GOP Congressional hopeful Nikki Snyder turns in just enough signatures to make ballot

Republican Congressional hopeful Nikki Snyder barely met the deadline to file enough signatures to appear on the Aug. 4 primary ballot.

According to the Secretary of State’s website, Snyder turned in 520 signatures by today’s deadline – just over the threshold of 500 she needed. She now has to hope that not more than 20 of those signatures are shown to be invalid, or she risks being taken off the ballot.

Snyder originally needed to have 1,000 valid signatures turned in by April 21, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, a judge extended the deadline to May 8 and lowered the amount of signatures needed to just 500.

Snyder, a registered nurse and member of the Michigan State Board of Education, does not live in the 8th Congressional District, which includes all of Livingston and Ingham counties, along with northern Oakland County. She lives just over the border in Washtenaw County, but has said that if elected, she will consider moving into the district.

Her Congressional campaign has failed to generate much enthusiasm among donors. In the filing deadline that ended March 31, she reported raising just $6,146 total.

If Snyder survives any signature challenges, she will join four other Republicans in the primary: Mike Detmer of Howell, Alan Hoover of Ortonville, Paul Junge of Brighton and Kristina Lyke of Fowlerville. The winner will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly.

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