Martin Blank
Martin Blank (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 35. He lost in the special Democratic primary on February 3, 2026.
Blank completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2026
Michigan State Senate District 35 special election, 2026
General election
Special general election for Michigan State Senate District 35
Chedrick Greene defeated Jason Tunney and Ali Sledz in the special general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chedrick Greene (D)  | 58.9 | 36,583 |
 | Jason Tunney (R) | 39.4 | 24,491 | |
| Ali Sledz (L) | 1.7 | 1,058 | ||
| Total votes: 62,132 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on February 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chedrick Greene | 60.4 | 16,085 |
 | Pamela Pugh | 27.7 | 7,373 | |
 | Martin Blank | 4.5 | 1,188 | |
 | Serenity Salak | 2.7 | 712 | |
 | Brandell Adams | 2.5 | 674 | |
| William Morrone | 2.2 | 599 | ||
| Total votes: 26,631 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Jason Tunney defeated Christian Velasquez, Chadwick Twillman, and Andrew Wendt in the special Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on February 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Tunney | 51.2 | 9,335 |
 | Christian Velasquez | 42.4 | 7,735 | |
 | Chadwick Twillman | 3.8 | 690 | |
| Andrew Wendt | 2.6 | 472 | ||
| Total votes: 18,232 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Special Libertarian convention for Michigan State Senate District 35
Ali Sledz advanced from the special Libertarian convention for Michigan State Senate District 35 on January 17, 2026.
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| ✔ | Ali Sledz (L) | |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Blank in this election.
2024
See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) | 51.3 | 217,490 |
 | Paul Junge (R) | 44.6 | 189,317 | |
 | Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) | 2.0 | 8,492 | |
 | Steve Barcelo (L) | 1.1 | 4,768 | |
| James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | 0.6 | 2,681 | ||
 | Jim Casha (G) | 0.4 | 1,602 | |
| Total votes: 424,350 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8
Kristen McDonald Rivet defeated Matt Collier and Pamela Pugh in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristen McDonald Rivet | 53.3 | 43,393 |
 | Matt Collier | 26.4 | 21,482 | |
| Pamela Pugh | 20.3 | 16,525 | |
| Total votes: 81,400 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Kildee (D)
- Daniel Moilanen (D)
- Sheldon Neeley (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8
Paul Junge defeated Mary Draves and Anthony Hudson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Junge | 74.8 | 43,204 |
 | Mary Draves | 15.0 | 8,688 | |
 | Anthony Hudson | 10.1 | 5,851 | |
| Total votes: 57,743 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nikki Snyder (R)
- Martin Blank (R)
Green convention
Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8
Jim Casha advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Jim Casha (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8
Steve Barcelo advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 20, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Steve Barcelo (L) |
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention
U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8
James Little advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.
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| ✔ | James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party) | |
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Working Class Party convention
Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8
Kathy Goodwin advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on June 23, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party) |
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Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Blank in this election.
2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 35
Kristen McDonald Rivet defeated Annette Glenn in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristen McDonald Rivet (D) | 53.4 | 62,105 |
 | Annette Glenn (R) | 46.6 | 54,246 | |
| Total votes: 116,351 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Kristen McDonald Rivet advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristen McDonald Rivet | 100.0 | 22,585 |
| Total votes: 22,585 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35
Annette Glenn defeated Tim Kelly, Christian Velasquez, and Martin Blank in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annette Glenn | 40.5 | 12,360 |
 | Tim Kelly | 22.3 | 6,815 | |
| Christian Velasquez | 19.2 | 5,867 | |
| Martin Blank | 17.9 | 5,460 | |
| Total votes: 30,502 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Timothy Beson defeated incumbent Brian Elder in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Timothy Beson (R) | 54.6 | 25,655 |
 | Brian Elder (D) | 45.4 | 21,328 | |
| Total votes: 46,983 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Incumbent Brian Elder advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Elder | 100.0 | 11,462 |
| Total votes: 11,462 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Timothy Beson defeated Martin Blank and Allen Bauer in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 96 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Beson | 50.1 | 3,431 |
| Martin Blank | 31.3 | 2,148 | |
| Allen Bauer | 18.6 | 1,276 | ||
| Total votes: 6,855 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Martin Blank completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Blank's responses.
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2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Martin Blank did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Martin Blank did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Martin Blank did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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