James Young (Michigan)

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James Young

Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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James Young (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 21. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Kelly Breen defeated Thomas Konesky and James Young in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Breen (D)	55.5	26,841
		Thomas Konesky (R)	43.1	20,823
		James Young (L)	1.4	696

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 48,360
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Kelly Breen advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Breen	100.0	8,211

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

Thomas Konesky advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Konesky	100.0	4,944

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,944
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

James Young advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		James Young (L)

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2022

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Kelly Breen defeated David Staudt and James Young in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Breen (D)	56.4	22,670
		David Staudt (R)	42.3	16,981
		James Young (L)	1.3	521

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,172
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Kelly Breen advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Breen	100.0	8,258

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

David Staudt defeated Daniel Lawless in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Staudt	54.3	4,338
		Daniel Lawless	45.7	3,646

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,984
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21

James Young advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 21 on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		James Young (L)

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2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 37

Samantha Steckloff defeated Mitch Swoboda and James Young in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 37 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samantha Steckloff (D)	63.9	34,590
		Mitch Swoboda (R)	34.1	18,464
		James Young (L)	2.0	1,092

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,146
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 37

Samantha Steckloff defeated Michael Bridges and Randy Bruce in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 37 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samantha Steckloff	48.8	8,994
		Michael Bridges	30.6	5,635
		Randy Bruce	20.7	3,814

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,443
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 37

Mitch Swoboda advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 37 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mitch Swoboda	100.0	6,669

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,669
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 37

James Young advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 37 on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		James Young (L)

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2018

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 11

Jeremy Moss defeated Boris Tuman and James Young in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeremy Moss (D)	76.7	99,916
		Boris Tuman (R)	20.8	27,157
		James Young (L)	2.4	3,180

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 130,253 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 11

Jeremy Moss defeated Crystal Bailey, Vanessa Moss, and James Turner in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 11 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeremy Moss	51.7	26,447
		Crystal Bailey	21.2	10,839
		Vanessa Moss	18.5	9,446
		James Turner	8.6	4,375

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,107
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 11

Boris Tuman advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 11 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Boris Tuman	100.0	11,090

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,090
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 11

James Young advanced from the Libertarian primary for Michigan State Senate District 11 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Young	100.0	162

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162
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2016

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 Christine Greig defeated Mitch Swoboda and James Young in the Michigan House of Representatives District 37 general election.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 37 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christine Greig Incumbent	60.63%	29,181
	Republican	Mitch Swoboda	35.75%	17,209
	Libertarian	James Young	3.62%	1,743
Total Votes				48,133
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Incumbent Christine Greig ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 37 Democratic primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 37 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Christine Greig Incumbent (unopposed)

Mitch Swoboda defeated Matt Beer in the Michigan House of Representatives District 37 Republican primary.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 37 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mitch Swoboda	57.07%	2,316
	Republican	Matt Beer	42.93%	1,742
Total Votes				4,058

2014

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Incumbent Vincent Gregory defeated Vicki Barnett and Ellen Lipton in the Democratic primary. Boris Tuman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gregory defeated Tuman in the general election.

Michigan State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Vincent Gregory Incumbent	73.3%	70,862
	Republican	Boris Tuman	23.6%	22,846
	Libertarian	James Young	3.1%	2,994
Total Votes				96,702

Michigan State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Vincent Gregory Incumbent	34.7%	10,286
Vicki Barnett	34.3%	10,168
Ellen Lipton	31%	9,204
Total Votes		29,658

2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Young ran in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 26. He was defeated by incumbent Jim Townsend (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 26, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Townsend Incumbent	60.4%	26,094
	Republican	Mark Bliss	35.9%	15,502
	Libertarian	James Young	3.8%	1,636
Total Votes				43,232

2010

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

Young was a Libertarian candidate who ran for election to the District 26 seat in 2010. He was defeated by Jim Townsend (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 26 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Jim Townsend (D)		15,490
Ken Rosen (R)		13,347
James Young (L)		938

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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James Young campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Michigan House of Representatives District 21	Lost general	$0	$0
2018	Michigan State Senate District 11	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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