Michigan 2022 Primary Candidate Political, Demographic and Endorsement Information ## Redistricting Data Hub (RDH) Retrieval Date 11/23/22 ## Sources 538 Electoral, endorsement and gender data was collected by FiveThirtyEight from state election officials, organization websites, social media and the [Center for American Women and Politics](https://cawp.rutgers.edu). Race data was collected by political scientists [Bernard Fraga](http://polisci.emory.edu/home/people/biography/fraga-bernard.html) and [Hunter Rendleman](https://hunterrendleman.com) using statements made by candidates, membership in racial and ethnic caucuses or organizations, racial and ethnic advocacy organizations, news reports and candidate websites. Sources for particular fields: Column Source Candidate Official candidate lists and election results on state government websites. Party Column added by RDH using candidate presence in either Democratic or Republican file. Gender The Center for American Women and Politics’s [website](https://cawp.rutgers.edu/election-watch/2022-summary-women-candidates), candidate websites and news reports. Race 1 Statements made by candidates, membership in racial and ethnic caucuses or organizations, racial and ethnic advocacy organizations, news reports and candidate websites. Data collected by political scientists Bernard Fraga and Hunter Rendleman. Race 2 Statements made by candidates, membership in racial and ethnic caucuses or organizations, racial and ethnic advocacy organizations, news reports and candidate websites. Data collected by political scientists Bernard Fraga and Hunter Rendleman. Race 3 Statements made by candidates, membership in racial and ethnic caucuses or organizations, racial and ethnic advocacy organizations, news reports and candidate websites. Data collected by political scientists Bernard Fraga and Hunter Rendleman. Incumbent Official U.S. Senate, U.S. House or state gubernatorial websites. Incumbent Challenger Official U.S. Senate, U.S. House or state gubernatorial websites. State State government websites. Primary Date State government websites. Office Official candidate lists and election results on state government websites. District Official candidate lists and election results on state government websites. Primary Votes Official election results on state government websites. Primary % Official election results on state government websites. Primary Outcome Official election results on state government websites. Runoff Votes Official election results on state government websites. Runoff % Official election results on state government websites. Runoff Outcome Official election results on state government websites. EMILY's List [EMILY’s](https://emilyslist.org/candidates/gallery/senate) [List’s](https://emilyslist.org/candidates/gallery/house) [website.](https://emilyslist.org/candidates/gallery/governor) Justice Dems Justice Democrats’s [website](https://www.justicedemocrats.com/candidates). Indivisible Indivisible’s [website](https://indivisible.org/candidates). PCCC The PCCC’s [website](https://www.boldprogressives.org/candidates/). Our Revolution Our Revolution’s [website](https://ourrevolution.com/endorsements/). Sunrise The Sunrise Movement’s [website](https://www.sunrisemovement.org/political-endorsements/). Sanders Sanders’s [Twitter account](https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3A%40berniesanders%20endorse%20OR%20endorsement&src=typed_query&f=live) and news reports. AOC Ocasio-Cortez’s [Twitter account](https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3A%40aoc%20endorse%20OR%20endorses%20OR%20endorsing%20OR%20endorsement&src=typed_query&f=live), her email list and news reports. Party Committee The DCCC’s [website](https://redtoblue.dccc.org), DSCC [press releases](https://www.dscc.org/news/) and news reports. Trump Trump’s [website](https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news), his [TruthSocial account](https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news) and news reports. Trump Date Trump’s [website](https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news), his [TruthSocial account](https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news) and news reports. Club for Growth The Club for Growth’s [website](https://www.clubforgrowth.org/elections/pac-endorsed-candidates/). Party Committee The NRCC’s [website](https://gopyoungguns.com) and news reports. Renew America The Renew America Movement’s [website](https://renewamericamovement.com/renewers/). E-PAC E-PAC’s [website](https://elevate-pac.com/our-candidates/). VIEW PAC VIEW PAC’s [website](https://viewpac.org/who-we-support/). Maggie’s List Maggie’s List’s [website](http://maggieslist.org/candidates/2022-candidates). Winning for Women Winning for Women’s [website](https://winningforwomen.com/2022-candidates/). ## Fields Column Description Candidate Name Party Candidate's party. Gender Candidate's gender. Race 1 Race or ethnicity (including Hispanic origin) the candidate primarily identifies as. Race 2 Race or ethnicity (including Hispanic origin) the candidate secondarily identifies as, if any. Race 3 Race or ethnicity (including Hispanic origin) the candidate tertiarily identifies as, if any. Incumbent Whether the candidate was an incumbent. Incumbent Challenger Whether one of the candidate’s opponents in the primary was an incumbent. State The state in which the candidate ran. Primary Date Date of the candidate's primary. Office The office for which the candidate ran. District For U.S. House races, the congressional district number for which the candidate ran. Primary Votes The raw number of votes received by the candidate in his or her primary. In states with runoffs, the results of the first primary round are used. For races that were canceled because they were uncontested, this number is 1. Primary % The percentage of the vote received by the candidate in his or her primary. In states with all-party primaries, this is the percentage of the Democratic or Republican vote received by the candidate. In states with runoffs, the results of the first primary round are used. For candidates who were unopposed, this number is 100. Primary Outcome Whether the candidate “Won” or “Lost” his or her primary or, if applicable, “Made runoff.” Runoff Votes The raw number of votes received by the candidate in his or her runoff, if applicable. Runoff % The percentage of the vote received by the candidate in his or her runoff, if applicable. Runoff Outcome Whether the candidate “Won” or “Lost” his or her runoff, if applicable. EMILY's List (Dem. only) Endorsed by EMILY’s List. Justice Dems (Dem. only) Endorsed by Justice Democrats. Indivisible (Dem. only) Endorsed by Indivisible. PCCC (Dem. only) Endorsed by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Our Revolution (Dem. only) Endorsed by Our Revolution. Sunrise (Dem. only) Endorsed by the Sunrise Movement. Sanders (Dem. only) Endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders. AOC (Dem. only) Endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Party Committee (Dem. only) On DCCC’s Red to Blue list, endorsed by the DSCC or an incumbent Dem. gov. (the Democratic Governors Association has a policy of always supporting incumbents but not getting involved in primaries that do not feature incumbents). Trump (Rep. only) Endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Trump Date Date endorsed by Trump. Club for Growth (Rep. only) Endorsed by the Club for Growth. Party Committee (Rep. only) Whether the candidate reached the highest tier of the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns program or is an incumbent Republican senator or governor (the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Republican Governors Association had policies in 2022 of always supporting incumbents but not getting involved in primaries that do not feature incumbents). Renew America (Rep. only) Whether the candidate is listed as a “Renewer” (marked as “Yes”) or a “Divider” (marked as “No”) by the Renew America Movement. E-PAC (Rep. only) Endorsed by E-PAC. VIEW PAC (Rep. only) Endorsed by VIEW PAC. Maggie’s List (Rep. only) Endorsed by Maggie’s List. Winning for Women (Rep. only) Endorsed by Winning for Women. ## Processing 538's data was originally split into two files depending on a candidate's party. The RDH added a 'Party' column to each file and combined the files. Please note that there are a handful of endorsement columns that are only relevant to candidates in one party. ## Additional Notes For the endorsement fields, “Yes” indicates that the candidate was endorsed by the organization or person in question before the primary. In states with runoff elections, if an organization or person issued an endorsement after the primary but before the runoff, that is indicated by “Yes (runoff only).” “N/A” is used if the organization or person did not weigh in on the race in question. “No” is reserved only for when the endorser is supporting a candidate’s opponent or if they specifically opposed the candidate. Note that endorsements only count if issued by the national arm of each organization; endorsements by local chapters do not count. Please contact info@redistrictingdatahub.org for more information.