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Raymond Basham
Raymond Basham (Democratic Party) was a member of the Wayne County Commission in Michigan, representing District 14. Basham assumed office in 2010. Basham left office in 2023.
Basham (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Wayne County Commission to represent District 14 in Michigan. Basham won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Basham was a Democratic member of the Michigan State Senate from 2002 to January 1, 2011. During that time, he served as minority whip.
Basham was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1997 via a special election. Basham served in the Michigan House of Representatives until 2002.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
General election
General election for Wayne County Commission District 14
Incumbent Raymond Basham defeated Ashleigh Bielecki-Gamalski in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raymond Basham (D) | 55.0 | 23,671 |
| Ashleigh Bielecki-Gamalski (R) | 44.6 | 19,175 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 163 | ||
| Total votes: 43,009 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 14
Incumbent Raymond Basham advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 14 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond Basham | 99.4 | 8,750 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 8,801 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wayne County Commission District 14
Ashleigh Bielecki-Gamalski advanced from the Republican primary for Wayne County Commission District 14 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ashleigh Bielecki-Gamalski | 99.0 | 6,681 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 6,748 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ronald Matte (R)
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2020)
General election
General election for Wayne County Commission District 14
Incumbent Raymond Basham defeated Rick Butkowski and Wesley Crouse in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond Basham (D) | 71.7 | 33,146 |
| Rick Butkowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 13.4 | 6,208 | ||
| Wesley Crouse (L) | 13.0 | 5,992 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 874 | ||
| Total votes: 46,220 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 14
Incumbent Raymond Basham advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 14 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond Basham | 99.2 | 12,473 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 105 | ||
| Total votes: 12,578 | |||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2018)
General election
General election for Wayne County Commission District 14
Incumbent Raymond Basham won election in the general election for Wayne County Commission District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond Basham (D) | 94.7 | 29,986 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.3 | 1,664 | ||
| Total votes: 31,650 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 14
Incumbent Raymond Basham advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Commission District 14 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond Basham | 100.0 | 9,890 |
| Total votes: 9,890 | |||
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2010
Due to term limits, Senator Basham did not run for re-election in the Michigan State Senate elections of 2010. [1]
2006
On November 7, 2006, Basham ran for District 8 of the Michigan State Senate, beating Fred Kalsic and Loel Gnadt.[2]
Basham raised $63,882 for his campaign.[3]
| Michigan State Senate, District 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
Raymond Bosham |
58,501 | |||
| Fred Kalsic (R) | 21,727 | |||
| Loel Gnadt (L) | 2,197 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Raymond Basham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Raymond Basham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Wayne County Commission District 14 2010-2023 |
Succeeded by Alex Garza |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan State Senate District 8 2002-2011 |
Succeeded by Jack Brandenburg (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 22 1997-2002 |
Succeeded by Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) |
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