Dana Knight

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Dana Knight

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Dana Knight (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 77. She was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on August 4, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2020
* 1.1.1 Campaign finance
* 1.2 2018
* 1.2.1 General election
* 1.2.2 Democratic primary election
* 1.2.3 Republican primary election
* 1.3 2016
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2020
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Tommy Brann defeated Bob Smith in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Tommy Brann (R)  |

59.9

| 30,215

| Bob Smith (D) |

40.1

| 20,195

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 50,410

|
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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Bob Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Bob Smith |

100.0

| 6,456

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 6,456

|
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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Dana Knight (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Incumbent Tommy Brann advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Tommy Brann |

100.0

| 10,576

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 10,576

|
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#### Campaign finance[edit]

### 2018[edit]

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018

#### General election[edit]

Incumbent Tommy Brann defeated Dana Knight, Patty Malowney, and Brandon Hoezee in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.

General election

##### General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Tommy Brann (R)  |

59.9

| 22,514

| Dana Knight (D)  |

36.8

| 13,819

| Patty Malowney (L)  |

2.3

| 866

| Brandon Hoezee (U.S. Taxpayers Party)  |

1.1

| 398

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 37,597
(100.00% precincts reporting)

|
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#### Democratic primary election[edit]

Dana Knight defeated Robert Van Kirk in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Dana Knight |

66.4

| 3,943

| Robert Van Kirk |

33.6

| 1,997

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 5,940

|
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#### Republican primary election[edit]

Incumbent Tommy Brann defeated Jordan Oesch in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77 on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 77

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Tommy Brann |

91.7

| 8,974

| Jordan Oesch |

8.3

| 814

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 9,788

|
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### 2016[edit]

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 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 Tom Hooker (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

Tommy Brann defeated Dana Knight in the Michigan House of Representatives District 77 general election.[1]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Tommy Brann | 65.80% | 27,946
| Democratic  | Dana Knight | 34.20% | 14,528
Total Votes | 42,474
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Dana Knight ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 77 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 77 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Democratic |  Dana Knight (unopposed)

Tommy Brann defeated Frank Murin in the Michigan House of Representatives District 77 Republican primary.[2][3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Tommy Brann | 89.93% | 6,752
| Republican  | Frank Murin | 10.07% | 756
Total Votes | 7,508

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016

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