Niles Niemuth

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Niles Niemuth

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

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Niles Niemuth (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 12th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

According to his website, Niemuth ran as a Socialist Equality Party candidate.

Niemuth was a candidate for vice president in 2016. Niles Niemuth ran on the ticket with Jerome S. White as the presidential nominee.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Jeff Jones, Gary Walkowicz, and Niles Niemuth in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Dingell (D)	68.1	200,588
		Jeff Jones (R)	28.9	85,115
		Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)	2.3	6,712
		Niles Niemuth (Independent)	0.8	2,213

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Young (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Dingell	100.0	103,278

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Jeff Jones advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Jones	100.0	33,839

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2016

Niemuth was a 2016 candidate for vice president of the United States.

See also

• Presidential election, 2016
• Presidential candidates, 2016
• United States House of Representatives
• Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2018
• Michigan's 12th Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)