Ken Borton

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Ken Borton
Image of Ken Borton
Michigan House of Representatives District 105
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$71,685/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid. Legislators receive an expense allowance of $10,800/year for session and interim.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact

Ken Borton (Republican Party) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 105. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.

Borton (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 105. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Ken Borton lives in Gaylord, Michigan. Borton earned a degree in advanced Bible study and Biblical counseling from Liberty University. His career experience includes owning a business. Borton oversaw the Michigan Association of Counties in Lansing and the Northern Michigan Counties Association.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Borton was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Borton was assigned to the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105

Incumbent Ken Borton defeated James Wojey in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Borton
Ken Borton (R)
 
73.2
 
25,779
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
James Wojey (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.8
 
9,430

Total votes: 35,209
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105

James Wojey advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
James Wojey Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
4,957

Total votes: 4,957
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105

Incumbent Ken Borton defeated Christian Marcus in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Borton
Ken Borton
 
76.8
 
11,621
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Christian Marcus
 
23.2
 
3,520

Total votes: 15,141
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Borton received the following endorsements.

  • Citizens for Traditional Values – PAC

2022

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105

Incumbent Ken Borton defeated Adam Wojdan in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Borton
Ken Borton (R)
 
69.4
 
30,495
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Adam Wojdan (D)
 
30.6
 
13,438

Total votes: 43,933
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105

Adam Wojdan advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Adam Wojdan
 
100.0
 
5,443

Total votes: 5,443
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105

Incumbent Ken Borton defeated Kim Morley, Diane Randall, and Mark McFarlin in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Borton
Ken Borton
 
55.5
 
9,841
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Kim Morley
 
19.1
 
3,387
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Diane Randall
 
18.6
 
3,303
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Mark McFarlin
 
6.8
 
1,199

Total votes: 17,730
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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 105

Ken Borton defeated Jonathan Burke in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Borton
Ken Borton (R)
 
65.7
 
37,172
Image of Jonathan Burke
Jonathan Burke (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.3
 
19,423

Total votes: 56,595
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105

Jonathan Burke advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jonathan Burke
Jonathan Burke Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,728

Total votes: 6,728
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105

Ken Borton defeated Tony Cutler and Jimmy Schmidt in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 105 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Borton
Ken Borton
 
55.0
 
10,643
Image of Tony Cutler
Tony Cutler
 
36.1
 
6,990
Image of Jimmy Schmidt
Jimmy Schmidt
 
8.9
 
1,719

Total votes: 19,352
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Campaign finance


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Ken Borton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Michigan House of Representatives District 105Won general$40,524 $0
2022Michigan House of Representatives District 105Won general$148,220 $0
2020Michigan House of Representatives District 105Won general$87,564 N/A**
Grand total$276,307 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Preceded by
Triston Cole (R)
Michigan House of Representatives District 105
2021-Present
Succeeded by
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