Val Cochran Toops

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Val Cochran Toops

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August 2, 2022

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Val Cochran Toops (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 14. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 14

Sue Shink defeated Tim Golding in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 14 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sue Shink (D)	55.9	68,609
	Submit photo	Tim Golding (R)	44.1	54,143

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 122,752
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 14

Sue Shink defeated Kelsey Heck Wood and Val Cochran Toops in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 14 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sue Shink	67.7	21,565
	Submit photo	Kelsey Heck Wood	27.2	8,670
	Submit photo	Val Cochran Toops	5.1	1,612

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,847
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 14

Tim Golding advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 14 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tim Golding	100.0	21,368

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,368
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2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 16

Incumbent Mike Shirkey defeated Val Cochran Toops and Ronald Muszynski in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Shirkey (R)	62.7	56,980
	Submit photo	Val Cochran Toops (D)	34.3	31,129
	Submit photo	Ronald Muszynski (L)	3.0	2,760

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,869 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 16

Val Cochran Toops advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 16 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Val Cochran Toops	100.0	14,255

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,255
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 16

Incumbent Mike Shirkey defeated Matt Dame in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 16 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Shirkey	63.5	18,105
	Submit photo	Matt Dame	36.5	10,389

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,494
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 16

Ronald Muszynski advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 16 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ronald Muszynski	100.0	211

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211
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2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 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 Brett Roberts defeated Bonnie Johnson and Ronald Muszynski in the Michigan House of Representatives District 65 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 65 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brett Roberts Incumbent	60.52%	25,098
	Democratic	Bonnie Johnson	34.53%	14,321
	Libertarian	Ronald Muszynski	4.95%	2,055
Total Votes				41,474
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Bonnie Johnson defeated Val Cochran Toops in the Michigan House of Representatives District 65 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 65 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bonnie Johnson	82.10%	1,826
	Democratic	Val Cochran Toops	17.90%	398
Total Votes				2,224

Incumbent Brett Roberts defeated Robert Commet in the Michigan House of Representatives District 65 Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brett Roberts Incumbent	74.55%	5,389
	Republican	Robert Commet	25.45%	1,840
Total Votes				7,229

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District 2

Sylvia Santana (D)

District 3

Stephanie Chang (D)

District 4

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District 5

Dayna Polehanki (D)

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Veronica Klinefelt (D)

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Kevin Hertel (D)

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Rosemary Bayer (D)

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Sue Shink (D)

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Jeff Irwin (D)

District 16

Joseph Bellino (R)

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Jonathan Lindsey (R)

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Thomas Albert (R)

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Sean McCann (D)

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Sarah Anthony (D)

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John Cherry (D)

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Sam Singh (D)

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Winnie Brinks (D)

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Rick Outman (R)

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Michele Hoitenga (R)

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