A list of people running for office and ballot issues on the August 2018 primary election.
This is just a rough draft, please help complete this list as information becomes available.
Data sources
Election results, August 2014
- Election results, cumulative, Washtenaw County
- Precinct count, Washtenaw County
- Canvass reports, Washtenaw County
- Precinct report index, Washtenaw county
Governor:
US House of Representatives
7th District
Michigan's 7th congressional district consists of all of Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, and Lenawee counties, and includes most of Calhoun and a large portion of western and northern Washtenaw counties.
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- R - Tim Walberg incumbent
Michigan's 15th District contains parts of Washtenaw and Wayne counties, and all of Monroe County.
- D - Debbie Dingell incumbent
- R -
Attorney General
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Secretary of State
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- R - Ruth Johnson incumbent
University of Michigan Board of Regents
State House of Representatives
52nd district
The 52nd House District includes Washtenaw County (part), Ann Arbor city (part), Bridgewater Township, Chelsea city, Dexter Township, Freedom Township, Lima Township, Lodi Township, Lyndon Township, Manchester Township, Northfield Township, Pittsfield Township (part), Salem Township, Saline city, Saline Township, Scio Township (part), Sharon Township, Sylvan Township, and Webster Township..
- D - Donna Lasinski, incumbent campaign website
- R - Teri Aiuto campaign website
53rd district
The 53rd House District includes part of the city of Ann Arbor.
- D - Yousef Rabhi incumbent
- R - Jean Holland
54th District
The 54th House District includes Washtenaw County (part), Superior Township, Ypsilanti city, and Ypsilanti Township.
- D - Ronnie Peterson incumbent, campaign website
- D - Roderick Casey campaign website
- D - Isaac London campaign facebook
- D - Bill Riney
- R -Colton Campbell
- R - Ora Wright
55th District
The 55th House District contains Washtenaw County (part), Ann Arbor City (part), Ann Arbor Township (part), Augusta Township, Milan city (part), Pittsfield Township (part), and York Township.
Incumbent Adam Zemke is term-limited and cannot run again.
- D - Rebekah Warren
- D- Shauna McNally campaign website
- R - Bob Baird
- R - Miha Todd
- R - Bill Boring
State Senate
18th district
Incumbent Rebekah Warren is term-limited and cannot run again.
- D - Michelle Deatrick campaign website
- D - Jeff Irwin campaign website
- D - Anuja Rajendra campaign website
- D - Matthew Miller
- R - Martin Church
22nd district
Incumbent Joe Hune is term-limited and cannot run again.
- D - Adam Dreher campaign website
- D - Matthew Miller campaign website
- R - Martin Church - paid filing fee per Washtenaw County Clerk; no website apparent
- R - Lana Thies campaign website
Washtenaw County Commissioner
A list of candidates is maintained by the County Clerk, and contains contact information.
1st district
- D - Kent Martinez-Kratz incumbent
- D - Jason Maciejewski - campaign facebook page
2nd district
- D - Michelle Deatrick incumbent
- D - Sue Shink - campaign website
- D - Tom Brennan - https://www.tombrennan4washtenaw.com/
3rd district
- R - Alicia Ping incumbent
- D - Shannon Beeman - filed with county clerk
4th district
- D - Felicia Brabec incumbent
5th district
- D - Ruth Ann Jamnick incumbent
- D - Justin Hodge - campaign website
- R - Richard Valencourt
6th district
- D - Ricky Jefferson incumbent has filed for 2018
- D - Cheryl Farmer
- D - Janessa Williams
- R - Thomas Banks
7th district
- D - Andy LaBarre incumbent has filed for 2018
8th district
- D - Jason Morgan incumbent has filed for 2018
9th district
- D - Conan Smith incumbent
- D - Katie Scott - filed with county clerk
Judges
Ann Arbor City Council
Mayor
- D - Christopher Taylor (D) is the incumbent.
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D - Jack Eaton
First Ward
- D - Sumi Kailasapathy is the incumbent, but is not running for re-election.
Second Ward
- D - Kirk Westphal - incumbent.
Third Ward
- D - Julie Grand - incumbent
Fourth Ward
- D - Graydon Krapohl incumbent
- D - Elizabeth Nelson
- D - Joe Hood
Fifth Ward
- D - Chuck Warpehowski incumbent
Ann Arbor Board of Education
Ypsilanti City Council
Mayor
Incumbent Amanda Edmonds (D) has announced she will not seek reelection.
- D - Beth Bashert - campaign website, facebook page
Two candidates have announced intent to run in November, but will not appear on the August ballot:
- Ind - Anne Brown - campaign website
- Ind - Jack Szkutnik - campaign facebook page
- Taco the Cat has announced a mayoral campaign; it is unclear whether taco is a qualified elector.
First Ward
- D - Nicole Brown is the incumbent and Mayor Pro Tem
- D - Ka'Ron Gaines - facebook
Second Ward
Incumbent Dan Vogt has announced he will not run for reelection.
Third Ward
Incumbent Brian Robb did not file to run for reelection.
Desirae Simmons (campaign facebook page) has announced an intent to run in November, but will not appear on the Augsut ballot.
Ballot Questions
- AAATA has voted to place a renewal of their 0.7 mill property tax on the August ballot.
