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Rita Ross
Rita Ross (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 5. Ross lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.
Ross was a write-in candidate who sought election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 5. Ross ran in the general election on November 6, 2018.[1]
Ross was a Democratic candidate seeking election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 5. Ross lost the primary on August 7, 2018.
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Cynthia A. Johnson defeated Harold Day in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cynthia A. Johnson (D) | 93.4 | 18,658 |
| Harold Day (R) | 6.6 | 1,317 | ||
| Total votes: 19,975 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Cynthia A. Johnson defeated Rita Ross and Jermaine Tobey in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia A. Johnson | 65.0 | 4,858 |
| Rita Ross | 28.4 | 2,120 | ||
 | Jermaine Tobey | 6.6 | 491 | |
| Total votes: 7,469 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Harold Day advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Harold Day | 100.0 | 205 | |
| Total votes: 205 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Cynthia A. Johnson defeated Dorothy Patterson in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia A. Johnson (D) | 92.5 | 12,839 |
| Dorothy Patterson (R) | 5.5 | 765 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 270 | ||
| Total votes: 13,874 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia A. Johnson | 37.0 | 2,149 |
| Rita Ross | 36.9 | 2,140 | ||
| Mark Payne Jr. | 12.5 | 723 | ||
 | Cliff Woodards II | 5.6 | 323 | |
| Mark Murphy | 5.5 | 319 | ||
| Jermaine Tobey | 2.6 | 153 | |
| Total votes: 5,807 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Dorothy Patterson advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 5 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dorothy Patterson | 100.0 | 161 | |
| Total votes: 161 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rita Ross did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
