In February 2015 Driskell announced that she would challenge Republican incumbent Tim Walberg for Michigan's 7th congressional district. [4] In a March 2015 Inside Michigan Politics/Revsix/Change Media poll, Driskell led Walberg 42%-37% with 21% undecided. [5] In a September 2015 Harper Polling poll, Walberg led Driskell 49%-32% with 20% undecided. [6] Driskell was endorsed by former Republican governor William Milliken, [7] who also endorsed Hillary Clinton. [8]
In the general election, Driskell lost to Walberg, who received 55% of the vote to Driskell's 40%. [9]
2018
In December 2017, Driskell announced she would run against Walberg again. She faced a challenge in the Democratic primary from Steve Friday, a progressive grassroots activist from Dexter. [10] Driskell won the nomination easily. [11] She lost to Walberg again, 54% to 46%.
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- ↑ Spangler, Todd (February 9, 2015). "Former Saline mayor to run for Congress". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Canvas Report D52 State Representative". ewashtenaw.org. November 8, 2012. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ "John Hochstetler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ↑ Forgrave, Will (February 9, 2015). "Democratic state Rep. Gretchen Driskell announces bid for 7th Congressional seat in 2016". MLive.com. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ↑ Longmoore, Tran (March 23, 2015). "Driskell Leads Walberg in Early Poll". The Saline Post. Tran Longmoore. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Recent poll shows U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg leads challenger Gretchen Driskell". MLive.com. September 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Former Gov. William Milliken endorses Gretchen Driskell for Congress". MLive.com. May 11, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Ex-Mich. GOP Gov. Milliken endorses Clinton over Trump". Detroitnews.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ↑ Oosting, Jonathan; Laing, Keith (November 9, 2016). "District 7: Rep. Walberg wins re-election over Driskell". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ↑ The, Monroe News. "Dexter Democrat launches bid to unseat Walberg". Monroe News. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ↑ Almukhtar, Sarah; Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine C. (August 7, 2018). "Michigan Primary Election Results". The New York Times.
External links
- Gretchen Driskell for Congress Archived September 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine campaign website
- Official House Democrats website (archived)
- Gretchen Driskell at Ballotpedia
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
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| Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the 52nd district | |
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