Valerie Willis

Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Michigan. She lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Willis was a 2018 write-in candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Michigan.

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Michigan, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Michigan

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Slotkin (D)	48.6	2,712,686
		Mike Rogers (R)	48.3	2,693,680
		Joseph Solis-Mullen (L)	1.0	56,697
		Douglas P. Marsh (G)	1.0	53,978
		Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.7	41,363
		Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)	0.3	18,779
		Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party) (Write-in)	0.0	2
	Submit photo	James Chapman (R) (Write-in)	0.0	1
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,577,190
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Frizzell (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Elissa Slotkin defeated Hill Harper in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elissa Slotkin	76.3	712,791
		Hill Harper	23.7	221,053

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 933,844
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Pamela Pugh (D)
• Nasser Beydoun (D)
• Leslie Love (D)
• Zack Burns (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Mike Rogers defeated Justin Amash, Sherry O'Donnell, and Sandy Pensler in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Rogers	63.2	555,766
		Justin Amash	15.6	137,565
		Sherry O'Donnell	12.1	106,466
		Sandy Pensler	9.1	79,772

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 879,569
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• J.D. Wilson (R)
• Sharon Savage (R)
• Michael Hoover (R)
• Bensson Samuel (R)
• Alexandria Taylor (R)
• Peter Meijer (R)
• James Craig (R)
• Nikki Snyder (R)
• Rebekah Curran (R)
• Glenn Wilson (R)

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Douglas P. Marsh advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Douglas P. Marsh (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Joseph Solis-Mullen advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Joseph Solis-Mullen (L)

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Natural Law Party convention

Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Doug Dern advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on April 17, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Dave Stein advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Dave Stein (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Willis in this election.

2020

See also: United States Senate election in Michigan, 2020

United States Senate election in Michigan, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

United States Senate election in Michigan, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Michigan

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Peters (D)	49.9	2,734,568
		John James (R)	48.2	2,642,233
		Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.9	50,597
		Marcia Squier (G)	0.7	39,217
		Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)	0.2	13,093
		Leonard Gadzinski (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
		Bob Carr (R) (Write-in)	0.0	5

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,479,720
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gregory Charles Jones (Other)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Incumbent Gary Peters advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Peters	100.0	1,180,780

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

John James advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John James	100.0	1,005,315

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,005,315
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bob Carr (R)

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Marcia Squier advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on June 20, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Marcia Squier (G)

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Natural Law Party convention

Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Doug Dern advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 30, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Doug Dern (Natural Law Party)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for U.S. Senate Michigan

Valerie Willis advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for U.S. Senate Michigan on July 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)

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2018

See also: United States Senate election in Michigan, 2018

William White, Tom Bagwell, Valerie Willis, and Tim Yow ran as write-in candidates.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Michigan

Incumbent Debbie Stabenow defeated John James, Marcia Squier, George Huffman III, and John Howard Wilhelm in the general election for U.S. Senate Michigan on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Stabenow (D)	52.3	2,214,478
		John James (R)	45.8	1,938,818
		Marcia Squier (G)	0.9	40,204
	Submit photo	George Huffman III (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.6	27,251
		John Howard Wilhelm (Natural Law Party)	0.4	16,502
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	18

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,237,271 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

Incumbent Debbie Stabenow advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Stabenow	100.0	1,045,450

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan

John James defeated Sandy Pensler in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Michigan on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John James	54.7	518,564
		Sandy Pensler	45.3	429,885

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 948,449
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bob Carr (R)
• William White (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Valerie Willis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Valerie Willis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Valerie Willis campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	U.S. Senate Michigan	Lost general	$1,530	$1,530
2020	U.S. Senate Michigan	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$1,530	$1,530
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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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)