Mark Gaffney

Mark Gaffney

Democratic Party

Wayne State University Board of Governors

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

7

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Contact

Official website

Personal website

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Mark Gaffney (Democratic Party) is an at-large member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.

Gaffney (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2024

General election

General election for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Wayne State University Board of Governors on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Busuito (R)	24.7	2,418,932
✔		Sunny Reddy (R)	23.9	2,341,376
		Mark Gaffney (D)	23.3	2,285,251
		Rasha Demashkieh (D)	23.2	2,275,355
		Suzanne Roehrig (Working Class Party)	1.8	179,405
		Farid Ishac (L)	0.9	91,284
		Sami Makhoul (G)	0.8	79,759
		William Mohr II (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.7	70,442
		Kathleen Oakford (Natural Law Party)	0.6	63,366

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 9,805,170
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Gaffney and Rasha Demashkieh advanced from the Democratic convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Gaffney (D)
✔		Rasha Demashkieh (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Busuito and Sunny Reddy advanced from the Republican convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on August 24, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Michael Busuito (R)
✔		Sunny Reddy (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Sami Makhoul advanced from the Green convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Sami Makhoul (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Farid Ishac advanced from the Libertarian convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Farid Ishac (L)

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Natural Law Party convention

Natural Law Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Kathleen Oakford advanced from the Natural Law Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on April 17, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Kathleen Oakford (Natural Law Party)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

William Mohr II advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		William Mohr II (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats)

Suzanne Roehrig advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Wayne State University Board of Governors on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Suzanne Roehrig (Working Class Party)

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gaffney in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Wayne State University Board of Governors

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