James Stephens (Michigan)

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November 3, 2020

James Stephens (Republican Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 9. Stephens lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Stephens was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 9 of the Michigan House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.[1][2]

## 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
* 1.4 2014
* 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 9

Incumbent Karen Whitsett defeated James Stephens in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Karen Whitsett (D)  |

94.2

| 29,047

| James Stephens (R)  |

5.8

| 1,794

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

| Total votes: 30,841

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 9

Incumbent Karen Whitsett defeated Roslyn Ogburn, Marc Cummings, and Nicole Elcock in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 9 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
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|

✔ |

| Karen Whitsett |

44.7

| 4,996

| Roslyn Ogburn |

30.7

| 3,437

| Marc Cummings |

18.2

| 2,032

| Nicole Elcock |

6.4

| 717

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

| Total votes: 11,182

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 9

James Stephens advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 9 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| James Stephens |

100.0

| 309

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

| Total votes: 309

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#### Campaign finance[edit]

### 2018[edit]

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018

#### General election[edit]

Karen Whitsett defeated James Stephens in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 9 on November 6, 2018.

General election

##### General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 9

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Karen Whitsett (D) |

95.1

| 20,783

| James Stephens (R)  |

4.9

| 1,065

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

| Total votes: 21,848

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#### Democratic primary election[edit]

Karen Whitsett defeated Gary Pollard and Donald Stuckey II in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 9 on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 9

Candidate

Votes

|
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|

✔ |

| Karen Whitsett |

56.4

| 5,000

| Gary Pollard |

34.6

| 3,069

| Donald Stuckey II |

8.9

| 791

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

| Total votes: 8,860

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#### Republican primary election[edit]

James Stephens advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 9 on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 9

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| James Stephens |

100.0

| 257

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

| Total votes: 257

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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 Harvey Santana (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

Sylvia Santana defeated James Stephens in the Michigan House of Representatives District 9 general election.[3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Sylvia Santana | 94.29% | 27,560
| Republican  | James Stephens | 5.71% | 1,668
Total Votes | 29,228
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 9 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Sylvia Santana | 49.33% | 2,967
| Democratic  | Annie Carter | 2.51% | 151
| Democratic  | Tijuana Morris | 3.19% | 192
| Democratic  | Alicia Murphy | 4.01% | 241
| Democratic  | William Phillips | 1.58% | 95
| Democratic  | Gary Pollard | 30.49% | 1,834
| Democratic  | Regina Ross | 8.89% | 535
Total Votes | 6,015

James Stephens ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 9 Republican primary.[4][5]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  James Stephens (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent Harvey Santana defeated Hussein Berry in the Democratic primary. James Stephens was unopposed in the Republican primary. Santana defeated Stephens in the general election.[6][7][1][2]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Harvey Santana Incumbent | 95.5% | 17,606
| Republican  |  James Stephens  | 4.5% | 827
Total Votes | 18,433
Michigan House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Harvey Santana Incumbent | 75.3% | 4,953
Hussein Berry  | 24.7% | 1,627
Total Votes | 6,580

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
3. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
6. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
7. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014

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