Bill Cobbs

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Bill Cobbs

Democratic Party

Education

High school

Cass Technical High School

Bachelor's

University of Michigan

Law

Wayne State University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Contact

Personal website

Bill Cobbs (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Michigan. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 7, 2018.

Biography

After graduating from Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Cobbs attended the University of Michigan. From there, Cobbs went on to join the U.S. Navy. Cobbs later attended law school at Wayne State University while working as a police officer. Following Cobbs' graduation from law school, he joined the Xerox Corporation, eventually being named a global vice president.

Education

• Cass Technical High School (1970)
• Bachelor's - University of Michigan
• J.D. - Wayne State University

Elections

2018

See also: Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for Governor of Michigan

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gretchen Whitmer (D)	53.3	2,266,193
		Bill Schuette (R)	43.7	1,859,534
		Bill Gelineau (L)	1.3	56,606
		Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.7	29,219
		Jennifer Kurland (G)	0.7	28,799
		Keith Butkovich (Natural Law Party)	0.2	10,202
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	32

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,250,585 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Sills (Independent)
• Ryan Henry Cox (Independent)

Democratic primary

Gretchen Whitmer defeated Abdul El-Sayed and Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gretchen Whitmer	52.0	588,436
		Abdul El-Sayed	30.2	342,179
		Shri Thanedar	17.7	200,645

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,131,260
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kentiel White (D)
• Bill Cobbs (D)
• Justin Giroux (D)

Republican primary

Bill Schuette defeated Brian Calley, Patrick Colbeck, and Jim Hines in the Republican primary for Governor of Michigan on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Michigan

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Schuette	50.7	501,959
		Brian Calley	25.2	249,185
		Patrick Colbeck	13.1	129,646
		Jim Hines	11.0	108,735

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 989,525
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Evan Space (R)

Campaign themes

2018

The following issue statements were found on Cobbs' campaign website. For a full list of issue statements, click here.

“	Education Education is a fundamental building block for Michigan’s future. Investing in a quality k-12 education for our children is a moral imperative. The investment we make today will be the dividends we gain tomorrow. Literacy is important to both our democracy and freedom as a nation. Without literacy, we can’t study our nation’s history, to understand why our nation granted the freedoms we now enjoy. Without literacy, what remains is a dumbed down society plagued by the virus of cognitive dissonance eating away one by one, at our critical thinking, our attention span, and our very moral fiber. Infrastructure We have massive infrastructure issues across the state. Roads, bridges, water, you name it. So they kick the can down the road and give themselves a pat on the back. Flint, Michigan is the first example of that disaster, but it will not be the last. As the next Governor of Michigan, I will enter office with a statewide approach to refreshing every component of our infrastructure. We will finance it through long-term municipal bonds. This infrastructure program will accomplish building a 21st-century model and allow us to dramatically decrease our statewide unemployment numbers. Tackling our infrastructure issues will be long term. Saving the Great Lakes Jacques Cousteau said the water cycle and the life cycle are one. Michigan is blessed to have 20% of the world’s fresh water in our Great Lakes Basin. It’s not only the source of drinking water, but it’s important to the wildlife and the earth’s geological system. We must be good stewards of the Great Lakes. Yet, in the last administration, we’ve had constant threats to our waterways, tap water, ecosystems, groundwater, rivers, and lakes. Michigan must pursue a goal to reduce contaminants in our waterways. It’s time to take care of our water resources. It’s time to save the Great Lakes.	”
—Bill Cobbs

See also

• Governor of Michigan
• Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
• Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 7 Democratic primary)

External links

Suggest a link

• Office of the Governor of Michigan
• Bill Cobbs for Governor
• Bill Cobbs for Governor - Facebook

Footnotes