2014 Michigan elections

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2014 Michigan elections
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 2013November 4, 20142015 

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Michigan on November 4, 2014. Primary elections were held on August 5, 2014.

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Voters elected all four executive officers and both houses of the state legislature, as well as the state's delegations to the U.S. House and one of its two U.S. Senate seats.

As of 2022, this remains the last time that the Republican Party has won any statewide office in Michigan.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator Carl Levin was re-elected in 2008 with 62.7% of the vote. He retired instead of seeking a seventh term. U.S. Representative Gary Peters defeated former secretary of state Terri Lynn Land in the general election.

2014 United States Senate election in Michigan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gary Peters 1,704,936 54.61 Decrease2.svg 8.05
Republican Terri Lynn Land 1,290,19941.33Increase2.svg 7.48
Libertarian Jim Fulner62,8972.01Increase2.svg 0.44
Constitution Richard Matkin37,5291.20Increase2.svg 0.56
Green Chris Wahmhoff26,1370.84Decrease2.svg 0.06
Write-in 770.00
Total votes3,121,775 100.00
Democratic hold

U.S. House

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult [2]
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 113,26345.28%130,41452.14%6,4542.58%250,131100.00%Republican Hold
District 2 70,85133.25%135,56863.63%6,6533.12%213,072100.00%Republican Hold
District 3 84,72039.01%125,75457.91%6,6913.08%217,165100.00%Republican Hold
District 4 85,77739.09%123,96256.50%9,6844.41%219,423100.00%Republican Hold
District 5 148,18266.71%69,22231.16%4,7342.13%222,138100.00%Democratic Hold
District 6 84,39140.38%116,80155.89%7,7843.73%208,976100.00%Republican Hold
District 7 92,08341.17%119,56453.45%12,0385.38%223,685100.00%Republican Hold
District 8 102,26942.06%132,73954.60%8,1173.34%243,125100.00%Republican Hold
District 9 136,34260.39%81,47036.09%7,9453.52%225,757100.00%Democratic Hold
District 10 67,14329.36%157,06968.68%4,4801.96%228,692100.00%Republican Hold
District 11 101,68140.47%140,43555.90%9,1223.63%251,238100.00%Republican Hold
District 12 134,34665.01%64,71631.32%7,5983.68%206,660100.00%Democratic Hold
District 13 132,71079.49%27,23416.31%7,0034.20%166,947100.00%Democratic Hold
District 14 165,27277.79%41,80119.67%5,3952.54%212,468100.00%Democratic Hold
Total1,519,03049.17%1,466,74947.47%103,6983.36%3,089,477100.00%

State elections

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder was first elected in 2010 with 58.1% of the vote. [3] He ran for re-election to a second term and defeated former U.S. Representative Mark Schauer in the closest statewide election in 2014.

2014 Michigan gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rick Snyder (incumbent) 1,607,399 50.92 Decrease2.svg 7.19
Democratic Mark Schauer 1,479,05746.86Increase2.svg 6.96
Libertarian Mary Buzuma35,7231.13Increase2.svg 0.44
Constitution Mark McFarlin19,3680.61Decrease2.svg 0.04
Green Paul Homeniuk14,9340.47Decrease2.svg 0.17
Write-in 500.00
Total votes3,156,531 100.00
Republican hold

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson was first elected in 2010 with 50.7% of the vote. She won re-election to a second term against attorney Godfrey Dillard.

2014 Michigan Secretary of State election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ruth Johnson (incumbent) 1,649,047 53.53 Increase2.svg 2.85
Democratic Godfrey Dillard1,323,00442.94Decrease2.svg 2.28
Libertarian Jamie Lewis61,1121.98Increase2.svg 0.15
Constitution Robert Gale34,4471.12Decrease2.svg 0.19
Natural Law Jason Gatties13,1850.43New
Total votes3,080,795 100.00
Republican hold

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette was first elected in 2010 with 52.6% of the vote. He won re-election to a second term against MSU law professor Mark Totten.

2014 Michigan Attorney General election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bill Schuette (incumbent) 1,603,471 52.11 Decrease2.svg 0.48
Democratic Mark Totten1,359,83944.19Increase2.svg 0.71
Libertarian Justin Altman57,3451.86Decrease2.svg 0.08
Constitution Gerald Van Sickle30,7621.00Decrease2.svg 0.94
Green John La Pietra25,7470.84New
Total votes3,077,164 100.00
Republican hold

Board of education

2014 Michigan Board of Education election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pamela Pugh Smith 1,368,790 24.47
Democratic Casandra E. Ulbrich (incumbent) 1,309,760 23.42
Republican Maria Carl1,279,12222.87
Republican Jonathan Tade Williams1,206,41921.57
Libertarian Kimberly Moore114,6662.05
Constitution John Adams82,5111.48
Libertarian Gregory Scott Stempfle75,7021.35
Constitution Karen Adams65,8281.18
Green Sherry A. Wells60,5161.08
Natural Law Nikki Mattson30,0990.54
Total votes5,593,413 100.00
Democratic hold
Democratic hold

State legislature

All seats of the Michigan Legislature were up for election. The Senate elects its members to four year terms, while the House of Representatives members are elected to two year terms. Republicans retained control of both chambers and made small gains in seats.

Supreme court

General election

2014 Michigan Supreme Court election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Brian K. Zahra (incumbent) 1,450,326 32.19
Nonpartisan Richard H. Bernstein 1,301,254 28.88
Nonpartisan James Robert Redford934,02920.73
Nonpartisan Bill Murphy637,74114.15
Nonpartisan Doug Dern182,5434.05
Total votes4,505,893 100.00

Special election

2014 Michigan Supreme Court special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan David Viviano (incumbent) 1,521,035 62.14
Nonpartisan Deborah Thomas706,97128.88
Nonpartisan Kerry Morgan219,8928.98
Total votes2,447,898 100.00

Ballot measures

Proposal 1

Proposal 1
Eliminate Personal Property Tax
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes863,45969.29
No382,77030.71
Total votes1,246,229100.00
Source: [7]

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