Steven Elliott (Michigan)

Steven Elliott

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Michigan District 10

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Steven Elliott (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 10th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Michigan's 10th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 10

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 10 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		John James (R)
	Submit photo	Tripp Adams (D)
		Eric Chung (D)
		Tim Greimel (D)
		Alex Hawkins (D)
	Submit photo	Christina Hines (D)
		Brian Steven Jaye (D)
		Casey Armitage (R)
		Steven Elliott (R)
		Robert Lulgjuraj (R)

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2024

See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024

Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib defeated James Hooper, Gary Walkowicz, and Brenda Sanders in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib (D)	69.7	253,354
		James Hooper (R)	25.4	92,490
		Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)	2.6	9,401
		Brenda Sanders (G)	2.3	8,254

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 363,499
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib	99.9	84,138
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	108

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,246
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Royce Kinniebrew (D)
• Ryan Foster (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

James Hooper defeated Linda Sawyer in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Hooper	60.5	12,001
		Linda Sawyer	39.5	7,828

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,829
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hassan Nehme (R)
• Steven Elliott (R)

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Brenda Sanders advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Brenda Sanders (G)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Gary Walkowicz advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)

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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib defeated Steven Elliott and Gary Walkowicz in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib (D)	70.8	196,643
		Steven Elliott (R)	26.3	72,888
		Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)	2.9	8,046

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 277,577
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib defeated Janice Winfrey, Kelly Garrett, and Shanelle Jackson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashida Tlaib	63.8	61,635
		Janice Winfrey	22.4	21,636
		Kelly Garrett	8.6	8,334
		Shanelle Jackson	5.1	4,927

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,532
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Phil Cavanagh (D)
• Michelle Wooddell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Steven Elliott defeated James Hooper and Hassan Nehme in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Elliott	52.9	14,431
		James Hooper	35.4	9,651
		Hassan Nehme	11.7	3,196

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,278
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Linda Sawyer (R)

Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Gary Walkowicz advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on June 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Steven Elliott is a Businessman and Marine Veteran raised in Michigan.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Lower Taxes
• Less Government
• More Freedom

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Making government more efficient, more effective, and more responsive to the needs of citizens.

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Campaign website

Elliott's campaign website stated the following:

“	Less Crime Violent Crime has plagued our communities for too long. Citizens deserve to feel safe in their homes, at work, and while carrying out daily activities. Our police should be fully funded and crime should not be tolerated. More Jobs Every American should have the opportunity to live their own American Dream. Upward mobility can be better realized with a growing economy and more quality jobs. Lessening the barrier to entry for new entrepreneurs is vital to creating an economy where anyone with a good idea and hard work can start a business, grow, and thrive. Congress must eliminate burdensome regulations, bureaucratic delays, and reduce the tax burden so that businesses can continue to compete in a global marketplace. Secure Border In 2021, the United States saw more illegal immigration across our Southern border than ever before – more than 2 million entrants. Our national sovereignty and our national security is at stake. Drug dealers, terrorists, and human traffickers have all used our weak border security to harm Americans. We must enhance funding for our Border Patrol and Customs Enforcement, end “catch and release” policies, and enhance deterrents to enter the United States illegally. Lower Taxes Michiganders deserve to keep more of their hard-earned money. Our federal income taxes are too high, too complicated, and unfair. Reducing taxes and closing loopholes should be matched with eliminating wasteful spending and balancing our budget. Taxes must be flatter and fairer for all Americans. Better Education Education should always be focused on student success. Parents need to be empowered with diverse options to choose the best schools and programs for their children. We should greatly reduce our federal Department of Education, sending more money directly to states and local school districts where the needs of students can be met more effectively. Quality Healthcare America’s healthcare system is under tremendous pressure from high costs, staffing shortages, and a decrease in care providers. Providers and customers should be given more flexibility and care options. To increase access for every American we must lower costs, to do this we need to reduce onerous regulation, increase competition, end mandates, and improve price transparency. Strong Defense America can preserve peace through strength by ensuring that we maintain the most capable military force on Earth. One of the few express duties of our federal government is to provide national security. Congress must properly fund our military while at the same time provide oversight to reduce ineffective spending.	”
—Steven Elliott's campaign website (2022)

Campaign finance summary

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Steven Elliott campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Michigan District 10	Candidacy Declared general	$990	$32,976
2024*	U.S. House Michigan District 12	Disqualified primary	$708,733	$681,028
2022	U.S. House Michigan District 12	Lost general	$265,846	$261,565
Grand total			$975,569	$975,569
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)