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https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2018/10/09/what-you-need-know-8th-district-state-house-candidates/1507828002/

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The New York times conducted a public opinion poll in Michigan's 8th district. The incumbent Mike Bishop and the Republicans were found to ave a slight edge over Slotkin and the Democrats. They only collected feedback from 501 people making the sample size very small and resulting in a margin of error of about 4.8 percentage points.

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Polls between the candidates have been found to be very close and could swing either way.

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Many interest groups have spent a substantial amount of money so far to support as well as go against each candidate. Institutions throughout the US outside of Michigan have spent money on the candidates campaigns.

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Michigan has most commonly voted for the democrat candidate in presidential elections until they voted for Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, in 2016. Each candidate supported the presidential candidate that represented their own party.

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Overall Election Candidates- In the 2018 Michigan 8th congressional district election,  it is an open seat election because of the returning incumbent Mike Bishop. In this election the two primaries running against each other is Rep. Mike Bishop and Dem. Elissa Slotkin. Also competiting in the race is  libertarian Brian Ellison and taxpayer David Jay Lillis 

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Overall Election Candidates- In the 2018 Michigan 8th congressional district election,  it is an open seat election because of the returning incumbent Mike Bishop. In this election the two primaries running against each other is Rep. Mike Bishop and Dem. Elissa Slotkin. Also competiting in the race is  libertarian Brian Ellison and taxpayer David Jay Lillis 

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We believe that Mike Bishop will be reelected as the representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district.

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Mike Bishop is running as the incumbent for this representative position. As we have learned in class, it is very tough to beat incumbents as they usually win. Studies show that 90% of of incumbents seeking reelection win. Incumbency also provides the candidate with many advantages such as better advertisement, credit claiming, and position taking.

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In the 2014 election, Michigan voted for Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. Mike Bishop is running as the Republican candidate in this congressional election. Since Bishop is in the same party as the president, he will be expected to receive many presidential coattail votes. These are voters who vote for candidates that are of the same party as a popular political leader.

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Elissa Slotkin is the Democratic candidate in this election. She has ties and has been supported by past president Barack Obama who has been very popular with the people. In past presidential elections, Michigan has almost always voted for the Democratic candidate so they will tend to swing either way. Although the incumbent is known to win 90% of the time, they have also been projected to receive over 60% of the votes which so far does not match with the opinion polls of this election.

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Slotkin has been endorsed by many organizations and individuals including Barack Obama, Joe Biden,  planned parenthood organiztion etc. The full list can be found here: https://elissaforcongress.com/endorsements/
Mike Bishop has been most recently endorsed by the national rife association and a planned parenthood program. His full list can be see here: https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/152471/mike-bishop#.W80g0WhKjrc

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Mike Bishop- Is the republican representative from Michigan. He is the incumbent returning in this election.  In his previous years he was a republican member and majority leader of the Michigan state senate, acting as the representative of the 12th district. Bishop has past records to prove himself as a conservative. For example, Hes a big advocate for 2nd amendment rights including CPL laws, a 100% pro life record, and received the most conservative legislator award.  

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Mike Bishop- Is the republican representative from Michigan. He is the incumbent returning in this election.  In his previous years he was a republican member and majority leader of the Michigan state senate, acting as the representative of the 12th district. Bishop has past records to prove himself as a conservative. For example, Hes a big advocate for 2nd amendment rights including CPL laws, a 100% pro life record, and received the most conservative legislator award.  

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https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8722-29616--,00.html

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Elissa Slotkin- Is the Democratic canidtate from michigans 8th district. She served in the CIA and served on president Bush's national security staff. She defeated her opponet Chris Smith by almost 40%. She was endorsed by Joe Biden in the election for Michigan's 8th congressional district. Throughout her career she has had the ability to work for leaders who were both democratic and republican.    

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Elissa Slotkin- Is the Democratic canidtate from michigans 8th district. She served in the CIA and served on president Bush's national security staff. She defeated her opponet Chris Smith by almost 40%. She was endorsed by Joe Biden in the election for Michigan's 8th congressional district. Throughout her career she has had the ability to work for leaders who were both democratic and republican.    

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Brian Ellison- Is a libertarian party candidate for michigans 8th district in the U.S. House. He won the Libertarian primary  race by default because he was the only candidate in the race.   

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Brian Ellison- Is a libertarian party candidate for michigans 8th district in the U.S. House. He won the Libertarian primary  race by default because he was the only candidate in the race.   

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-mi08-1.html

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David Jay lillis- Is an U.S. taxpayers candidate for Michigan's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House. From 2010 to 2014 he was a candidate in the 46th district of Michigan's house of representatives. Prior to that he had not been a candidate since 1998 for the Michigan state senate.    

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David Jay lillis- Is an U.S. taxpayers candidate for Michigan's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House. From 2010 to 2014 he was a candidate in the 46th district of Michigan's house of representatives. Prior to that he had not been a candidate since 1998 for the Michigan state senate.    

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https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan%27s_8th_Congressional_District_election,_2018

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https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan%27s_8th_Congressional_District

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Michigan is mainly white with approximately 79% of the total population. The next ethnic group on the large list of people is African Americans. They are second on the list but only make up about 14% of the population. The national average for income is slightly over the average income for a household in Michigan. Another important fact is the national poverty level average is much lower than it is in Michigan, with an astounding 20%.

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Michigan's total votes for the presidential election in 2016 was 4,824,256 votes. This total number of votes is between all of the parties and candidates.

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Bishop- Mike Bishops main issues he is addressing are jobs and the economy, protecting America's seniors, and protecting the great lakes and the environment.

Slotkin- Elissa's main issues that she is addressing are healthcare, infrastructure, and the influence of money in politics.

The issues range from in-state to national. More information and explanations of the issues are located here: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2018/10/09/what-you-need-know-8th-district-state-house-candidates/1507828002/

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The total votes for the US house election in 2014 in district 8 was 243,125. This includes all of the parties and all of the candidates that ran for the election. Mike Bishop the republican candidate won the election with 60.3% of the total votes.

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Must be a citizen of the US

Must be 18 years old by election day

Must be a resident of Michigan

Must be a resident of the city or township where you are applying to register to vote

Voter ID

You must enter your drivers license identification number where it is requested on the form.

Must send a photo copy of a pay check stub, utility bill, and a bank document with name and address.

When you go to the polls on election day you must have photo identification

Voting by mail

Request for a absent voter ballot

Complete the ballot and return it to your regions clerk office

If you have never voted before in the state of Michigan you must do the proper steps with voter registration and voter ID and you will be eligible to vote through mail.

Early voting

Michigan does not allow early voting, but does allow you to do the absentee voting prior to election day