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Tenisha Yancey
2023 - Present
2029
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Tenisha Yancey is a judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Yancey ran for election for judge of the Michigan 36th District Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Yancey also ran for election for judge of the Michigan 3rd Circuit Court. She did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2022)
General election
General election for Michigan 36th District Court (2 seats)
Tenisha Yancey and Adam Sabree won election in the general election for Michigan 36th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tenisha Yancey (Nonpartisan) | 53.8 | 96,295 |
| ✔ |  | Adam Sabree (Nonpartisan)  | 45.0 | 80,508 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 2,251 | ||
| Total votes: 179,054 | |||
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2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Tenisha Yancey defeated Latricia Ann Lanier and Gregory Creswell in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tenisha Yancey (D) | 75.8 | 29,742 |
| Latricia Ann Lanier (R) | 22.2 | 8,696 | ||
 | Gregory Creswell (L) | 2.0 | 786 | |
| Total votes: 39,224 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Tenisha Yancey advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tenisha Yancey | 100.0 | 12,373 |
| Total votes: 12,373 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Latricia Ann Lanier advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Latricia Ann Lanier | 100.0 | 2,568 | |
| Total votes: 2,568 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Gregory Creswell advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on July 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Creswell (L) |
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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 1
Incumbent Tenisha Yancey defeated Mark Corcoran and Gregory Creswell in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tenisha Yancey (D) | 72.9 | 21,790 |
 | Mark Corcoran (R) | 25.0 | 7,466 | |
| Gregory Creswell (L) | 2.1 | 631 | |
| Total votes: 29,887 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Tenisha Yancey defeated Shaun Maloy in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tenisha Yancey | 79.8 | 7,580 |
| Shaun Maloy | 20.2 | 1,919 | ||
| Total votes: 9,499 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Mark Corcoran advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Corcoran | 100.0 | 2,927 |
| Total votes: 2,927 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Gregory Creswell advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 1 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Creswell | 100.0 | 25 |
| Total votes: 25 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 1 took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline was April 25, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant on February 7, 2017, when Brian Banks (D) resigned after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor that involved falsifying financial information in order to apply for a loan.[2]
Tenisha Yancey defeated Sandra Bucciero, Ronald Diebel, John Donahue, Burgess Foster, Kirkland Garey, Keith Hollowell, Justin Johnson, Gowana Mancill Jr., Pamela Sossi, and Washington Youson in the Democratic primary. Mark Corcoran defeated William Phillips in the Republican primary. Yancey defeated Corcoran and Libertarian Gregory Creswell in the special election.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tenisha Yancey |
71.6% | 7,266 | |
| Republican | Mark Corcoran | 25.1% | 2,551 | |
| Libertarian | Gregory Creswell | 3.3% | 334 | |
| Democratic | William Phillips (write-in) | 0% | 1 | |
| Total Votes | 10,152 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State | ||||
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Tenisha Yancey |
33% | 2,215 | ||
| Pamela M. Sossi | 30.1% | 2,017 | ||
| Sandra Bucciero | 14.2% | 956 | ||
| Justin Johnson | 9.2% | 615 | ||
| Washington Youson | 6.2% | 415 | ||
| Keith D. Hollowell | 2.2% | 150 | ||
| Kirkland W. Garey | 1.6% | 107 | ||
| Burgess Dwight Foster | 1.2% | 78 | ||
| John William Donahue | 1.1% | 76 | ||
| Gowana Mancill, Jr. | 0.7% | 45 | ||
| Ronald D. Diebel | 0.5% | 36 | ||
| Total Votes | 6,710 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State |
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| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Mark Corcoran |
74.4% | 819 | ||
| William Phillips | 25.6% | 282 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,101 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tenisha Yancey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Tenisha Yancey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Yancey was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary Committee
- House Regulatory Reform Committee
- Tax Policy Committee (decommissioned), Minority vice-chair
2019-2020
Yancey was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Tax Policy Committee (decommissioned), Minority Vice Chair
Sponsored legislation
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2022
In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Snyder calls election; officials say Banks can’t run," February 16, 2017
- ↑ Detroit News, "Rep. Banks resigns, pleads guilty to misdemeanor," February 8, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2017 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 27, 2017
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Yancey on her way to November election in a race to replace former Rep. Brian Banks," August 8, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Michigan 36th District Court 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 1 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Tyrone Carter (D) |
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan
State courts:
Michigan Supreme Court • Michigan Court of Appeals • Michigan Circuit Court • Michigan Court of Claims • Michigan District Courts • Michigan Municipal Courts • Michigan Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan
