^[1]

Elections

2024

Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Incumbent John James defeated Carl Marlinga, Andrea Kirby, and Mike Saliba in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John James (R)	51.1	217,437
	Carl Marlinga (D)	45.0	191,363
	Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)	2.6	11,162
	Mike Saliba (L)	1.3	5,339

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 425,301
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Carl Marlinga defeated Diane Young, Tiffany Tilley, and Emily Busch in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on August 6, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Carl Marlinga	48.8	32,561
	Diane Young	24.4	16,282
	Tiffany Tilley	13.3	8,861
	Emily Busch	12.8	8,541
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	464

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,709
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Incumbent John James advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John James	100.0	52,871

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,871
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Mike Saliba advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Mike Saliba (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Andrea Kirby advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Saliba in this election.

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 10

John James defeated Carl Marlinga, Andrea Kirby, and Mike Saliba in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John James (R)	48.8	159,202
	Carl Marlinga (D)	48.3	157,602
	Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)	1.8	5,905
	Mike Saliba (L)	1.1	3,524
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	4

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 326,237
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Carl Marlinga defeated Rhonda Powell, Angela Rogensues, Huwaida Arraf, and Henry Yanez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Carl Marlinga	47.8	32,653
	Rhonda Powell	16.7	11,396
	Angela Rogensues	13.9	9,503
	Huwaida Arraf	13.0	8,846
	Henry Yanez	8.6	5,891

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,289
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10

John James defeated Tony Marcinkewciz in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John James	86.3	63,417
	Tony Marcinkewciz	13.7	10,079

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,496
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Eric Esshaki (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Mike Saliba advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Mike Saliba (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Andrea Kirby advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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2020

Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Incumbent Andy Levin defeated Charles Langworthy, Andrea Kirby, Mike Saliba, and Douglas Troszak in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Levin (D)	57.7	230,318
		Charles Langworthy (R)	38.4	153,296
		Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)	2.2	8,970
		Mike Saliba (L)	1.6	6,532
	Submit photo	Douglas Troszak (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 399,117
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Incumbent Andy Levin advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Levin	100.0	103,202

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,202
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Charles Langworthy defeated Gabi Grossbard in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Charles Langworthy	57.4	32,084
	Gabi Grossbard	42.6	23,846
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,931
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Mike Saliba advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mike Saliba (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Andrea Kirby advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9 on July 26, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Andrea Kirby (Working Class Party)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 10

Michael MacDonald defeated Henry Yanez and Mike Saliba in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 10 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Michael MacDonald (R)	51.0	57,353
	Henry Yanez (D)	46.5	52,277
	Mike Saliba (L)	2.5	2,780

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,410 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 10

Henry Yanez advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 10 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry Yanez	100.0	23,610

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,610
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 10

Michael MacDonald defeated Michael Shallal and Joseph Bogdan in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 10 on August 7, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Michael MacDonald	59.5	15,073
	Michael Shallal	26.5	6,704
	Joseph Bogdan	14.1	3,568

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,345
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 10

Mike Saliba advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 10 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Saliba	100.0	136

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 136
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2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Marilyn Lane (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

William Sowerby defeated Lisa Valerio-Nowc and Michael Saliba in the Michigan House of Representatives District 31 general election.^[2]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William Sowerby	56.16%	22,735
	Republican	Lisa Valerio-Nowc	38.89%	15,743
	Libertarian	Michael Saliba	4.96%	2,007
Total Votes				40,485
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

William Sowerby defeated Michael Brewington in the Michigan House of Representatives District 31 Democratic primary.^[3]^[4]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William Sowerby	78.31%	4,561
	Democratic	Michael Brewington	21.69%	1,263
Total Votes				5,824

Lisa Valerio-Nowc defeated Austin Negipe in the Michigan House of Representatives District 31 Republican primary.^[3]^[4]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lisa Valerio-Nowc	66.87%	2,206
	Republican	Austin Negipe	33.13%	1,093
Total Votes				3,299

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Mike Saliba did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Mike Saliba completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Saliba's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

68% of Americans want a third option on their ballot. I am that option.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Foreign Policy: We must initiate the return of our soldiers from around the world, including Korea, Japan, Europe, and the entire Middle East. We must cease the war propaganda, threats of a blockade, and plans for attacks on Iran, nor should we re-ignite the cold war with Russia over Ukraine. We must be willing to talk to all countries and offer friendship and trade and travel to all who are willing. We must take off the table the threat of a nuclear first strike against all nations.
Privacy: We must protect the privacy and civil liberties of all persons under US jurisdiction. We must repeal or radically change the USA Freedom Act (successor to the Patriot Act), the Military Commissions Act, and the FISA legislation. We must reject the notion and practice of torture, eliminations of habeas corpus, secret tribunals, and secret prisons. We must deny immunity for corporations that spy willingly on the people for the benefit of the government. We must reject the unitary presidency, the illegal use of signing statements, and excessive use of executive orders.
The National Debt: I believe that there should be no increase in the national debt. The burden of debt placed on the next generation is unjust and already threatening our economy and the value of our dollar. We must pay our bills as we go along and not unfairly place this burden on a future generation.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Re-establishing the United States Constitution as the supreme law of the land as a document that is meant to restrain the government's use of power that is given to it by the people.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I am very much for them.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Ron Paul and Justin Amash

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2020

Mike Saliba did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Mike Saliba campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Michigan District 10	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House Michigan District 9	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2018	Michigan State Senate District 10	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 11, 2022
↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016

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[1] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 11, 2022

[2] Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017

[plist16-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016

[presults16-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016

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Mike Saliba

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10

Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 10

2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 9

2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 10

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 10

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 10

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 10

2016

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

2020

Campaign finance summary

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