JoAnn Dayton-Selman is an American politician and former

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. A member of the

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, Dayton-Selman represented the 17th district in the

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from 2015 to 2021.

Elections

2012

Dayton-Selman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary to replace

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, who was running for the

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. She faced former

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State Representative Stephen Watt in the general election and lost 55% to 45%.

2014

Dayton-Selman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, setting up a rematch against Watt. She defeated Watt, 58% to 42%.

2016

Dayton-Selman ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

2018

Dayton-Selman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. She defeated Republican nominee Traci Ciepiela, who had withdrawn from the race on October 31.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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