Ryan Henry Cox

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Ryan Henry Cox

Independent

Education

High school

Clawson High School

Associate

Macomb Community College Oakland Community College

Bachelor's

Wayne State University

Contact

Personal website

Personal Twitter

Ryan Henry Cox (independent) ran for election for Governor of Michigan. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

At the time of his entry into the 2018 election, Cox was the director of English instruction at the ALOHA after-school academy. Prior to that, Cox was a writer employed by Patch.com to cover local news in Clawson, Michigan. Cox has stated on his campaign website that he considers himself the founding member of the Informationist Party, although he registered as an independent candidate in the 2018 election.

Education

• Clawson High School
• A.D. - Macomb Community College
• A.D. - Oakland Community College
• B.A. in liberal arts - Wayne State University

Elections

2018

See also: Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Michigan

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gretchen Whitmer (D)	53.3	2,266,193
		Bill Schuette (R)	43.7	1,859,534
		Bill Gelineau (L)	1.3	56,606
		Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.7	29,219
		Jennifer Kurland (G)	0.7	28,799
		Keith Butkovich (Natural Law Party)	0.2	10,202
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	32

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,250,585 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Sills (Independent)
• Ryan Henry Cox (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan

Gretchen Whitmer defeated Abdul El-Sayed and Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gretchen Whitmer	52.0	588,436
		Abdul El-Sayed	30.2	342,179
		Shri Thanedar	17.7	200,645

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,131,260
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kentiel White (D)
• Bill Cobbs (D)
• Justin Giroux (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Michigan

Bill Schuette defeated Brian Calley, Patrick Colbeck, and Jim Hines in the Republican primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Schuette	50.7	501,959
		Brian Calley	25.2	249,185
		Patrick Colbeck	13.1	129,646
		Jim Hines	11.0	108,735

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 989,525
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Evan Space (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for Governor of Michigan

Jennifer Kurland advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jennifer Kurland

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dwain Reynolds (G)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan

Bill Gelineau defeated John Tatar in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Gelineau	57.8	4,034
	Submit photo	John Tatar	42.2	2,941

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,975
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See also

• Governor of Michigan
• Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

External links

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• Office of the Governor of Michigan
• Ryan H. Cox for Governor
• Ryan H. Cox for Governor - Facebook
• Ryan H. Cox for Governor - Instagram