Tonya Renay Wells
Tonya Wells (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 4. She was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on August 6, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Karen Whitsett won election in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Whitsett (D) | 100.0 | 33,026 | |
| Total votes: 33,026 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Karen Whitsett advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Whitsett | 100.0 | 9,370 | |
| Total votes: 9,370 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gus H. Tarraf (D)
Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tonya Wells (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wells in this election.
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Karen Whitsett defeated Tonya Wells in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Whitsett (D) | 87.1 | 16,990 | |
| Tonya Wells (R) | 12.9 | 2,520 | ||
| Total votes: 19,510 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Karen Whitsett defeated Lori L. Turner and Gus H. Tarraf in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karen Whitsett | 55.2 | 3,857 | |
| Lori L. Turner | 26.9 | 1,879 | ||
| Gus H. Tarraf | 17.9 | 1,254 | ||
| Total votes: 6,990 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ali Alammari (D)
- Adam Y. Abusalah (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Tonya Wells advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tonya Wells | 100.0 | 355 | |
| Total votes: 355 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2021
See also: City elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)
General election
General election for Detroit City Council At-large (2 seats)
Coleman Young II and Mary Waters defeated incumbent Janee Ayers and Nicole Small in the general election for Detroit City Council At-large on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Coleman Young II (Nonpartisan) | 31.3 | 48,380 | |
| ✔ | Mary Waters (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 41,678 | |
| Janee Ayers (Nonpartisan) | 25.2 | 39,001 | ||
| Nicole Small (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 25,306 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 402 | ||
| Total votes: 154,767 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Detroit City Council At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Detroit City Council At-large on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janee Ayers (Nonpartisan) | 30.9 | 34,514 | |
| ✔ | Coleman Young II (Nonpartisan) | 30.5 | 34,159 | |
| ✔ | Mary Waters (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 26,028 | |
| ✔ | Nicole Small (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 11,990 | |
| Jermain Jones (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 4,647 | ||
| Oneita Jackson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 78 | ||
| Royce Kinniebrew (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 30 | ||
| Debra Eddington-Loper (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 26 | ||
| Tonya Wells (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 380 | ||
| Total votes: 111,853 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Lett (Nonpartisan)
2016
- See also: Detroit Public Schools elections (2016)
Seven seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary. A total of 63 candidates filed for the election including 10 of the 11 incumbent board members. The top two vote recipients will serve six-year terms, the next three winners will serve four-year terms, and the remaining two winners will serve two-year terms.[1][2] The winning candidates were Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry, LaMar Lemmons, Georgia Lemmons, Sonya Mays, Misha Stallworth, Deborah Hunter-Harvill, and Iris Taylor.
A June 2016 state reorganization bill split Detroit Public Schools into two entities. The existing district will collect taxes to pay down debts, while a new district overseen by the school board was created to oversee school operations. This bill reduced the school board's membership from 11 to seven after the November 2016 election. The state-appointed Detroit Financial Review Commission will oversee the new district's financial dealings.[1]
Results
Funding
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[3]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[4]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $164,533.68 and spent a total of $100,234.02 as of October 30, 2016, according to the Wayne County Clerk.[5] Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry led the field with $57,980.00 in contributions and $40,364.82 in expenditures for the reporting period. Her biggest donor through October 28, 2016, was the United Auto Workers Michigan V-PAC, which contributed $27,500.00 to her candidate committee. Sixteen of the 63 candidates filed campaign finance statements by October 30, 2016. The remaining candidates had not filed their reports or qualified for exemption from reporting.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanna Simpson | $1,200.00 | $996.38 | $203.62 |
| Ida Carol Short | $1,409.15 | $975.00 | $434.15 |
| Herman Davis | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Angelique Nicole Peterson-Mayberry | $57,980.00 | $40,346.82 | $17,633.18 |
| Kevin Turman | $5,038.99 | $3,555.84 | $1,483.15 |
| Deborah Hunter-Harvill | $3,950.00 | $4,387.83 | -$577.83 |
| John Telford | $19,000.00 | $5,341.52 | $13,658.51 |
| Markita Meeks | $100.00 | $25.00 | $75.00 |
| Mary Kovari | $14,383.54 | $16,883.54 | $4,315.86 |
| Ben Washburn | $500.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Iris Taylor | $10,725.00 | $6,311.16 | $4,413.84 |
| Sonya Mays | $20,935.00 | $15,450.49 | $0.00 |
| Charmaine Johnson | $0.00 | $1,939.68 | $0.00 |
| Phillip Caldwell II | $2,915.00 | $2,713.37 | $201.67 |
| Leslie Andrews | $16,114.00 | $0.00 | $6,500.00 |
| Penny Bailer | $10,283.00 | $1,307.39 | $8,975.61 |
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Fred Durhal III defeated Cynthia Johnson and four others in the Democratic primary. Dorothy Patterson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Durhal defeated Patterson in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Fred Durhal III |
94.4% | 11,796 | |
| Republican | Dorothy Patterson | 5.2% | 645 | |
| Write-in | Cynthia Johnson | 0.4% | 50 | |
| Write-in | Tonya Wells | 0% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 12,494 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Fred Durhal III |
50.4% | 2,360 |
| Cynthia Johnson | 32.6% | 1,528 |
| Ishmail Terry | 7.2% | 335 |
| Tonya Wells | 3.7% | 172 |
| William Phillips | 3.1% | 147 |
| Ja'meka Armstrong | 3% | 139 |
| Total Votes | 4,681 | |
2012
Wells ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 5. She ran against Renard Berry, Fred Durhal, Jr., Cynthia Ann Johnson, Mark Murphy, Jr., and Nathaniel Nathan in the Democratic primary on August 7.[10][11]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Fred Durhal, Jr. Incumbent |
50.7% | 2,752 |
| Cynthia Ann Johnson | 29.8% | 1,620 |
| Mark Murphy, Jr. | 8.2% | 447 |
| Tonya Renay Wells | 7.3% | 398 |
| Renard Berry | 3.9% | 213 |
| Total Votes | 5,430 | |
2010
Wells was a Democratic candidate for District 11 in the Michigan House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections. Wells was defeated in the Democratic primary on August 3, 2010, by David Nathan.[12]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tonya Wells did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Tonya Wells did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Tonya Wells did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
A questionnaire distributed by the League of Women Voters asked the candidates to provide information about their legislative priorities and proposed actions regarding those priorities. Wells responded that advocating for compulsory assistance to public school bus drivers of special education students was her top priority: "I will make sure senate bill 608 passes in the state house and state senate that will require all school districts to have a bus attendant (or other adult personnel) on each bus route that is being used to provide special education transportation required under this article, at lease 1 person in addition to the driver is assigned to assist the driver."[13]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wayne County, Michigan, "Elections Division-Election Information," accessed August 30, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Detroit Free Press, "72 people seek seven Detroit school board seats," July 26, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Wayne County Campaign Finance Information System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, 2010 Primary Election Results – State Representative, accessed July 19, 2012
- ↑ Vote411.org, "Michigan House District 005," accessed August 2, 2012 (dead link)
