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Raphael Washington
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2023 - Present
2029
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Raphael Washington (Democratic Party) is the Wayne County Sheriff in Michigan. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Washington (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Wayne County Sheriff in Michigan. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)
General election
General election for Wayne County Sheriff
Incumbent Raphael Washington defeated Taras Nykoriak in the general election for Wayne County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Washington (D) | 68.6 | 552,295 | |
 | Taras Nykoriak (R) | 30.7 | 246,995 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 5,916 | ||
| Total votes: 805,206 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Sheriff
Incumbent Raphael Washington defeated Joan Merriewether in the Democratic primary for Wayne County Sheriff on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Washington | 64.2 | 116,836 | |
| Joan Merriewether | 35.4 | 64,428 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 816 | ||
| Total votes: 182,080 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wayne County Sheriff
Taras Nykoriak defeated Articia Bomer in the Republican primary for Wayne County Sheriff on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Taras Nykoriak | 58.7 | 28,221 |
 | Articia Bomer | 40.6 | 19,493 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 345 | ||
| Total votes: 48,059 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Washington in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
General election
Special general election for Wayne County Sheriff
Raphael Washington defeated Joseph LeBlanc and John Tatar in the special general election for Wayne County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Washington (D) | 81.1 | 428,175 | |
| Joseph LeBlanc (L) | 10.8 | 57,013 | ||
| John Tatar (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 7.4 | 39,319 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 3,697 | ||
| Total votes: 528,204 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Wayne County Sheriff
Raphael Washington defeated Joan Merriewether and Walter Epps in the special Democratic primary for Wayne County Sheriff on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Washington | 47.5 | 80,468 | |
| Joan Merriewether | 28.0 | 47,478 | ||
| Walter Epps | 24.1 | 40,886 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 650 | ||
| Total votes: 169,482 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Special Libertarian convention for Wayne County Sheriff
Joseph LeBlanc advanced from the special Libertarian convention for Wayne County Sheriff on July 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Joseph LeBlanc (L) | |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
Special U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne County Sheriff
John Tatar advanced from the special U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne County Sheriff on July 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | John Tatar (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Raphael Washington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Raphael Washington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
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