Washington Youson
Washington Youson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 10. He was disqualified from the Democratic 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 10
Incumbent Veronica Paiz defeated Griffin Wojtowicz in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Veronica Paiz (D) | 67.4 | 34,025 | |
| Griffin Wojtowicz (R) | 32.6 | 16,426 | ||
| Total votes: 50,451 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Veronica Paiz defeated Justin Counts in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Veronica Paiz | 76.3 | 8,850 | |
| Justin Counts | 23.7 | 2,748 | ||
| Total votes: 11,598 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10
Griffin Wojtowicz advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 10 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Griffin Wojtowicz | 100.0 | 3,756 | |
| Total votes: 3,756 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Youson in this election.
2017
A special election for the position of Michigan House of Representatives District 1 took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline was April 25, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant on February 7, 2017, when Brian Banks (D) resigned after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor that involved falsifying financial information in order to apply for a loan.[2]
Tenisha Yancey defeated Sandra Bucciero, Ronald Diebel, John Donahue, Burgess Foster, Kirkland Garey, Keith Hollowell, Justin Johnson, Gowana Mancill Jr., Pamela Sossi, and Washington Youson in the Democratic primary. Mark Corcoran defeated William Phillips in the Republican primary. Yancey defeated Corcoran and Libertarian Gregory Creswell in the special election.[3][4]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tenisha Yancey |
71.6% | 7,266 | |
| Republican | Mark Corcoran | 25.1% | 2,551 | |
| Libertarian | Gregory Creswell | 3.3% | 334 | |
| Democratic | William Phillips (write-in) | 0% | 1 | |
| Total Votes | 10,152 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State | ||||
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Tenisha Yancey |
33% | 2,215 | ||
| Pamela M. Sossi | 30.1% | 2,017 | ||
| Sandra Bucciero | 14.2% | 956 | ||
| Justin Johnson | 9.2% | 615 | ||
| Washington Youson | 6.2% | 415 | ||
| Keith D. Hollowell | 2.2% | 150 | ||
| Kirkland W. Garey | 1.6% | 107 | ||
| Burgess Dwight Foster | 1.2% | 78 | ||
| John William Donahue | 1.1% | 76 | ||
| Gowana Mancill, Jr. | 0.7% | 45 | ||
| Ronald D. Diebel | 0.5% | 36 | ||
| Total Votes | 6,710 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State |
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| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Mark Corcoran |
74.4% | 819 | ||
| William Phillips | 25.6% | 282 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,101 | |||
| Source: Michigan Department of State |
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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 Brian Banks defeated William Broman in the Michigan House of Representatives District 1 general election.[5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Brian Banks Incumbent |
68.34% | 24,947 | |
| Republican | William Broman | 31.66% | 11,558 | |
| Total Votes | 36,505 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 1 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Brian Banks Incumbent |
44.99% | 3,293 | |
| Democratic | Kameshea Amos | 2.88% | 211 | |
| Democratic | Corey Gilchrist | 2.98% | 218 | |
| Democratic | Keith Hollowell | 5.56% | 407 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Sossi | 35.77% | 2,618 | |
| Democratic | Washington Youson | 7.83% | 573 | |
| Total Votes | 7,320 | |||
William Broman ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 1 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | William Broman (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Snyder calls election; officials say Banks can’t run," February 16, 2017
- ↑ Detroit News, "Rep. Banks resigns, pleads guilty to misdemeanor," February 8, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2017 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 27, 2017
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Yancey on her way to November election in a race to replace former Rep. Brian Banks," August 8, 2017
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 30, 2016
