2014Final results
2014 Democratic primary for Michigan House District 1
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Brian Banks (D) won with 42.8% of the vote, defeating Rebecca Thompson (D) by 6.8 points.
Brian BanksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
42.8%3,140
Rebecca ThompsonDemocrat
36.1%2,645
Michael KoesterDemocrat
11.1%813
Taryn JonesDemocrat
4.0%296
Harry ScottDemocrat
2.2%159
Paul FillmoreDemocrat
2.1%152
Corey GilchristDemocrat
1.7%123
7,328 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Brian Banks (D)Rebecca Thompson (D)Michael Koester (D)
Also on the ballot: Taryn Jones (Democrat), 4.0%; Harry Scott (Democrat), 2.2%; Paul Fillmore (Democrat), 2.1%; Corey Gilchrist (Democrat), 1.7%