Michigan's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 9th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Although his younger brother, Sen. Carl Levin, announced he would retire in 2014, leaving open a possibly competitive U.S. Senate seat, Rep. Sander Levin sought re-election in 2014 to his own seat. He defeated challengers George Brikho (R), Gregory Creswell (L) and John McDermott (G) in the general election.[3]
Cook Political Report rated the district as a "Safe Democratic" seat. Despite Levin being widely expected to win re-election, his Republican competitor, George Brikho received a key endorsement from the Republican Liberty Caucus.
Both Levin and Brikho ran unopposed in their primaries and faced off with two other third party candidates in the general election. Gregory Creswell will represent the Libertarian Party candidate while John McDermott will run as the Green Party nomination.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Michigan utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[4]<[5]
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters must have registered by June 7, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[6]
- See also: Michigan elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Sandy Levin (D), who was first elected in 1982.
Michigan's 9th Congressional District is located in the southeastern region of the lower peninsula of Michigan. It includes areas of Oakland and Macomb counties.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
Sander Levin - Incumbent
George Brikho
Gregory Creswell
John McDermott
August 5, 2014, primary results
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Elections
General election results
The 9th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Sander Levin (D) defeated challengers George Brikho (R), Gregory Creswell (L) and John McDermott (G) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Sander Levin Incumbent |
60.4% | 136,342 | |
| Republican | George Brikho | 36.1% | 81,470 | |
| Libertarian | Gregory Creswell | 2.1% | 4,792 | |
| Green | John McDermott | 1.4% | 3,153 | |
| Total Votes | 225,757 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign contributions
Sandy Levin
| Sandy Levin (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[8] | April 14, 2013 | $238,137.97 | $115,728.00 | $(198,387.87) | $155,478 | ||||
| July Quarterly[9] | July 15, 2013 | $155,478.10 | $204,010.00 | $(123,449.59) | $236,038.51 | ||||
| October Quarterly[10] | October 14, 2013 | $236,038.51 | $283,844.36 | $(172,816.50) | $347,066.37 | ||||
| Year-End[11] | January 30, 2014 | $347,066.37 | $147,113.63 | $(143,599.53) | $350,580.47 | ||||
| April Quarterly[12] | April 15, 2014 | $350,580.47 | $227,210.35 | $(200,513.67) | $377,277.15 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 16, 2014 | $377,277.00 | $190,288.00 | $(212,231.00) | $356,629.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,168,194.34 | $(1,050,998.16) | ||||||||
Gregory Dildilian
| Gregory Dildilian (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[13] | April 9, 2013 | $142.03 | $0.00 | $(0.00) | $142.03 | ||||
| July Quarterly[14] | July 8, 2013 | $142.03 | $0.00 | $(0.00) | $142.03 | ||||
| October Quarterly[15] | October 4, 2013 | $142.03 | $5,155.00 | $(4,030.84) | $1,266.19 | ||||
| Year-End[16] | January 6, 2014 | $1,266.19 | $2,087.57 | $(3,353.76) | $0 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $7,242.57 | $(7,384.6) | ||||||||
George Brikho
| George Brikho (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year-End[17] | January 20, 2014 | $2,185.67 | $700.00 | $(4,120.35) | $−1,234.68 | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2014 | $−1,234.68 | $0.00 | $(3,402.62) | $−4,637.30 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $−4,637.00 | $6,290.00 | $(7,895.00) | $−4,242.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $6,990 | $(15,417.97) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 9th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 12th District, Sandy Levin, won the election.[19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Sander Levin Incumbent |
61.9% | 208,846 | |
| Republican | Don Volaric | 34% | 114,760 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Fulner | 1.8% | 6,100 | |
| Green | Julia Williams | 1.4% | 4,708 | |
| UST | Les Townsend | 0.9% | 2,902 | |
| Total Votes | 337,316 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Gary Peters won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rocky Raczkowski (R), Adam Goodman (L), Douglas Campbell (G), Bob Gray (NPA) and Matthew Kuofie (NPA) in the general election.[20]
| U.S. House, Michigan District 9 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gary Peters incumbent |
49.8% | 125,730 | |
| Republican | Rocky Raczkowski | 47.2% | 119,325 | |
| Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 1% | 2,601 | |
| Green | Douglas Campbell | 1% | 2,484 | |
| No Party Affiliation | Bob Gray | 0.7% | 1,866 | |
| No Party Affiliation | Matthew Kuofie | 0.3% | 644 | |
| Total Votes | 252,650 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Sander Levin
- George Brikho
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR JULY 26, 2014," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Michigan.gov,"Questions and Answers: Michigan’s Presidential Primary," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Department of State Website, "Registering to Vote: Step 2," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sandy Levin April Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sandy Levin July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sandy Levin October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Sandy Levin Year-End," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gregory Dildilian April Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gregory Dildilian July Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gregory Dildilian October Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gregory Dildilian Year-End," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "George Brikho Year-End," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "George Brikho April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Michigan," accessed November 3, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
