2015 Michigan State House Special Election

The 2015 Michigan State House Special Election took place in 3 electoral districts to elect 3 seats. Democratic secured 3 seats, receiving 100.00% of the popular vote. A total number of 9,763 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 6 candidates ran for 3 seats across the 3 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 6 candidates competed for seats. Democratic won 3 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 100.00% of the popular vote.

2015 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3, name: 'Democratic'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 9763, name: 'Democratic'}] }]}
Democratic	9,763	100.00%	6	3	100.00%
Total	9,763	100%	6	3	100%

2015 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Democratic		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 75	5,032	100.00%	-	-	5,032
District 80	1,641	100.00%	-	-	1,641
District 82	3,090	100.00%	-	-	3,090
Total	9,763	100.00%	0	-	9,763

Elected Candidates

2015 Michigan State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 75	David LaGrand	Democratic	4,084	81.16%	Michael B. Scruggs	Democratic	948	18.84%	62.32%
District 80	David Gernant	Democratic	1,641	100.00%					100.00%
District 82	Margaret Guerrero DeLuca	Democratic	2,631	85.15%	Eric Johnson	Democratic	334	10.81%	74.34%

Results by Candidates

There are 6 candidates competed for 6 seats, with 5 candidates (83.33%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2015 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 75	David LaGrand	Democratic	4,084	81.16%
District 75	Michael B. Scruggs	Democratic	948	18.84%
District 80	David Gernant	Democratic	1,641	100.00%
District 82	Margaret Guerrero DeLuca	Democratic	2,631	85.15%
	Eric Johnson	Democratic	334	10.81%
	R. D. Bohm	Democratic	125	4.05%

Results by Districts

District 75

David LaGrand of Democratic received 81.16% of the votes, totaling 4,084 votes, to win the election, defeated Michael B. Scruggs of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 62.32%. The total votes casted was 5,032.

2015 Michigan State House Special Election in District 75
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#306E38'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 4084, name: 'David LaGrand'},{value: 948, name: 'Michael B. Scruggs'}] }]}
David LaGrand	Democratic	4,084	81.16%
Michael B. Scruggs	Democratic	948	18.84%
Election Date: 2015-11-03, Valid Votes: 5,032, Margin: 62.32%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1289, name: 'Blake Edmonds'}] }]}
Blake Edmonds	Republican	1,289	100.00%
Election Date: 2015-11-03, Valid Votes: 1,289

2015 Michigan State House Special Election in District 75 (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	David LaGrand Democratic		Michael B. Scruggs Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Kent	4,084	81.16%	948	18.84%	5,032	62.32%
Total	4,084	81.16%	948	18.84%	5,032	62.32%

2015 Michigan State House Special Election in District 75 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Blake Edmonds Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Kent	1,289	100.00%	1,289	100.00%
Total	1,289	100.00%	1,289	100.00%

District 80

David Gernant of Democratic received 100.00% of the votes, totaling 1,641 votes, to win the election. The total votes casted was 1,641.

2015 Michigan State House Special Election in District 80
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1641, name: 'David Gernant'}] }]}
David Gernant	Democratic	1,641	100.00%
Election Date: 2015-11-03, Valid Votes: 1,641
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#4ACB37','#FDAF9C','#AE7CA8','#BAD94F','#13A983','#9908BD','#E3FE09'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 5545, name: 'Mary Whiteford'},{value: 2859, name: 'Jim Storey'},{value: 962, name: 'Cindy Gamrat'},{value: 794, name: 'Bill Sage'},{value: 348, name: 'Kevin Travis'},{value: 145, name: 'Eric M. De Witt'},{value: 145, name: 'James A. Siver'},{value: 60, name: 'Shannon Szukala'}] }]}
Mary Whiteford	Republican	5,545	51.07%
Jim Storey	Republican	2,859	26.33%
Cindy Gamrat	Republican	962	8.86%
Bill Sage	Republican	794	7.31%
Kevin Travis	Republican	348	3.21%
Eric M. De Witt	Republican	145	1.34%
James A. Siver	Republican	145	1.34%
Shannon Szukala	Republican	60	0.55%
Election Date: 2015-11-03, Valid Votes: 10,858, Margin: 24.74%

2015 Michigan State House Special Election in District 80 (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	David Gernant Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Allegan	1,641	100.00%	1,641	100.00%
Total	1,641	100.00%	1,641	100.00%

2015 Michigan State House Special Election in District 80 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Mary Whiteford Republican		Jim Storey Republican		Cindy Gamrat Republican		Bill Sage Republican		Kevin Travis Republican		Eric M. De Witt Republican		James A. Siver Republican		Shannon Szukala Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Allegan	5,545	51.07%	2,859	26.33%	962	8.86%	794	7.31%	348	3.21%	145	1.34%	145	1.34%	60	0.55%	10,858	24.74%
Total	5,545	51.07%	2,859	26.33%	962	8.86%	794	7.31%	348	3.21%	145	1.34%	145	1.34%	60	0.55%	10,858	24.74%

District 82

Margaret Guerrero DeLuca of Democratic received 85.15% of the votes, totaling 2,631 votes, to win the election, defeated Eric Johnson of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 74.34%. The total votes casted was 3,090.

2015 Michigan State House Special Election in District 82
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#2801E5','#5FF3B0'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2631, name: 'Margaret Guerrero DeLuca'},{value: 334, name: 'Eric Johnson'},{value: 125, name: 'R. D. Bohm'}] }]}
Margaret Guerrero DeLuca	Democratic	2,631	85.15%
Eric Johnson	Democratic	334	10.81%
R. D. Bohm	Democratic	125	4.05%
Election Date: 2015-11-03, Valid Votes: 3,090, Margin: 74.34%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#D2D3CF','#A88585','#D9D1F2','#E6A8AD','#59A95F','#A8F48F','#1E4C92','#AB75BF','#5755B8','#26EADB'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3070, name: 'Gary Howell'},{value: 2418, name: 'Jan Peabody'},{value: 2396, name: 'Chris Tuski'},{value: 2069, name: 'Ian Kempf'},{value: 540, name: 'Sharna Cramer Smith'},{value: 415, name: 'Todd A. Courser'},{value: 205, name: 'Jake Davison'},{value: 128, name: 'Rick Guerrero, Jr.'},{value: 125, name: 'Russell C. Adams'},{value: 49, name: 'Allan J. Landosky'},{value: 33, name: 'James L. Dewilde'}] }]}
Gary Howell	Republican	3,070	26.82%
Jan Peabody	Republican	2,418	21.12%
Chris Tuski	Republican	2,396	20.93%
Ian Kempf	Republican	2,069	18.07%
Sharna Cramer Smith	Republican	540	4.72%
Todd A. Courser	Republican	415	3.63%
Jake Davison	Republican	205	1.79%
Rick Guerrero, Jr.	Republican	128	1.12%
Russell C. Adams	Republican	125	1.09%
Allan J. Landosky	Republican	49	0.43%
James L. Dewilde	Republican	33	0.29%
Election Date: 2015-11-03, Valid Votes: 11,448, Margin: 5.70%

2015 Michigan State House Special Election in District 82 (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Margaret Guerrero DeLuca Democratic		Eric Johnson Democratic		R. D. Bohm Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Lapeer	2,631	85.15%	334	10.81%	125	4.05%	3,090	74.34%
Total	2,631	85.15%	334	10.81%	125	4.05%	3,090	74.34%

2015 Michigan State House Special Election in District 82 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Gary Howell Republican		Jan Peabody Republican		Chris Tuski Republican		Ian Kempf Republican		Sharna Cramer Smith Republican		Todd A. Courser Republican		Jake Davison Republican		Rick Guerrero, Jr. Republican		Russell C. Adams Republican		Allan J. Landosky Republican		James L. Dewilde Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Lapeer	3,070	26.82%	2,418	21.12%	2,396	20.93%	2,069	18.07%	540	4.72%	415	3.63%	205	1.79%	128	1.12%	125	1.09%	49	0.43%	33	0.29%	11,448	5.70%
Total	3,070	26.82%	2,418	21.12%	2,396	20.93%	2,069	18.07%	540	4.72%	415	3.63%	205	1.79%	128	1.12%	125	1.09%	49	0.43%	33	0.29%	11,448	5.70%