The Arab American News - Several candidates endorsed by TAAN and AAPAC victorious in statewide primary races

A number of candidates who were endorsed by The Arab American News (TAAN) and the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) were successful in Tuesday’s statewide primary elections and will now move on to the general election in November. Below are election results for the races.

TAAN endorsed every candidate who received endorsements from the AAPAC in addition to Congressman Hansen Clarke (D MI-13th) for the 14 Congressional District; Congressman John Dingell (D MI-15th) for the 12th Congressional District; Congressman John Conyers (D MI-14th) for the 13th Congressional District; Wayne County Treasurer Raymond Wojtowicz for Wayne County Treasurer and State Representative Rashida Tlaib who’s running for re-election. AAPAC endorsed Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon who's also running for re-election; Attorney Sam Salamey for Dearborn 19th District Court judge; Dearborn School Board Member Hussein Berry for 9th House District state representative; David Knezek for 11th House District state representative; Attorney Adel Harb for Wayne County Circuit Court Judge; Rose Mary Robinson for 4th House District state representative; Attorney Jane Ellen Gillis for Wayne County Circuit Court judge; Attorney Wanda Evans for 36th District Court judge; State Representative Bob Constan for Wayne County Commission District 8; Sherry J. Gay-Dagnogo for 8th House District state representative; Sabrina Johnson for 22nd District Court judge and State Representative Phil Cavanagh of Michigan's 10th House District who's running for his second term.

MI House District 9 Democrat

Candidate Vote Percent

Hussein Berry 1,276 17%

William Phillips 1,268 17%

Harvey Santana 4,877 66%

MI House District 11 Democrat

Cody Bailey 1,569 21%

Dorothy Webb Grady 1,551 20%

Bill Kaledas 664 9%

David Knezek 3,804 50%

MI House District 8 Democrat

Sherry Gay-Dagnogo 3,632 34%

Mia Grillier 1,061 10%

Taryn Jones 1,161 11%

David Nathan 4,783 45%

Wayne County Sheriff Democrat

Benny Napoleon 122,541 79%

Mike Thomas 22,449 14%

Mohamad Hammoud 11,722 7%

Wayne County Sheriff Republican

Shelly Milton 30,891 70%

Taras Nykoriak 13,426 30%

Wayne County Treasurer Democrat

Raymond Wojtowicz 87,826 62%

Beverly Kindle-Walker 17,642 12%

Dana Harris 9,867 7%

Robert Robinson 6,622 5%

Calvin Harris 6,484 5%

Taissa Williams 6,155 4%

Lillie Skinner 4,375 3%

Devon Lamar Twilley 2,479 2%

Michigan House District 6 Democrat

Patrick O’Connell 342 3%

Maureen Stapleton 4,568 45%

Rashida Tlaib 5,265 52%

MI House District 10 Democrat

Phil Cavanagh 5,625 51%

Leslie Love 3,965 36%

David McNeal 754 7%

Jerry Thomas 632 6%

MI House District 4 Democrat

Carol Banks 1,267 16%

Marcelus Brice 630 8%

Paris Canty 95 1%

Mohammed Hassan 1,091 14%

Adam Hollier 1,661 21%

Ernest Little 566 7%

Rose Mary Robinson 1, 989 25%

Beverly Tran 104 1%

Mervin White 134 1%

Jonathan Wright 119 1%

Robert Zwolak 418 5%

Wayne County Commission District 8 Democrat

Diane Webb 6,553 66%

Bob Constan 3,443 34%

Dearborn 19th District Court Judicial Race

Sam Salamey 5,344 39%

Richard Wygonik 4,504 33%

Candyce Abbatt 3,594 26%

U.S. House 12th District Democrat

John Dingell 41,771 66%

Daniel Marcin 11,205 21%

U.S. House 12th District Republican

Karen Jacobson 11,639 49%

Cynthia Kallgren 11,993 51%

U.S. House 13th District Democrat

Glenn Anderson 12,464 18%

John Conyers 38, 211 55%

John Goci 2,651 4%

Shannelle Jackson 8,674 13%

Bert Johnson 6,899 10%

U.S. House 14th District Democrat

Hansen Clarke 30,848 35%

Bob Costello 1,027 1%

Brenda Lawrence 11,650 13%

Gary Peters 41,233 48%

Mary Waters 2,290 3%

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge

Karen Braxton 55, 609 12%

Kevin Cox 54,800 12%

Jane Ellen Gillis 32,525 7%

Adel Harb 22,474 5%

Dana M. Hathaway 79, 627 18%

Rohn Mitchell 12, 101 2%

Brian L. Morrow 43,904 10%

Kelly Ann Ramsey 39, 905 9%

Mark Somers 26, 386 6%

John Joseph Sullivan 37,997 8%

David D. Whitaker 30,031 6%

Wayne County 22nd District Court Judge

D. Eason 273 8%

Jo A. Irby 386 12%

Sylvia James 814 25%

Sabrina Johnson 615 19%

Robyn Brazeal Liddell 248 7%

Byron H. Nolen 531 16%

Teresa McClain Patton 182 5%

Brandi N. Taylor 115 3%

Wayne County 36th District Court Judge

Linda D. Bernard 14,978 13%

Christopher M. Blount 12,015 10%

Art Bowman 7,260 6%

Andrea J. Bradley 9,933 8%

Wanda Evans 23,524 20%

E. Regina Jones 4,874 4%

Alicia Jones Coleman 22,872 19%

Douglas Monds 3,301 2%

Tonya Myers Phillips 11,044 9%

Cliff Woodards II 4,485 3%