Michigan State Board of Education election, 2022

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Michigan State Board of Education
Election details
Filing deadline: —
General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Casandra Ulbrich (Democratic) Pamela Pugh (Democratic)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Michigan
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Michigan held an election for two of eight seats on the Michigan State Board of Education on November 8, 2022. The Democratic Party state convention was scheduled to be held on August 20 and August 21, 2022.^[1] The Republican Party state convention was scheduled to be held on August 27, 2022.^[2]

Incumbent Pamela Pugh and Mitchell Robinson won election in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education.

In Michigan, political parties nominate candidates for some offices at their conventions instead of holding a primary. Candidates for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, Supreme Court, and the boards of Michigan State University, Wayne State University, the University of Michigan, and the state Board of Education are nominated at conventions.^[3]

Candidates and election results

General election candidates

• Pamela Pugh  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Mitchell Robinson  (Democratic Party) ✔ 
• Tami Carlone  (Republican Party)
• Linda Lee Tarver  (Republican Party) 
• Donna Gundle-Krieg  (Libertarian Party) 
• Bill Hall  (Libertarian Party)
• Ethan Hobson  (U.S. Taxpayers Party)
• Mary Anne Hering  (Working Class Party)

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 Democratic convention candidates

• Pamela Pugh (Incumbent) ✔
• Mitchell Robinson ✔ 

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 Republican convention candidates

• Tami Carlone ✔
• Linda Lee Tarver ✔ 

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Minor Party convention candidates

Libertarian Party

• Donna Gundle-Krieg ✔ 
• Bill Hall ✔

U.S. Taxpayers Party

• Ethan Hobson ✔

Working Class Party

• Mary Anne Hering ✔

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Campaign data

Campaign finance

Past elections

2020

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Lipton (D)	24.6	2,472,087
✔		Jason Strayhorn (D)	23.5	2,368,523
		Michelle Frederick (R)	23.0	2,316,051
		Tami Carlone (R)	22.8	2,291,915
		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)	1.5	147,345
		Bill Hall (L)	1.2	124,758
		Richard Hewer (L)	0.9	91,661
		Hali McEachern (Working Class Party)	0.8	82,700
		Karen Adams (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.8	80,299
		Tom Mair (G)	0.6	58,397
		Douglas Levesque (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)	0.3	34,033

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,067,769
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Ellen Lipton and Jason Strayhorn advanced from the Democratic convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ellen Lipton (D)
✔		Jason Strayhorn (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Tami Carlone and Michelle Frederick advanced from the Republican convention for Michigan State Board of Education on August 29, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Tami Carlone (R)
✔		Michelle Frederick (R)

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Green convention

Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Tom Mair advanced from the Green convention for Michigan State Board of Education on June 20, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Tom Mair (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Bill Hall and Richard Hewer advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Bill Hall (L)
✔		Richard Hewer (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Karen Adams and Douglas Levesque advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Karen Adams (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)
✔		Douglas Levesque (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

Mary Anne Hering and Hali McEachern advanced from the Working Class Party convention for Michigan State Board of Education on July 26, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)
✔		Hali McEachern (Working Class Party)

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2018

See also: Michigan State Board of Education election, 2018

General election

General election for Michigan State Board of Education (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Michigan State Board of Education on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judith Pritchett (D)	25.2	1,830,312
✔		Tiffany Tilley (D)	24.0	1,743,379
		Tami Carlone (R)	22.3	1,615,129
		Richard Zeile (R)	20.3	1,473,904
		Mary Anne Hering (Working Class Party)	1.7	125,693
		Scott Boman (L)	1.7	125,309
		Logan Smith (Working Class Party)	1.3	91,077
		John Tatar (L)	1.1	80,414
		Karen Adams (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	1.0	72,639
		Sherry A. Wells (G)	0.8	61,493
		Douglas Levesque (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.4	32,326

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,251,675
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See also

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