seek an 8th term in 2016 in Michigan's 10th congressional district. Sanborn was amongst the first candidates to be mentioned as a possible successor to Miller. He formed an exploratory committee on March 30, 2015, which gave him the ability to raise and spend money for a possible Congressional campaign and formally announced his candidacy on April 21, 2015. Sanborn finished third in a five-person field, taking 16 percent of the vote, finishing behind winner Paul Mitchell, who took 37 percent of the vote, and state Sen. Phil Pavlov, who took 28 percent. Electoral history References 1957 births Living people Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Republican Party Michigan state senators People from Mount Clemens, Michigan Michigan State University alumni