Working Class Party election results
The Working Class Party (WCP) is a left-wing political party in the United States, based in Detroit, Michigan. WCP first gained ballot access in 2016. WCP supports progressive, pro-labor and socialist policies and candidates.
Elections and ballot access
[edit]The WCP has fielded electoral candidates in the United States for local, state, and federal offices. WCP candidates usually run as official WCP candidates on their own ballot line.
No WCP candidate has yet won a contested election, however one WCP candidate won an uncontested election for the Wayne County Community College Board in 2014.
As of August 2026, the party has achieved ballot access in Illinois, Maryland, and Michigan.
Election results
[edit]Congressional elections
[edit]| Year | Candidate | Chamber | State | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ed Hershey | House | Illinois | 4th | 10,704 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1][2] | ||
| 2024 | Simone R. Coleman | House | Michigan | 13th | 13,367 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Gary Walkowicz | House | Michigan | 12th | 9,401 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Andrea L. Kirby | House | Michigan | 10th | 11,162 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Jim Walkowicz | House | Michigan | 9th | 12,169 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Kathy Goodwin | House | Michigan | 8th | 8,492 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Louis Palus | House | Michigan | 3rd | 5,546 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Liz Hakola | House | Michigan | 1st | 8,497 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Juan Rey | House | California | 37th | 44,450 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | General Election | [3] | |
| 2024 | Juan Rey | House | California | 37th | 8,910 | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Advanced to general election | Nonpartisan blanket primary | [4] | |
| 2022 | Simone R. Coleman | House | Michigan | 13th | 8,811 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Gary Walkowicz | House | Michigan | 12th | 8,046 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Andrea L. Kirby | House | Michigan | 10th | 5,905 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Jim Walkowicz | House | Michigan | 9th | 6,570 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Kathy Goodwin | House | Michigan | 8th | 9,077 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Louis Palus | House | Michigan | 3rd | 4,192 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Liz Hakola | House | Michigan | 1st | 5,480 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Ed Hershey | House | Illinois | 4th | 4,503 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [6][7] | ||
| 2020 | Philip Kolody | House | Michigan | 14th | 2,534 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Sam Johnson | House | Michigan | 13th | 5,284 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Gary Walkowicz | House | Michigan | 12th | 11,147 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Andrea Kirby | House | Michigan | 9th | 8,970 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Kathy Goodwin | House | Michigan | 5th | 8,180 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2018 | Philip Kolody | House | Michigan | 14th | 4,761 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Sam Johnson | House | Michigan | 13th | 22,186 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Gary Walkowicz | House | Michigan | 12th | 6,712 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Andrea Kirby | House | Michigan | 9th | 6,797 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Kathy Goodwin | House | Michigan | 5th | 12,646 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Juan Rey | House | California | 29th | 944 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | Nonpartisan blanket primary | [10][11] | |
| 2016 | Sam Johnson | House | Michigan | 13th | 8,835 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [12] | ||
| 2016 | Gary Walkowicz | House | Michigan | 12th | 9,183 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [12] | ||
| 2014 | Gary Walkowicz | House | Michigan | 12th | 5,039 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [13] | ||
| 2014 | Sam Johnson | House | Michigan | 13th | 3,466 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [13] |
Statewide elections
[edit]| Year | Candidate | Office | State | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Suzanne Roehrig | Wayne State University Board of Governors | Michigan | At-Large | 180,581 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Mary Ann Hering | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 234,584 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2022 | Mary Anne Hering | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 135,442 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | David Harding | Governor | Maryland | At-Large | 17,154 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [14] | ||
| 2020 | Mary Anne Hering | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 147,345 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Hali McEachern | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 82,700 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2018 | Mary Anne Hering | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 125,693 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Logan Smith | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 91,077 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2016 | Mary Anne Hering | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 224,392 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [12] |
State legislature elections
[edit]| Year | Candidate | Office | State | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Linda Green Harris | House | Michigan | 16th district | 2,050 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Hashim Malik Bakari | House | Michigan | 13th district | 1,430 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Logan Ausherman | House | Michigan | 8th district | 1,402 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Linda Rayburn | House | Michigan | 7th district | 1,740 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Larry Darnell Betts | House | Michigan | 3rd district | 1,112 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2024 | Mark DaSacco | House | Michigan | 2nd district | 2,450 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [1] | ||
| 2022 | Kimberly Givens | Senate | Michigan | 6th district | 3,396 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Linda Rayburn | Senate | Michigan | 3rd district | 10,214 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2022 | Larry Darnell Betts | Senate | Michigan | 2nd district | 1,636 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [5] | ||
| 2020 | Louis Palus | House | Michigan | 75th district | 1,234 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Larry Darnell Betts | House | Michigan | 15th district | 970 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Simone R. Coleman | House | Michigan | 14th district | 1,937 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Kimberly Givens | House | Michigan | 7th district | 1,224 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Linda Rayburn | House | Michigan | 4th district | 1,023 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [8] | ||
| 2018 | Louis Palus | Senate | Michigan | 29th district | 1,445 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Thomas Repasky | Senate | Michigan | 18th district | 2,954 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Larry Betts | Senate | Michigan | 5th district | 3,944 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] | ||
| 2018 | Hali McEachern | Senate | Michigan | 3rd district | 2,095 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [9] |
Local elections
[edit]| Year | Candidate | Office | Area | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | David Harding | Mayor | Baltimore, MD | At-Large | 3,973 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [15] | ||
| 2016 | David Harding | Baltimore City Council | Baltimore | 14th district | 1,426 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [16][17][18] | ||
| 2015 | Ed Hershey | City Council | Chicago | 25th ward | 614 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | [19][20] | ||
| 2014 | Mary Anne Hering | School Board | Dearborn, MI | At-Large | 5,153 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | 3 seats to be filled | [21] | |
| 2014 | Kenneth Jannot | School Board | Dearborn, MI | At-Large | 2,431 | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" | Lost | 3 seats to be filled | [21] | |
| 2014 | David A. Roehrig | Community College Board | Wayne County, MI | 2nd | 15,661 | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Won | ran unopposed | [21] |
See also
[edit]- Working Class Party
- The Spark (US Trotskyist group associated with the Lutte Ouvrière tendency)
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- ↑ "Illinois House District 4 Election 2024 Live Results". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ↑ "California 37th District election results 2024 live updates". The Washington Post. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ↑ "Juan Rey: A Worker on the Ballot! | Working Class Fight". www.workingclassfight.com. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
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- ↑ "2022 Illinois US House 4". November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago". chicagoelections.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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- 1 2 3 "2016 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/08/2016". mielections.us. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
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- ↑ "Official 2022 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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- ↑ "2016 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Baltimore City Board of Elections, 2016 General Election Results - Election Summary Report" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ↑ "David Harding, Working Class Candidate". Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ↑ "Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago". chicagoelections.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "I Stand for a Working Class Fight | Working Class Fight". www.workingclassfight.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- 1 2 3 "November 4, 2014 General Election Results | Clerk". www.waynecounty.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.