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Patricia Holmes
Patricia Holmes was a 2016 Democratic special election candidate for District 4 of the Michigan State Senate.
Elections
2016
A special election for the position of Michigan State Senate District 4 was called for November 8. A primary election took place on August 2. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 10.[1]
The seat was vacant following Virgil Smith's (D) resignation on April 12, 2016. He resigned from jail after he pleaded guilty to shooting up his ex-wife's Mercedes Benz.[2]
Ian Conyers defeated James Cole Jr., Fred Durhal, Jr., Patricia Holmes, Vanessa Simpson Olive, Carron Pinkins, Ralph Rayner, Helena Scott, and Howard Worthy in the Democratic primary. Keith Franklin was unopposed in the Republican primary.[3] Conyers defeated Franklin in the special election.[4][5]
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See also
- Michigan State Senate
- Michigan State Senate District 4
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Gov. Snyder sets elections to fill Virgil Smith's Senate seat," accessed April 12, 2016
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Sen. Virgil Smith resigns his seat in Michigan Senate," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan candidate listing," accessed May 12, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2016 Michigan election results," accessed August 3, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2016 Michigan general election results," accessed November 10, 2016
