2017 Michigan State House Special Election

The 2017 Michigan State House Special Election took place in 2 electoral districts to elect 2 seats. Democratic secured 2 seats, receiving 61.57% of the popular vote. A total number of 30,839 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 7 candidates ran for 2 seats across the 2 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 7 candidates competed for seats. Democratic won 2 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 61.57% of the popular vote.

2017 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: 2, name: 'Democratic'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['blue','red','gold','#99C955'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 18988, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 11241, name: 'Republican'},{value: 334, name: 'Libertarian'},{value: 276, name: 'Green'}] }]}
Democratic	18,988	61.57%	3	2	100.00%
Republican	11,241	36.45%	2	0	-
Libertarian	334	1.08%	1	0	-
Green	276	0.89%	1	0	-
Total	30,839	100%	7	2	100%

2017 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Democratic		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 1	7,267	71.58%	2,885	28.42%	10,152
District 109	11,721	56.66%	8,966	43.34%	20,687
Total	18,988	61.57%	11,851	38.43%	30,839

Elected Candidates

2017 Michigan State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 1	Tenisha Yancey	Democratic	7,266	71.57%	Mark Corcoran	Republican	2,551	25.13%	46.44%
District 109	Sara Cambensy	Democratic	11,721	56.66%	Rich Rossway	Republican	8,690	42.01%	14.65%

Results by Candidates

There are 7 candidates competed for 7 seats, with 4 candidates (57.14%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2017 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 1	Tenisha Yancey	Democratic	7,266	71.57%
	Mark Corcoran	Republican	2,551	25.13%
	Gregory Creswell	Libertarian	334	3.29%
	William Phillips	Democratic	1	0.01%
District 109	Sara Cambensy	Democratic	11,721	56.66%
	Rich Rossway	Republican	8,690	42.01%
	Wade Roberts	Green	276	1.33%

Results by Districts

District 1

Tenisha Yancey of Democratic received 71.57% of the votes, totaling 7,266 votes, to win the election, defeated Mark Corcoran of Republican by a comfortable margin of 46.44%. The total votes casted was 10,152.

2017 Michigan State House Special Election in District 1
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','gold','#742B9D'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 7266, name: 'Tenisha Yancey'},{value: 2551, name: 'Mark Corcoran'},{value: 334, name: 'Gregory Creswell'},{value: 1, name: 'William Phillips'}] }]}
Tenisha Yancey	Democratic	7,266	71.57%
Mark Corcoran	Republican	2,551	25.13%
Gregory Creswell	Libertarian	334	3.29%
William Phillips	Democratic	1	0.01%
Election Date: 2017-11-07, Valid Votes: 10,152, Margin: 46.44%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#06EACC','#15758B','#53DE46','#ED897C','#A62E93','#0BB657','#B30F98','#C95413','#C5C5B8','#A78A19'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2215, name: 'Tenisha Yancey'},{value: 2017, name: 'Pamela M. Sossi'},{value: 956, name: 'Sandra Bucciero'},{value: 615, name: 'Justin Johnson'},{value: 415, name: 'Washington Youson'},{value: 150, name: 'Keith D. Hollowell'},{value: 107, name: 'Kirkland W. Garey'},{value: 78, name: 'Burgess Dwight Foster'},{value: 76, name: 'John William Donahue'},{value: 45, name: 'Gowana Mancill, Jr.'},{value: 36, name: 'Ronald D. Diebel'}] }]}
Tenisha Yancey	Democratic	2,215	33.01%
Pamela M. Sossi	Democratic	2,017	30.06%
Sandra Bucciero	Democratic	956	14.25%
Justin Johnson	Democratic	615	9.17%
Washington Youson	Democratic	415	6.18%
Keith D. Hollowell	Democratic	150	2.24%
Kirkland W. Garey	Democratic	107	1.59%
Burgess Dwight Foster	Democratic	78	1.16%
John William Donahue	Democratic	76	1.13%
Gowana Mancill, Jr.	Democratic	45	0.67%
Ronald D. Diebel	Democratic	36	0.54%
Election Date: 2017-08-08, Valid Votes: 6,710, Margin: 2.95%
Libertarian Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 73, name: 'Gregory Creswell'}] }]}
Gregory Creswell	Libertarian	73	100.00%
Election Date: 2017-08-08, Valid Votes: 73
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#F21198'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 819, name: 'Mark Corcoran'},{value: 282, name: 'William Phillips'}] }]}
Mark Corcoran	Republican	819	74.39%
William Phillips	Republican	282	25.61%
Election Date: 2017-08-08, Valid Votes: 1,101, Margin: 48.78%

2017 Michigan State House Special Election in District 1 (General) - Results by County
County	Tenisha Yancey Democratic		Mark Corcoran Republican		Gregory Creswell Libertarian		William Phillips Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Wayne	7,266	71.57%	2,551	25.13%	334	3.29%	1	0.01%	10,152	46.44%
Total	7,266	71.57%	2,551	25.13%	334	3.29%	1	0.01%	10,152	46.44%

2017 Michigan State House Special Election in District 1 (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Tenisha Yancey Democratic		Pamela M. Sossi Democratic		Sandra Bucciero Democratic		Justin Johnson Democratic		Washington Youson Democratic		Keith D. Hollowell Democratic		Kirkland W. Garey Democratic		Burgess Dwight Foster Democratic		John William Donahue Democratic		Gowana Mancill, Jr. Democratic		Ronald D. Diebel Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Wayne	2,215	33.01%	2,017	30.06%	956	14.25%	615	9.17%	415	6.18%	150	2.24%	107	1.59%	78	1.16%	76	1.13%	45	0.67%	36	0.54%	6,710	2.95%
Total	2,215	33.01%	2,017	30.06%	956	14.25%	615	9.17%	415	6.18%	150	2.24%	107	1.59%	78	1.16%	76	1.13%	45	0.67%	36	0.54%	6,710	2.95%

2017 Michigan State House Special Election in District 1 (Libertarian Primary) - Results by County
County	Gregory Creswell Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Wayne	73	100.00%	73	100.00%
Total	73	100.00%	73	100.00%

2017 Michigan State House Special Election in District 1 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Mark Corcoran Republican		William Phillips Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Wayne	819	74.39%	282	25.61%	1,101	48.77%
Total	819	74.39%	282	25.61%	1,101	48.78%

District 109

Sara Cambensy of Democratic received 56.66% of the votes, totaling 11,721 votes, to win the election, defeated Rich Rossway of Republican by a comfortable margin of 14.65%. The total votes casted was 20,687.

2017 Michigan State House Special Election in District 109
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','#99C955'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 11721, name: 'Sara Cambensy'},{value: 8690, name: 'Rich Rossway'},{value: 276, name: 'Wade Roberts'}] }]}
Sara Cambensy	Democratic	11,721	56.66%
Rich Rossway	Republican	8,690	42.01%
Wade Roberts	Green	276	1.33%
Election Date: 2017-11-07, Valid Votes: 20,687, Margin: 14.65%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#127F59','#6098DF','#82FCD2'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3477, name: 'Sara Cambensy'},{value: 3344, name: 'Jeremy Hosking'},{value: 2435, name: 'Joe Derocha'},{value: 386, name: 'Tom Curry'}] }]}
Sara Cambensy	Democratic	3,477	36.06%
Jeremy Hosking	Democratic	3,344	34.68%
Joe Derocha	Democratic	2,435	25.25%
Tom Curry	Democratic	386	4.00%
Election Date: 2017-08-08, Valid Votes: 9,642, Margin: 1.38%
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: 1671, name: 'Rich Rossway'}] }]}
Rich Rossway	Republican	1,671	100.00%
Election Date: 2017-08-08, Valid Votes: 1,671

2017 Michigan State House Special Election in District 109 (General) - Results by County
County	Sara Cambensy Democratic		Rich Rossway Republican		Wade Roberts Green		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Alger	1,257	49.62%	1,228	48.48%	48	1.89%	2,533	1.14%
Luce	316	34.35%	592	64.35%	12	1.30%	920	-30.00%
Marquette	9,255	60.63%	5,821	38.13%	189	1.24%	15,265	22.50%
Schoolcraft	893	45.35%	1,049	53.28%	27	1.37%	1,969	-7.92%
Total	11,721	56.66%	8,690	42.01%	276	1.33%	20,687	14.65%

2017 Michigan State House Special Election in District 109 (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Sara Cambensy Democratic		Jeremy Hosking Democratic		Joe Derocha Democratic		Tom Curry Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Alger	407	46.78%	159	18.28%	134	15.40%	170	19.54%	870	28.51%
Luce	62	42.76%	62	42.76%	14	9.66%	7	4.83%	145	-
Marquette	2,882	35.07%	2,979	36.25%	2,172	26.43%	186	2.26%	8,219	-1.18%
Schoolcraft	126	30.88%	144	35.29%	115	28.19%	23	5.64%	408	-4.41%
Total	3,477	36.06%	3,344	34.68%	2,435	25.25%	386	4.00%	9,642	1.38%

2017 Michigan State House Special Election in District 109 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Rich Rossway Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Alger	284	100.00%	284	100.00%
Luce	130	100.00%	130	100.00%
Marquette	1,111	100.00%	1,111	100.00%
Schoolcraft	146	100.00%	146	100.00%
Total	1,671	100.00%	1,671	100.00%