write in

But Dickinson never filed to run as a Democrat, and is now running as a write-in for the seat.

First, he ran an unsuccessful campaign as a write-in against U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor—a Democrat.

In the initial tally, Fleck had 3,398 votes, while a total of 3,700 votes were given to write-in candidates.

Fleck also noted that it was possible that he could have the Democratic nomination as a write-in as well.

Mike Fleck ran unopposed three times, but appears to have been beaten by a write-in candidate after coming out in 2012.