Rocky Raczkowski

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Raczkowski won the Republican nomination for the United States Senate, but lost to the popular longtime Democratic incumbent Carl Levin by 60.6% to 37.9%.

2008 U.S. Senate campaign

Raczkowski was planning on running in the Republican primary to challenge Levin again, [3] but when he was called up for active duty, he was forced to drop out of the race. [4]

2010 U.S. Congressional campaign

Raczkowski challenged Democratic incumbent Gary Peters (who would later be elected Levin's successor in the Senate in 2014 upon his retirement) for Michigan's 9th congressional district , losing in the general election with 47% of the vote to Peters' 49% of the vote. Raczkowski won the Republican primary on August 3, 2010. [5] Raczkowski was dogged by advertisements revealing a civil action against him, in the United States District Court of South Dakota, for fraud, theft, and breach of contract by a concert promoter (case dismissed). Raczkowski's own lawsuit, alleging defamation in the advertisements, was thrown out in January 2011. [6] Raczkowski's fraud trial was scheduled to begin on October 15, 2013 (dismissed).

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References

  1. 1 2 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: R to Radzevich
  2. .Lawsuit haunts U.S. rep hopeful
  3. 2 in GOP poised to challenge Levin
  4. Raczkowski drops out of Senate race; Hoogendyk to challenge Levin
  5. 2010 August Primary and November General Election
  6. "Judge throws out attack ad lawsuit against Rep. Gary Peters filed by former challenger". 28 January 2011.
Rocky Raczkowski
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Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives
from the 37th district
In office
January 1, 1997 December 31, 2002
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Michigan
(Class 2)

2002
Succeeded by