Michigan 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: Michigan 2018 General Election

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Michigan
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary and Special House 13 Primary Election: Tuesday 7 August 2018
✓ General Election and Special Election House CD 13: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Tuesday 24 April 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Thursday 19 July 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent (No Party Affiliation 168.590c) .
✓ Sunday 5 August 2018 - Nomination Deadline - Third/Minor party (168.686a) .
✓ Tuesday 7 August 2018 - Primary and Special House 13 Primary Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC) / 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in Central Time and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated Eastern Time, when the networks feel they can project.
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election and Special Election House CD 13. Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EST (1200-0100 UTC) / 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in Central Time and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated Eastern Time, when the networks feel they can project.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	9,911,626	(3.20% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	16	(2.97% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	14	(3.22% of 435)
Capital:	Lansing

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Michigan State and Local Government

The Green, Natural Law, U.S. Taxpayers, and Working Class parties may nominate by caucus/convention: ... Caucuses ... and ... conventions ... shall be held not later than the August Primary. To qualify, a party's nominee must receive at least 1% of the total number of votes cast for winner of the office of Secretary of State in the last preceding state election [MCL 168.685(6)].

Convention dates--

Green: TBD
Natural Law: TBD
U.S. Taxpayers: TBD
Working Class: TBD

Primary elections are for Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican candidates. To qualify, a party's nominee must receive at least 5% of the total number of votes cast for the office of Secretary of State in the last preceding state election [MCL 168.532].

Active/Pending Gubernatorial Committees from the Michigan Campaign Finance Committee.

Active/Pending Secretary of State Committees from the Michigan Campaign Finance Committee.

2018 Dates and Deadlines from the Michigan Secretary of State.

2018 Michigan Primary Candidate Listing from the Michigan Secretary of State.

The Democratic State Nominating Convention is Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 August 2018. The Republican State Convention is Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 August 2018.

7 August 2018 Primary:
Returns from the Michigan Department of State.
Results from Politico.
Results from The New York Times.

6 November 2018
Michigan Candidate Listing from the Michigan Secretary of State.
Write-in Candidates from the Michigan Secretary of State.
Certified returns from the Michigan Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Debbie Stabenow • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006, 2012 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1996, 1998] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5, 4 write-ins)

		Democratic	2,214,478	52.26%	Senator Debbie Stabenow • FEC S8MI00281; 26 Nov 18; Tot $13,439,946; Dsb $14,735,267

		Republican	1,938,818	45.76%	John E. James • FEC S8MI00372; 26 Nov 18; Tot $12,554,617; Dsb $11,805,597

		Green	40,204	0.95%	Marcia Squier • FEC S8MI00430

		U.S. Taxpayers	27,251	0.64%	George E. Huffman, III • FEC S8MI00455

		Natural Law	16,502	0.39%	John Howard Wilhelm

		Write-in	10	0.00%	Tom Bagwell
		Write-in; (Republican; Independent)	5	0.00%	Valerie Lee Willis • FEC S8MI00422; 30 Sep 18; Tot $2,337; Dsb $16,944
		Write-in	3	0.00%	Tim Yow
		Write-in	0	0.00%	William F. White
Total			4,237,271	100.00%

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Gary C. Peters • First elected: 2014. Previously served in the U.S. House: 2009-2015. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Gary C. Peters* • FEC S4MI00355

		Not readily classifiable			Seldon Frank Cupps • Communist Party • FEC S0MI00189

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Richard D. "Rick" Snyder • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (6, 13 write-ins)

		Democratic	2,266,193	53.31%	forner state Senator Gretchen Whitmer • for Lieutenant Governor: Garlin D. Gilchrist, II

		Republican	1,859,534	43.75%	Attorney General William D. "Bill" Schuette • for Lieutenant Governor: Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus Lyons • 12 September 2017: Announced he is running for Governor in 2018.

		Libertarian	56,606	1.33%	William H. "Bill" Gelineau • for Lieutenant Governor: Angelique Chaiser Thomas

		U.S. Taxpayers	29,219	0.69%	Todd M. Schleiger • for Lieutenant Governor: Earl P. Lackie

		Green	28,799	0.68%	Jennifer V. Kurland • for Lieutenant Governor: Charin H. Davenport

		Natural Law	10,202	0.24%	Keith Butkovich • for Lieutenant Governor: Raymond Warner

		Write-in	11	0.00%	Francis L. Rowley
		Write-in	8	0.00%	Evan Space
		Write-in	4	0.00%	Lance Herman
		Write-in	3	0.00%	William Cobbs
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Robin Lee Sanders
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Patrick O'Neal Burney
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Henry Joseph Lester
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Clyde Lynch
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Chaneika Ranell Penny
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Angelo Scott Brown
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Raymond A. Hall
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Larry James Hutchinson, Jr.
		Write-in	0	0.00%	John Arthur Williams
Total			4,250,585	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Nominated by convention separately from the gubernatorial primary; elected on same ticket with Governor.

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Brian Nelson Calley • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Lieutenant Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat
	Candidates for Lieutenant Governor are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 9 Republican (8 Renominated, 1 Open); 5 Democratic (3 Renominated, 2 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman John W. "Jack" Bergman • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	187,251	56.32%	Congressman John W. "Jack" Bergman • FEC H6MI01226; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,409,597; Dsb $1,393,366

		Democratic	145,246	43.68%	Matthew Wade "Matt" Morgan • 27 April 2018: Withdrew. 31 May 2018: Insufficient petition signatures for the Democratic 7 August 2018rimary. 8 June 2018: Running as a write-in candidate in the 7 August 2018 Primary. 7 August 2018: Received a sufficient number of votes to advance to the General Election as the Democratic nominee. • FEC H8MI01149; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,363,501; Dsb $1,338,500
Total			332,497	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman William P. "Bill" Huizenga • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	168,970	55.32%	Congressman William P. "Bill" Huizenga • FEC H0MI02094; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,148,525; Dsb $2,125,412

		Democratic	131,254	42.97%	Robert Michael "Rob" Davidson • FEC H8MI02113; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,281,596; Dsb $1,279,164

		U.S. Taxpayers	5,239	1.72%	Ronald E. "Ron" Graeser • FEC H0MI02086
Total			305,463	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Justin Amash • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Republican	169,107	54.42%	Congressman Justin Amash • FEC H0MI03126; 26 Nov 18; Tot $633,162; Dsb $728,668

		Democratic	134,185	43.18%	Catherine "Cathy" Albro • FEC H8MI03079; 26 Nov 18; Tot $169,977; Dsb $158,185

		U.S. Taxpayers	7,445	2.40%	Theodore Brooks "Ted" Gerrard • FEC H0MI03209

		Write-in	3	0.00%	Joe Farrington
Total			310,740	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman John Moolenaar • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	178,510	62.62%	Congressman John Moolenaar • FEC H4MI04126; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,169,631; Dsb $1,060,891

		Democratic	106,540	37.38%	Jerome C. "Jerry" Hilliard • FEC H8MI04101
Total			285,050	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Daniel T. "Dan" Kildee • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	164,502	59.51%	Congressman Daniel T. "Dan" Kildee • FEC H2MI05119; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,157,295; Dsb $1,006,081

		Republican	99,265	35.91%	Travis Ryan Wines • FEC H8MI05116

		Working Class	12,646	4.58%	Kathy Goodwin • FEC H8MI05124
Total			276,413	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	147,436	50.24%	Congressman Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton • FEC H6MI04113; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,116,949; Dsb $3,554,505

		Democratic	134,082	45.69%	Matt Longjohn • FEC H8MI06155; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,453,675; Dsb $1,453,090

		U.S. Taxpayers	11,920	4.06%	Stephen J. Young
Total			293,438	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	158,730	53.80%	Congressman Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg • FEC H4MI07103; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,163,198; Dsb $2,171,510

		Democratic	136,330	46.20%	former state Representative Gretchen D. Driskell • FEC H6MI07223; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,716,885; Dsb $2,667,570
Total			295,060	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Michael D. "Mike" Bishop • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	172,880	50.61%	Elissa Slotkin • FEC H8MI08102; 26 Nov 18; Tot $7,435,115; Dsb $7,379,475

		Republican	159,782	46.78%	Congressman Michael D. "Mike" Bishop • FEC H4MI08135; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,405,405; Dsb $3,355,969

		Libertarian	6,302	1.84%	Brian James Ellison • FEC H8MI08144

		U.S. Taxpayers	2,629	0.77%	David J. Lillis • FEC H8MI08151
Total			341,593	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9 Open		Democratic	Congressman Sander Martin "Sandy" Levin • First elected: 1982 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 2 December 2017: Announced retirement.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	181,734	59.67%	Andy Levin • Son of Congressman Sander Martin "Sandy" Levin • FEC H8MI09118; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,480,381; Dsb $1,429,401

		Republican	112,123	36.81%	Candius Stearns • FEC H8MI09092; 31 Dec 18; Tot $247,170; Dsb $247,170

		Working Class	6,797	2.23%	Andrea Kirby • FEC H8MI09142

		Green	3,909	1.28%	John V. McDermott • FEC H4MI09091
Total			304,563	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Paul Mitchell, III • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Republican	182,808	60.32%	Congressman Paul Mitchell, III • FEC H4MI04118; 26 Nov 18; Tot $724,571; Dsb $696,133

		Democratic	106,061	35.00%	Kimberly Ann Bizon • FEC H8MI10108; 31 Dec 18; Tot $72,150; Dsb $49,295

			11,344	3.74%	Jeremy Michael Peruski • FEC H8MI10116; 26 Nov 18; Tot $210,238; Dsb $204,408

		Green	2,851	0.94%	Harley Mikkelson • FEC H2MI05101
Total			303,064	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 11 Open		Republican	Congressman David A. "Dave" Trott • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 11 September 2017: House CD 11 Trott "I have decided not seek re-election in 2018".
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	181,912	51.84%	Haley Stevens • FEC H8MI11254; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,181,956; Dsb $4,118,348

		Republican	158,463	45.16%	Lena Rose Epstein • FEC H8MI11320; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,649,409; Dsb $2,647,504

		Libertarian	5,799	1.65%	Leonard Charles Schwartz • FEC H8MI11387

			4,727	1.35%	Cooper Jon Nye • FEC H8MI11379; 16 Nov 18; Tot $6,877; Dsb $6,877
Total			350,901	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 12		Democratic	Congressman Debbie Dingell • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	200,588	68.08%	Congressman Debbie Dingell • FEC H4MI12079; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,275,760; Dsb $1,209,967

		Republican	85,115	28.89%	Jeff Jones • FEC H6MI12264; 26 Oct 18; Tot $22,087; Dsb $21,714

		Working Class	6,712	2.28%	Gary Walkowicz • FEC H8MI07039

		(Socialist Equality)	2,213	0.75%	Niles Niemuth • FEC H8MI12120; 26 Nov 18; Tot $12,634; Dsb $5,296
Total			294,628	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 13 Open		Democratic	Congressman Brenda Jones • First elected in a special election 6 November 2018 [re: resignation of Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (Democratic)]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 9 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	165,355	84.24%	Rashida Tlaib • FEC H8MI13250; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,632,418; Dsb $1,504,089

		Working Class	22,186	11.30%	Sam Johnson • FEC H4MI13218

		Green	7,980	4.07%	D. Etta Wilcoxon • FEC H8MI13342

		Write-in; (Democratic)	633	0.32%	Brenda Jones • FEC H8MI13243; 26 Nov 18; Tot $265,137; Dsb $257,033
		Write-in	75	0.04%	David Anthony Dudenhoefer
		Write-in	61	0.03%	Jonathan Lee Pommerville
		Write-in	3	0.00%	DaNetta L. Simpson
		Write-in; (Democratic)	2	0.00%	John Conyers, III • FEC H8MI13235; 31 Mar 18; Tot $3,100; Dsb $3,696
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Royce Kinniebrew
		Write-in	1	0.00%	James S. Casha
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Kimberly Hill Knott
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Douglas W. Gardner
Total			196,299	100.00%
	29 November 2017: Media reports state the Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (Democratic) is retiring. 5 December 2017: Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (Democratic), who was first elected in 1964, announces his resignation effective immediately. 8 December 2017: Governor Richard D. "Rick" Snyder (Republican) called a Special Election to fill the vacant seat of Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (Democratic) who resigned on 5 December 2017. The office will be listed twice on the 7 August 2018 Primary and 6 November 2018 General Election ballots -- once to choose a candidate to fill the vacancy from November 2018 to January 2019 and the other to choose a candidate for the regular 2 year term beginning in January 2019. 6 November 2018: Detroit City Council Member Brenda Jones (Democratic) won the special election.

Special Election - 115th Congress
CD 13 Special Election		Democratic	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Special Election
	Candidate list (3, 5 write-ins)

		Democratic	169,330	86.84%	Detroit City Council Member Brenda Jones • FEC H8MI13243; 26 Nov 18; Tot $265,137; Dsb $257,033

		U.S. Taxpayers	17,302	8.87%	Marc Joseph Sosnowski • FEC H0MI14214

		Green	8,319	4.27%	D. Etta Wilcoxon • FEC H8MI13342

		Write-in	36	0.02%	David Anthony Dudenhoefer
		Write-in	5	0.00%	Jonathan Lee Pommerville
		Write-in	1	0.00%	DaNetta L. Simpson
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Royce Kinniebrew
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Clyde Darnell Lynch
Total			194,993	100.00%
	29 November 2017: Media reports state the Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (Democratic) is retiring. 5 December 2017: Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (Democratic), who was first elected in 1964, announces his resignation effective immediately. 8 December 2017: Governor Richard D. "Rick" Snyder (Republican) called a Special Election to fill the vacant seat of Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (Democratic) who resigned on 5 December 2017. The office will be listed twice on the 7 August 2018 Primary and 6 November 2018 General Election ballots -- once to choose a candidate to fill the vacancy from November 2018 to January 2019 and the other to choose a candidate for the regular 2 year term beginning in January 2019. 6 November 2018: Detroit City Council Member Brenda Jones (Democratic) won the special election.

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 14		Democratic	Congressman Brenda Lulenar Lawrence • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	214,334	80.88%	Congressman Brenda Lulenar Lawrence • FEC H2MI14111; 26 Nov 18; Tot $912,017; Dsb $561,551

		Republican	45,899	17.32%	Marc S. Herschfus • FEC H8MI14100

		Working Class	4,761	1.80%	Philip Kolody • FEC H8MI14118
Total			264,994	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Open		Republican	Secretary of State Ruth A. Johnson • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Secretary of State is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic	2,213,243	52.90%	Jocelyn Benson

		Republican	1,840,118	43.98%	Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents Member Mary Treder Lang

		Libertarian	81,849	1.96%	Gregory Scott Stempfle

		U.S. Taxpayers	48,816	1.17%	Robert Gale
Total			4,184,026	100.00%
	Candidates for Secretary of State are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Open		Republican	Attorney General William D. "Bill" Schuette • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Attorney General is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - 12 September 2017: Announced he is running for Governor in 2018.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (5)

		Democratic	2,031,117	49.04%	Dana Nessel

		Republican	1,916,117	46.26%	state Representative Tom Leonard

		Libertarian	86,807	2.10%	Lisa Lane Gioia

			69,889	1.69%	Christopher Graveline • 29 August 2018: State is appealing a 27 August court order to put him on the ballot. 4 September 2018: Michigan Secretary of State asks the Sixth Circuit to remove him from the ballot. 6 September 2018: The Sixth Circuit, by a vote of 2-1, says the U.S. District Court was correct to put independent candidate Chris Graveline on the ballot [Graveline v Johnson, 18-1992]. 7 September 2018: The Michigan Secretary of State places Chris Graveline on the ballot.

		U.S. Taxpayers	38,114	0.92%	Gerald T. Van Sickle
Total			4,142,044	100.00%
	Candidates for Attorney General are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 22 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 18 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 6 candidates
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Natural Law (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Socialist Equality: 1 candidate
	• U.S. Taxpayers (affiliate of Constitution): 9 candidates
Independents
	• (blank): 4 candidates
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• Working Class: 5 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable: 1 candidate
	• Write-in: 32 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.