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Robert Daunt
Robert Daunt was a 2013 Republican candidate in the special election for District 27 of the Michigan State Senate.[1]
Daunt was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 49 of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Elections
2013
Daunt ran in a special election for Michigan State Senate District 27. The seat was vacant following John Gleason's (D) election as Genesee County Clerk on November 6, 2012. A special election to fill the vacancy took place on May 7. Daunt defeated Adam Ford in the Republican primary on March 12 and was defeated by Jim Ananich in the general election, which took place on May 7.[2][3][1][4][5][6]
| Michigan State Senate, District 27, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jim Ananich |
75.3% | 8,728 | |
| Republican | Robert Daunt | 22.8% | 2,640 | |
| Green | Bobby Jones | 0.7% | 80 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Nicholls (write-in) | 1.2% | 143 | |
| Total Votes | 11,591 | |||
| Michigan State Senate, District 27 Republican Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Robert Daunt |
54.6% | 1,025 |
| Adam Ford | 45.4% | 851 |
| Total Votes | 1,876 | |
2012
Daunt ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 49. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and was defeated by incumbent Jim Ananich (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Ananich Incumbent |
74.5% | 28,275 | |
| Republican | Robert Daunt | 25.5% | 9,674 | |
| Total Votes | 37,949 | |||
Personal
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Daunt and his wife, Jeanne, have four sons and one living daughter; their other daughter Nicole died in an automobile accident in November 2007.[8]
Recent news
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External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- MLive, "Seven candidates run for Flint-area state Senate seat vacated by John Gleason"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MLive, "Seven candidates run for Flint-area state Senate seat vacated by John Gleason," January 18, 2013
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Special election needed to fill state senate seat," November 9, 2012
- ↑ WKZO, "Special Michigan Senate election scheduled," January 10, 2013
- ↑ mlive.com, "State Rep. Jim Ananich's 27th District Senate win means two more special elections for Genesee County," May 7, 2013
- ↑ miboecfr.nictusa.com, "Official primary election results," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ miboecfr.nictusa.com, "Official special election results," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 6, 2012
- ↑ MLive, "Crash victim loved her job, friends," November 12, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2012
