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Tim Sneller
Tim Sneller (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 50. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Sneller (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 68. Sneller unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the primary election ballot on August 6, 2024.
Sneller died on July 11, 2024.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent David Martin defeated Matt Schlinker in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 68 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Martin (R) | 54.5 | 29,402 |
 | Matt Schlinker (D) | 45.5 | 24,554 | |
| Total votes: 53,956 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 68
Matt Schlinker advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 68 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Schlinker (Write-in) | 100.0 | 1,247 |
| Total votes: 1,247 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tim Sneller (D) (Unofficially withdrew)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent David Martin advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 68 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Martin | 100.0 | 6,762 |
| Total votes: 6,762 | |||
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Tim Sneller died after ballots were printed and his name still appeared on the ballot. Any votes he received were not reported in the official results.[2][3]
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sneller in this election.
2022
Tim Sneller was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Tim Sneller defeated Christina Fitchett-Hickson in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 50 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim Sneller (D) | 54.2 | 27,860 |
 | Christina Fitchett-Hickson (R) | 45.8 | 23,507 | |
| Total votes: 51,367 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Tim Sneller defeated Raymond Freiberger in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 50 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Sneller | 78.9 | 9,741 |
 | Raymond Freiberger | 21.1 | 2,612 | |
| Total votes: 12,353 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 50
Christina Fitchett-Hickson defeated Lynne Freiberger and Lynn Hukee in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 50 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christina Fitchett-Hickson | 39.4 | 2,446 |
 | Lynne Freiberger | 35.3 | 2,191 | |
| Lynn Hukee | 25.3 | 1,570 | ||
| Total votes: 6,207 | |||
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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 50
Incumbent Tim Sneller defeated Trace Fisher in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 50 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Sneller (D) | 57.2 | 22,057 |
| Trace Fisher (R) | 42.8 | 16,515 | ||
| Total votes: 38,572 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Tim Sneller advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 50 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Sneller | 100.0 | 9,597 |
| Total votes: 9,597 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 50
Trace Fisher advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 50 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Trace Fisher | 100.0 | 6,172 | |
| Total votes: 6,172 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Charles Smiley (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Tim Sneller defeated Michael Matheny in the Michigan House of Representatives District 50 general election.[4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 50 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tim Sneller |
52.03% | 22,773 | |
| Republican | Michael Matheny | 47.97% | 20,992 | |
| Total Votes | 43,765 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Tim Sneller defeated Raymond Freiberger in the Michigan House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tim Sneller |
67.53% | 4,537 | |
| Democratic | Raymond Freiberger | 32.47% | 2,181 | |
| Total Votes | 6,718 | |||
Michael Matheny defeated Jackie Seal in the Michigan House of Representatives District 50 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Matheny |
63.83% | 1,973 | |
| Republican | Jackie Seal | 36.17% | 1,118 | |
| Total Votes | 3,091 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tim Sneller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Tim Sneller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Sneller was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy Committee
- Rules and Competitiveness Committee
- Transportation Committee, Minority vice-chair
2019-2020
Sneller was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Transportation Committee, Minority Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Financial Liability Reform |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
Sponsored legislation
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23.
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2023
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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
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2022
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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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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "Tim Sneller, a former lawmaker and veteran of the Michigan Legislature, dies at age 68," accessed July 25, 2024
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Write-in candidate who launched last-minute bid following Sneller's death wins Dem primary," August 27, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Voter Information Center, "2024 Michigan Election Results: State Primary, Official," accessed September 9, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 50 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Robert Bezotte (R) |
